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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
6
A column provides household tips and personal grooming advice. Readers ask about dandruff, dry hair, hair removal, cake and pie recipes, dyeing a light switch, washing a chamois, and a humorous baby diary reflecting public guesses about a newborn.
The fashion notes describe rich fabrics such as mous seline and satin, gowns trimmed with cashmere, and a new cut steel Greek band head dress. Marquisette remains popular, black mette bags with white leather, net allovers, and porcelain bead patterns trend. Capuchian hoods fade. shawl like hoods grow. High turbans with aigrettes reappear in straw styles.
Fashion planners in Toledo announce fall features such as fuller skirts and the Charlotte Corday collar cut to a cape-like point at the back. The hobble skirt is dropped, jackets are lightly shaped with straight lines, and trimmed suits emphasize large collars, deep cuffs, and raised waists.
From France comes word that chemical lace may replace real lace soon. No weaving is necessary. The machine uses a receptacle for cellulose solution, a cylinder engraved with the design, and a coagulation vat. Lace made this way is said to be beautiful, more durable, and resistant to water.
New York May 5. Commissioner Herman Robinson calls to systematize working hours and recreation periods for household workers. He argues that house girls deserve the same rights as stenographers, saleswomen, and factory employees, in a report to Mayor Gaynor.
New bills debut across Acme and Circuit houses with titles like The Maida Revenge Captain Clark's Capture and A California Love Story plus Western comedies at Diadem and Ideal Theatres. Other programs include educational exhibitions at Exhibit, musical numbers by Ruben Raymond, and international scenes at Savoy Odeon and Washington Theatre.
El Paso reports that if peace terms with Diaz and Madero hold, rebel leaders weigh deploying 3,000 Madero forces under Orozco Blanco Villa and Garibaldi to quell uprisings across Northern Mexico to deter potential foreign intervention. Theaters list vaudeville acts and shows.
Advert reads new modern furniture for bedrooms at low prices. Contact 804 ver. etnias near Weetiake Ave in the Virginias.
Five members of the state assembly and Sergeant at Arms Diegle pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing in Columbus. Indicted on bribery charges, they were ordered to prepare for trial in two weeks. Detectives report sensational evidence before the grand jury, with new indictments against other legislators expected Monday.
In Los Angeles the blue masked bandits wearing polka-dot handkerchiefs lined up five patrons and the two proprietors at Case & O'Connor's saloon and took about 100 dollars. Police arrived two minutes later after an alert patrol forced the robbers to flee through the swinging door while shouting hands up.
An apocryphal ad boasts unprecedented low prices at Albany Paintess Centre while claiming expert workmanship and painless dentistry. It touts porcelain crowns and free extraction as incentives, promising careful, thorough care and guaranteed results to attract customers.
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