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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1904
Page
9
The article describes generous flare fashion walking skirts for young girls with snug hip fit and adaptable materials. It details a model with circular hip yoke, deep hem, flounces, and back gore, plus material quantities for sizes 12 to 16. It also mentions a heliotrope satin ensemble with lace and violet silk drapery accents and crystal embellishments.
Fashion notes describe lavender silk gowns with tucks and bands of lawn, showing how delicate insertions create quaint effects. Skirts feature moderate fullness, with pinch tucks at the waist and box plaits over the hips, reflecting evolving tastes and female wardrobe challenges.
Fashion notes praise cape style blouses with a pale blue base and cream lace applique. Details describe a crushed Liberty satin belt, caped shoulder cape, versatile sleeves, tucked fronts and backs, and a two section cape collar. Includes fabric yardage for multiple sizes and mentions evening gown sleeves.
Embroidery remains heavy with raised and filled textures, fringes lead in quantity on shop counters, and narrow trims gain prominence. Ruching outfits loom as a favored ornament, sheer fabrics gain value with lace, and designers show whimsical contrasts of heavy faces on delicate fabrics. Misses' Blouse Eton and Etona with shoulder capes feature among new coats, with mixed blue chambray and silk accents and adjustable sleeve and belt details.
Blanch large sweetbreads in cold water and dry. Score lightly and dip in butter with orange juice, season, bake hot for thirty minutes while basting. Make a gravy from butter flour beef stock and orange juice, add rind, then serve over sweetbreads with cream and sliced orange.
A fragmented old column describes salting almonds by blanching drying and baking then dusting with gum arabic water and salt. It also mentions readers seeking May Manton patterns via a coupon and mailing address requests. The ad includes postal names B Harrison Co Chicago and E Borisan Co Plymouth Chicago.
A reflective travel sketch of Guayaquil Ecuador describing heat fever and mosquitoes shaping daily life. It contrasts tropical ease with northern haste and recalls colonial attitudes, earthquakes, mules in breeches, and the constant threat of illness among residents and visitors.
Fragments reflect reverent lines about solace and grace. An implied tribute poem highlights enduring comfort for weary souls and distant guardianship, with the voice praising a fallen figure and celestial support beyond earthly trials.
The International Jewelry Workers Union began a monthly magazine. Steam Fitters’ Convention planned for St Louis in June. Louisville printers seek $1.50 weekly raise and eight hours. American Steel plants may close over wage cuts. London police strike over duty scraps. San Francisco streetcar men push for wage hike and possible citywide strike. Lynn boot and shoe workers start general strike for new wage schedule. Bakers union supports cracker industry workers. The national labor movement spans many trades with varied wage disputes and organizational changes across the US and Britain.
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