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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
2
Fashion notes praise bold blouse and coat contrasts though limit strict bodice to coat harmony. Designers favor unique textures and trims while preserving girlish lines, with all white blouses allowed to pair with contrasting coats for visual balance.
The piece surveys coordinated costumes with color contrasts and harmonizing accessories. It highlights coronation purple accents on coats and hats, crepe waists, colored marquisette fabrics with Turkish embroidery, and new one sided jabots. It also notes flamboyant revers, lace and net linings, and practical jumpers in lightweight materials for non formal wear.
A relaxed porch thimble party idea outlines inviting friends for a chatty afternoon. Arrange circle seating with sewing supplies on hand, encourage mingling, and add light refreshments or a graphophone to sustain conversation. Invite any musician guest to entertain later.
Description of a violet marquisette waist featuring an odd yoke of black mousseline de soie with colored bead embroidery. A white lace guimpe sleeves cuffs and girdle of black satin complete the ensemble.
Create rose leaf sachets by drying rose petals then lightly crumbling them. Add cassia buds or sandalwood and a touch of rose essential oil. Fill small bags and place in linen drawers and closets for a refined, subtle fragrance.
A new hairpiece shaped like a fillet is described, powdered with diamond dust to give the appearance of strings of gems in the hair. The item is pitched as a dainty fashion for a young lady, contrasting with a mother's diamond display.
A column of practical remedies notes using lemon juice in water for shampooing silver hair, fresh lemon rubs at night to smooth skin, and regular bath powders as cheaper talcum substitutes. It also lists bicarbonate of soda in cold water for skin eruptions, and warns hot or cold baths cool the body though not after meals. It also prescribes a gum treatment with golden seal burnt alum and glycerin for inflamed gums.
Dressmakers face trouble with raised waist skirts not hanging straight. An oblong pad four by two inches, same material as the skirt, inserted in front and placed lengthwise prevents wrinkles and can be tacked in place.
An editor recalls a wild Arkansas style tale of Josiah Poindexter and a seven-rattle rattlesnake. A yellow haired man from Wild Gander Ridge subscribes for life, praising the Trumpet Blast of Freedom for stirring regional memory and prompting loyalty amid local credulity.
A feature explores scientists measuring death and the soul. It details Dr Duncan MacDougall weight loss at death, Kilner aura experiments in Chicago, and Baraduc photographs of luminous phenomena after death, asking if aura or ether is the physical soul and noting ongoing trials.
The piece argues that delaying tasks leads to clutter and poor work. It urges immediate repairs and returning items to their proper places to avoid irretrievable loss and hurried messes, endorsing the maxim clear up as you go.
An old tongue in cheek tale traces a Swiss chemist linking fish to phosphorus and claiming thought requires it. The remark endures as a quip about brain food despite its humorous, unverified origin.
A concise aphorism notes that character resembles money with risk in abundance. It suggests that possessing much may invite risk since loss would still leave one with ample reserves. The piece uses a wry tone to reflect on fortune and prudence.
The thimble of plain sewing was born in 1684 when a gallant Amsterdam goldsmith created a "thumb bell" to protect his sweetheart’s thumb while sewing. Its shape has hardly changed as the "thumb bell" became a "finger bell" over time.
The text traces the transition from stone cannon balls to iron around 1514 and the later adoption of leaden bullets near the end of the sixteenth century. It notes continued use of stone projectiles in some eastern regions.
Fragmentary quote notes that we cannot avoid meeting bosses and asks whether we will treat them well or ill. The text reflects a wary, self-possessed sentiment, but contains incomplete wording and names.
A London Opinion quip notes a man cured of flirting after beginning a romance with a woman who proved to be selling an encyclopedia set for £40. The anecdote frames the humorous incident as a cautionary tale about flirtation and commerce.
Quarrymen at Cheddar Cliffs Wales uncovered a petrified prehistoric snail embedded in blue lava stone among displaced boulders from an older landslide. The specimen, dated to a very ancient period, sits in a low geological strata, suggesting the snail lived millions of years ago.
A plea against evasion frames truthfulness as essential for genuine benevolence. The author argues that avoiding direct speech harms both honest hearts and compassionate deeds, urging steadfast honesty in personal conduct and public life.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote highlights using spare moments for reading. The witty line notes a tall girl has read seven summer novels this season while she was dummy at bridge.
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