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Newspaper
The Morning Journal Courier
Location
New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
3
A historical description notes a dress made of de Grey taffeta with a wide front wrinkle at the waist. A fur jacket is trimmed with bands of matching material and parrow tucks, while blue silk covers the lace with folds of grey silk visible. The gown is finished with lace ruffles.
The New York Herald discusses vocal tremolo among singers from abroad, especially Italian voices, arguing it results from overtaxed training and breath control. It warns promising young voices should build strength before performing publicly and urges daily vocal exercises to preserve stamina and prevent tremolo.
A garbled fashion note describes silver gray and silver trimmed gowns in satin crepe de chine with fringe, gold embroidery and filet lace, and pale blue, pink, and white fabrics. It mentions July August wear and Paris trends, with references to diverse fabrics and color pairings, suggesting a seasonal display of summer attire.
A fragment discussion on late 18th to early 20th century dress trends notes elaborate fabrics, wool frocks, cotton fringe, dye methods, and border patterns. It highlights Greek Key motifs, striped patterns, and polka dots, with mentions of gowns, prints, embroidery, and museum pieces influencing current vogue, as well as tailoring and mothproofing concerns.
A historic description notes new fashion features including broad font panels from waist to hem, with gilt and sequins for artistic effect. It highlights afternoon designs in welt tones or Naemoniouin inending, and details a seam down the edge with buttoned fastening. The era’s Hnon wkirt for summer returns with Jimpers accents or white wide ialata, featuring a double box plait and pearl buttons on both sides.
A garbled OCR-like passage describes varied lacework and trimming details for women’s garments. It mentions pillow-like edges, embroidery, and decorative edges in colors such as blue, purple, lavender, and white. Patterns include dainty filing, journ or tinge weaving, and intricate edge finishing with thread, stitches, and mounting.
A garbled recipe column describes multiple cooking steps and ingredients. It mentions making custards, vanillin, vanilla essence, gelatin, and custard textures. The text rotates through instructions about heating, whisking, adding eggs, sugar, and flavorings, then cooling and setting the dessert.
A fragment discusses rubber footwear and fashion trends for rain and snow. It notes tan rubbers and black rubbers worn for ordinary weather, and mentions how styles change with wear and season.
A quirk filled column offers home remedies covering food prep, germ destruction, skin and laundry care. Instructions include preserving rugs with paraffin, using salt to aid digestion, sugar and vinegar for hiccups, wax sealing for bottles, and cleaning tips for sinks, suitcases, and furniture. It cites orange and lemon acid as microbe destroyers and includes a sermon on stress reduction and a beauty routine using wax, alum, rosin, and carmine.
A vintage instruction describes making small jelly glasses from thick jelly and paraffin to form tiny wineglasses. It suggests flavors like currant and berry jelly and notes red velvet berries keep shape in the preserved glasses.
Cloth trimming on textiles like linens and prints grows in fashion. Short ekirta pieces, normally minimal, now inspire tunic lines and a tunic look. Coats and skirts remain favored, with black and white cloths and striped patterns common for short jackets, while colored fabrics highlight coordinated coat and skirt ensembles.
Habort Stephen Collett aged nineteen son of Thorax and UM Collett of 20 Sin Street Augurville swallowed a quantity of carholic well and died shortly after from the poison. Collett was a carpenter. funeral tomorrow at 2:20 PM and interment in Whitneyville.
Perforated stamping pattern No 87 offers options for corset cover or chemise finish with front ornamentation in eylet or French embroidery. Center can be plain or filled with French knot work. initial in wreath center available upon request. Regular price 2 cents, special 10 cents for journal patterns with 10 cents extra for stamping materials. Pattern Dept Journal-Gourian, New Haven, Conn.
A well known authority warns that table linen should never be starch. Many housekeepers mistake starching for fine appearance. To keep linen stiff a proper method is to iron while damp, avoiding greasy or dry results that cause fuzziness and poor feel.
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