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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
7
Mary Dean notes eight attractive parasol models in early showing, with plain sun shades and elaborate summer types. Floral borders, white taffeta, and delicate pink roses feature in new designs from New York shops, highlighting silk and cotton parasols coordinated with beach frocks and voile fabrics.
The passage discusses sleeve treatment in gowns noting that sleeves must be definite in line despite elaborate appearances. It cites angel and wing styles, explains flowing sleeves reveal the arm line, and critiques wrists ending in wide stiff cuffs that extend beyond fingertips when worn long.
A fashion note highlights a craze for tightly fitted hats and toques, Turkish blouses on afternoon gowns, and darker materials edged with fur. Fox sets with dangling legs and tails fetch chic appeal, while parade plume remains popular despite pleas. Transparent sleeves and lace or tulle corsages with kimono draped sleeves are common, and short fur dolman mantles are gaining. Usually fastened by large buttons, buckles, or strass stones.
Detachable fur collars and cuffs offer versatile styling with adjustable fits. Long-haired furs show a rolling collar while close furs like ermine, mink, and sable yield small square or round sailor shapes. Some designs are notched with pointed cuffs and accents of lace, heads, and tails.
Step by step directions describe making a small girl cloak with or without lining. Include edging, binding, two rows of stitching, elastic gathering, hood attachment, ribbon fastenings, and a back hook or chain for hanging. Material recommended is two and a quarter yards of forty six inch whip finished fabric.
The piece explains a gathered muff made from silk or velvet with brocade or chiffon outer coverings. It notes two layers of wadding inside for warmth, sections created by piping, and a wide silk frill finishing both sides, touting it as stylish and superior to imitation fur.
Professor Bascomb, dry as a sunbaked bone, visits a Woodbine boarding house with Miss Joy Morton. A circus outing exposes his odd passion for science and animals, climaxing in a lion loose and a proposal quietly accepted amid comic chaos.
A Kansas City girl recalls the new society dances cause blushes and admits she can blush only on a pinch, pinching her cheek to prove it. Arnold Bennett notes similar human failings in his writings.
John PP. S teiller of San Antonio Texas met his former wife Olive Steller aboard a Missouri Kansas & Texas train at Hilleshore and planned to remarry en route. The train ran late so County Judge Stephenson was induced to meet the train at a stop and officiate a brief ceremony.
The War Department seeks twenty goats to clear vegetation along the Fort Washington waterfront to help expose wet mosquito habitats and combat malaria. Officials hope the goats will graze away grasses to reveal standing water, aiding sanitation crews in eradicating mosquitoes. Billies and nanny goats are both desired.
The National Negro Woodrow Wilson League of Richmond announces an inaugural ball for March 6 at Convention Hall, defying President-elect Wilson’s ban. Giles B. Jackson leads the league with a $2.50 ticket price, 1,000s of dollars pledged, and 1,000s of seats. President-elect Wilson and Mrs. Wilson are invited to a preball reception.
A proposed spirit squad for the Metropolitan police would help clarify robberies that arise from dream reports. Major Richard Sylvester notes many alleged robberies originate in dreams or hallucinations, with some people fabricating losses to avoid debts, urging caution before accepting such reports as facts.
A political clash at the capitol over the funeral arrangements of Charles Curtis, a colored messenger, delayed his funeral by a day. Key figures included George Robinson, a Democratic ally and House leader, and rival undertakers from both parties. After police intervention, Arkansas clerk Jerry South intervened, firing both undertakers and hiring a white undertaker, ending the dispute with a swift, unusual arbitration.
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