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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1895
Page
3
Detailed sewing guidance covers draped collars, gigot sleeves, and lining, with emphasis on accuracy and finishing. It also notes fashion trends such as balloon puffs, GaribaldI effect sleeves, and preference for hidden closures. An unrelated anecdote about a book proofs mishap appears alongside notes on English and French fashion.
Velvet remains highly fashionable for day and evening costumes including wedding toilets. Silk velvet gowns feature lace guipure and embroidery with velvet sleeves, fur trims, and contrasting fabrics. A periwinkle blue belt and mink-bordered plaits illustrate a richly adorned gown. The article also notes bicycle fashion influences and romantic jewelry like gemel rings, plus a walking gown example with brown velvets and decorative passementerie.
The piece condemns plucking birds for white feather fashion, noting the cruelty and risk to species such as the alyrets. It decries dyeing poultry feathers to imitate rarer birds, and highlights a new white liberty satin evening hood lined with fur and gauze embellishments as the fashionable alternative.
A detailed look at ship design shows every part measured and drawn before construction. It explains cross sections, displaced water, propeller speed, coal consumption, and the process from chalk marks to riveted skeletons and steel plates. The text also notes the vast number of parts and rivets in a 5000 ton ship. Sudden Change of Mind column adds a humorous courtroom anecdote about a lawyer's outburst.
A promotional piece extols cycling for women, citing Elizabeth Robbs Pennett and other advocates. It praises the health and pleasure of riding, notes outdoor scenery and mental refreshment, and includes testimonials from doctors and editors endorsing bicycling as vital for women’s vitality and equality.
A illustrated design presents a six room suburban cottage with bath, parlor, dining room and kitchen across two stories. It includes a cellar, attic, fireplaces, brick or stone walls, and front side rear symmetry. The piece adds notes on health and plumbing, urging rubber linings and careful water handling to avoid poison from lead pipes and standing water.
The article reports on Mexican wildlife including deer, wild boar, and squirrels in Yaqui valley forests. It details deer behavior during hunting, boar tusks, and the native use of flint and steel, plus notes on the ground burrowing squirrels and a large nonvenomous rat catcher snake.
Sir John Easthope and Charles Mackay visited a private room at the Bains de Tivoli in Paris. Lady Wyatsrlin, over 80, denied an accusation of cheating in a card game until Sir John alleged she cheats more as a woman grows prettier. The exchange ended with a tempered, humorous backhanded compliment and resumed play.
A fragmentary excerpt recalls Emperor Nicholas I facing a mutinous crowd in St. Petersburg during a succession crisis, detailing his fearless stance and a near-confrontation with a revolting officer. The piece shifts to a comical diary-style anecdote from Youth's Companion about a book salesman and a curious Miss.
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