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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1900
Page
5
A Topeka fashion column notes that handkerchief waist styles have not gained traction among local women. The piece surveys readers and hints at evolving skirts and fit without confirming a trend. It contrasts current silhouettes with other prevailing fashions.
A verbose guide describes dainty summer outfits, trims, and fabrics. It details parasols, chiffons, ribbons, laces, and satin effects, noting popular silhouettes, sleeve styles, and shoe trends. The piece emphasizes elbow sleeves, white linens, black velvet ribbons, and the influence of English and Cuban heels on footwear styles. It also mentions hats, waistlines, and the evolving military-inspired touches in women’s fashion.
A column blends fashion notes with beauty and domestic tips. It covers lace and lawn gowns, then shifts to cosmetic treatments, dress fittings, and etiquette. It includes recipes and kitchen guidance, plus a humorous anecdote about a doctor’s arrival and a drugstore ad.
A vintage article notes girlish dressmakers leveraging public favor to outpace rivals as they craft gowns and millinery. It recalls a stylish client who commissions two outfits after praising a previous dining dress. References to Royatties perfumes and royal scent preferences appear amid era细.
Reprinted testimonial style piece touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as curing female illnesses. Includes multiple patient stories and claims of widespread success with letters supporting the remedy, citing Mrs. Pinkham's Massachusettes address and written confirmations from grateful users.
Patient testimonials claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased change of life bearing down pains and other female ailments after using multiple bottles. Attributed benefits include reduced pain, improved appetite and ability to work, with letters from Mrs W M Kull Ogontz and others dated 1899.
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