Seasonable Skirt Styles and Elegant Plaited Arrangements
Mitchell Capital presents a fashion feature on current skirt trends with emphasis on box plaits, dual plaited panels, and velvet or satin trims. It describes two large side plaits with cords and eyelet tapes, varied paneling for combinations, and the resurgence of refined, irregular draping over full undraped skirts. It includes sample outfits in rose, pale blue, and velvet, with accessories and bodice detailing in period tone.
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Chicago Times
Fashionable gloves and hosiery in early 20th century notes
Glove styles favor tan swede for day wear with white gloves diminishing to one pair per twenty tinted gloves. Full dress uses gold cream and gray tones. silk hose show gold bronze and blue shades with clocking details. New hats and cloaks feature helmet shapes and tournaure elements, while St Kilda and English homestead sketches contrast island life with rustic architecture.
Descriptive Trip to the Moon and Antietam Battle of Ants
A childlike vignette watches ants fighting as a miniature battlefield in a garden, followed by a long homily on humility and ignorance. A tale about Eddie Taylor climbing a ladder to reach the moon ends with his father saving him. Also notes Icelandic women voters and a few cultural quips.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Atlantis
St Kilda
St. Kildians
British Isles
St. Kilda
William
John Mackay
Dr. MacCulloch
Storrs
Washington Street
Emery Storrs
Wabash Avenue
Grace
Antietam
Miss Emily
Emily
A. Temple
New York
Eddie Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Eddie
Papa
Iceland
Dakota
Montana
Manitoba
Mountain
Calcutta
Elevator tales from the Washington Monument construction
An elevator man recounts near misses and odd accidents during the building of the Washington Monument. Barrels and a crowbar fell down the well, an iron sleeve struck the base, and a railing failure caused only minor injuries. Guards and safeguards were credited for keeping casualties rare amid risky, controlled work.
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Washington Monument
Washington Star
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Mitchell Capital
Mitchell, Dak
Sarah
Otlors
Ushion Notes
Paris
Asthakhan
Heydon Hay
Oll
Medical and Surgical Reporter
Philadelphia
Chicago Herald
Madge
Peck
South Side
Georgia
Shakspeare
Gray
Tennyson
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Africa
Andaman
Society Islands
Boston
Mite
Rosin
Tositmer
Pri
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