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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1913
Page
43
The article discusses bordered fabrics as a key vogue this season, noting they are stylish yet costly and require skillful handling. It describes draping, borders on cottons and chiffons, and how borders create decorative revers, collars, and finishes on gowns, with emphasis on printed imitations and color schemes from Balkan, Japanese, and Chinese palettes.
A vintage travelogue style ad guide promotes compact folding cups sets, a folding washcloth kit, and a sewing bag as essential for travelers. It also touts a fragrant shampoo powder and a self feeding powder puff with mirror, plus a talcum powder and inexpensive toilet waters to refresh on hot days. Prices range from 50 cents to $37.50, with emphasis on practicality and portable elegance for women on the road.
Foreign influences shaped fashion this season. Japanese ideas appear in collars, bows, silks, and embroidered motifs, with bold color contrasts and sash details. European and Russian themes appear in gowns and decorative patterns, blending traditional forms with modern silhouettes.
A fashion sketch describes bordered chiffons designed for flounces with satin ribbons under hems. It details two embroidery placements, simple waist construction, and borders circling waists with net vests and fringe. The third gown uses white satin foundation with chiffon tunic, rose tinted embroidery, and appliqued border roses. A green shaded chiffon gown drapes over a white satin underskirt with border cross front and tucked white fringe collar. A black tulle sack completes the look.
The Daily Bill of Fare lists Monday breakfast with sliced bananas thickened toast coffee tea and lambs tongue salad with German coffee beans raspberry jam and tea. Dinner features broiled bluefish with hotel butter baked potatoes tomato salad tapioca custard with corn and berries and coffee. Lambs tongue salad describes braising lambs tongues shaping them into a nest with lettuce mayo capers and mint jelly garnish. tapioca custard with whipped cream and strawberries notes method and preparation.
A historic remark attributed to Martin Luther ranks his house keeper among gifts from God, valued higher than French kings or Venetian doges. The quote frames the servant as a favored blessing, linking domestic help to divine providence. The saying reflects early modern attitudes toward household staff.
A fashion note describes buttons offered in solid reds greens yellows with terra cotta flames and Pompeian tones. Some pieces feature dull gold tracing in Chinese or Japanese characters, sometimes in black, signaling a vogue for these stones and striped chin what.
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