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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
2
A somber, fragmented verse laments a widow unnamed by years of loss and mourning Three children lie on headstones as the speaker questions whether time heals grief The speaker imagines nature and music offering no clear comfort as the widow wanders hills seeking relief
Mrs Hyssop runs a modest two story boarding house named Algonquin with a generous landlady who courts Mr Barnston for her resident Fanny. A frail pupil and Louise compete for his attention while Hyssop advises them with long, sharp opinions causing tension and a wedding day batch of preparations on the veranda. The tale blends social maneuvering with small town drama at the Algonquin.
The ceremony unfolds with decorations and merriment as guests gather in the parlor. One woman weeps at an upper window while the couple wed and depart amid cheers and rice. On the train, Barnston reunites with a former chum, Horton, whom he introduces to his wife formerly Mrs. Winifred Hyssop of the Algonquin.
A group discussion features a young man and a young woman debating a pretend military scenario. The man uses the word technically to frame actions as in warfare while the woman questions the phrasing and agrees some outcomes would also be technically true.
Bishop Brewster of Connecticut shares a story from a mission school illustrating his wife’s cleverness. When asked who is your neighbor a quiet girl answered God. Mrs Brewster suggests the child’s answer echoed a rule many adults live by when in doubt they play trumps.
A fragmentary poem echoes a dream of a kiss and romantic rapture with dreamy imagery. It intermingles archaic diction and misspelled phrases, ending with unrelated notes about insanity statistics in Ohio and comparative trade with Canada.
Instructions describe a method to make pineapple and apple syrup by simmering scraps, straining, and boiling with sugar, plus a quick alternative. Articles review stylish blouse jackets with double breasted fronts and ruffled skirts. Then reports on General Federation membership growth, new clubs admitted, and leaders led by Mrs. Dimles T. S. Denison of Manhattan.
The piece describes tortoise shell combs as fashionable hair adornments with three or four pieces per set, including a serviceable pompadour comb. Combs are designed for comfort with rounded rims to fit the head’s top, and even large combs narrow for a less broad silhouette. Jeweled tortoise shell sets of three are noted for wearers.
The article highlights satin and brocade fabrics in two upcoming seasons. Rose tints dominate, with pink gowns in silk and lace offering a glow. French toilets show cameo and seashell pink in chiffon over taffeta or peau de cygne, plus toned mixes of reseda, sea green, mauve, honey suckle yellow, and pale fawn.
Lace tunics appear atop evening gowns as a chic renovation to skirts. Thick lace marks a bold mode while morning styled gowns in evening wear persist with satin echoes and lace. Sleeves expand at the elbow, skirts flare at the hem, plaids in wool and silk reappear though not warmly received.
The excerpt notes plaid fabrics in wool and silk for women and children, calling out subtle patterns and bright Scotch colors for millinery. It also describes a white silk blouse with lace trim, a meringue tip using egg whites with cream of tartar, and a simple fruit wine method with berry juice, sugar, and optional sherry, including aging notes.
Fashion notes describe ostrich plumes as a winter hat trim with white plumes shading to a tip, creating a distinctive antlike accent in costumes.
To boil cream the day before, to Take Stains Out of Knives with raw potato and brick dust, to keep red tablecloths bright with borax, to free rusty keys with paraffin oil, to prevent rust with carbonate of potash, to whiten linen with turpentine in a boiler, and to use flour as a cleanser with thorough rinsing.
The latest Parisian ideas show floral garniture for garniture and hair, suede wrist bags with ribbon handles, and abundant white organdie gowns trimmed with Ferg Valenciennen lace. Green shades appear in laces and hats, with green and white drapes trailing from pleated tulle and velvet bows.
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