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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1912
Page
33
The column describes a gray crepe faille costume with a long burnished skirt and pannier drapery, embroidered tickle, buttoned front, and a plain bodice and skirt accented by fifty decorative buttons. It pairs with a fur muff, panne velvet bow, Valenciennes collar and cuffs, and a rose and blue bud theme. A featured assortment of hats is noted for their transformative effect on appearance.
The article surveys Tam o Shanter and picture hats in velvet and felt, highlighting bold ostrich plumes and feathered adornments. It features Mile. Renouardt as muse for a Parisian style, notes small caps and dramatic bird of paradise trims, and describes color shifts from black to peacock blue with fringe and ribbons.
An exposé on how worn stage costumes are shipped to Africa and beyond, where they are repurposed by islanders and tribal leaders. The piece lampoons Hyams London as the major dealer and offers colorful anecdotes of natives adopting epaulettes, gowns, and pirates’ outfits in riotous, history-tinted scenes.
Bloomsburg Pennsylvania officials heard a new proposal at the Columbia County school directors meeting. County Superintendent Evans, noted for introducing leagues and contests in academics and athletics, suggested stocking darning contests as a practical school activity for girls, with likely implementation. The remarks contrasted with humorous note from a comic strip about in laws, showing local flavor.
Fred B. Newman, fourth son of Sir Frederick Newman of Passy Scotland, rejects a $1000 remittance and plans marriage to Frances Moore in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. His father sent a solicitor to protest but Newman demands publicity of his betrothal. He notes a prior case where disinheritance preceded a brother's death and says he sacrifices a $100,000 inheritance.
English slaughterhouses adopt a spring operated pistol to drive a sharp blade into the animal’s head, a method described as humane. The device is designed for quick, decisive stunning before processing.
The Chicago Record-Herald recounts how war veterans warned of impending death. Garfield brothers faced a hard battle at Gainesville in 1862 with one dying at Bull Run and two others enduring brutal wounds. Other comrades Frank King Phil Plummer Rollin Converse and John Timmons faced grim fates amid Gainesville Gettysburg Wilderness and Petersburg battles.
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