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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1904
Page
3
A May Manton pattern for a peach taffeta shirtwaist with box plaits at front and back and plaited sleeves. Sizes 32 to 40, pattern Nos. 4488 and 4617, require 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 yards depending on size and width, with velvety panne edging and insertion for trim.
A long squirrel fur ulster with flare at the floor and close shoulders. Sleeves have a ki mono shape and a large fur hat trimmed with a gray ostrich plume completes the ensemble observed last week.
A pale pink crepe albatross blouse with cream lace trim becomes fashionable for spring. The back tucks create graceful tapering lines, with fronts and sleeves tailored for 32 to 40 busts. The lining can be omitted for a plain waist with a center box plait.
The article explains using a sewing machine for hemstitching with minimal trouble. Draw threads, fold with edge centered, loosen tension, sew near the hem edge, then remove bastings. It notes quick results versus hand work and adds that tucks can be made similarly as decorative on children's clothing and shirtwaists.
Instructions outline a rapid joining process using unslaked lime pulverized, egg white, and a small brush. Two workers apply egg white to broken edges, dust with lime, press edges together, hold briefly, then set aside to dry.
Practical notes offer a method to boil cracked eggs with a teaspoon of vinegar to prevent splatter. New pudding tins are recommended to be warmed with bran and water to improve sweetness and prevent sticking. A salt and moist sugar mix improves mustard texture with boiling water. A torn cloth can be mended using sticking plaster, dampened and left undisturbed to dry.
From Russia come various red and blue heavy wool and cotton embroidery garm ents not expensive and striking on plain shirt waists. The embroideries are noted for smart simplicity.
The illustrated costume for girls aged 8 to 14 features reseda colored fabric with corticelli silk stitching and taffeta yoke and straps. It combines gold button accents, black trimming, and drop ornaments, with a waist and skirt joined at the back and tucked fronts. Materials listed include 514 yards of 27 inch wide fabric for size 12, plus yardage for wider widths, pattern 4611, sizes 8 to 14.
The passage celebrates fashion Details include beaver hats trimmed with tulle velvet hats with gold braid and turquoise satin duchesse linings. It mentions cream broadcloth coats with turquoise satin, white broadcloth gowns with violet bouquet, and a purple hat. Scarlet slippers with gold heels evoke stage fashion.
A London Chronicle writer cites Scribner’s Magazine on Dutch signs for morning wake helpers earning sixpence weekly. He notes the practice common among London workers and adds a tale of a South Kensington constable snooping on a wall where a rope end caused a shout, later revealed to be tied to a baker’s bedclothes.
The Kaiser showcases a short pipe during a recent shore visit at Heligoland, a shift from his prior cigars and Dutch cigar. Historic note that previous emperors favored a long student pipe or abstained, marking a notable change in imperial smoking habits.
A testimonial from We. O. Exps. Ler Vanburen Ind February 10 1900 praises Piso’s Cures as the best medicine for throat and lung ailments. The piece adds social gossip about women and divorce highlighting how some women stir trouble while others seek divorce.
An advertisement touts extraordinary per acre returns from Salzer seeds, listing 50 acre home plantings and yields across Indiana Ohio Tennessee Michigan and more. It urges farmers to mail 10 cents for the catalog and seed samples from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin.
French physicians report a growing number of acute nervousness cases caused directly by automobiling. They predict that as the sport increases, so will cases of the neurosis of anxiety, traced to the excitement and mental tension of rapid travel needed to attain enjoyment amid constant risks.
During the Brooklyn theater blaze the audience shielded by Kate Claxton's Two Orphans grew uneasy and a man fled outside. An observer asked what was wrong and he admitted he liked the play but felt uncomfortable, thinking a disaster might follow a haunted house omen.
Dr Williamson of Yorktown Ark swore before Justice H E Greene that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured multiple kidney ailments. Case No 1: Henry Hall Sr., 48, malaria hematuria and swelling, fever, coated tongue, constipation, blood in urine, recovered fully after two months on the pills.
A fashionable frock for a 10 year old features dark red Henrietta with black velvet piping over a sheer white lawn guimpe. The skirt shows deep box plaits with upper edge lapping and decorative front buttons. May Manton pattern No. 4605 for sizes 6 to 12 years available by mail for ten cents.
A chiffon velvet gown features a soft dahlia red shade with a matching little toque. The Louis Seize coat is tight fitting with flaring fronts. Heavy-plated gold braids enclose bullion embroidery in a small pattern. The skirt uses double box plaits and a stiff flounce to add width.
A recipe advises glossing linen by mixing two tablespoons of starch, one of borax, and one of kerosene oil into a pint of cold water. Dip the dry linen, wring, and iron immediately. A cloth dampened with kerosene rubbed on the iron helps.
Readers may secure any May Manton pattern illustrated above by filling in all blanks on the coupon and mailing it with 10 cents to E. E. Harrison & Co. at 65 Plymouth Place Chicago. The pattern will be mailed promptly.
A jumble of aphorisms and product mentions discusses wit restraint and practical goods. It mentions Defiance Starch offering more value and quality, plus generic reflections on luck and everyday objects like a bent pin. The tone mimics a period newspaper miscellany item with consumer nods.
An old advertisement touts Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25 cents. A remark notes a woman shedding tears while reading a persecuted hero. Defiance Starch highlights 16 ounce packages at the same price as 12 ounce rival brands. A quip contrasts cycling pleasure with wheelbarrow necessity.
Short ad style item notes Red Cross Ball Blue sold by reading grocers for 5 cents and hints at moral warning about sin as a fast maker of trouble.
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