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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
7
A columnist notes Lent gains little attention now as crowds mingle and outfits dazzle. Describes absent friends returning at Easter, complexion cures in Atlantic City and Lakewood, and cards from Mme Hosa Line, the prominent complexion expert, with engraved invitations to clients.
A Paris satin Doucet model gown with silk corded Roubaix features a fuller skirt and novel sleeves. The piece discusses spring fashion, hats with garlands, and a dress trick that creates an illusion of one shoulder fall. It also covers Lent social events, house parties, and the social dynamics of fashion minded women.
A fragment notes slumming expeditions through tenement districts and Chinatown with mixed feelings about intrusion into privacy. It then highlights large 1901 gifts by women, including Stanford, Gould, Huntington, and others, and ends with a quirky analysis of Queen Victoria’s life numbers centering on the digit nine.
A guide to wedding gift etiquette urges sending gifts early with a card. Address to the bride or her house, specify useful or tasteful items, and consider future circumstances like travel. If many gifts are expected, non-duplicable items are advised, or choose durable duplicates such as silverware or ornaments.
A Californiawoman and Sinrock Mary, said to be the chief of the Sinrock, journeyed from Nome into the interior of northwest Alaska. They tamed and trained a large herd of reindeer, with Charley riding and Mary driving, becoming known for their enterprise among white men, officers, and miners.
The article describes a satin damasse gown with lace accents and long lines, amid a profile of Mary Charley, a widowed reindeer livery pioneer in Sinrock Alaska. It notes her sharp business sense, sizeable stock of robes and blankets, and her wary view of whites. It ends with a brief encounter in Nome and a visitor from Los Angeles.
A description highlights an accordion plaited skirt and sleeve flounces, a rich Russian lace waist and sleeves, and a plaited flounce. The critic lauds simple, comfortable elegance and notes new ideas blending practical beauty with refined taste.
An aggressive black velvet polka dot pattern moves into summer parasols, echoing the season’s short sleeve waists and gowns. White chiffon parasols with lace bands and velvet spots are highlighted as dainty and fashionable in engravings.
Miss Dorothy Beale, head mistress of Cheltenham College for Girls, is celebrated in education and philanthropy. She becomes the first woman to receive the freedom of Cheltenham, a presentation last given thirty years ago, marking a notable achievement by the school’s pupils as they celebrated the event.
A vintage fashion note on evening hairstyles emphasizing low coiffures and decorative touches. Describes velvet fillets with pearls, hairpins, and pearl halos, plus variations like a central part or side part pompadours. Notes aging-friendly center part styles for older women.
An essay argues that marrying for social position and wealth rather than love leads to disillusionment and hardship. It likens such unions to fragile, fading rewards, noting that without love the relation becomes a burdensome social contract.
A young lady aboard a train car smoked cigarettes after the journey began. Other passengers protested but she persisted and claimed no law forbids smoking in an Indies car. The conductor avoided action and she reached her destination undisturbed.
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