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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1895
Page
8
Mrs Bowser and her husband clash over socks suspenders and a misbuttoned collar in a comic domestic scene. She exposes his errors and hidden garments, he laments the chaos and retreats upstairs, while she notes the usual male stubbornness and household mismanagement.
This article surveys fashionable bathing costumes and trimmings of the era, noting the superiority of tailored lines over cheap imitations, preferred collar styles, and the importance of proper waist and knicker arrangements. It discusses stockings, hems, and head coverings, plus practical advice on hair protection and a contemporaneous opinion from the New York Herald. It also briefly mentions a dumb waiter for summer kitchens and fashionable gloves for various dayparts.
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