Voyages and Vistas Aboard The City of Panama
Aboard the City of Panama the writer recalls Trinidad to Kingston voyage with eclectic passengers including Lady Hope and the duchess of Kalamazoo. He longs for adventure while enjoying luxuries, notes Panama Canal views, reflects on Colon Jamaica Kingston life, and hints at romance amid shipboard chatter and colonial impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowan
Attie
Trinidad
Lady Hope
C. Nick Start
Detroit Free Press
Port-of-Spain
Panama Canal
Panama
Colon
Canal
Uncle Sam
Kingston
Jamaica
Antilles
Columbus
Santa Gloria
That Fellow Bronos Has More Mousy Than Braing
A fragment from Philadelphia Weckore presents dialogue about money and wit among locals. A character notes someone has more money than brains while another recalls borrowing five crates for carfare last night. The Wise Guy offers a terse remark on effort versus talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miobbe
Bronos
Grobbe
Harmony in Gloves Shapes for the Well Dressed Woman
A period guide on glove selection for women emphasizes matching colors, lengths, and styles. It notes the season’s trends from white evening gloves to biscuit colors for day wear, explains button versus clasp use, and describes making decorative rosettes and embroidered designs for bridal and fashion gloves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Paris
Not hard to fashion rose artificial flowers for garments
The passage explains making silk satin chiffon and velvet roses for trimming apparel from hats to slippers. It notes the rose as the popular flower, used on evening frocks bonnets caps and accessories, with sizes from small to large and colors from single hues to pastel shades.
Adapted frock design using varied materials
The drawing depicts a high neck frock with a deep shoulder yoke and three very full gathered ruffles on the skirt. It notes the original in blue vellé and silk varieties like messaline and mousseline, with buttoned trim and a bolero shaped yoke.
Triumph of Modiste Art in Flowered Silk Gown
A fashion description showcases a gown in pompadour silk with a cream base and shaded pink and blue flowers. The blouse draped tunic uses flowered silk, cream net corsage, and flat plaitings. Gray brick piping on the underdress matches the tau-sel weighted tunic and girdle details.
Summer blouses in lightweight fabrics and sheer embroidery
Advanced summer blouses feature cotton crepe voile and embroidered voile materials. Raglan sleeves, finished collars and cuffs in transparent voile, with color options tango maize peach azure and pink. Front cords tie for a fitted look.
Monogramed Towels Embroidered Frames Describe Monogram Styles
The towel monogram is shown with an embroidered frame for initials. Frames vary from sample wreath motifs to simple oval ribloom designs, reflecting era styles and decorative detail.
Color Rules for New Mat Shoes Warn Against Taupe Mustard Mauve
A dated fashion note warns sallow complexions to avoid taupe and mustard, calls mauve too harsh, suggests careful color selection for women with high coloration. It advises against reds purples and pinks, favors blues and certain browns, lists many green shades as acceptable.
Colors Affect Perception of Uniforms in Town Context
A fragment explains how color choices like yellow, blue, white, and navy affect how a wearer is perceived. It notes that certain tones may make the person appear larger or more dominant. The piece mentions a town setting and references items such as stationery and uniforms.
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Greenbaum
R. Orisvide
Biue Wines
Joe Dom Whitey
Mischler Bros
Kemmerer
Lincoln Onanty
Jas. Freeman
Prop
Bisslinger & Co
Salt Lac City
J. McCarty
Frontier Supply Co
Cordove Cigar CO
Frontier Supply Company
Wyoming
Angelo Molinar
Kemmerer, Wyoming
aTanee
Iriah
Tore
Seer
Senne
Stamos Plano
Cork
Ireland
Boa
Port of Spain
Havanilla
Cartagena
Famama
White
Morgan
British West Indies
Maney
Automobile
Phat
Criae
Amy Mate
Mae
Philadelphia
Harmony
Modiste
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