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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1895
Page
8
The article surveys late 19th century women’s dress trends focusing on striped faille gowns with lace, chrysanthemum ornaments, and rhinestone buckles. It discusses fabrics like crepon silk, satin, and velvet, emphasizes full skirts, haute accessories, and a shift toward simplicity only in tailored costumes, noting overall opulence and decorative detail.
A description notes women accessorizing with heavy jewels as a social trend, highlighting a white satin bodice covered in glitter and lavender drapery. It mentions lavender satin sleeves with cuffs and trims, a lavender skirt with plaits and bows, and the era’s demand for gem-studded designs, reflecting high society fashion.
A fashion note describes a pale green crepon dress with a round, wide hemmed skirt. Velvet ribbon trims at the waist form large bows, with eight bands around the skirt. Also details a striped India mull dress with a corset belt of five ribbon bands and tassels, large bow sleeves, and a ribbon collar. White linen collars and cuffs return, shirt waists with launderable collars and cuffs are favored. Black satin and matte skirts pair with velvet waists, wrap discarded. Favorite waists include black velvet with tin sleeves and dark blue velvet with jet jewelry. A low corsage dress features chrysanthemum leaf trimming along the upper edge using artificial flower petals sewn onto a band.
A homemaker’s remedy mixes equal parts turpentine linseed oil and vinegar to rub into fine woods with flannel then polish with chamois to remove dull age. The page also contains a stream of fragmented skits and advertisements touching on hypnosis, lamp gadgets, tobacco cures, a teacher’s noble aim, train schedules, and assorted local notices.
A reader notes widespread neglect of That Tired Feeling as a serious issue linking it to nervous prostration. The advertiser touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier restoring strength digestion and appetite.
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