Demure Taffeta Frocks and New Lingerie Trends
A fashion feature on summer taffeta frocks in black and navy with ruffles and self trim, plus alternatives in silk, crepe de chine, and batiste. It notes lightweight undergarments, bodices with net or radium silk, and lingerie displays in May and June, urging color choices mindful of laundering.
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Buttons Long in Use by Pennsylvania Railroad Waiter
John J. Jones a dining car waiter asked for a new brass button set after decades of wear on his duck coat. His old buttons, issued in 1892 by Maj. J. F. Trout, showed bright wear and worn-through fronts after about twenty-nine years. Christmas as a Name in London Directory is noted with varied professions and historic figures. Poetry of love becomes prose with matrimony described comically.
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Adept Youth Quips Shake Govornor's Courtroom
A witty exchange unfolds as a young man mocks the governor with a boast about his shimmy while a veteran observer urges self discipline. The terse dialogue captures a lively moment likely from a public or staged event.
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