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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1909
Page
3
The piece notes fashion for women emphasizing spring headgear with quirky phrases like fearfully and wonderfully made. It highlights inverted bows as a top trend, conservative styles with a salt of confections, rough and ready coarse straw, curved quills, rigid feathered aigrets, satin dous scarfs, big buckles and ornamental buttons in straw or satin trims.
A letter criticizes King County hospital for treating patients as paupers rather than as people receiving medical care. It distinguishes the hospital from the nearby poor farm and calls for compassionate treatment, noting abuses against patients who refuse work. The piece argues doctor and nurse attitudes shape patient dignity.
The article notes tailor made Paris gowns in three quarter and longer lengths. Carnations and ribbons dominate decor at social events with white gowns favored heavily. White cloth fabrics like satin cham creme and cashmere serge are set for wide use by designers and wearers this season.
In Ond, Virginia, March 22, the mother of Josephine Hood chases a tale of a man posing as Lord Reginald Sholte Douglas who married Hood in New Mexico then vanished. Hood, a society girl from Asheville, is believed rescued near Vera Cruz and en route home under her mother's care. The husband is described as a famed bigamist, deserting Hood and other victims as investigators pursue the case with officials in the United States and Mexico.
Two boys Ommy and Johmny wander near a pond and throw stones at a great green king frog on a lily pad. The frog and its tiny allies leap after them, causing the boys to flee home with their mother’s gentle reprimand. The frogs return to the pond and life returns to normal with the tale ending happily ever after.
A clever woman proposes using scissors to cut nut meats and celery for salad, arguing that chopping with a knife is unnecessary. She suggests the new method speeds meal prep and reduces mess by sizing ingredients with scissors.
Classified notice notes a furniture sale listing on Bee page six. It mentions items for sale and urges readers to consult the Bee for details.
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