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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1901
Page
9
New broadcloths lighter and more lustrous raise hopes for evening gowns and house wear. Hand painting appears on fabrics for afternoon and evening outfits with painted silks, lace appliques, and ornate trims. leather and fur wraps, empire coats, and apricot mohair coats trend in varied styles for fall and winter in the season’s illustrated fashion showcase.
A discussion from a periodical explores how American women face nerves and appetite, urging regular meals to restore strength and noting the link between nutrition and nervous disorders. It includes practical tips on meal timing and avoiding indigestion, plus guidance on improving speaking voice and overall demeanor.
A set of old recipe notes explains making peach pickle with vinegar spices before peaches, plus a simple peach pudding, peach sauce, peach filling for cake, and peach ice. It outlines ingredients, steps, and timing for homemade peach treats. Key items include ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, and gelatin.
Chicago Evening Post discusses ear training as a remedy for people with harsh or unmusical voices. It argues appreciation can be taught like posture or gait, noting annual growth of voice schools and the potential study of vocal mystery.
Edward Bok argues that overloading young girls with extra studies in arts and languages at ages twelve to seventeen causes anaemia, fatigue, and nervousness. He links this mental strain to fragile health and future marital woes, questioning why many women suffer organic troubles.
Pewter remains highly popular as the stylish metal of today. Buyers seek genuine antiques or modern pewter, with wedding gifts increasingly featuring pewter. An occasion wedding recently displayed fifty pewter presents, and the bride boasted of them above other gifts. German antique designs are prized, while second-hand shops worldwide are raided for ware. The trend is caprice, with pewter valued mainly for its current fashion.
Miss Cassie Reynolds plans visits in Brazil Indiana while Miss Exoma Quick travels from New Mexico to Indiana. Dozens of friends and relatives are listed as visiting or returning from Buffalo New York Denver Seattle Huntington Greenfield Madison and Louisville with engagements and moves noted.
Numerous local residents and visitors are returning home after trips and visits. People traveling include Dr. Fred M. Towles to Buffalo, the Crimps from Chicago, Miss Price to Ivington, and families from Irvington, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, and Buffalo. Observers note thimble party honors and visits to relatives in nearby towns.
Edwin Shawshaw leaves for Denver while many locals visit friends and family across Indiana Ohio Illinois and Michigan. Visitors include Miss Fannie Wallace in Morning Sun and Mrs Luella Snyder camping at Haverstick's grove with others returning from Buffalo exposition and weekend trips to Zionsville Noblesville and Danville.
C J Cornish reflects on long extinct and living giants at the London Zoo and in African habitats. He details hippos, elephants, rhinoceroses, and their histories, origins, and near disappearance, linking them to legends and the wider natural world.
Ainslees Magazine notes the best waiters in New York come from Swiss German and French backgrounds. Hotels maintain an extra list of 70 waiters for large dinners, with daytime work in downtown restaurants and cafes and night shifts at the hotel. Wages are low though tips can be substantial, but in some places tips do not meet expectations, leaving waiters less eager to serve guests. The piece ends with a quirky question about a masonsman.
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