Party Costumes for Children Bring Dress Up to Life
A guide to easy to make costumes for kids with mothers turning aprons into lady outfits and little boys into pirates. Detailed craft ideas include a fairy gown with mosquito netting and spangles, Bo Peep outfit with cheesecloth and cretonne, Tiger Lily dress with cambric and colored ribbons, an Indian fringe suit with feathered headpiece, and a Dutch boy ensemble with Delft blue cambric and wooden clamps.
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Tiger Lily
Holland
Delft
Bo-Peep
Linen Packing Strips for Travel and Storage
Practical guide describes making colored linen strips with white tape to organize travel items. Pieces include green for linen and white waists, blue for lingerie, smaller bands for stocks belts and veils, and 16 inch squares for shoes. Labels or embroidery add clarity, aiding drawer storage on arrival.
Protection for Summer Frocks In Dance Skirts
Vogue explains a construction detail for summer dancing gowns to guard delicate outer fabrics. A gathered thread turned under secures the net or chiffon hem to the satin slip, creating a pouf that protects the fabric from floor wear while preserving the skirt’s graceful line.
Ribbon Adorns Little Girls Hair For Dress Up Occasions
Hair camps for small girls are threaded with ribbon and end in a large rosette at the left ear. Wire fillets woven with ribbons and flowers are worn in children's hair. School wear favors dark weaves, while party and house wear allow bold ribbon choices.
Directoire Parasol Complements Gown With Ebony Handle
The long hand held Directoire Parasol designed to match the gown it accompanies features an ebony or white handle. Many parasols include tassels and cords to impart an old world air, making it a current fashion fetish.
Siberian Tigress Attacks Mate at Zoo in Ferocious Fight
At Cincinnati Zoo the Siberian tigress named Princess attacked her mate Pasha after the pair were placed in adjoining cages. Keeper George Freeze intervened with a prod and water hose as other animals roared, and the two cats were kept apart in a small cage.
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Cincinnati
Zoo
George Freeze
Freeze
Princess
Pasha
Nude man causes fright at Stony Creek engine
In New Haven area railroad yards near Stony Creek station an unseen naked man approached a freight engine at two in the morning. The engineer and fireman mistook him for a ghost before he fled down the track. Authorities suggest a demented passerby. locals recall a past murder tied to the same rocky cut.
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New Haven
Conn
Stony Creek
Charles W. Way
Way
Peter Coffee
State Prison
Profitable Muskrat Trade Expands Along Lake Erie Shores
Armies of trappers pursue muskrats along Lake Erie's shores with boats and spears, extracting musk for perfume and selling hides, meat, and musk at rising prices. The industry centers on Maumee and Sandusky bays and the Detroit river, where thousands of "cities" of mounds host the rodents.
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Lake Erie
Maumee
Sandusky Bays
Detroit River
Bull Rampage in Jersey City Spreads Panic
A maddened black bull ran through Jersey City frightening residents after spotting a red shirt waist. Police shot the animal thirty times near a red patrol wagon, ending the chaos as bystanders and laborers faced injuries and damaged shops.
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Jersey City
N. J
Secretary approves removal of warship figureheads
The War Department orders the removal of figureheads from all vessels of the Atlantic fleet for war service reasons. Officials note gilding or painting could reveal ship locations in peace or war and that these heavy decorative items cost money and add little battlefield value. Examples cited include the Olympia and Cincinnati figureheads.
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Meyer
United States Bureau of Construction
Atlantic
Great Britain
Southampton
Portsmouth
Olympia
St. Gaudena
Cincinnati
New York
State
Sunday visits spark new talk of Mamie’s money
In a local exchange the Old Bulldog complains about Sunday confinement while the Young Bulldog asks a question to the governor. The Old Bulldog notes a new visitor who calls on Miss Mamie and possesses money, prompting discussion.
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Mamie
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Directoire Parasol
Cincinnati Zoo
Man
Gineer
Sae
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