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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1895
Page
6
Classified sale listing offers devalued linens and embroideries. Includes stamped center pieces, hemstitched items, tassel fringe, pin cushions, and various cambrics, nainsook, Swiss edgings, with prices reduced from 1010 to 5, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 25 cents. Also notes 150 yards Figured China Silk and other embellishments for sale.
Recent society notes in Topeka highlight visits by Mrs. Ed O Bryan and Mrs A W Dennison plus Mrs Georges W Veale Sr. A masquerade at Wetherell hall, Oxford club party date change, and multiple receptions mark a bustling social scene. Numerous local residents attend rehearsals, club meetings, and the progressive euchre and high five games with prizes noted.
A dog named Lion cares for two kittens after their mother dies. He lifts them from a kitchen towel and spends the night licking them. The kittens survive but fear the dog's protective attention while the staff fix the towel and tidy the scene.
A reminiscence describes making willow whistles in spring from bark and wood, detailing steps and tonal variation. Also notes playful anecdotes about a motto in a room, a paper duel game, and a stray line about a New Year from the New York World.
The New York Recorder notes current fashion favors undulating waves brushed over the ears with a midline part. It advises adapting hair to face shape, warning against high styles for long faces and suggesting fluffy top curls with a small bow for angular features.
A description of multi material stock collars with velvet satin rosettes and lace fans. Details show folded collars of black velvet lined with cherry satin and pink satin ribbon bows. Includes commentary on women’s football with social opinions from the British Medical Journal.
Mrs. P. B. Palmer president of the World's Columbian commission lays out a circular on the Isabella coin. Minted by order of congress to honor the first government designated women board for the exposition, the coin bears Queen Isabella's portrait. Proceeds will fund perpetual humanitarian service. Price one dollar. orders to Merchants' Loan and Trust Company in Chicago.
The article notes that the most approved tea table this season is a square two wooden tray on four spindle legs. The upper tray features an oval aperture at each end to carry it across a room easily. Similar tables are advertised as new at furniture warehouses.
The piece notes valued bric brac shops offering late nineteenth century vanity items. It describes copper teapots and sugar basins with white eggshell china cups, and explains veil styles favoring unstinted size and central gathers. A Philadelphia Press critique mocks veils with sprigs versus unobtrusive dots, claiming unflattering effects.
An item from Baltimore notes a “new order of women” teaching a baby raised by a club, portrayed as a future prodigy. The piece contrasts modern femininity with infant care, framing a provocative social experiment.
A Progressive High Five party fundraiser at their hall at the corner of St Quincy. Refreshments for all Knights and friends.
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