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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
6
In a guide from The York Herald style, embroidery on the front of a blouse or blouse yoke is praised as novel and attractive. It explains using net, stuffing stitches, and a bold flower design such as honeysuckle or daisies, with edges secured by stitches and tips for cuffs and sleeves.
The article discusses evolving hat styles with wide brims and elaborate trims, ribbon accents, and contrasting plumes, plus coats ranging from short to tight-fitting and fur-adorned variants. It notes popular colors, fabrics, and accessorizing trends, with advice on avoiding premature engagement due to readiness for married life.
A tight fitting jacket to pair with a skirt may be made of the same material or a contrasting cloth, smart in velvet or velveteen, fastened below the boat with buttons and buttonholes. Collars and revers trimmed with silk and velvet, cuffs finished with decorative band, hat with feather trim. Material prices: 2 1/2 yards 48 inches wide at $4 per yard, lining BMK, one half yard for collar.
Fashion notes describe fall trends with chiffon fabrics and new drapery, heavy Scotch cheviots for gowns, and two alcove features featuring fuller tops and ornate designs. There is debate over visible bata pina and the trend toward paneled fronts with button trimming, while color and metallic accents appear in elaborate accessories.
The article notes hats for sombre colored tailor-made outfits are important. It suggests preferring bird plumage like wings and beauty over ostrich feathers, aiming for mauve, white and tan cloth costumes.
The piece questions whether American and English tourists gain culture and value from European travel. It argues true benefit comes from an open, teachable mindset, likening the traveler to a curious child, and suggests many leave Europe with little genuine growth rather than wisdom or reverence.
The author argues colleges should aid international arbitration by offering two services: economics instruction to train calm, analytic assessment of conflicts and a clearer sense of justice through fundamental non technical law. Including constitutional law and international relations could foster belief in orderly judicial methods over forceful settlement and prepare educated individuals to advocate for just, peaceful dispute resolution.
In the thought of life as religious, four notes stand out: unity, moral coordination, growth, and love. All creation moves as one, with patterns of law and right actions. growth comes through experiment and failure, recovery via love, and life is guided by harmony with universal order.
Beulah, a student of Dr Boyd, moonlights as a dramatic subject on a bus, rigidly practicing facial expressions. Her wild shows alarm a conductor and motorman and lead to a delayed arrest, though she recovers dignity by delivering a sobering performance for the crowd.
A fragment from a 19th century debate reveals sharp satire on sensitivity, quoting a remark about a person being extremely attuned to minute details. The exchange mocks overreaction and personal scrutiny, highlighting the era’s tongue in cheek style.
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