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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
6
In Women Interests a dressmaker notes dramatic freedom in today’s skirts. Weaker materials replace heavy linings, skirts are shorter with flare not hindering steps, petticoats reduced to one, and winter wear favors mohair. The chic look features a chickfon jacket with embroidered collar and a pale blue batiste ensemble.
Ribbon work on soft book muslin is popular with delicate cushions satin nightdresses table centers and tea cloths. Designs feature scattered violet sprays with silk crewel stalks and leaves at corners. Edging includes imitation Valenciennes lace over thin colored frills for many items.
The article details new fashion ideas including colored chiffon veils with narrow ribbon for easy wear, wings under bat brims at low prices, and a Tuscan straw with pale blue lines and pink roses. It also outlines a striped wool walking suit with a blue silk braid bolero, white linen collar, blue taffeta revers trimmed with passementerie, and a bias cut skirt with decorative inserts.
A linen season item highlights a light blue creation with a skirt having small tucks over the hips and trimmed with inset medal. The piece is made of linen and is beautifully embroidered, reflecting skilled craftsmanship.
A linen blouse features disease of linen embroidery with colored dots, a yoke forming crossing straps, and front buttons. A waistcoat in Ince fabric with a linen turnover collar matches the dots, edged with contrasting linen, finishing its edges. A lace chemisette, black silk cravat, and girdle complete the outfit. Elbow sleeves bear cuffs of the same material with lace puff accents.
The article discusses autumn skirts emphasizing simplicity and fit. It highlights a two piece circular design with back and front center seams and a five gore variant. It warns home sewers about precise patterning, pinning, and hem management to avoid running afoul of problematic circular footlines.
The article notes a shift in behavior as lingerie gowns and baby hats gain favor. Tall athletic girls seek chaperone protection, tanning loses appeal, and delicate skin blooms under lighter, fluffy attire. Some wear veils during tennis, signaling a new summer role distinct from winter months.
In crepe de chine cashmere Henrietta and chiffon outfits a linen crinoline with featherbone cords adds a graceful flow to hems and sleeves. The light stiffening, barely thicker than nanal piping, gives sheer frocks a Parisian smartness for younger society styles.
For Summer Evenings. A gown of pale pink chiffon ideal for summer evening hops at resort hotels. Fine vertical tucks shape the full skirt. The bottom finishes with three deep tucks. The low-cut surplice linen bodice is pointed at the waist. White Irish lace trims shoulder pieces and elbow sleeves.
The New York Board of Trade and Transportation will await October before acting on Schwab backed reciprocity plans. Directors fear sweeping tariff reductions and foreign competition, preferring study and a full member vote to avoid rushed policy that could undermine American industry. The piece warns against general free trade efforts and emphasizes protecting domestic producers.
The piece argues that commercial reciprocity is a sharp bargain favoring the other party. It cites Germany as pursuing tariffs that would hurt the United States, demanding favorable terms and lower rates for German imports. It warns that the Schwab scheme serves foreign employers and damages American prosperity, urging scrutiny before October.
G Dun and Co report April 1905 insolvencies at 839 with liabilities 8 056 866 vs 1013 defaults totaling 14 136 688 in April 1904. April figures are notably favorable, with monthly indebtedness the smallest since July 1902 except September 1904, signaling robust commercial conditions and a strong 1905 outlook.
A domestic dispute turns public as the bride asserts her right to eat onions, signaling the end of the couple’s honeymoon phase. The brief item notes the marital tension and poetically marks a shift in the relationship dynamic.
The narrative blends a poem about warmth beside a fire with a wartime tale from Stone River and Gettysburg. It recalls a Christmas foraging adventure with George Hunt and Happy Jack, rabbits and robs, and a later battlefield charge. The account shows humor and nerve amid Civil War hardship and ends praising patriotism.
A tribute recalling Col. William Colville who died in Minneapolis. He commanded the First Minnesota at Gettysburg, where the regiment held a crucial peach orchard position under heavy pressure. Hancock ordered the line to hold, and Colville’s steadfast defense became a notable American memory.
Darius Farrington Gallagher, a Monitor hero from the Battle with the Merrimac, died in Brooklyn New York on June 15 at the home of Leander Buck Van Wart. Born in Manhattan he stood six feet two inches and helped to lash the Monitor to the ironclad Merrimac under Captain Worden. After the war he worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and his mother received a hopeful message from him when the Monitor sank off Haiti.
A monument to General Alexander Hays of Pennsylvania on the Wilver ness battlefield, where he fell in battle, was unveiled. He graduated from West Point in 1844 and served in the Mexican War, earning a brevet for gallantry at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He resigned in 1848, rejoined in the Civil War, rose to brigadier general in 1862, and received a brevet major general in 1864. The monument was funded by Pittsburg groups Gen Alexander Hays Post No 3 G A R and Davia Camp Sons of Veterans.
Reminiscent of Gettysburg, Stamford Connecticut G A R members celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Lee s surrender with patriotic speeches. Commander Solomon Close presided. Colonel Henry Huss presented Samuel Feenden with a gavel made from the Kearsarge and a tree from Barlow s Knoll. The stump was cut into mementos for survivors. Gen Francis C Barlow was wounded near the tree.
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