Paris Designers Highlight Feather Trims on Evening Dresses
Paris fashion notes describe fashion growth toward demi evening toilets for England and France with feather trimming on gowns. Idalia de Villiers reports revival of decollate gowns for theater wear and silk embroideries, pearl gray borders, feather borders on mantles, and rich color combinations seen on Doucet and Worth models.
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Paris
France
England
Idalia de Villiers
Boston Globe
Nattier
Doucet
Paquin Model and Feather Boa Fashion Trend
The Paquin model features heliotrope chiffon with finely shirted detailing. Feather boas return to fashion, beloved by English royalty. black feather boas are described as a genuine beautifying accessory despite earlier teasing by smart women.
Diet and Exercise Warn Against Fat in Girls
The article urges girls prone to gaining weight to diet strictly and exercise to control fat. It warns against excess but cautions not to undereat and lists foods to avoid, stressing early action before weight gain becomes hard to reverse. It emphasizes discipline, gradual changes, and consistency in the weight management approach.
Winter Neckwear Styles Favor High Collars and New Notes
Neckwear fashions remain uncertain like the thermometer and stock market but winter designs trend high collars mixed with flat options and back high fronts rolling away. New notes include the stole and crossed fichu of organdié with organdie ruchings. Soft neckwear in georgette crepe net marquisette and silk organ die plus colored embroidery and burnt orange collarettes feature prominently.
Removable Stones In Fashionable Rings
Jewelry fads spotlight rings with color changing stones that rotate to match outfits. Miss Fashion displays this trend by swapping turquoise for diamonds to harmonize a green or blue dress, creating fashionable harmony or contrast.
Eat Enough at One Repast to Make Up for Dieting
A brief line notes a scene where individuals indulge in a single meal to compensate for prior dieting. The fragment hints at themes of restraint and overindulgence without providing names or concrete events.
Fashion Hints for Schoolgirls and Fall Attire
The wardrobe trends favor practical pockets and plaid kilts in schoolgirl dresses. Day gowns use chiffon sleeves and neat neckties with tartan influences. Velvet coats pair with cloth or rep serge skirts, and white organdie remains popular. Short puffed and long sleeves appear in afternoon and evening wear, with flat hat trimmings and subdued tweeds, plaids, and checks.
Sailors in Vogue Show Bold Purple Velvet Collars
A fragmentary note describes sailors wearing striking purple velvet collars trimmed with roses, highlighting a fashion detail that appears to mix naval attire with decorative flair and royal touches.
Bilkins Show Delighted by Strained Relations Portraits
An amateur photographer Bilkins displays odd family studies at a local club exhibit. A bystander quips the group in the corner are Bilkins' strained relations, noting the figures appear twisted as if in paralysis.
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Bilkins
Rufus Choate and the Sam Wells Case
Judge Parry recalls Rufus Choate in a piece on Rufus Choate Advocate. A witness testifies that Choate’s client planned the theft of money from a ship and the witness says a Boston man named Choate promised help if the money was recovered.
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Rufus Choate
Parry
Choate
Sam Wellsr
Boston
Graduating by Post Joke Exchange
Brief humorous dialogue about a postgraduate being a fellow from a correspondence school. Dad asks what a postgraduate is and the response imagines the term as someone emerging from distance learning.
Are They Still Friends Summary Exchange
A group of young women discuss ages and appearance with one girl noting others misjudge her age. Another girl replies that such misperceptions come after hearing her talk, highlighting social perceptions and humor among friends.
Reverend Warner Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills For Recovery
Frederick Massachusetts resident Rev W H Warner credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life after severe sciatica back pain kidney issues and nervous dizziness. He purchased 50 cent boxes from dealers or Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY. The ad also promotes Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets and free household hints music and recipes.
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W. H. Warner
Frederick, Ma
Dodd
Dodd’s
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Outfit Debacle Delays Summer Plans
A conversation reveals a rival hoped for a grand summer outfit but ran out of funds after paying for it. The exchange highlights financial strain preventing travel or preparations.
Denigan's Coffee Advertised Amid Quirky Rural Talk
A fragmentary ad style piece references Denigan's Coffee and a humorous rural exchange about summer boarders. It mentions a laundress who favors Red Cross Ball Blue and other grocer items, with quirky dialogue about hires and manners.
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Snho
No Compromise In Diet Quips On Veg Tarianism
The passage jokes about Jiggers eating habits and a woman's aging test. It notes he avoids cabbage due to corned beef association and suggests a woman's value lies in appearance at forty.
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Jiggers
Dick's Bashful Side Revealed Away from Crowds
The dialogue hints Dick is shy in public yet bold in private as friends discuss his behavior when unobserved. The exchange suggests a hidden relationship dynamic.
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Wisconsin
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Safety Appliance Company
Bank of Baraboo
First National Bank
Denigan
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Colonial Automobile CO
Capitol Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Oesse
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