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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
5
The piece surveys prevailing colors browns and greens with fall and winter fabrics. It covers gowns and undergarments from corsets to lace and embroidery, pale fabrics, collars, and inexpensive dress hints. It also touches on hair pieces, vanity aids, and general etiquette for fashionable living.
The article outlines a lavish sleeve trend with elaboration and contrasting silk puff at the elbow, advises using a towel during a drawn bath to maintain a long cowl, and notes soda in bath water as a preferred toilet adjunct. It discusses summer wear, dresses, and recommendations for light fabrics, plus diet and beauty tips, and includes recipes and fashion notes for hot weather attire.
The narration describes an elaborate banquet with numerous courses and exotic dishes. It lists items such as mutton, olives in pyramids, bamboo surroundings, fried brown sugar sections, orange wedges, toasted melon pies, mincemeat pastries, duck and chicken dishes, mouth nourisher soup, raw pig kidneys, seared shrimp, ham rolled balls, duck tongues stewed with ham, and pigeon stew. The sequence runs through dozens of courses, culminating in a lavish display of dessert and pastry.
A conversation unfolds between Jane Starr Foggy and Aunt Trudy in Aug 1900 about suicide as an escape. They debate cowardice versus mercy, sharing stories of poverty and hardship, including Samuel Burns and his family’s struggles and a moving scene outside Auburndale.
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