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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
7
An article reflects on women turning to self employment in dressmaking, noting friends refusing to sew for fear of ruining friendship. It reviews trends from fabrics, accessories, hairstyles, and wedding veils, detailing headpieces, gowns, and shoes with emphasis on Parisian influence and practical fashion choices.
In Ver séillés the La Boule clubhouse offers lunch and golf as a bracing Lenten pastime amid picturesque grounds. French fashion notes follow, praising Redfern changes, hats with tall crowns, bold colors, and feathered trims, plus shifts in skirt length and hairdressing trends for spring, with social scene details and a nod to English taste honored by the Legion of Honor.
For the Lenten season fashion holds the spotlight with dress models drawing attention. Roman stripe and mousseline fabrics appear in dainty house frocks trimmed with gilded tassels and bands. Gold and silver tassels decorate gowns of silk net and lace, while affordable substitutes in pale gray and white silk with silver gilt embroidery endure well and wear excellently after first use.
The article describes a popular fashion of tying brown tulle as a bandeau trimming on hats. It explains how the tulle matches various hair colors, secures hair into a pompadour, and uses brown invisible pins at the front. The trend began two segments ago among fashionable women and has spread widely.
The Countess of Suffolk, sister of the late Lady Curzon, was seen in Washington wearing strict mourning. Her ensemble featured a white cloth suit with a pony jackal and a deep frill on the demi trained skirt, crape edging on the left cuff, and a narrow crape band on the rowing chiffon veil. White mourning is noted as equivalent to black.
A fashion and beauty column describes peach pink chiffon ensembles with satin cords and hoods, discusses how husbands may be at fault in anecdotes, and offers skin care, rosewater vinegar toners, and rose essence applications. It notes draped hats and lace additions for opera wear, suggestions for veils, and how black gowns and white crinkle coats suit evening and perishable fabrics.
The late winter garments are lined for comfort as Mrs Elizabeth Jones-Balnd establishes a Des Moines home for drunkards wives. Meanwhile Mrs Russell Sage faces continuous beggars seeking her funds and surrounds herself with guards to keep away the crowd.
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