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Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1896

Page

8

Fashions in New York Silk and Velvet Autumn Styles

New York fashions reveal rich textures and color blends for early winter wear. Plaids in surah twill silks, Pompadours, peau de soie, and satin duchess fabrics dominate, with claret and turquoise blue accents. Elaborate basques, coats, and gowns feature cutting, slashes, and embroidery, including black peau dosole and Louis XVI inspired coats.

Came Press Tyre Sarah Ellie

Princess gown fashions of broad front breadths and trains

The article reviews elite gowns and children's Gabrielle dresses, detailing front breadths of Persian brocade, embroidered borders, puffed sleeves, and Medici collars. It notes trains for swell reception, stripe patterns in dull green and white, and a slate brocade style for elderly ladies, emphasizing fit, trim, and period tone.

Mabort Pha Gabriele

Strange Rome scene described from high vantage point

The narration surveys Rome from four hundred feet up as Marlon Crawford describes the city’s vast history. It contrasts sacred and profane, noting blood shed for Rome’s name and the sun as nature’s rare gift, while observing modern decay and the enduring pull of conquest and faith. Wyoming reports gold output of $548,325 and silver $13,000.

Marlon Crawford Banelow Rome Tiber Aventine Villa Medici Capitol Wyoming

Industrial and steel industry notes from the era

A compilation shows Shoenberger Steel in Pittsburg enlarging its plant while Tudor Tron Works in East St Louis shutters awaiting demand. Tennessee and Alabama firms expand foundries, blast furnaces, and coke operations. International orders include a Russian locomotive plant to be built near St Petersburg with over 600,000 dollars of American machinery.

Shoenberger Steel Company Pitts ‘Ore Tudor Tron Works East St Louis Tron Cas Y & Hedges Company Chatanooga Tenn Dethlehem Iron Company Cramp & Sons Philadelphia Big Stone Gap Norton, Va Oats & Company Knoxvile, Tenn Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company Woods Hunl la Belle Iron Works Wheeling W. Va Anderson (Ind Syvan Steel Works Moline, Jr Kare Mobile Ala Zug & Co Pittsburg National Rolling Mil Company Jones & Laughlins Lebanon (Pa Philadelphia & Reading Trailroads Company Crystal Emery Wheel Northampton Mays George P. Aik N Boston Carnegie Steel Company Scotia Centre County Corrigan, McKinney & Co Cleveland Ohio Douglas Sharpsville Charlotte Scottdale Black & Pollak St. Petersburg Latcham Wen Nijn Neverod Metropols Russia Buil Sarmova Caar

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