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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1911
Page
5
Special interest note describes an unconventional Easter headdress with a white satin band and long plume extensions. Crystals and rhinestones enhance the design, marketed as best paired with a new flat hairstyle that hides temples and ears for a streamlined look.
A reader asks about polishing gunmetal shoes, two candy recipes, and hair styling. Other questions cover wedding etiquette after a bereavement, carriage etiquette, rouge hair removal, and under eye puffiness with suggested remedies.
The fashion notes describe a strong shift to tailored masculine style in garments, with plaited flounces on lingerie models and old silver, doll gold beads, steel, crystal, and pearl accents. Motoring coats in serge or cheviot feature travailsleeves and deep pockets, while handkerchiefs show one-corner embroidery. Waists coordinate with suits. navy remains popular for spring, with bold color borders in blue, brown, lavender, and black.
The Star awards ten Japanese fern urns to the ten best simple breakfast menus. Submit own one page menu with name and address to MENU EDITOR, The Star, by next Thursday afternoon.
The article discusses how facial features and demeanor reveal loyalty or deceit, warning readers to judge character by appearance and behavior rather than trust alone. It weighs common cues such as eyes ears and expressions in assessing trustworthiness.
The text links eye shapes and gaze with intellect and temperament, noting wide or narrow eyes reveal rashness or discernment. Ear form signals sensuality or refinement, lips and chins indicate wit, craft, or indolence, and gait clues energy, reliability, or kleptomania in a dated character-facial guide.
A reflective piece contrasts a mother's tireless care with unfulfilled personal dreams, praising daily selfless love for her children. It interweaves social duty with personal longing and cites greater love through sacrifice, alongside brief notes on fashion, tailor-made garments, and a travel railway service schedule.
Pinkerton operatives charged a man claiming to be Perry L. Nelson of 1017 Boren Ave with issuing 700 dollars in fraudulent checks. He was arrested at Beconday and Madison streets after a tip linked to a purported weakness for taxis and cafes. Nelson said his father is John Nelson, a Trinidad, Colorado realty man.
Rev. EB Tremayne Dunstan of West Seattle Congregational church argues the hobble gown hinders women and likens church ritual to a hobble gown, emphasizing restrictions on movement.
Rev J L Garvin of the First Christian church spoke last evening about a future heaven on earth without class consciousness sectarian bigotry or religious fanaticism. He urged sharing food clothing and shelter and emphasized human fellowship and joyful service.
Officials estimate Monarch Refrigerator Company suffered about 800000 dollars in losses after a blaze destroyed a warehouse. The fire began Sunday afternoon and burned into the night, closing with officials assessing the total.
The Socialist Party and Socialist Labor Party observed the Paris Commune anniversary last night. The Socialist Party held events at the Arcade hall while Socialist Labor assembled at their headquarters at 1918 Westlake Way. August Gillhaus, former presidential candidate, spoke to the Labor meeting.
In Los Angeles on March 20 Rev EF Benedict urged that recreation dancing is far inferior to tennis, baseball, and football at a Green Lake Methodist church. Report later notes a laborer Michael Flynn, 20, killed by a Southern Pacific engine after a possible earlier assault, with blood traces and signs of a struggle.
The Utah class battleship, under construction at Camden New Jersey, is expected to be completed and towed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in early June.
A dense list of prices for butter vegetables fruits and meats with regional references to Washington Oregon and Yakima. The document itemizes rushing notes on local produce, dairy items, and livestock market quotes with varied weights and pricing terms.
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