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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
6
A garbled clipping cites line snippets from the Kansas City Journal and Washington Star with quips about Admiral Dewey returning home and a boy fearing swimming. It mentions Gen Funston and a Cincinnati Enquirer streetcar strategy while referencing playful dialogue and stray thoughts from various items.
The article examines prevailing hairdressing trends for women, favoring bandeau and chignon styles over pompadours. It notes public preference, cites actresses like Mrs. Kendall and Maude Adams, and describes new accessories, including two bandeaux, bows, and two tortoise shell pins. A carriage gown in black silk with pistachio green accents accompanies the fashion critique.
The article surveys the season’s stylish waists in black or white fabrics including taffeta with patterns of bars, dots, or stripes. It highlights black velvet ribbon trims with a white lace throat scarf as an especially effective and decorative accent.
A collage of fashion trends on stationery, belts, and mirrors plus a boy gathers regimental buttons during Chickamauga days. A girl sold lemonade to soldiers and proposed using buttons as payment, uniting uniforms across regiments.
Instructions describe imitating Japanese inlaid work by using a smooth wooden surface from a cigar box and attaching variously shaped leaves under heavy pressure to create a single unbroken surface. The surface is varnished and polished until as hard and smooth as glass, achieving high art perfection.
The piece notes dogs enjoy ear rubs and collar area scratches for comfort. It also claims a ton of sea water contains about 14 grains of gold, a curious factual reference.
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