Paris Fin de Siecle Femininity Shocks Paris in Portrait Vogue
Paris dispatch notes a fin de siecle beauty standard in 19th century fashion. It describes a model with pale white skin, slender neck and arms, crimson hair, and a poised profile under a marblelike forehead. The portrait attracts a dense spectator crowd at the Champs de Mars and highlights Parisian modernity embodied by Toatre Guilbert and a chic singer in aristocratic drawing rooms.
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Paris
Champs de Mars
Toatre Guilbert
Paris Portrait of a Diva in Fin de Siecle Style
A Paris crowd views a portrait of a glamorous figure described with flowered gown, greenish reflections, and a high coiffure. The figure’s modest décolletage contrasts with bold accessorized elegance, embodying late 19th century coquetry and fashion taste, echoed by American admiration of Parisian couture.
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Paris
American women and their fashion empire now in vogue
The piece notes American women favor stylish dress and corsets, praising their elegance and the chic silhouette achieved on the road and in society. It claims corset makers hold priestess like influence, with provincial buyers traveling to Paris for custom fits at ten to twelve dollars.
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Paris
America
Louvre
Carabioe
Tne
Fashion notes from the West on then current dress styles
The article describes attire trends with emphasis on coquetry and impractical gowns. It notes bell skirts, round straw hats, pointed shoes, Louis XV coats, and Henri IV capes in crepe de chine with accordion pleats, highlighting the contrast between finery and everyday wear.
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Big
Henri IV
Woman's World Illustrations Show Summer Hat Trends
The feature describes London and Paris styling for summer wear. It highlights a rough straw hat nicknamed Tyrol or Canoe, with a rolling brim and dented crown, and details dresses, gowns, and accessories in lavender, cream, and pale lilac tones by Worth and Virot.
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London
Tyrol
Paris
Lanterns for decorations described in varied designs
Lanterns for decoration are valued for subdued beauty rather than light. The piece notes iron Sheba style lanterns hanging from ceilings with intricate pierced carvings and lacquered finishes offering diverse options for each room.
Lanterns and room lighting in teak wood halls
The text describes four separate rooms with limited light and a desire for color. It mentions lanterns of silk paper for corners and plazas and teak wood lanterns for halls, suitable for oil gas or candle illumination.
Dinners for a Week Menu for Thrift-Conscious Couples
The New York World provides a week of dinner ideas for a couple earning about a thousand a year. The plan assumes a young bride leaving her father with a small trousseau and limited means. It includes Sunday dishes like omelette souffle and chicken, with notes on portions and leftovers to stretch budget.
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New York
Cee Leman
Aniharf
Bishop
Peter
James
Fans for the Season
The New York Times highlights fashionable summer fans to pair with gowns. Descriptions include black fans with fleur de lys or silver butterflies, white silk fans with lace butterflies, green gauze fans with violet motifs, and dark silk fans adorned with jeweled beetles. Styles feature mother of pearl, gold and silver handles, and decorative watches or initials.
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New York Time
Mother of I
Inone
How to make cafe mousse ice at home
A New York Trium recipe describes a cafe mousse ice using coffee essence, eggs, sugar, and whipped cream. It covers coffee extraction, custard preparation, folding into whipped cream, freezing in a salt ice pack, and serving texture. It contrasts with French methods that use pure whipped cream and coffee essence.
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New York
Comfort and Beauty in the Pointed Piccadilly Shoe Trend
A 1900 era piece extols the pointed Piccadilly toe on low shoes as fashionable and practical. It warns against extreme points and ill fit, urging comfortable, well-fitting footwear to protect foot health and prevent deformities.
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Piccadilly
Novelty in Dollies with Monthly Motifs
A fragment describes a novelty set of doilies featuring mottos for each month. It references old posts by Spenser and Chaucer as sources of motto ideas, suggesting playful variations and sketches in the surrounding decor.
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Spenser and
Chaucer
The Dake notes on glycerine and salicylic acid use
Shirley Dake outlines cosmetic and medical uses of glycerine and salicylic acid, noting internal and external applications. She discusses glycerine in skin care, cautions about animal glycerines, and explains cheap external salicylic acid for moles and skin spots.
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Canarr
Bakims
Leto
Afghanistan
Bryce
Soul Clinic
Claridge
de Caibbol
Bryee
Shirley Dake
Picnic Poetry and Practical Guide for Outdoor Feasts
A prose poem urges rustic charm and elegance in picnics, listing foods from ham sandwiches to cold oysters and terrapin. It blends whimsical verse with practical tips on packing, beverages, and etiquette, contrasting country-house hosts with fashionable Newport outings.
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Newport
Lenox
Sharon
Bois’ de Boulogn
Versailles
M. E. W. Sherwoop
Preparation of Cabbage Recipes for the Home
A diaristic excerpt lists cabbage based dishes and other recipes from Ellice Serena's General Recipes. It covers boiled and fried cabbage, cold slaw, tomato cream soup, apple and orange desserts, custards, muffins, macaroons, and fruit dishes, with notes on frugal kitchen tips. Includes guidance on using cold beef and codfish, bread fritters, and general housekeeper hints.
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Ellice Serena
Hinta
Canning Sweet Cherries for Preservation
Household guidance on cherry canning explains sweet cherries are ideal for canning but yield insipid flavor when preserved traditionally in sugar. It contrasts canned fruit cooked in light syrup sealed hot with preserved fruit cooked in a kettle in heavy syrup and cooled before sealing, noting storage tips.
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Shirley Dare
Whitte
the Dispatch
New England
Cannes
Provence
Grand Chartreuse
Marchale
Des Alpes
Jagrippe
Reon
Landers
Mrs. Sherwood
Sadie Sretarie
Walter Besant
Celias Arbor
Ptain
Whelosh
Cave Pottie
Toby
Mary
Carlene
Tom
Harry
Piers Rae
Boo
Solie Nivic
Pak Ss
Petagaba el
Haven
Wm. Trinkle & Co
Vood
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