Beautifying the Home and Fancy Furnishings Ideas
An article surveys trends in curtains and upholstery arguing textiles pose no disease risk when woodwork is disinfected. It debunks arsenic color worries, notes shift to aniline dyes, and highlights fashionable grays, crepes, and tobacco browns. It showcases imaginative room decorations from bed pockets to bamboo fretwork and themed Harlem rooms with whimsical furnishings.
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Boston
W. G. Lacey
London
Boston Homeopathic Medical Society
DisPaTcu
Philadelphia
New Fabrics and Decor Trends Highlight 1900s Home Style
A survey of textile innovations notes wash drawings resembling a full moon and cloud effects, Kanko crete fabrics with embroidered stencil designs, and a Japanese netting craze in golds and bronzes. New uses for these materials include mantels, portieres, and frieze work, while fine cambric and mull undergarments regain favor.
Interior design and fashion notes blur old world charm with new
A survey of home decor traces muslin curtains and lace trends, antique finishes, and color effects. It notes pale ivory walls with brown shading, blue and cardinal bric a brac, and evolving muslin fabrics with rainbow color prints. It contrasts French and English nursery simplicity with American snobdom and Sheraton reproductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Nottingham
Crete
Empire Style Furnishings Draw London's Gold Chair Debate
The article surveys high end furniture and fashion trends from London to New York. It notes Empire and Louis XIV style chairs, folding tables, revolving stools, and ornate cabinets, with commentary on comfort, dining rooms, and evolving home entertainment. It also covers manicure practices, fashion hats, cloaks, and jewelry accents shaping 19th century taste.
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London
New York
Youpperdam
Saya
Philadelphia
Hampton's
Pall Mall
Louis XV
Louis Seize
Marquise di Lanza
Washington
Mme. di Lanza
Spectacle mislaid then found on a Northern traveler in Florida
A Palatka Florida Herald recounts a northern couple aboard the first Ocklawaha steamer. The husband misplaced gold rim spectacles, later recovered from a limb with a silk net. The wife lost then regained a silk net on the same limb, with the net and spectacles eventually returned to owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Springs
Rockefeller's Open Pocket Sparks Baptist Fundraiser Tale
New York Morning Journal recounts John D Rockefeller's habit of supporting religious and charitable drives, noting a witty Methodist minister who pressed for funds. Rockefeller replies he is not of their church, and the minister insists money is still needed for the worthy cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
New York Morning Journal
John D. Rockefeller
Principles of Manners and Lip Care for Women
The piece cites women and men as alike in flaws, urges calm study of manners, and urges Bella B. to stop biting lips. It argues good breathing and posture improve health and intellect, advises stern rebuke for bad habits, and suggests gentle care for hands through domestic tasks and proper washing routines.
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W. D. Owen
Indiana
Sirs. Owen
London
Flower
Miss Gruxpy, JR
Bella B
de Pompadour
Hogarth
Vermont
No. 2
Cologne
Tam
Frau von Bitter
Lois Munter
la Montez
Fourth Street
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Bis
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England
America
Harlem
Paris
Sheraton
Ellen Terry
Lucy Ashton
Ravenswood
Palatka
Herald
Dr. Nansen
General Spinola
Madame Romero
Deece
THE
Dispatch
Senator Davis
Are
Worth
Spinola
India
Howard Whyte
Sawyer
Washgton Pp
Shirley
Mark
Mr. Stanley
Japan
Hei
Ali
Hirley Dare
Madame
Madam Lang
Sarah
Bernhardt
Seahall Room
Louis XVI
Madam Bernhardt
Antares
Countess Annie DE MorTalcv
Hough
the Hollenden
Cleveland
Americsa
Pacific Portrait House
Broadway Theater Building
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