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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
6
Ernest Magffey recounts a fall season road repair along hillsides and bridges, choosing to labor instead of paying a poll tax. He describes ditching, scraping, and bridge fortification, mingled with rural life, hardships, and the social reward of city men joining the country road effort.
Henry Cantrowicz stretched a 40 foot line from his window at 18 East 100th Street and used a milk bottle as bait. The spool dragged along the floor drawing attention to the thief. Police later fined Harry Wolg two dollars in the Marlem court.
Cleaning advice covers white Milan split straw with oxalic acid rinse and sun drying, black Milan hemp braid or horsehair with velvet and alcohol, black chip with shoe polish, colored hats with gasoline and velvet, faded hats tinted with dye oils, and final polish or professional cleaning for sunburned pieces. White colored and black lace hats can be washed in gasoline and dried outside.
The article discusses late period hats and period veils, noting tele veil preferred in most weddings, soft draping from orange blossom wreaths, and lengths for tulle or lace veils. It outlines lace full well veiling and shortened begwh when entire well uses lace.
A guide on frugal dress care describes a woman who mends promptly and thoroughly. It praises skilled darning, patching, and careful pressing to extend the life of garments, noting patches for holes and repairs before wear becomes ruinous.
This piece notes flowers in wear asides from nature now common in fashion. Artificial blooms like orchids and poinsettias top trends while real flowers are preferred for fragrance, though substitutes are improving. It also mentions autumn leaves appearing in spring outfits, a seasonal oddity.
Thin dress trimming uses lattice work of velvet ribbon across sheer fabrics. Designers form diamonds and place tiny velvet battens in each space to create a charming decorative effect for skirts blouses and corsages. The technique enhances evening wear with delicate texture and vintage style.
A London auction tale recounts two restorers Lovera and Hunterspergh who bought old canvases in Rome to repaint. One indifferently painted flower study hid a masterwork beneath and, after concealment, Lovera bought it cheaply. The concealed Correggio surfaced later when removed and was sold for about $7,500 to the Earl of Bristol.
A sculptor notes human fear of seeing oneself in marble. He explains livings avoid commissions because a carved likeness provokes a powerful sense of death, unlike painting which elicits pleasure. Many subjects wait until after death to be immortalized.
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