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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
5
Readers note the shift from heavy velvet lorenners to slim veils and new umbrella veils. Many prefer invisible nets to tame stray hair, while hats remain central to overall style. Some veils clash with certain hats, making smart pairing essential for a polished look.
In a tense backstage scene at The Daily Story, Thompson, a star reporter, unravels after a fatal romance with Jean Thornton. He writes a gripping crime tale about a murdered girl near Blair Avenue, then discovers the victim is Jean, triggering a breakdown and removal to rest. Blake and Hall reflect on Thompson's past and present, noting his intense single-mindedness and impact on the paper.
A summery morning gown pairs Swiss dotted muslin with Copenhagen blue gingham. Plaid blue and white fabrics form the front breadth and puffed sleeves while a Swiss muslin yoke and white embroidered sleeves finish the frock. A stitched belt joins blouse and skirt and a blue straw hat with white roses and ribbons completes the look.
A young woman asks if marrying for convenience without love is right. The columnist urges that such marriages can be happy and long lasting, noting that matching practical partners often avoid storms and jealousy. True love enhances bliss, but one-sided love can cause trouble.
Ombre taffeta or liberty fabrics form the base for sheer frocks. A gauze or chiffon skirt is cut over colored silk gently tinted, shading to a deeper hue toward the hem.
A playful exchange contrasts a bride’s claim that marriages are made in heaven with a man’s quip that they are unmade in New York, highlighting humorous urban views on matrimony.
The piece details new fashion items including straw belts with woven buckles, plain circular linen skirts that button down the front for ironing, short fitted coats with single bust buttons, and French matinée frocks in lace, lawn, and satin. It also mentions lace butterflies, mob caps, trimmings, and popular ready made riding clothes in paddock and Norfolk styles for summer wear.
A fragment depicts Johnny's reluctance to part from his books and the tears he sheds as he says goodbye to his teacher and school friends. The verse notes his bitter mood since vacation and his zestful studies.
An amusing note declares Alonzo as the Summer Girl, describing her gum shoes and red flannel neckwear. The piece also reports the formation of an umbrella trust with the quip that it never rains but it pours.
The narrator laments seeing historic glories from Babylon to Rome and a boom town in Florida, but ranks a lawn-less lawn mower as the most forlorn sight, finding universal desolation in a vanished lawn care era.
There Are Others. For every man who any tax on swollen fortunes dreads. There is another who should fear A tax on swollen heads.
A husband asks what happened to yesterday’s half dollar and the wife answers she spent it on a glass pane for the home laundry bill bread lettuce sewing machine oil and other small needs. He then asks for a dollar to go to the ball game.
A tough tramp knocks at a summer kitchen on a lonely Kansas farm asking for residents. A firm faced lady replies with a count of twenty three in the house. The scene ends with the tramp submitting to the request and leaving. Smatherly’s standing in class is noted by a remark about her commencement gown outshining others.
Scientists joke that kissing could curb escalation as microbes flock where lips meet. The quip suggests a humorous fix despite skepticism and uses playful language to defuse tension.
Cynthia Grey surveys the idealized model wife, detailing how health, cooking, diligence, restraint, honesty, humor, and partnership sustain a happy home. She argues a wife should balance leadership with gentleness, support her husband, manage finances, and maintain cheer, never becoming a slave to chores or a tyrant.
San Francisco on June 18 reports the street car strike continuing with no violence. Nonunion crews operate all car lines while union members and supporters ride by bus, paying a 10 cent fare. accompanying photos show the ferry-area scene.
The Sun partners with a leading pattern company to provide readers with ten cent patterns. Each day features a new pattern that uniquely accommodates seams. Send ten cents plus pattern number size and your name and address to The Sun Fashion Department for postpaid delivery.
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