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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1913
Page
3
A grey crepe satin gown features draped lines and a round neck with lace guimpe option. Dropped shoulders puffed sleeves with turn-back cuffs, brocade collar and cuffs, and a modest left high slit. Matching hat parasol brighten the toilette with black white check silk and cerise border and velvet ribbon accents.
Antique belt buckles of ancient Chinese workmanship attract buyers with greenish gold plating and polished quartz inlays. Buckles are gilded on the back and engraved, with a slide and hook at ends for securing ribbons, and several in a set can form a unique girdle for tea gowns or white frocks.
The column notes few long coats seen this spring and highlights novelty cotton crepe with chenille borders. White and magenta hues are favored, hemp remains the preferred bat material, lace trimmed gloves attract interest, and warp print ribbons with dark grounds appear. Silk colors grow brighter with greens and cerise in hosiery.
Small garen shaped hairpins replace long favored larger pieces. Light weight combs with narrow rolled bands sit across the brow. Amber and semiamber combs, pins, and barrettes top fashion, worn by brunettes and blondes alike.
A Sydney inventor and British experts report a new smokeless odorless explosive powerite yields greater penetration with less recoil. Tests show powerite cartridges penetrate eight inches versus five for cordite and its projectiles drive through sand 18 inches. Officials claim three pounds equal ten pounds of dynamite.
Chicago dealer sells The Praying Pilgrim painted in 1661 for 250000 to John N Willeys of Toledo Ohio. The work will be lent to the Toledo Museum of Art for six months. It came from Maurice Kahns Paris gallery where four Rembrandts were housed. The Praying Pilgrim shows a kneeling pilgrim with clasped hands beside a hat and staff, bathed in a golden brown glow.
New York Captain Matthew B. Hanna, who left the army to start a business, found the government does not cover tipping. Hanna, once a general staff member, recalled tipping during a 1911 visit with the emperor, noting an $80.45 tip on a $319 bill. After lengthy correspondence, the Treasury Department ruled Hanna must bear the tipping expense himself.
News from Boston reports Wellesley College students across all classes threaten an equal rights strike over visitor policy. Leaders demand the right to entertain male guests without chaperones, insisting the faculty listen to their grievance to avoid revolt.
A New London Alderman Charles E. Perkins kept a square-toed pair of shoes for twenty years. He treated the soles with tar and wore them steadily for six years. After a time they were used daily for three more years, topped and stored, then worn again now.
Burlingame Kansas era reflection notes Wilmington near Bur lingame on the Sac and Fox and Kaw boundary. The text recalls ancient hopeful plans for a state capital site with scenic soil and climate and later describes a decayed country road with old stone houses, an inn, a graveyard, and a three story distillery used as a granary now abandoned.
New York reports a South American jungle setup at the Bronx zoological gardens housing eighty seven Fer de Lance baby snakes in a single litter. The snakes use a tail decoy food catcher to lure prey, with the worm-like tail attracting tree frogs which are seized by the snake and eaten, then the snake rests for days.
London reports the Stafford House sale not caused by the queen but by a political pressure on royal allowances. Advisers push for large dowries with daughters in law, diverging from recent royal marriage precedents. Queen Alexandra's limited funds are noted as a factor.
A fragmented report from Beaver Falls describes a surgeon operation at Providence Hospital with J T Mecklin as inspector. Mecklin, afflicted with a disease, decline anesthesia but allowed the operation to proceed despite pain.
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