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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1899
Page
7
From a period piece on women and home items the artful prose warns about beauty’s transience and its risks. It weaves moral verse about insect like beauty, its loss when pursued, and the sorrow of vanity that leaves a wounded, broken heart. The piece contemplates mercy and sister shame in a richly poetic frame.
The article guides women on how to present themselves for portraits. It urges choosing a good dress and hairstyle, avoiding harsh looks in proofs, and adopting graceful poses and evening attire. It stresses relaxed styling, soft lines, and confidence to achieve flattering results.
A detailed fashion snippet describes a girls frock for ages ten to fourteen in apricot glace silk with a gathered belt skirt and cream needlework waist, plus a chic straw hat. It also surveys neckwear trends advising cream lace bows, silk ribbons, and jeweled pins, and ends with a call for daily rest for women amid busy schedules.
White satin and black chiffon wrap features jet outlined bowknots and double capes with a V front. Designed to wear over muslin and lace evening gowns, it provides warmth in cold weather and showcases white taffeta ribbon trim. Imported by Messrs. B Altman & Co.
A Denver club meeting discussion urges that women not abandon periodical rest. A suburban meeting featured a "Value of System in Work" with a model day fully filled with tasks, prompting a woman to note an important activity had been omitted from the schedule.
A new belt concept uses a soft silk piece folded into a narrow waist belt with a garter buckle. One end anchors to the buckle underbar, the other end passes through and clamps tight to secure folds, leaving a long sash hanging straight down the front and elongating the waist.
Pound two ounces of fine white gum and table to a powder. Put it in a pitcher and pour over it one pint of boiling water. Cover and let it sit over night. Carefully pour from the dregs into a clean bottle. Cork and keep for use. One tablespoonful stirred into a pint of starch produces a lovely gloss on linen and is harmless to the material.
Mrs McKinley continues to improve slowly while global events unfold. The Caribbean and Pacific regions see shifts in governance and infrastructure with a new custom house at Cienfuegos and Manila-bound troops. Reports cover Klondike mining outputs, Dewey’s visit to the pope, insurgent demands, New York imports, storms of rain in India, and military movements via the Aleutians and Japan.
Free postal delivery heads Prescott and Reno on November 1. Railroad wrecks kill and injure workers. A Denver man shoots his sweetheart and wounds himself while another dies by morphine. Wool receipts top Montanas season as $6,000 is raised for a sheriff’s widow. Diplomacy and crime mix with fossils and fortitude across the West as unions strike and a tunnel plot nears exposure.
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