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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1904
Page
2
A collected jumble of anecdotes and quips spans topics from goats and marriages to weather, curiosities, and price drops. It riffs on Goats in homes, a New Jersey groom fainting, jokes about educating girls, kings, famous sayings, and a radical price cut on radium touted as relief for a crowd facing soaring meat prices.
A long historical account describes the 1780 wreck of the British ship Hazvar off Hell Gate New York carrying about 4.8 million in gold and silver for King George's army. Repeated attempts by British and others to recover the treasure failed due to strong currents and depths, with divers like Mr Harrington continually thwarted by wreck debris and sand. The piece notes artifacts in museums and the legend of the lost chests while detailing the ship’s capture voyage and the fate of prisoners aboard.
The article notes that vast quantities of Egyptian rags are exported to America to supply paper mills. Rag pickers in Mannheim collect rags from Europe including the Levant, risking contamination as fibers from filthy garments enter note paper.
The article notes a trend toward quaint names for babies, with engraved keepsake cups from the Guild of Handicraft featuring the infant’s name. It contrasts refined modern ware with earlier sliver christening mugs and highlights preferred names like Gladys and Mabel giving way to Joan and Barbara. It also describes Papago children playing a game with woven dumbbells, red mud, and sticks, resembling a rough form of football as observed by St. Nicholas.
A Japanese barber, startled by a customer's belief in Russian defeat, slashed the man's face during a shave. The court acquitted the barber, noting the act may have been within the circumstances and hinting it could be a mantorkoy section.
A survey of prevailing lace and embroidery trends for table covers and linens, detailing Teneriffe work, drawn work, and white or rainbow-hued motifs. Describes hats for weddings with Leghorn, chip, tulle, and floral choices, plus flounce arrangements and junior fashion notes. Includes notes on punched patterns and linen chambray dresses for girls with simple, washable designs.
A dainty young girl’s dress features pale blue silk and cotton mousseline with yoke and sleeve cups in tucked white muslin and cream lace trim. The waist is notably effective with a shoulder emphasis, illustrating current season shirring and feminine styling.
Design notes describe May Manton creations with drooping lines, wide shoulders and a circular skirt sewn with a yoke and box plaits. For a 14 year old, yardage of 2 1 4 to 3 yards is listed. wash petticoats in chambrey or dimity arrive in pale blue pink lavender and tan, with snug upper skirts and bouffant flounces to pair with frocks.
In this description a stylish hat blends black satin straw with a plisse black chiffon brim facing and an upturned back. Black ostrich plumes form a double row, with white plumes nodding above them, the crown encircled by the arrangement and finished with black velvet trim.
The article describes using pinked riching made from taffeta silk or velvet for decorating sailor hats and dress trims, with options to surround the crown or aeronaut style. It notes inching resonant to match gowns, advises heavy trim for ease, and mentions Persian embroidery neckwear and Bulgarian embroidery as contrasting options for stoles, stocks, collars, and a pongee scarf adorned with Persian bands and open-work braid.
A writer extols the appeal of dainty aprons noting the sash and tied muslin at the back enhances a girl’s charm. The piece argues such details symbolize home life and can captivate a man, with the apron serving as a lasting, alluring impression.
Chemine Berthas describes a detachable bertha or ruche for the chemise, patterned after the bust pad of the moment. When pinned over the bust, the bertha uses ribbon rosettes or bows to finish, offering a practical decorative underwaist enhancement.
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