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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
6
Catherine Talbot reports from Paris on social season couture and dinners hosted by Mme Cavin de Campile. She details table settings, floral centerpieces, Parisians’ taste for historic gowns, and the evolving style of vihm which blends antique garments with modern flair.
The piece discusses fashionable gowns copied from old paintings with attention to blouses and coats. It notes dramatic scenes, a roguish gaze, and cautions that hurried wear leads to a poor look, urging careful adjustment and avoidance of tawdry effects.
A new fabric arrives in white gauze shot with gold threads making theater wear and evening garments sparkle. The material combines lightness with a luxurious metallic sheen, promising elegant drape suitable for stage costumes and refined fashion.
An article by Edith Law Spence explains repoussé metal work, tools, and techniques. It describes pitch and tallow molds, testing surfaces, and the role of punches. It notes patterns, transfer of designs, and finishing touches, highlighting women’s growing opportunity in this craft and its profitability.
The article advises using soda for many tasks from brightening tinware to washing ceilings damaged by paraffin smoke. It recommends strong tepid soda water for hairbrushes, cleaning paint with two ounces of soda per quart hot water, and flushing sinks weekly with boiling soda water while keeping a lump of soda in the sink to deter clogs.
A historical note describes cleaning paintings by using a sound, raw potato with skin removed and fat applied to the surface. As soaplike froth forms, a soft sponge and tepid water are used to remove it, leaving the picture polished.
A damaged OCR fragment describes cleaning par, warming bran cars in a pan before the fire, and spreading the articles straight or fat as possible. It mentions rubbing warm bran into fur and removing it, with garbled phrases indicating an obsolete cooking or preparation method.
Thin pretty bodice for muester wear made of nymph pink taffeta trimmed with hortaehta tucks and black velvet ribbon fringe. Buttons on collar and sleeves. Black silk mustin painted with roses gathered by parkers round the yoke. Slashes filled with velvet ribbon and chantilly lace. Enamel buckle adorns the girdin.
A garbled fashion note describes the new short coat style with a tight back and front, praising its popularity over longer coats. It notes fronts are slim, openings filled with antique-hued fabrics, and the growing use of large warm ties.
The article discusses dance gowns for unmarried girls noting they should be shorter for evening wear while longer folds replace the trim. It mentions popular founces and shaped foanow edges, along with coniings and heavily tinened or graduated groups on skirts. It concludes frills are more effective for evening attire.
The carriage and travelling wraps and opera clocks of this season are more beautiful than ever. Extravagant embroidery on velvet, appliqued laces with jewels, chiffon and furs create the opera cloak as today’s regal garment.
The fragmentary text describes late January menus with unclear dish names and regional terms. It mentions baking tins and various seasonings, referencing tea and pepper while noting an overall imperfect, partly garbled culinary note.
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