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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
4
The Seattle Star lists department and agency notices with contact details and subscription reminders. It instructs readers on address label changes and delivery timing, urging subscribers to report missed copies by calling Main 1080 or Ind 444 for prompt re-delivery.
The Star urges a neutral commission of real estate experts to appraise Ravenna park land the owners wish to sell to Seattle. It notes the owners demand exorbitant prices, opposes veto pressure on a street plan, and argues a bridge over the gulch could serve park needs while easing tension between owners and neighbors.
The piece notes that tariff revision proposals from Taft and other candidates threaten the current duty regime on petroleum. A Dingley law provision keeps oil protected via cross country duties. Russia is the only major oil maker with import duties and current crude and refined rates are 5.4 and 2.34 cents per gallon respectively.
May Mortier Maxwell, a teaching suffragist, tells the Daily Mail that American women are cowards who would not risk jail for voting. She criticizes untraveled domestic women as narrow and puritanical, says English suffragists attract male attention, and notes American meetings focus on fashion displays rather than politics.
Toronto reports feverish excitement over the upcoming visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Dressmakers are busy and gowns are described as gorgeous and numerous for the early summer tour across Canada. The princess has worn many fine outfits for the journey. Mme Paderewski paid 7500 dollars for four fancy, insured chicks shipped from Kansas City to Morges Switzerland for her dennerie, the birds named Lady Helen Victorie and Crystal Line Jr. Two remain unnamed due to the crown prince’s pending birth.
The description highlights a lingerie gown requiring skilled needlework. It features val inset sleeves, shaped flounces on the skirt, embroidery banding, and edging over puff sleeves. White linen grelots with tassels decorate the front, shoulder pieces and sleeve caps use heavy filet lace, velvet ribbons and buckram buckles finish the design.
In London a new hairpin novelty holds a slender perfume vial. A spring release sprays fresh scent when touched, addressing perfume aging. Hairpins come in gold for blondes turquoise shells for brown hair dark amber for auburn hair and silver gray for gray hair. Boats run seven daily from Pier 2 to the U S Navy Yard.
Mrs Bland Sutton in London describes the Children’s Happy Evening Association led by the Princess of Wales. A feature on a child dress highlights a dainty frock with handkerchief linen, bell shape, and fine embroidery, reflecting the charity’s work for slum children.
Lowell woman Mrs. Seelie Lovering works in a department store to fund her son’s Tufts education as he claims the Lord Gough of Hertfordshire estates. Hugh Piterald Gough Lovering seeks the title through his late father who left England decades ago. The case centers on inheritance contested by Mia. Lovering on his behalf.
Maude Fulton a New York stage dancer continues to perform despite an appendectomy. Doctors warn the persistent dancing risks her life. Her mother Mrs J W Reardon seeks a court injunction to stop her appearances at Herald Square and Casino theatres.
The passage lists three neckwear items: No 1 shows a sheer organ die tie with a small lace edge and delicate colored painting. No 2 features a Bean Brummer jabot with lace and a black ribbon bow. No 3 presents a tailored black satin tie with a sheer embroidered linen fringe.
A collage of quips and notices from various sources, including lines about Tetrazzini admired by Miss Jeanette Gilder, a joke about optimists and pessimists, a burglary fear exchange between Mr and Mrs Krotchett, and a light verse about fish and Easter. The fragmentary text blends jokes, magazine snippets, and a brief city journal excerpt.
A diary style note recounts a meeting with Edwin at a drawing room. He greets softly and shows modest nerves while his mother is introduced. The writer muses on propriety, fashion, and future prospects as they plan to attend the theatre.
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