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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1904
Page
6
The piece notes autumn style shifts toward outdoor wear and wraps, with long coats and jackets in demand. It highlights the rise of multiple wraps, color coordination with gowns, and details like crystal buttons, a painted belt, and an English embroidery bolero over shirted sleeves.
A Tangerine chiffon cloth waist with white velvet flower embroidery pairs with a white picture hat featuring a high crown wrapped in velvet cords and a left side cluster of tangerine and white ostrich tips. Picture hats use lace frills on wide brims and plush Directoire styles with long ostrich plumes or Paradise plumes for flair. White plush Directoire hats with long white ostrich feathers showcase color accents that echo gown tones.
Bows for young girls and hair ornaments for their elders grow larger. Little girls wear two big bows, one atop the hair drawn into a pompadour and another at the nape. Butterfly bows needing a yard of fabric are popular. Alsatian effects suit older girls with abundant hair. Chiffon flower sprays make pretty evening ornaments.
Loose coats with plifted skirts are touted as highly attractive for school wear. The cheviot garment features brown and tan shades, tailor style stitching, and bell sleeves. The accompanying gored skirt complements the coat. material estimates are given for medium sizes.
Cool days bring forth light weight cloth gowns with a new model featuring a skirt that has a round yoke on the back and on the sides, showcasing fresh design elements.
The article describes a pale blue crepe de chine blouse with a shallow yoke and full shoulder sleeves finished with deep cuffs. Lace yoke with embroider ed taffeta band and cuffs, plus optional transparent yoke. Suitable for odd waist or gown. fabric requirements listed.
Fashion notes describe shirt waist suits in mohair light-weight velveteen and silk with three-quarter length and cape details. Velvet and braid trimmings on smooth-faced materials, chiffon waists with tucks, vine velvet flowers on corsage sleeves, and sequin and lace accents create versatile dressy looks paired with a matching picture hat for upscale events.
The gray silk frock is distinctly Parisian with pinked rubhes and velvet medallions along the front Valleta lends itsell admirably to this treatment. Velvet choices in black cerise or scarlet would enhance accessories. White voile gowns trimmed with tiny satin ruches in pale pink or blue decorate flounces and bodices with satin celature.
Delicate housewear pieces feature challis fabrics with lace jabots and sleeve ruffles. Front centers show criss cross velvet ribbon held by small flat bows or larger butterfly bows nestled in the lace. Ribbon tone matches the challis pattern.
A description of garments featuring glossy smooth-faced cloths such as broadcloth and face cloth trimmed with braid. The fashionable street frocks are tailored and smart looking, sitting among velvet and velveteens in the latest trim.
A portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in Salzburg January 27 1756 detailing his extraordinary ear for pitch at age five his early tours with his father Leopold Mozart and court performances in Vienna Schonbrunn Paris Munich and Rome. It notes his orders and honors including the Golden Spur from Pope Clement XIV and later court composer status. The piece chronicles his prolific output over 35 years and his final work the Requiem.
A washing machine agent questions the amateur performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin revealing mixed local reactions. The piece mentions a coat with gold trim and notes the Mozart family’s rise from the Austrian court to Paris. A tavern owner comments a recent show wasn’t much worse than earlier renditions.
Story notes recount Storiettes with a six congressman Laference tale about an all knowing aunt and her charades. Clyde Fitch offers Whistler in Paris during King Edward's coronation with a duchess joke. Logan B Anthony recalls European views and a European slum where a mother washes many children's faces before her own.
A glimpse of colonial manners with a ferry captain's quip about free passage for second families and a New York court tale contrasting two lawyers one blustering and the other calm. The piece also notes George Foster Peabody at Lake George and a youth with wit and learning.
A man asks Mr Peabody which ticket to vote Democratic or Republican and whether Judge Parker is favored. The curt reply comes from the treasurer of his campaign, noting the timing of his statement as about forty eight hours ago.
A Johns Hopkins University janitor, who detected a fake five dollar bill he passed to the secretary, vows to watch for the passer. He explains his cautious outlook by noting he sometimes believes the bill is good and sometimes bad, so he waits for the right moment before resuming circulation.
A wry note from the Philadelphia press recalls a sleeping political couple discovering intruders in their house and in Congress. The exchange highlights distrust and danger in the era’s political climate.
Mr R E Goward of Freeborn Minnesota reports a painful kidney trouble relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says a few boxes restored health, energy, and a feeling of being a new man. He recommends the remedy to all kidney sufferers, asserting cured kidneys mean pure blood and renewed vitality.
An eminent Vienna physician asserts that rheumatism can be thoroughly eradicated through a plentiful diet of ripe fruit, presenting a nutritional approach as a cure.
A humorous line from Puck extols a wife who can repair a hat. She can fix a hat costing more than ten dollars for fifteen dollars, making it look as good as new. The quip plays on thrift and clever homemaking with a light, period-appropriate tone.
The essay argues advertising is essential for modern business growth like sunshine to a tree. It cites Postum as a nine year example, warns against selling a poor product, and notes advertising costs about a million dollars yearly to sustain a thriving enterprise and global distribution.
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