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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1902
Page
3
A fragmented description promotes luxury home wear focusing on dressing gowns and robes. It highlights lace, satin ribbons, empire styling, and soft fabrics as the premier comfort in current fashion, noting Fort Silis as a trusted brand.
A delicate black velvet gown trimmed with chantilly lace features white taffeta lining, cutouts to reveal the lining, accordion plaited chiffon fronts, a bolero opening waist, a wide lace edged collar, puffed chantilly sleeves, and a belt of white satin heavily embroidered in black. The illustration notes further details by Jonic Cholleet.
The article describes current coiffure trends featuring wreaths of green leaves, black sequin tulle, and jeweled buckles with bows. Evening styles include a figure eight coil or puffed arrangements with a green or vervet bow. It also previews a party frock for a little girl with lace, pink silk, and net waist, detailing ruffles, neck shape, and ribbon accents.
White cloth costumes are very fashionable for visiting. They are trimmed with fur chiefly sable and matched with muff and boa. The best outfits may also be edged and trimmed with fur. Embroidery on the chic should be heavy and in dull shades of silk or wool. Leaves of the design appear in some cases.
A period fashion piece describes a blue brown cloth coat with Persian lamb trim. It notes a blouse style top, belt at the waist, leg-length skirt with strap details, and a matching hat, plus a French visiting costume in rose wool veiling with velvet yoke and corselet effect.
Overtrimmed skirts dominate the latest French imports with heavy frills and ornamentation. Descriptions note three gore divisions with appliques, velvet dots, and ruffles from waist to knee. accordion plaits and draped effects appear, signaling increased fullness and decorative detailing.
Skirts reach the bottom while sleeve size increases. A black holdcloth costume shows in the illustration with the jacket in Lloese style and double breasting with two rows of jeweled buttons. A high collar wide revers chinchilla edging trims the Bipires and puffed edges.
The Tax Collector announces the 1900 mortgage taxes are due with discounts for earlier payments. Five percent off for September, three percent for November, and two additional period-based discounts. Unpaid taxes after January 1, 1901 incur interest at 6 percent. GEO H. HAGER, Collector.
Special notice to water consumers states that all water rents for 1902 are payable at 12 North Jonathan Street by April 1. If unpaid by May 1, water will be cut off. Permits issued after March 1, 1902. A Feb 10, 1902 order requires property owners using Company water to pay rents and forbids permits in tenants’ names.
Albert Heard superintendent announces proceedings to enforce collection of all unpaid taxes for 1900 and 1901. Delinquents must settle promptly to avoid heavy costs of law. G. H. Hager is the collector for those years.
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