Fashion Notes on Silk Skirts and Black White Trimmed Gowns
Describes silk skirt styles with yokes and tucks, Cortisels stitching, black and white trimming with lace and velvet, and white satin linings. Notes lace yokes, free insertion, lattice velvet ribbons, and black white fashion accents across lawn organdy mull gowns. Includes a chic white gauze toque with black chenille and Chantilly lace scarf, plus practical housewife tips on varnish for straw matting and enamel vegetable strainer for sinks.
Optimistic Temperament Guides Youthful Style in Society Fashion
Illustrations feature leaders of society in spring costumes and discuss how cheerfulness and sociability sustain youth. Notes on a dark blue zibeline gown with novel stitching and a collarless jacket with varied reverses. A long black taffeta carriage coat is also highlighted as an elegant example.
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Martha
Julia Teresa Butler
Pittsburg
Eton
Parisian Fashion Description From a Historic Gown Display
A detailed 19th century fashion description outlines two gowns. The first features lavender foulard with black rings, yellow lace trim, puffed shirted blouse, black velvet girdle, and elbow sleeves with silk frill. The second coat is black silk with water-color embroidery, yellow lace collar, white taffeta cuffs, lilac straps, lace plaited yoke, over a cheminette white silk, with a cream tulle skirt embroidered with orange blossoms myrtle shepherds crooks and bow knots.
War Governor Richard Yates Memorial Proposal
Richard Yates famous war governor of Illinois is proposed to have a monument near the Lincoln statue at Oak Ridge cemetery in Springfield. He was Illinois’ 12th governor serving 1861 to 1865, born in 1818 in Kentucky, moved to Illinois at 12, early ally of Henry Clay, served as legislator, congressman, and U.S. senator, died in St Louis in 1873 returning from the Southwest.
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Richard Yates
Illinois
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
Gallatin County
Yates
Henry Clay
Congress
United States Senate
Gov. Yates
St. Louis
Southwest
Justice Brewer Wit Noted at College Address
Washington correspondent says Justice Brewer's wit lightened a beachside audience at the College for the Neat and Dumb commencement. He joked that in bench work he wished lawyers were dumb and judges deaf, a remark noted by reporters. Roosevelt may seek a southern big game trip with R E Bobo, who killed 48 bears last year and 2,000 total.
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Justice Brewer
Washington
New York Sun
Roosevelt
South
R. E. Bobo
Bobo, Miss
Bruin
Portrait Honor for Captain Clark Featured in Verotont State Park
A portrait of Captain Clark, famed for his voyage aboard the battleship Oregon from San Francisco to Cuba, is being painted for display in Verotont State Park. The effort honors his notable naval service and the historic voyage.
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Capt. Clark
San Francisco
Cuba
Oregon
Parton of Verotont
Fair Mexican Coming Here With Diaz Party In America
Senora Porfirio Diaz wife of Capt. Porfirio Diaz son of President Diaz may accompany President Diaz and Mme Diaz on their trip to the United States. She hails from aristocratic Mexican families, is noted for beauty and social standing in Mexico City, and is expected to be eagerly received in Washington. The piece also notes East Lynne’s impending edition and praises Ambassador Charlemagne Tower for his diplomatic rise from minister to Austria to ambassador to Russia, with remarks on his suitability and background.
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Senora Porfirio Diaz
Porfirio Diaz
President Diaz
Mme. Diaz
United States
Senora Diaz
America
Washington
Ambassador Tower
London
Charlemagne Tower
St. Petersburg
Pennsylvania
Tower
Americana
Austria
Types of Martinique Women and West Indies Life
A correspondent recalls Martinique before catastrophe, describing warm climate and vibrant society. It details lively vespers, attire, adornments, and daily labor of women, blending African, European, and creole influences. The piece contrasts French Caribbean life with English colonies and notes census demographics and cultural identity.
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Jsland
West Indies
Martinique
England
Desert Cattle Drive Ends in Doomed Herds
A San Francisco observer cites the Colorado desert crossing as a fatal error, noting thousands of cattle perished at The Pools in the Southwest. He describes extreme thirst, alkali waters, and sun scorching, leaving vast carcasses that retain their shape. Washington Post report.
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Colorado
Arizona
8.T. James
San Francisco
Dewert
Southwest
Washington Post
Burne Immortal Poems and Burns Memory Note
A fragment reflecting on Burns and Burne noting that Burns memorized poems and wrote from memory, with a musing on genius and discipline. The quote attributes thoughts to George Elo and centers on the idea of conceiving before writing and the capacity to absorb discipline.
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Burne
Burns
Neat Lnttle
George Elo
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Home and Fashions
East Lynne
Mra
Henry Wood
Tartora Porrinio Dutz
Louisiana
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