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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
6
A collage of curiosities and op ed snippets from The Silver Messenger including talk of Prince Henry of Prussia visiting America, debates on women as heroes, Carnegie medal rescues, literary squabbles, fashion, and public figures, with scattered remarks on safety, politics, and culture. Named entities include Boston Globe, Boston Transcript, Boston Globe, Alfred Aestig, Princess Pickhoft, King Peter of Servia, Henry Crown, and Nan Patterson.
Dr Weir Mitchell notes pain can trigger bad dreams and a waking dream of a feline inferno in a tack yard. A New York boy with developmental brain issues is seen as curable soon, offering hope to youths. A race scene ends with a sharp exchange and a claim of no second in the Emperor's Cup.
One scientist suggests a law to make it impossible for any but handsome men and beautiful women to marry. He argues the law might be a good idea and would trigger a rush for marriage licenses.
The text details a young girl’s openwork eyelet skirt ensemble with cream Rajah silk and scarlet soutache, plus a matron’s white crepe costume with black embroidery and a black lace coat lined in banana yellow. It notes a surplice bodice, embroidered sleeves, and a yellow-green ribbon girdle as optional harmony, plus a versatile lace coat bolero seen as desirable with any gown.
The article describes white pique and Sicilian fabrics used in garments with long coats or jackets. It notes a shift from kilts to heavier weight skirts, favoring a four gore pattern with front seam and three graduated bottom bands. A wall of white pique showcases a short jacket edged with Irish lace, worn over a white waist and black silk tabs with white medallions and yellow embroidery. A black silk girdle anchors the look. A striped wool walking costume features a bi breadth front and back skirt with inverted plaits and two banded hems. The half lined jacket includes a yoke, revers fronts, turnover collar, and embroidered white pique cuffs.
A historically styled recipe describes layering pureed apples with sugar and lemon peel, slices of ode cakes, and sponge cake in a dish. A thick custard is poured over the layers, topped with whipped egg white and browned, then served with a pie collar.
The wash materials appear unusually attractive this year with diaphanous fabrics praised by designers. Batiste remains a special favorite and one gown features an 18 a dainty white frock showcasing this material.
A loose blue silk raincoat dominates spring fashion with voluminous silhouettes. A north side matron pairs a dark blue satin raincoat with a matching hat for driving, featuring a bright pink rose accent tucked under the brim for a distinctive touch.
A fashion column highlights mousseline de soie dresses with pink trim and puffs, lace embroidery in pink, velvet ribbon loops, and a bias knot chain. It predicts continued popularity of Irish and Valenciennes lace, white cotton embroidery on frocks, and English embroidery as trimming for woolens.
For Younger Members the point de esprit gowns charm with white satin baby ribbon though they wash less well than lawns. Dimities and organdies shape summer frocks for girls and misses. One lacy blue dimity features a full gathered skirt with three broad tucks, a belt waist, shallow embroidered yoke, elbow sleeves with lace edged dimity fringe.
A recipe describes stewing rhubarb until soft then mashing it with syrup. It adds lemon juice, grated orange and lemon rinds, nutmeg, sugar, and eggs, then bakes in a pastry lined dish for about 45 minutes and finishes with whipped cream piped on top.
Chic effects trend in linen features blues pinks and lavenders in high demand from pale to vivid tones. Real and imitation lace jackets, long or short, pair with simple or elaborate outfits. Linen trims matching with lace enhance the overall dress appearance.
Cut the meat into small pieces remove fat and place in a baking dish. Add stock two pounds meat yields a cup of stock. Fry onion slices to brown mix with meat season. Boil potatoes with butter milk and egg yolk. Cover meat with potato paste score surface bake until tiled brown and serve.
Milliners frown on simple polo hats worn by many women this spring. A basic hat costs about 50 cents to make and any woman with a needle can sew one herself. By the time this is realized, fashion arbiters will likely invent a new atrocity on headgear to avenge the trend.
A morning gown shown in a sketch uses lowered challis batross flannelette or dimity for an inexpensive garment. Black velvet trims the yoke collar and cuffs to add tone. A Dutch round neck and three quarter length sleeves may be used.
A compact guide to making deviled tomatoes broiled quickly. Slice thick rounds, keep together with the rind. Salt and pepper. Broil until heated and lightly browned. Serve with a sauce of olive oil mustard cayenne sugar and vinegar.
Among new linen bed covers observers note lace Inv sette and borders. A particularly handsome design was hemstitched to a depth of ten inches with a six inch Cluny border along the hem. The linen cut away beneath created a rich graceful effect.
Financier J Pierpont Morgan paid 81 875 for a sixteenth century Italian crystal cup described as a biberondrinking vessel. The piece features Neptune astride a dolphin, a turtle-like outline, wings on the shoulders, and a shell-carved base with gold mounts and enamels. The catalog notes its monster-like form and shell motif, with a tall stem and a one foot high measure.
The article describes a spiral groove method to reinforce a bat with steel tape to resist breaking. It warns about securing the reinforcing material to avoid weak spots near the handle and notes the design aims to keep grip unaffected. The piece also includes a local crime-fragment about a snake encounter and a snake’s dinner of young squirrels observed by two boys.
Joshua Willitts, a mail carrier between Wrightstown and Bordentown, drove into a swarm of bees near Chesterfield. The horse, wagon, and driver were covered with bees, and Willitts regards the escape as nothing short of a miracle that he and the horse were not stung to death.
William Jung of Liberty bought a thoroughbred rooster from dealers. A few days after purchase he found an eye in the coop with no companions and suggests the fowl laid the egg itself, reporting ongoing exes as the Kingston Daily Leader notes.
Two burros named Buster and Bronco draw attention in Las Vegas as they allegedly drink beer for bets. Owner “Old man” Morgan claims ownership but the camp population shares interest, with locals offering to buy beers to entice the animals. The question remains which burro drinks more, with many saloonkeepers ready to back the wager.
King Raward admired a sword of honor during his visit to Paris. The blade, designed by French artist Pinrze, drew wide praise for its craftsmanship and elegance.
Irvin Shipley killed a giant rattlesnake near Hog Back after workers heard a distress call. The snake measured over three feet and left him eleven rattles and a button as a reward. In a separate Aliquippa scene, George Wood died of a hemorrhage after killing a large snake near his summer residence. The incident followed his quick reaction to the reptile in the yard.
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