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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
3
Fitted three-quarter and arm length coats showcase severe tailor style with wood brown cloth and corticelli silk bands. Describes materials, fronts and gowns, sleeve fullness, and long graceful lines. Provides yardage for medium sizes across different widths and notes versatile use as part of a costume or wrap. Also includes unrelated notes on beauty, rain water, and meat flavor ideas.
At a garden party the Dolly Varden hat accompanied a white muslin or chiffon gown, the white cliffon dress with pale sash and ribbon in 1880 style. Gainsborough hats in black gathered tulle with a long ostrich plume add dignity to elaborate costumes.
Vith wis vith wis Sourill removes Ink stains. White ching washes like a handker eller. If pongee be sanely made it washes the new. To Dinke eit glass glisten and sparkle it should be sprinkled with sawdust and then rubbed with chim els. Dolleate colored silks shouldever be laid away in white paper ad the chloride of ime used in bleaching the Paper often draws out the color. Grease Marks can be removed from books by sponging the seled Tent with benzine, placing it between two sheets of blotting paper and passing a hot iron over it. Thin slices of brown or gluten bread lightly buttered and then spread with cream cheese make j elous sandwiches to serve with let tuce and tomato salad.
Practical beauty guidance advises daily cleansing and specific bathing steps to improve complexion. Use tepid baths with bran and friction to bring blood to the surface, avoid hard water on the face and hands, and soften water with oat meal to prevent lime from stiffening the cuticle. Rain water is preferred when possible.
Dainty bonbon holders shaped like swans in crepe paper grace the dinner table. White and gold versions use white paper with a gold beak and gold foil wrappers. pink versions use pink crepe and pink foil with a roselike twist finish.
The girl with ruching and ribbon trouble should try the new skeleton collars. Ruching is basted, collar pinned at the neck, then the ribbon tied. The weight prevents the ribbon from sagging, giving a trim tailored neck appearance.
Hemstitched leather seta for collars and cuffs tops late summer fade accessories to heavier shirt waists. Available in white black and natural leather tones, they are worn with a matching belt.
Dainty readymade stocks reach the market while marabout feathers loom for cooler weather. Velvet folds and velveteen belts appear among autumn novelties as veils, shades, and embroidery gain favor. Long black silk gloves elevate travel attire with bold color pairings like salmon and gray and navy and hyacinth. Zibelines for fall are closely described.
A white lawn apron with embroidery and a decorative collar is described as graceful and versatile. Suitable over frock or guimpe, recommended for afternoon and school wear, with durable options like chambray and gingham for harder use. Medium size requires 2% yards by 36 inches and 2% yards of embroidery.
The article notes brown, blue and white as top colors for summer fashion with pale blue fabrics, sheer gowns, and pale pink accents. Mauve becomes favored by royal ladies, inspiring coordinated white accessories and delicate ensembles.
A recipe for a skin ointment blends olive oil and rose water to soften and prevent wrinkles. The piece shifts to a nostalgic poem about motherhood and memory, recalling a mother’s soothing touch and protective presence in childhood, ending with a wry joke about fishing with a missing anchor.
Soft thin alls and batimea trims create charming blouses for all seasons. The article describes a white cuisine inspired model with embroidered batimea, lace applique, and a distinctive yoke and cuffs. It notes the gown and blouse can share the dor tion, and provides yardage estimates for a medium sized waist using 44 inch wide fabric and yoking material.
James Hogan, a Bradbury figure famed for sawmilling and lawn mowing, quips on wages while mentoring a boy. The youth stumbles through a math exchange, and Hogan hints that geometry will unlock many hidden truths, shaping the boy’s schooling.
A Lowell Courier item recalls a little girl who, unable to sleep, recites an ongoing sequence of prayers. She explains she has twelve prayers ready and can stay awake for two weeks without saying another prayer, surprising her mother with the length of her bedtime ritual.
A Welsh magistrate described as a “scorcher” faced a docket entry for a nighttime auto case. From a village twenty five miles away he awoke late and hired a motor car, covering the distance in under an hour to reach the bench and fine the reckless driver twenty six dollars.
Storied Harcourt House at Cavendish Square London, built 1722 for a lord, later tied to the Duke of Portland's card game stake, undergoes sale. A glass-screened landmark with a grand courtyard and stables, the property abuts Wimpole Street and Cavendish Square and is set to become motor industry showrooms and offices.
The London season is judged fair by the Lady's Pictorial though engagements and weddings lag. Financial concerns weigh on both sexes, yet youth remains strong and prudent mothers stay vigilant. Many would marry if possible, but prudence and peace keep lovers apart amid unsettled sentiment.
On Marjorie seventh birthday she invited two older neighbor girls who sent pretty gifts. A few days later they visited her mother and discussed gifts sent on approval. Mrs Brown notes one girl’s gift remains, plans to keep it and return the other as a future birthday gift. Marjorie retorts that she has never received a gift from her mother before, blaming the two gifts.
The material for fitting up a hospital ship was sent from Toulon by the French Red Cross to Russia. It includes 980 beds, 500 chests of various necessities, 23 doses of medicaments, 2,000 half bottles of champagne, batches of Saumur wine and tiz pens of ateriliged mille.
A promotional item extols Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use, claiming time savings and a full one ounce per cent on each package. It asserts starch does not cling to traps and attacks buyers who receive inferior, mislabeled packages while praising the product’s safety and machine compatibility.
The advert urges travelers to bring Allen’s Foot Ease for severe feet from long exhibitor walks. It touts 30,000 testimonials and notes the product is sold by all druggists, warning against substitutions. The piece then shifts to the English Channel swim attempts, mentioning Captain Webb as the notable pioneer and noting recent failures by others attempting to cross.
An alum mountain in China rises about 1900 feet high and ten miles around at the base. The Chinese quarry the alum in large blocks, heat them in ovens, dissolve in boiling water, and then crystallize the slum in layers.
Parisian M Dubois demonstrates Roentgen rays reveal whether an oyster contains a pearl without injury to the animal. If a tiny pearl is found the oyster is returned and allowed to live until disease develops eight large pearls may result if present.
A testimonial from a Battle Creek user credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with curing long nerve and stomach troubles after other tonics failed. The writer details relief, better sleep, and resuming full work, noting the family now consumes Grape-Nuts regularly and recommending a ten day trial for health improvement.
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