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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1899
Page
3
The piece reviews fashion hats from youth to widowhood and notes a bad habit of women biting thread while sewing. It warns that thread biting damages enamel, urges using scissors, and criticizes dentists for limited sympathy while fixing the resulting harm.
The garment features a white muslin dress for a young girl. A broad white ribbon corsage with pompadour flower prints encircles the bust and forms front rosettes. Navy lace-trimmed neck, narrow linen-plaited sleeves, and a long skirt with lace inserts and large flounces complete the ensemble.
A fashion writer surveys Plaid cloth dresses with pale yellow borders and varied overskirts, paired with mousseline de soie yokes. Ostrich plume hats in tones of sky, turquoise, mauve, and white vie for autumn elegance, with toques featuring blue feathers and floral coronets.
A practical guide to finishing a bed with a washable valance. It recommends matching materials, simple construction, and inexpensive tambour curtain muslin for a lightweight, neat effect with minimal cost and effort.
A lace stole remains popular matching lace jackets. Describes a malines stole over a pink mousseline frock with ruffies, tight sleeves, and a rosette of black tulle with a straw center between the ends. Notes black lace versions are pretty and useful.
Dialogue captures a social mix up as a host introduces guests before dinner. A guest insists they’ve met, while the other recalls the exchange, highlighting memory and recognition in social settings.
A wide array of reports covers Alaska excursionists, a jealous husband fatally shooting two women in Texas, bubonic plague cases in Italy, a Victor Colorado fire with losses, a devastating hurricane toll in Puerto Rico, and political shifts in Paris and Havana. Other notes mention shipwreck, crime, famine, and worker strikes with multiple deaths and injuries.
Reports from Montana Wyoming and Colorado describe a string of incidents and shows. A Capitol stonecutter strike, a fatal street incident at Big Timber, stock purchases near Reno, frontier celebrations at Cheyenne, a cave-in accident in Butte, and a highwayman tale near Mullan Pass. The state board of equalization plans a large assessment rise risking a major lawsuit.
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