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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
5
Fashion notes highlight monogram fad and Paris gowns from Meme Baveis Paris. Colors range from olive greens to willow gray, with greens for day wear and Nile green for evenings. Reds include crimson and ruby. browns feature chestnut and coffee tones. Plastic ideas show color blocks and laces, with threading and velvet ribbons for trim embellishments.
The piece describes new skirt silhouettes and undergarment contrivances, including a knee length clingable skirt, a skeleton petticoat, and a belt linked pleated or ruffled overlay. It notes most women prefer a well fitting sheath skirt that falls below the knee, showcasing a dark blue veiled model with vertical tucks and a circular hem.
Incomplete OCR text describes flames headed by stitched hands and inverted stitching on Mex foam embroidery. Mentions breadths, vertical embroidery, weed for the pure, and rows of ciltehing across bands. The fragmentary lines suggest a decorative fabric or garment with complex needlework.
The article surveys gown silhouettes and styling from Paris London and New York showing a shift from short tailor made suits to long graceful evenings dresses. It highlights back pleats and fan fullness, lace over white chiffon, canary colored chiffon, rhinestone buckles and velvet ribbons as key decorative elements in the era.
The piece highlights monogram usage across wardrobes from gloves and shirts to underwear and linens. It notes monograms on bathroom items, candles, and even china, with luxury shops offering silk pajamas and ornate monogrammed accessories in various colors. Rising popularity and conspicuous displays mark the trend.
A fragment describes velvetlike Persian velveteens as fashionable shirt fabrics. It notes their comfort for wear in veld ent weather and mentions a dark seat opening revealing a splendid and gay costume.
A fragmentary column showcases quirky items and verse titled New Cave at Cale Camp Missouri and whimsical pieces about a hodgepodge assortment. It mentions a cave discovery, curious creatures, and humorous poems attributed to Te Jeannie Betis Hartawick, with playful reflections on dogs, a monkey lineage, and a busy bee persona.
The Globe describes a striking cave near Cole Camp with a 20 foot high circular chamber and 28 foot diameter, walls and floor coated in baryte and pyrite gleaming like burnished gold. stalactites, caldite formations, and a rare lead cube are noted, with plans to pump water for analysis during Bedalin fair week and possibly reproduce the cave at the world’s fair in St Louis.
For fifteen years ostrich farming has thrived in Cape Colony. From 115,000 birds in 188? to 291,000 by 1899, the industry has expanded greatly. Feathers yield about halves a pound yearly with average value around 12 dollars per pound, while wing feathers of males fetch 50 to 72 dollars per pound. Wing feathers of females are cheaper, and wild-caught feathers once reached 125 dollars per pound.
A deum made of glass drew attention at the Paris exposition as one of its most curious objects. The fabric reportedly resembles delicate crystal woven into a gown, inviting admiration and questions about its construction and purpose.
A unique gown of spun glass threads from Dresden, crafted in Paris after five months, uses 74 yards of materials and weighs about the same as a regular evening dress. It features changing colors in light, curious iridescence, and was bought by a young concert singer for $1,000, who now wears it at public appearances.
British and American tourists marvel at Alpine grandeur as a geologic epic unfolds. The piece explains the Alps formed over eons from tectonic upheaval and sediment, shaping peaks like the Matterhorn Jungfrau and Mer de Glace, urged by Professor Judd and noted in the London Telegraph.
The project aims to rail the summit of Junefeau at 19670 feet above sea level with a tunnel through Bilger mountain ridge to Riger station at 16087 feet. The line runs straight after galleries, stays 258 feet below the ridge, curves to a plateau at 12300 feet and ends at a first station Elger wand at 10270 feet, just over seven miles long.
A Madagascar tree called tangén or tanghinia yomenliara bears poisonous fruit used in court to test innocence. Accused persons were made to eat a fruit the size of an apple. if it killed them they were deemed guilty, if not innocent. Many people reportedly died in this ritual.
A hazy Christmas poem describes rain at the window and a warm home. The speaker sits with children by the fire as preparations glow and families hope for peace. The text envisions a messenger angel bringing goodwill and the longing for truces and safe return.
A reflective address cites soldiers' grit in warfare and spiritual renewal. It honors those who persevere in daily life, urging resilience, discipline, and faith as a waypoint toward an eternal home beyond earthly trials, quoting Rev. John Hall on duty and eternal gathering.
A string of domestic banter unfolds as Mrs F and Mr F spar over kisses and age. He quips about her being 19 once, while she retorts about her age and desire for affection. The exchange playfully probes perceptions of youth and romance.
A fragment from the St Louis Republic recalls a woman who kept a "pleasure book" recording daily happiness. Each year's end she found that no day passed without the same small joys, a simple reminder of contentment in daily life.
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