Hand-Painted Silk Parasol With Rose Embroidery
A hand-painted parasol of white glace silk features rose and forget-me-not motifs on its edge lace. The item is described as a charming concept awaiting a purchaser with a portly purse.
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
5
A hand-painted parasol of white glace silk features rose and forget-me-not motifs on its edge lace. The item is described as a charming concept awaiting a purchaser with a portly purse.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat note quotes a cynic who mocks the idea that ugly women endure misfortune. He argues all women are beautiful and that events rarely mention the ugly woman, sparking a reflection on beauty and social roles.
Notes from Paris describe crystalline fabrics replacing mousseline in summer gowns while white metyels edged with black gain favor. Chokerless bodices draw criticism for unflattering looks, and designers display black lace ostrich feather embellishments with rhinestones on white gauze gowns, as Worth showcases.
The excerpt outlines several dessert puddings. Strawberry pudding uses cornstarch yolks and egg whites with meringue and strawberries. Pineapple pudding layers butter sugar and rice flour with milk and egg yolks, then steam in a mould and serve with sauce. Banana pudding blends flour butter milk eggs and baking powder with bananas, steamed in a quart mould. Orange pudding makes a thickened juice custard with orange pieces and a boiled custard to serve.
A quirky collage of maxims on women from literature and society. It quotes Balzac on perfection at 35 and a physician on eye trouble from trying to see behind in a mirror, with wry comments on popularity and perception.
The article notes pink and green as dominant summer colors influenced by Wilhelmina of Holland. Queen Wilhelmina favored pink in her trousseau and wedding gowns, boosting green fabrics in Paris and fashion centers. Green foulards and sheer veiling fabrics grow popular, contrasting with blue, black, and white in the Americas.
The article describes hats and brims entirely made of foliage and sprays and wreath-like arrangements using green leaves fresh as if picked from Nature's conservatory. It emphasizes the use of flowers and greenery in both mounted crowns and full-brim hats.
A lyrical meditation on perfect days in June and the earth’s response. The verse describes life stirring through grass and flowers, cowslips and buttercups, with joy and growth as a natural, hopeful order. James Russell Lowell is invoked to frame the nature driven optimism.
The June birthday girl should wear an agate for health and longevity. June's flower is the red rose symbolizing love and prosperity. The text includes Robert Burns style lines about enduring love across seas and years, ending with a note of a distant lover.
A reader asks about locating library resources and night school information while the Times notes library access and directs to the City Hall for educational data. The column also explains Rhode Island and Creole definitions related to colonial capitals and Louisiana ancestry.
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