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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
6
The article describes dainty fichas fichus plastrons as wardrobe staples and outlines white silk muslin garments bordered with lace. It details capes with pas sementerie borders, grenadine and taffeta trims, black options with lace and appliques, and summer style jackets with wing sleeves and turquoise blue ribbon accents. It notes the popularity of dainty neck fixings and pleated chiffons, suggesting many pieces can be made at home.
A newspaper breakfast menu lists fruit, Wheatena, pork chops, mock turtle, Boston brown bread, cheese, cake, tea, onion soup, roast beef, mashed potatoes, succotash, celery salad, strawberry short cake and coffee. A young author reads a letter from an editor stating acceptance for a close manuscript story, but the note laments the manuscript was not enclosed.
The triple cape promises strong popularity this season. It offers a handy garment with a natty stylish look. The capes are short reaching the elbow and feature tan smooth faced cloth with outlined edges.
Tuesday meals list a breakfast of hominy grits hash on toast stewed potatoes and coffee. Luncheon features meat balls fried potatoes jelly cake nuts tea. Dinner includes vegetable soup porterhouse steak roast potatoes spinach canned corn watercress pineapple pie cheese coffee.
The article surveys washing practices across nations with details on Korean men and women, Egyptian water edges, French kneeling, Japanese stone pounding and sun drying, and Japanese and Chinese textiles care. It notes tools, soaps, and labor differences, including a six inch tub and stamped agitated garments.
Fashion notes rail against extremely short and fulsome shoulder capes and fichu wraps. French styles feature rows of large pleated rubes on tiny circular foundations, creating a bulging bison-like silhouette despite claims of slimness. Rich laces, accordion pleats and chiffons heighten the effect.
A physician recounts treating a sickly girl labeled general lowness. After consultation he prescribes clare thrice daily with meals. The story notes the mother’s partial deafness and the humorous miscommunication surrounding the remedy.
A physician praised for diagnosing a girl’s illness says the remedy—carrots eaten thrice daily—made her rosy and healthy. The mother confirms the treatment, but the doctor later laughs at the mistaken diagnosis once the error is revealed.
Wednesday menu features breakfast with oranges fried hominy cakes poached eggs on toast. luncheon includes meat turnovers tomato sauce gingerbread and apple pudding. dinner offers tomato soup veal cutlets mashed potatoes peas fried parsnips lettuce with mayonnaise dressing bananas and cream cake coffee.
A fashion brief notes the growing variety of fancy waists with new designs each day. The latest rose colored chalice fabric shows a dainty original pattern and a surplice style that is open and fashionable.
A long passage outlines French beliefs about death and funerals with notes on bees bred from the dead, plus a peasant pharmacopoeia using wine in many remedies. It also describes fashion details for the Corsage and a Sunday menu including lamb chops and roast lamb.
The description notes garments worn from the hips downward featuring multiple skirts, each trimmed with a lace edge, allowing for as many layers as desired. The passage focuses on fashion detailing and styling options.
A farmer doctored an old horse to look young to attract a buyer. The buyer asked the carter a few questions before taking the horse. The carter declared he had known the horse for twenty years and never saw it kick or bite.
A rose pink and pale green striped taffeta silk skirt is described as tight at the hips and flaring at the foot. The bias flounce features ruchings of white lace arranged to form points on the edge, making it an indispensable dressy underskirt for a well dressed wardrobe.
A description of Swiss funeral customs notes that after a death the family runs a formal obituary in newspapers and displays a mourning urn for viewing during a set hour. It mentions a black table and jar placed at the death site where visitors leave small black edged notes.
Thursday meals list shows breakfast with Shredded Wheat bacon eggs fried potatoes muffins coffee. Luncheon features creamed eggs potato salad baked bananas crackers tea. Dinner includes clear soup fricassee of chicken mashed potatoes pean wafers cheese lettuce salad brown Betty pudding coffee.
Friday meals show breakfast items bananas wheat gems fish cakes rice muffins coffee luncheon dishes clamp broth fried codfish cakes cup custard sponge cake chocolate dinner options include tomato soup planked shad mashed potatoes creamed oyster plant cold slaw wafers cheese lemon jelly cake coffee.
English needles are sold worldwide and led by Redditch with twenty thousand workers producing over one hundred million needles yearly. The trade, once deadly, became safe after air-blast grinding reduced steel dust. Elite drillers can perforate a halter and thread it with itself, while Britain supplies American-made ordinary needles and America supplies most British sewing-machine needles.
A dainty party frock for a small girl features white China silk and a square yoke. The skirt falls to about the knees with a modest, neat hem.
Rain forms when warm vapour laden air rises and cools, causing vapor to condense into droplets that fall to earth. A minute amount of water vapor already present above the air’s capacity suffices to produce precipitation as moist air meets cold land and elevated terrain.
The piece compares soldiers beds by nation. England uses hard beds with thin mattresses on canvas frames. German and Austrian beds are straw with few covers and no sheets. Russian soldiers now get ordinary beds and undress. Spanish soldiers have straw beds with pillows and two sheets. French soldiers enjoy wooden or iron beds, straw beds, mattresses, sheets, a wool coverlet and an extra quilt in cold weather.
The article explains menthol cones for neuralgia relief are made from peppermint oil. It notes the strongest oil comes from peppermint leaves, with the whole plant providing a usable amount.
A fashion note describes an elegant visiting gown in medium gray smooth faced cloth with extensive embroidery. The skirt features a back dip kept plain, bordered embroidery on the front panels, and widening velvet bands. Bodice embroidery creates a jacket effect, with elaborately embroidered sleeves and a black velvet cuff. A black velvet girdle with a left side buckle completes the look.
Photograph frames remain popular with many designs. Embroidered frames on white linen offer a refined substitute to metal options and come square round or in varied shapes. Some hold three or four photos and feature artistic decorations such as a wreath of flowers and a lovers knot.
A horticultural note explains horseradish differs from aconite or monkshood. Horseradish has a square blunt end with few fibrous roots, while aconite is pointed and bears many threadlike roots. All parts of monkshood are dangerous.
An infirm old gentleman is robbed of his new white hat by a rogue. The victim cannot run or walk well, so the thief escapes. The rogue mocks the victim, who then resorts to pulling off his wig and bolts away, leaving him bald.
A home method uses two thirds hot water in a wide mouth bottle pressed to the skin. Steam and suction draw the splinter out with minimal pressure, effective after several hours when inflammation starts.
The selection features a fancy silk skirt demand shown in creases on counters with varied styles and colors. A standout white taffeta piece is trimmed with insertion rows and edged with small white chiffon rubies, its hem finished with narrow polar applique lace flounces.
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