Two Ball Gowns From A Gossamer Ballgown Description
A left gown features illne tulle over white liberty with a ruche trim and silver ribbon. The high neck corsage has a ruche, a belt buckle, a wide ruche trims the skirt, and a white mousseline de sole tucker. The scarf starts at the girdle, fastens at shoulders, and a paste buckle secures it at the waist. A wide corselet girdle in white liberty with pink roses on the corsage. The second gown is black tulle with coral embroidery and fringe, white liberty revers edged in pink velvet, and a white mousseline de sole cheminette trimmed with lace. A knot of black berry ribbon, close sleeves with coral fringe, and a long tunic-skirt slashed to reveal a white liberty underskirt.
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Hinc Iberty
Extension Umbrella for Shopping Bags Fashion Edge
A period piece describes a novel leather shopping bag with an extendable side that folds in, then unfurls to double capacity for overflow purchases. The design envisions it as a night bag or travel organizer, plus tips on French knot embroidery and coordinating trims for gingham frocks and decorative bands.
Pretty Night Dress Idea with Lace Insertions
A simple night dress pattern described with a fine material, lace edging, and a gathered neckline. It calls for five and a half yards of fabric, six yards of insertion, and fourteen yards of lace to complete the design.
Good Luck Belt Buckles In Japanese Characters
A fragmented note suggests belts or buckles featuring the phrase good luck and long life in Japanese characters. The text appears garbled and may reflect a trade listing or catalog snippet. No clear dates, names, or places are identifiable.
Slip Useful for Summer Wardrobe Comfort and Style
A wardrobe note describes a summer princess slip designed to pair with net and sheer frocks. It highlights fabrics such as flowered silk lawn and mercerized materials, long lines, snug fit, elbow sleeves with evening looks, or long light sleeves with day wear, and back fastening with small crochet buttons.
Prevent Chafed Heels With Velvet Inserts
Women with narrow heels often suffer from ready made footwear as the shoe rides up the heel causing painful blisters. A simple velvet piece or velvet ribbon inserted between the heel and shoe prevents discomfort without altering shoe size. Attach by tacking or pasting for a comfortable fit.
Plank Frame Barn With Truss Principle Applied
The article explains plank frame barn construction using truss principles to save material. It details arch rafters built from three 2x10 planks with interlocking joints, bottom blocks, and cross beams, plus studs and plates forming a compact, durable barn 36 by 60 feet.
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Minkes Wee
Look Out for Weed Seeds in Clover
Warnings warn against introducing noxious weeds via clover seed with impurities. The value hinges on clean seed proportion. an example shows $3.50 per bushel yielding about 79 percent trefoil and over half waste. Feeding ewes before lambing stresses exercise and balanced rations including clover hay roots and limited turnips, with grain as needed.
Going the Pace and Other Village Vignettes
A collage of light dialogue and social observations from a village scene. Almira Stang ends her engagement with Charles Henry Tootwiler over a misread pledge of thrift, while a laughable mock sternness and laundry talk on Defiance Starch punctuate the humor.
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Latzenberry
Almira Stang
Charles Henry Tootwiler
Unlikely Whale Conversation Quips From The Bohemian
A humorous exchange plays on a whale encounter with Jonah. The Bohemian quotes Jonah replying that his wife might not believe he had been to a fish dinner, highlighting playful nautical irony.
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Whale
Jonah
Peruna for Catarrh and Other Fragments from a Page
A jumbled mix of brief testimonials and ad fragments includes Peruna claims for catarrh relief, a humorous tale about a missionary mule, notices of starch improvements, a quip about a mother and daughter, and assorted lines on smoking, education, and fashion.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Still Praised by Women
A lengthy testimonial letter from Camden New Jersey and others extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles. The ad claims thirty years of success, root and herb ingredients, and invites women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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United States
Camden
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Ave
N. Jo Erle
Lydia
Pinkham
J.P. Endlich
BR. P. D
Erie
Lydia FR
Lyon
Mass
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Snall
Earle
Peruna
Mrs. W. Pray
Twelfth St
Brooklyn
N.Y
Grace
Mother
Emerson
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Wington
Lyddia E. Pinkham
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