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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1902
Page
19
New York May introduces a wide range of summer wear highlighting sheer linens and delicate lace. Designers showcase lace and batistes with embroidered squares, venetian and cluny lace, and gowns trimmed with silk braid. Innovative waist structures, jackets, and envelope hats appear alongside versatile veils and chiffon gowns.
The article surveys women’s fashion emphasizing lace yokes and medallions, tucks and beading on skirts, beaded circular flounces, and beady net fabrics. It notes double and triple skirts, lace treatments, and the rise of Louis coats in black and white for middle aged wearers, highlighting a black tafteta ensemble with green silk revers.
Indianapolis Sentinel argues that defective spelling taught in primary schools cripples children’s business prospects. It cites Northwestern University data showing high failure on basic words and warns teachers and superintendents to emphasize spelling through consistent drilling and memorization from early grades.
A compact excerpt of A C Doyle's The Duet presents marital maxims urging perseverance and mutual respect. It treats staying lovers, keeping high ideals, saving money, and avoiding joint quarrels, framed as practical guidance for married life.
A column argues against exclusive reliance on young women teachers in Chicago. It warns that overcrowding in City Normal School will force early closure, urging balanced hiring from both genders and experienced outsiders to avoid stagnation and preserve school quality. The piece contrasts teaching with opportunities in arts and industries and cites broader benefits of women’s civic influence.
A survey of popular hair fashions notes a shift toward bowknots with varied knots and loops, curls tucked at the side for evening wear, and a resurgence of chignons and netting. Pearl and chenille trims, coronets, and floral accents appear, while individual taste governs choice.
A long excerpt blends poetry with a practical kitchen guide on fish. It discusses freshness signs, cooking methods, and several fish dishes including roasted shad, planked shad, potted fish, fish cutlets, and a cream sauce. The piece emphasizes lighter warm weather cooking and preserving fish with simple sauces and improvised methods. It includes recipe steps, ingredients, and variations for canned and fresh fish. The tone mirrors period culinary and domestic guidance from the era.
The article outlines methods to repurpose cold cooked fish into meals. It describes making a cream sauce with butter flour milk and seasonings, then combining with flaked fish and baking in dishes with bread crumbs. Also included is a fish chowder recipe using haddock potatoes ham onion and crackers, plus a spring luncheon menu featuring white fish cetin and assorted sides.
The piece contrasts Henry Labouchere with American writers, praising Labouchere as a disputatious old man who stirs London. It chronicles his تعرف career, links to Lord Suffield, and notes his early diplomatic service, including a failed posting to Constantinople.
Debated view argues labor as therapy for the insane and epileptics can reduce public costs and counteract idleness. It cites medical superintendent testimony praising open air work and warns against overcrowded, idle institutions that worsen disease, calling for careful state regulation and enthusiastic supervision.
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