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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
6
The feature highlights black and violet dress combinations for receptions and everyday wear. It notes taffeta and satin ensembles, bright velvet inserts, and coordinated outfits with black cloth or tailored suits. An amauve foulard with overskirts and a pannier coat in black and purple satin are showcased, with a gathered waist coat and embroidered bodice details.
A detailed description of an inexpensive old rose casement cloth dress. The skirt features a center front seam, black satin fold trim, and black button accents with pretend holes. The Magyar cut bodice is form fitted and trimmed to match the skirt, with a tufted fabric collar and a black bow. Also notes a cream Tagel hat with ace and rose trim. Materials list includes four yards of 40 inch fabric, satin, and about four dozen buttons.
A look at corsage bouquets as prettily designed accessories for special occasions. The piece notes how a modish flower arrangement pinned to the coat front can elevate austerely tailored costumes to a festal air.
The piece argues against colored linen frocks for women with small incomes. It warns they fade and cannot be touched up like white outfits. Sailcloth is suggested as a cheaper alternative, but only if the material has been well shrunk before sewing.
The jupe pantalon updates dresswear with a skirt gathered at the waist and buckled, paired with side pockets and braces. It is worn with a plain white percale shirt, long sleeves and a stiff collar, giving wearers a masculine silhouette while seated in clubs.
The article notes the enduring popularity of the collariess frock with high neck ruffles in tulle chiffon and taffeta. It describes Paris silhouettes with collars following the hairline and a delicate pleated frill framing the face for a soft, elegant look.
Plush for winter hats tops the list with beaver cloth likely on modern tailored styles. Bussiness women favor beaver trimmed hats that pair with tailored suits. Dresdex taffeta will appear in trimmings, notably large bows.
The piece highlights brown linen suits for small boys with silk embroidery on saltcloth for easy care. It notes warm weather knickerbockers and tunic tops with a waist belt and a blue sailcloth linen option with white collars and cuffs as attractive combinations.
Textile notes predict corded weaves will be very popular this autumn. Fashion briefs cite new ribbed fabrics and refined textures as key trends for upcoming season.
The essay contrasts Pacinotti with Gramme and Marconi, noting Pacinotti’s early electromagnetic machine and delayed recognition. It argues mankind values discoveries that extend life and usefulness, while Gramme’s dynamo spurred Pacinotti’s eventual acknowledgment amid broader electrical progress.
A witty note traces claims that Dante imagined flying, citing seventeenth canto where Virgil urges bold motion as Dante and a beast descend. The piece parodies Leonardo da Vinci style aero plane sketches and suggests poetic license equals aerial travel.
The French public and meat industry groups show interest as Dr S Leduc conducts electrical slaughter tests at Nantes abattoir. He has killed many animals including oxen bulls cows horses hogs sheep calves and dogs with 110 volt current and 40 to 80 milliamperes. The current interrupts 100 times per second for one thousandth of a second. Results are satisfactory but a full report awaits further testing at Regensburg and in Germany.
In Madrid police detained Gaston a Frenchman on a theft charge after attempting to sell three historic documents seized by authorities. The items include a 1659 secret treaty between Louis XIV and Philip IV a Maria Theresa Louis XIV marriage contract and a parchment of Emperor Charles V Paris police had notified the loss of these papers.
A dated portrait of the lumber camp culture from Minnesota to Wisconsin and beyond. It describes meals in the cook shack, silent table rules, the boss’s supremacy, raid-time in towns after spring breakups, and the lumber jack as a free, shifting figure who wanes with forests.
The coat of many idioms traces back to racing stables where goats shared stalls with horses. Believed to bring strength or luck, goats inspired jockeys to say a horse “gets the goat.” The practice faded, but the expression persists as a colorful idiom.
An advertising line promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a safe blue dye and discourages use of liquid blue, advising consumers to ask their grocer for the branded product.
A brief, witty exchange questions if telephone operation is a procession while affirming it is a calling. The dialogue playfully riffs on the nature of telephonic work as a vocational path.
A fragment quotes a speaker noting that many people seem to obtain money for automobiles, while another remark suggests the easiest way to raise dust is to notice them. The exchange hints at public attitudes toward finance and attention in a bustling town.
A constituent challenges a senator asking if he serves the people. He answers yes and adds a top class servant can resemble a boss, highlighting tension between public service and authority in political leadership.
A New York congressman and his wife attended a social function in an East Side assembly district political club. The entertainment committee chair greeted guests including municipal officers. The master of ceremonies announced unfamiliar guests with formal titles, highlighting civic officials and a hydrants inspector couple.
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