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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1904
Page
2
The article surveys flat and round muffs showing fashionable contrasts in fur types. It notes short haired muffs favor first form while long haired trim to rounded outlines. Elaborate designs blend lace, embroidery and dyed furs to match gowns, with bold colors and ostrich plumes enhancing hats.
An upscale calling gown is described as simple and tasteful with welted ruffles at the hem, hand embroidered stripes on the broadcloth, a vestyoke and sleeves of tucked liberty silks, and a felt hat with velvet knot in cognac roche shades.
A hoarded lace collar can be repurposed as a cape shaped face collar for quick transformation over a plain negligee. The tile house gown features figured taffeta with pale green ground and pink rosebuds, a modest round neckline, tight backs and fronts, a pointed waist, pale green velvet piping, and a long full skirt with velvet bows near the hem. Sleeves end with outer seam buttons over green velvet buttons.
Heavy open laces form opera glass bags this year. White or color options feature satin finings. Bags close at the neck with ribbon through embroidered rings and ruching of chiffon. Larger bags carry more items, with silver or gold ball bars, rosettes, paillette details, and knotted ribbon handles.
A brief note on a swift method for embroidering using Old Lace. It highlights simplicity for women seeking quick, decorative stitching results and practical guidance for household crafts.
A plain wallpaper backdrop enlarges rooms while wall patterns tire the eye. Kitchen layout favors a near sink and dresser for light labor. Mothers reinforce ribbed stockings with black cloth to extend wear. A cheap polish mix of copal varnish olive oil and turpentine preserves ironwork from rust.
Plaited skirts remain the season’s settled fashion featuring full yet waist-friendly shapes. Drop skirts persist with new frocks using Hue breadths. Jetted black voile and crepe de chine fabrics pair with Louis silk and velvet coats as plaited gores create varied knee-length pleats.
A report on fashionable fur garments describes a fichu like piece attached to a velvet belt with wide sleeves. White astrachan dyed brown coats and neck pieces or muffs are noted, with a range from large stoles to small draped garments fastened by ornamental clasps. Cuds may vary in length.
Textile notes describe fashion tones with white gowns and accessories. Fluffy tailored skirts and long gloves pair with elbow sleeves, while white jet accents and silk hats complete the outfits. Velvet flowers provide subtle color, and corduroy appears as a practical departure for the knockabout style.
Black taffeta gowns remain popular with women who never go without a black gown. Velvet trims suit elaborate outfits while simple stitching serves many. Mousseline trims pair opaque fabrics with gauze and lace for dressy gowns. A new sleeve uses taffeta puffs with silk cross folds and plaited ruffles edged in Mechlin lace finished by a long brocade gauntlet.
A garment description details a pale green house with white trim and soutache. Waistcoats feature white cloth with gold buttons. Sleeves end in white bands with velvet motifs and gold buttons. A tucked white collar has a blue velvet turn-over.
Soften a quarter package gelatine in half a cup raspberry juice and dissolve over hot water. Add juice of half a lemon, a cup of raspberry juice and half cup sugar, stir over ice water. When it begins to set fold in a cup and a half double cream beaten stiff. Pour into a mold and serve with whipped cream froth.
Elegant shading trends appear in fabrics and accessories with ostrich feather sets including muff and long round boa. Heliotrope deepens to lavender while feather tones move from rich dark browns to delicate creams, creating charming effects.
Beat one egg with a spoon until smooth then whisk in half a cup of flour and a quarter teaspoon of salt. Add a quarter cup of milk and beat until the batter is perfectly smooth.
A new clock eliminates dials and hands, showing time in Arabic numerals. It offers correct hours and minutes at a glance, excelling as novelty but unlikely to supplant the traditional dialed clock. The old fashioned piece remains essential for home decoration and usefulness.
Born July 15 1767 in Woodstock Connecticut Rev Laban Ainsworth is credited with the longest pastorate in history spanning seventy six and a half years across one church and its people. After Dartmouth education and a preaching license he began at Spencerport New York and in 1871 moved to Jaffrey New Hampshire where a century lasting ministry commenced and continued with unmatched steadiness.
A Moyobamba area tree called rain tree gathers humidity from the air and releases it over the ground, creating boggy areas nearby. The tree grows about fifty feet tall and three feet in diameter and is most vigorous in dry summer periods when rivers run low. Planners propose planting it in arid Peruvian regions to aid farmers.
Potatoes. New York, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania lead all states in the production of potatoes. Diagram shows relative production in millions of bushels.
In Hartford on November 8, 1904 Martha M Goodell declares in a public notice she will not be responsible for any building bills contracted by her, issued under the alias Silas Goodell, reflecting family discord over her house project.
Enos Ware of Shelburne Falls Massachusetts recently marked his 94th birthday. He tended a large garden this past season and twice managed three acres of corn. He walks nearly a mile to church on pleasant Sundays.
Ten years ago England and Wales had one insane person for every 824 people, now the ratio has fallen to one in 288. The rise in lunacy is attributed largely to the intense strain of modern life.
The remaining wood from a city cut years ago around Wood ward pond is now being burned at the fire station and at city hall in Keene New Hampshire during the coal strike.
A historical note records American immigration to Canada showing forty four persons in 1896 and seven thousand seven hundred eighty persons in 1903 as part of a demographic trend. It highlights a rise in movement from the United States into Canada during this period.
A head on collision on the Worcester Nashua Portland division near East Barrington New Hampshire involved an extra freight from Nashua meeting an extra from Portland. A Boston Maine car vanished from the standing train and was found at dawn driven into a Pennsylvania railroad car. The impact bent the engine and sent the B M car into the Pennsylvania car. The lantern lit scene revealed two cars had telescoped into one.
John M Skhofield, a Bath steamship office clerk, says at 3 AM he saw a meteoric object in the northeast, about the size of a barrel, standing upright and lighting the sky for several seconds. The blaze was also observed by officers and men on ships along the coast.
The Fort Hunt coast artillery station on the Potomac opposite Fort Washington will install a flag pole about 126 feet long assembled in five sections of pipe with steel bands. The pole will stand on a high eminence and the flag atop will wave about 800 feet above river level.
In Georgis Corner Maine Grey’s dog hunting foxes encountered a genuine loupcervier. The dog was felled and the cat stood among branches. Grey rushed forward fired and killed the big cat to avenge his dog’s assault.
Capt. C. A. Hoffnagle presented the Seth Warner chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution with a charter frame carved from wood taken from a boat of Arnold's fleet sunk in Arnold's Bay near Vergennes on October 11, 1776.
A 120 year old cigar was found this week by Joseph I. Seechler during remodeling of the Parks mansion in Danville Pennsylvania. It was hidden in a hollow between two stones, wrapped in oiled paper and still retains its odor.
A Biddeford Maine man named Thomas Bradbury owns a copy of the New England Courant dated February 4 to February 11, 1728. The issue largely contains a king's speech and notes that the Courant "is printed and sold by Benjamin Franklin."
A Pennsylvania anthracite region study counts 680000 residents with 430000 foreign born. Among them, over 60000 are illiterate, unable to read or write.
A string of humorous vignettes and political tales from early 20th century pages. Mayor McClellan jokes about a future president while a newsroom boy haggles for a nickel. Senator Blackburn recalls a tight trousers mix up. Idaho Senator Dubois clever court sketch shows a fine remittance note.
Moravia New York December 12 special report tells of Mrs Benj Wilson who nearly died from Sugar Diabetes after losing 20 pounds. Dodd's Kidney Pills credited with restoring health, husband praising early benefits and five boxes curing her. The ad asserts cures for Kidney Diseases including Brights Disease and rheumatism.
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