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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1904
Page
2
The item blends brief sensational notes about public figures and events, mentioning J Pierpont Morgan, a Chicago saloon keeper, Clara Ward, Thomas Carlyle references, and Japanese armor orders. It lampoons fashion, politics, and social trends while noting minor local happenings and oddities in a rapid, disorderly collage.
A historical fashion note describes black and white gown pairings with white chiffon, hairline stripes, and taffeta foundations, plus user aimed teens wear with plaid dresses and cape collars. It includes sewing details, fabric yardages, and simple home care tips for stain removal, carpet soot cleaning, and makeshift brandy peach preservation guidance.
Gun metal green and brown tones lead autumn palettes with a touch of orange and buff for tile materials. Satin silks return while white lavender and blue rule at Longchamps. Gowns show checks, wide girdles, dull green hats, and scarves. Aprons for girls feature long fronts and embroidered trims with varying materials.
A fashion note surveys belts, noting high girdles dominate dress silhouettes this season. Soft silks in white black and colors lead styles with leather and embossed calf belts following. Military buckles in Russian enamel appear on select pieces as a smart ornament.
An English belton described in plain white glove kid features a gold plated yellow buckle with a round yellow monogram disc. The belt uses watermelon red accents to pair with the gown, and the buckle is noted as distinct and highly decorative.
Fashion notes from Paris and New York describe velvet neckbands trending over or with lace collars. Velvet wristers with jeweled slides pair with pale gloves and elbow-length coats. Lavender blue remains a delicate, popular color with Brussels lace appliques and silver gauze braid detailing on gowns.
Fashion notes feature blouse waists with shallow yokes creating a broad shoulder line. Describes tan veiling with cream lace yoke, front closures, left shoulder yoke, and adaptable styling for gowns or odd waists. Details on sizing material and decorative bands. Also notes Tan shoes with high Spanish heels and varied color range from champagne to deep brown.
A Victorian-era feature extols devices that allegedly weigh and time thoughts, including a coffin-like balance to track mental effort and a keyboard brain probe. It describes a disc timer, a weighted tray, and delicate touch discs to gauge sensation, claiming scientific validity and cross continental endorsement.
General Grant was famed for wit says Gen Barnum to Gen Belknap at the Arlington hotel. Belknap recalls Grant speaking of Adjutant General Townsend and joking that Townsend when he dies will be rolled in white tissue, tied with new red tape, and labeled approved and respectfully forwarded to be pigeonholed.
The passage notes unfurnished rooms in Johannesburg cost from £4 to £6 per month while four roomed houses rent at about £18 monthly. Brick houses built now cost about 1d per audit font or roughly £200 per room for medium sized units. Prices vary from about £75 in a distant suburb to £600 in nearer, fashionable areas two miles south of town.
A Japanese actor cast in Loni & Mann's The Second Fiddle asks to be called by his own name after learning his stage name Hulshi. He objects claiming Hulshi means cow in Japanese, then accepts the role while still noting his attention to rehearsal and a pair of pink property corsets.
The death of George Leander of Chicago from a fall at Park des Princes in Paris fuels arguments against racing behind fast motorcycles. Three other pace followers Harry Elkes Johnny Nelson and Archie McEachern also died in high speed events. Leander, a top cyclist, won the 1902 six day race, finishing unusually fresh.
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