17 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Jersey City News
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
1
Spring fashion notes describe most new suits with nobby tight fitting Eton jackets. Designers promise voluminous draperies in skirts and new fabric ideas including satin faces and twirled textures. Aiming for delicate lilac and violet designs, the line highlights fitted waists and wide skirt hems for a balanced silhouette.
A detailed survey of Eton style jackets and spring fabrics notes numerous cutting styles, trims, and fabrics. It highlights brocades, cutouts, appliques, broadcloth, venetian, and Cheviot options, with prices from 75 to 88 dollars and variations for waists and outer garments. The piece also covers new dressmaking ideas, collar trends, and a wide palette of colors and textures for menswear and womenswear.
An article discusses South Africa and the belief that securing peace, liberty, and security will revive trade. It highlights demand for rail and bridge materials, electrical machinery, and mining equipment, with a note on power development and a visit by an engineer to explore continental energy projects.
Reston girl Beulah Logan earns praise from the American board for peaceful mediation among hostile Caroline Island chiefs and for aiding famine relief on Ruk. Daughter of the late Rev. Robert W. Logan, she spent childhood in Micronesia and returned to the islands after schooling in Oberlin and Buffalo.
Rosa Fr. Febiger crowned carnival queen in New Orleans with a noted noble lineage including Captain George Febiger and Rear Admiral Febiger. Historic discussion on vocal ranges follows, contrasting female and male voice compass with noted singer classifications.
The article discusses the Pulse diet praised by a London figure, critiques its blandness, and argues for flavorful vegetable preparation beyond boiling. It provides extensive cooking times for vegetables, tips on overcooking, and methods to improve taste, plus guidance on kitchen shelving, fruit salads, and decorative touches for homes. It also touches on women in business, noonday luncheons for teachers, and Queen Victoria’s tea gesture to the International Council of Women.
A historical note traces rumors of Boer women taking arms as Britain pressed toward Transvaal and Free State, linking events from the Kimberley relief to Cromie’s surrender and Roberts’ march toward Bloemfontein, with Kruger’s warning about subjugation. The piece frames how wartime rhetoric framed women’s roles and resilience in the conflict.
A Washington Post inquiry ponders Boer women defending homes if needed, noting English critics doubt mercy for “weaker sex.” Accounts from Bishop in Washington and historical references describe women as capable marksmen, with vivid examples from the Civil War era and earlier.
A crowd gathers outside the war office as Mrs. Fimma Louise Hitchcock plans an expedition to Cocos Island to locate a vast treasure said to include gold silver and diamonds worth 790000000. Histories of the treasure abound with tales of pirates and hidden caves amid tropical scenery.
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