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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1895
Page
6
Yale's Skin Food claims to remove wrinkles and age traces by nourishing pores, membranes, and vessels to rejuvenate skin, nerves, and muscles. It warns against substitutes and counterfeit products and advertises Yale's Original Skin Food at $1.50 and $3, sold at drug stores through Yale Temple of Beauty in Chicago.
In society circles Topeka residents note visits and upcoming events. Madame and Mrs Hahn and guests attended weddings in Newton where Les Buinche Barnum will wed. Miss Madeline Trestall returns to Kansas City. Miss Madge Johnson and Miss Irene Horner plan a club musicale. several hosts entertain visitors from Lawrence Leavenworth and Ottawa. Foxy receptions and weekly Atchison gatherings frame a busy social week.
Mrs Reed of Lincoln Nebraska will speak Tuesday evening at Representative Hall to benefit the needy and destitute in western Kansas. Admission is free. Frost on Windows A Topeka firm tried frostproof show windows but moisture formed. a local mechanic says glycerine on both sides of glass prevents fogging until dust obscures visibility.
An article from the Philadelphia Times advises women on proper veil fitting and placement. It argues a well sized, unpinned veil improves the overall look, warns against wearing the veil before the bonnet, and recommends simple unobtrusive patterns over sprigs or dots to avoid an unflattering effect.
A New York Tribune piece profiles two art student roommates living in a sky scraper style apartment. They manage meals and small kitchen space with a foldable stove and asbestos sheets keeping weekly costs low. They describe shared rooms, Delft china, and careful budgeting to live on about one thousand two hundred dollars yearly. Their approach highlights independence and self sufficiency.
New York Feb 7 1890s fashion notes describe reception gowns with artificial flowers used as garniture on neckbands and belts. Details highlight pale blue satin underskirts, old rose brocaded gowns, and coral pink cerise combinations. The piece notes ball season, modest waists, and lace trims. Dlive Harper adds on free public schooling origins claiming Dedham Mass as first.
Aunt Ruth Stastos, an old colored woman once in Springfield, describes caring for the Lincoln children, Robert and Willie, while Mrs. Lincoln tended to church sewing and daily housework. She recalls Mr Lincoln’s absence at his office and the family’s poverty before the presidency, noting Robert’s patched jeans and the children’s rougher surroundings.
Brooklyn Arcanumites selected a site and plan a five story brick and terra cotta building 100 by 95 feet for the Royal Arcanum. Ground floor for business, upper floors house library reading rooms parlors and a large banquet hall. Completion expected next spring. Reports show rising membership nationwide and renewed lodge activity in Ohio and Texas.
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