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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
6
A fragmentary column from The Jackson Herald riffs on quirky weather notes and oddities. It mentions peach crop luck, the cost of a fish substitute for beefsteak, a looming annual war on mosquitoes, and a curious mix of fame and fortune anecdotes. It also notes earth quakes in Costa Rica real estate activity, a California head operation, a New Jersey wives club, an Egyptian goddess statue theft, and rising immigration driven by economic lure.
Wellesley College sets an example as a student marries before graduation and returns as a bride to complete studies. Despite fears about marriage ending female learning, statistics show eight graduates in the class planned marriage.
State’s Attorney Edmund Burke of Sangamon presses the bribery inquiry as John E W Wayman of Cook County resists. A public clash unfolds over who controls the investigation and political implications loom in Illinois. Burke, Michigan graduate, rose from Sangamon board seats to state’s attorney in 1908, amid party shifts.
The aviator Tilena H Curties argues airships and aerial fleets will dominate future warfare. He predicts battleships will become obsolete as 1000-plus airplanes could be launched for the price of a single dreadnought. He envisions planes dropping picric acid bombs on ships and recasts naval power in the air.
Mrs Alexander White Gregg wife of Texas Representative Gregg was chosen president of the Congressional Club in Washington. The club, made up of wives of senators and representatives, filled the vacancy from Mrs James Breck Perkins resignation. The group hosts Friday afternoon entertainments, with May events postponed for Mrs Taft garden parties.
Thomas A. Edison unveils a clerkless store concept with vending machines. Customers insert coins, select goods via a pointer, and receive wrapped bundles. Only attendants and central overseers would remain. clerks could seek other work.
A fashion note describes three summer dress models. The first uses pink voile with a gathered long blouse, lace bertha, tulle guimpe, lace edged skirt, and ribbon sash. The second white serge set features a sleeveless blouse with bar plaits trimmed in colored embroidery and tucked white ballete underlayers. The third strawberry voile outfit includes plaited blouse and skirt, silk embroidery bertha and girdle, and a lace yoko.
Provably the expense alone keeps many women from taking up the beautiful ribbon embroidery. This is ideal work for those who need not consider expense and for those who make pin money from their embroidery articles. They appeal to the paying public that less fancy articles do not. For economy all ribbon from eighth inch width should be bought by the piece. Corded silk and poplin are best backgrounds. thinner silks should be basted on open weave canvas. Short spaces may cross on the wrong side. longer distances require cutting the ribbon and a small knot to prevent drawing. Do not draw tightly on blossoms. finish ends last and paste ends to the wrong side to keep background flat.
Luxury item notes a new hat trim with perfumed flowers and hidden sachets stitched into the crown to release scent as the wearer moves. Paris arrival highlights a Malmaison carnation fragrance. violets and lilies are also scented for lasting effect throughout wear.
The text describes a double skirt as a natural outcome of the tunle idea. It notes to avoid rough weaves, praises plaited borders, and suggests using two flounces as a double skirt. Some advances show a full lower tier with cantier plaiting of the overskirt.
Parle consumers favor ready to wear costumes in chiffon and satin outfits with velveteen fabrics. Velvets and velveteens gain traction as demand rises with raw cotton up about sixty percent from last year, pushing velveteen prices higher.
Belts appear in many coats and gowns sharply contrasting with the coat and with water and skirted ensembles, highlighting design choices and material interplay in apparel.
Sunday Magazine of the Los Angeles Herald notes woolen knitted coats in pale shades reaching near the hem of skirts, plus scarlet and navy options. Cotton robes in lavender and pink appear affordable, while velvet and cashmere gowns with high collars and embroidered draped skirts echo medieval styles. Satin reticules match each dress, marking a band bag trend.
The piece describes new dressmaking trends using red felt on broadcloth or lavender linen. Patches with raw edges appear as small accents on shepherd's plaid outfits trimmed with black satin. Chamola with cut edges features in another example.
The article notes brilliant green lace veils in deep myrtle rose and other colors used on carriages and motors. Green is favored as restful to the eyes. Veils are heavily decorated, concealing features much as heavy crepe would.
Up-to-date sunshade designs parade as Chantecler parasols vie with hats and veils. White tan and green parasols feature vivid plumaged birds perched atop. Several units debuted during Atlantic City's Easter parade on the boardwalk.
A playful Victorian style exchange shows a fisherman’s daughter with nautical puns in a courting scene. He declares endless devotion while she responds with a coy, whispered line, the pair humorously weaving sea life terms into their vows.
An English observer criticizes the American practice of placing young men in key business roles, arguing it fosters reckless trading. By contrast, older leaders are trusted for steadiness. The Somerset, England firm Mesara, Dyke & Sons employs 56 men, many with long service of 20 to 50 years.
A witch on a broom escapes a near collision with a joyrider piloting an aeroplane. She cries of male invasion of a space she says white women have monopolized for centuries and recalls the passerby remark Oh you kid witch.
In 1960 Harpers Bazaar records a quip about a wife entering prison. The joke notes that the husband objected not to the imprisonment but to the topic of discussion being the talk his mother used to give. The remark reflects period social humor and family chatter.
In a lively exchange, Howitt jokes that waists are no longer fashionable as Jewett notes higher living costs today. They quip that while prices have risen since earlier times, baseball did not exist a century ago.
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