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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
3
Special interest to women reports from York on fall millinery trends. Poney lids lead modish wear with colors such as Brown and velvet trims. French and Russian influences appear in turban shapes, beaver materials, plumes, and cockades, with styling favored to cover one eye and sit rakishly at the right.
Fragmentary report notes ceremonies in a Midwestern locale with references to a long-serving lighthouse keeper, a Territory Federation, and multiple community roles. Mentions a female probate figure and several occupations including sheep herders and soldiers, with a vague yearly service figure over $750.
The text mixes a butter and egg dough recipe with scattered steps for pastries and stuffing. It includes directions to cream butter, beat eggs with milk, form dough, add jelly fillings, and bake muffins. Culinary instructions are interspersed with unrelated dream phrases and garbled lines.
In an era of self care women face the question of how hair arrangements affect appearance. The article describes yellowed aging features, modern soft pompadours, long loose waves, and velvet or satin bands for the hair. It contrasts today’s hair with ten years ago. A recipe for potato dough strips is included at the end.
Short under skirts in cambric and nainsook with flounces, lace, and embroidery offered at 39c to 50c. Gowns in cambric and nainsook feature high or V-necks, yokes with embroidery, beading, and hemstitched lawn ruffles priced from 49c to 75c, with multiple styles including slip-over, chemise, and open-front designs.
An item listing advertises children’s hose at 15 cents per pair or two pairs for 25 cents. Another line notes fast black cotton-ribbed hose with spliced heel and toe and extra double knee priced at 15 cents per pair or two for 25 cents. The fragment ends with a stray word eoner.
Misses two clasp silk gloves double tipped in white gray and tan shades offered at 29 cents per pair.
A broken assortment of women's kid gloves, slightly damaged and mended, priced at 39 cents per pair. Inventory notes indicate multiple pairs with minor repairs and color variety.
Instructions outline making sweet pickles from fruits like peaches and watermelon rind with rich thick syrup. Includes heating vinegar, using nasturtium seeds, and sealing hot in porcelain kettles. Provides peach pickle recipe with sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and steps from blanching to canning.
Sleeveless Hubbard and band aprons described in white percale with red or black dots and small designs. Amoskeag gingham items include blue and white checks and plaid designs with bib or front fits. Prices listed at 25c for some styles and 50c for Margaret aprons.
Catalog lists good quality all linen hemstitched handkerchiefs 44 inch with 12 percent value and men’s handkerchiefs. women’s silk and linen colored styles at 15 shillings, sheer cross bar lawn designs with low knots, plain hemstitched options, and children’s colored border handkerchiefs at Se.
An assortment of Wilton rugs in multiple sizes with prices from $1.79 to $12.00. Includes 18x36 Wilton, 27x54 Wool Wilton, Worsted Wilton, and 36x63 Wilton rugs. Tapestry Brussels and Thunoch varieties priced up to $12.00. Japanese matting remnants offered at 10 cents per yard. Mont Batesroom.
Machine-made opaque window shades mounted on a Stewart Hartshorn improved self-acting roller measure 36 inches by 7 feet at 49 cents. Water-color window shades sell at 3% inches by 7 feet. Quantity 200.
An advertisement lists women’s vests and drawers at 25 cents, describing white cotton pieces with low necks, sleeveless styles, floral and lace yoke options, plus extra-size vests in pink and sky blue. Also notes mercerized cotton vests and lace trimmed drawers with umbrella knee bands. Harement Balesroor.
Advertisement notes women’s trimmed hats priced at $1.50 each. Styles feature hip and rough braid in black white and burnt with flowers and ribbon. Marketed as available at a location possibly Balare? delivery point unclear.
An assortment of Flowers including Roses Hyacinths and Marguerites ten and twenty five cents, Black Quills ten cents, Black Wings thirty five sixty five and seventy five cents, White and blue Wings fifty cents, Uncurled Ostrich in coral pink and blue seventy five cents, Fancy Hat Pins with blue pink or white setting ten cents, Children's untrimmed Shapes with chiffon facing twenty five cents.
Inventory listing notes Emery boards in a dozen pack priced at 5 cents an item Eastman Adrea Cream sold in large china jars for 25 cents Royal Violet Talcum Powder in sprinkler top oval cans priced at 10 cents each.
Balbriggan shirts with high neck and long or short sleeves and matching drawers priced at 25 cents. Available in ankle or knee length for boys. Local advert highlights affordable undergarments for children.
A classified item offers white cotton summer-weight children’s vests in low neck and sleeveless style in all sizes priced at 10 cents each.
Laces and embroideries matched sets in Swiss and Nainsook edges and insertions in dainty designs. Scalloped-edge Swiss bands 3 to 4 inches wide priced per yard. Fine linen torchon lace and insertion one half to one inch wide by the yard. Normandy Valenciennes lace 2 to 4 inches wide by the yard. Exceptional values in lace and embroidery remnants.
Short lengths of drapery and upholstery materials including curtain muslins tapestries damasks moire silkolines cretonnes denims fringes cords silks and satins offered at especially low prices.
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