White gowns and bridal shade ideas for the wardrobe
Fashion guidance on choosing the right shade of white for wedding dresses and how variations in skin tone affect the look. The article describes colors from cobweb to pearl white, lace and satin matching tips, and a versatile indoor dress design that can transition to travel wear with simple guimpes and fabric changes.
Shoes Demand Proper Care From The Woman's Home Companion
Shoes need rest to last and stay in good shape. Wipe them before storing and use shoe trees to preserve their shape. A well cared for pair is a durable, neat accessory that reflects thoughtful habits.
Freshening Up Old Gown With White Leather Collar and Cuffs
A fashion note suggests upgrading a serge or dark silk dress with a newly available set of white dull kid collar and cuffs. The round Dutch shape collar features a black leather border and cat stitching, with white leather straps and snail gun metal buckles. Cuffs are five inches wide and pair well with a clingy black charmeuse gown to create a striking, simple look.
Orphan Eight Wins Lottery Prize At State Bank
An eight year old orphan from Pskoff, holder of a 100000 ruble lottery ticket from Nobles Bank, presented at the State Bank in St. Petersburg. Relatives now seek guardianship, and authorities have placed the child in the care of an arch-priest connected to her father.
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Eruption Like Pimples Cures Child With Cuticura
A Wathena Kansas mother describes severe scalp sores and facial eruptions on her child. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about two weeks, the sores largely vanished and the child’s skin cleared. The testimonial notes prior salves failed and urges readers to request free samples and the 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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W. H. Hughes
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Prisoner Escapes After Soap Cake Incident
A fragmented exchange imagines an escaping maniac striking down his pursuer with a cake of soap and making a clean getaway, recalling a theatrical or hypothetical scenario rather than a reported event.
Browning Seek Will in Florence Amid Gossip
Searchers in Florence Italy are looking for the will of Robert Browning son of the poet but none has been found. Rumor grows as Browning may leave substantial property in Asolo and Florence to his wife Miss Coddington of New York with whom he had lived apart. His Florence property included Casa Guidi once in the family.
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Florence
Italy
Asolo
Miss Coddington
New York
Browning
Casa Guidi
Electric Fans Replacing Hand Waving in India
In India men once paid about six cents daily to wave hand fans for air circulation. Electric fans are gradually cheaper and more reliable, replacing manual methods in homes. Paxtine is promoted as a cheaper alternative to liquids and antiseptics, sold 25 cents a box or by postpaid request from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass.
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India
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
The Likeness and Its Social Charities
A fragment notes that a free act of pulling teeth resembles large social gatherings and asks about their similarities while one character comments that charity events shout loudly.
Cole's Carboli Salve Relieves Itching
Ad for Cole's Carboli salve claiming to cure itching and skin diseases. Promises smooth skin and lists price 26 and 60 cents. Available at all druggists.
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Ancient Idea of Dancing and Household Tips
The note links dancing to religious expression and offers thrift tips for laundry. It advises against using water for bluing and recommends Red Cross Ball Blue as a value option for blueing fabrics.
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Red Cross
Soda to Brighten China and Teething Syrup Ad Light
An ad copy touts Soda as a brightener for burned or darkened china from long use and promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. The rest notes a baseball player may be sluggish without being a slugger.
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China
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