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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
6
A nostalgic fashion column reviews the return to feminine clothing, praising dainty gowns and simple fabrics while lamenting the disappearance of the short skirt and sturdy shoes. It highlights new shoe styles, raglans for warmth, drooping sleeves, elegant hats, and the social clash of etiquette observed in a New York restaurant.
The choice pocketbooks boast rich green suede with a conventional leaf and scroll pattern burnt into the surface. The color tint is faint red green and yellow, giving a delicate autumn suggestion.
Article profiles educator Mrs Abby Perkins Cheney founder of a metaphysical school of life and expression. It outlines her philosophy of unity and evolution guiding health peace and prosperity. It recounts her musical training paralyzing injury and pivot to mind centered piano teaching and a Colorado life and expression summer school.
A dress expert explains color choices for different hair and skin tones. It covers pinks with greens for redheads, blues and greens for blondes, browns for brunettes, and rules on daytime versus evening wear. The piece notes how black can slim, white enlarges, and velvet suits maturer ages.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century missive traces fashion’s shift from long necks to shorter styles. It follows Miss Bilayun, a rich American whose neck rivaled a swan’s, and shows societal praise turning to pity and then to the practical joke of different accessories.
A discourse extols mental poise and noble development, praising music as a key to education and urging belief in latent talents. Alice W. Mortimer discusses attire colors and harmonious palettes, offering stylistic guidance and modest fashion observations.
The fragment discusses hat colors featuring touches of green amid black hats, noting greens with brown and blue, and suggesting combinations like ecru and beige with green to brighten looks. It emphasizes green as a striking but cautious choice and references various color pairings in a past fashion context.
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