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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
3
A New York society wedding features an unconventional bride carrying a fan of costly point lace attached to her wrist by a white satin ribbon. Her long point applique veil frames her hair, with a two-loop twisted top and orange blossom sprays at the left of the tulle loops and on the corsage.
The notice offers May Manton pattern No 4541 in sizes 32 to 40 for ten cents postage. It gives care tips for gloves and lace: rub with bread crumbs, iron lace after washing, and avoid starch. It also shares cake baking and carpet guidance for home use.
Mme Hunt of the National Milliners Association warns that concealing old hats with brown veiling beneath new fashions harms hat sellers. She urges exposing this practice to protect them and suggests women deserve the pleasure of a fresh hat.
A practical water resistant coat blends style and utility in Oxford cravennet with bone button trim. The loose shapely design features a shoulder cape and a fitted collar for warmth and protection. For a medium size, 6 1/2 yards of 44 inch fabric are needed.
A Philadelphia Bulletin note describes affordable bath robes and wash flannels in pink or blue. The gown requires about six yards for an average height, avoids trimming, and uses a simple three width cut. It features a double yoke, turnover collar, gathered sleeves, outer left pocket, and pearl buttons.
A strong infusion of tea is cooled, then mixed with three lemons, three oranges, pineapple pulp and juice, one pint sugar, one quart Apollinaris, and a quart of berries. Pour over ice. optional additions include claret and curacao.
A home remedy mixes lavender oil camphor liquid ammonia and alcohol to ease headaches. Dissolve and bottle. Apply hot towel compresses to the face and head, using as hot water as tolerable to relieve nervous headaches.
In a convention the veil is denounced as a tool for economical women to look stylish cheaply. The concealing gauze is mocked and deemed unfashionable for the pretty girl who seeks to hide her age.
A reseda crepe albatross waist with a narrow plastron front and drooping shoulder line. Trimmed with fancy black braid and carved gold buttons. May pattern 4557, sizes 32 to 40, mat to any address for ten cents.
A May Manton wrapper pattern No. 4565 explains a morning gown variant with a blue chalice dotted fabric and ecru lace yoke. The design features lose fronts, a fitted back, a fitted front lining for neatness, and a choice of square or pointed yoke with optional sleeve cap omission. Materials listed include 11% yards of fabric for medium sizes and 14 yards of allover face, with sizes 32 to 42 available.
The article catalogs current style trends for women including white stitchings on black fabrics, broader fur scarfs, shirred girdle effects on frocks, pale tibelines for gowns, and fine net veils without spots. It recommends multiple lingerie sleeve ruffles per gown, jeweled gunmetal accents, and gold net sleeves for a rich finish. It also mentions mirror velvets for tucking, home gowns as daily attire, and a navy blue velvet coat and skirt suit for street wear.
Soak prunes in cold water for twenty four hours before cooking. Wash in scalding water then soak. Boil with sugar not too much or soak another twenty four hours in milk and serve with honey. Honey is better with cream than sugar.
Advertorial notes Peruna should be kept in every house with children and used as a preventive and cure for catarrhal illnesses. Letters from mothers and families praise its health benefits, claiming cures for coughs and convulsions and noting family members rely on Peruna for ongoing well being.
An advertisement warns that cold exposure in fall and winter causes croup capillary bronchitis and articular rheumatism in children. It claims Peruna prevents these maladies, offers quick relief and invites readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
Readers can obtain any May Manten pattern by mailing 10 cents to Harrison & Co. Chicago. Apology prompts restraint, while honest men apologize for honor. A woman duplicating another’s full suit condemns her judgment. As men age they gain mental as well as physical grace. A female dancing team is described as sisters. Defiance Starch claims top quality and universal availability. Money in pocket earns friends. inability to forgive oneself marks some as good people. Putnam Faceless Dyes promise easy dyeing. Clinging dispositions do not guarantee truth.
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