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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
6
Paris fashion notes describe Brown as a leading winter shade from deep mat to reddish browns, paired with fur trims and golds. Silks, velvets, lace, and embroidery mix with chinchilla, beaver, and velvet for evening and street wear. The plaited back skirt dominates, while short skirts fade in France. velvet dominates gowns, with wide hats and refined corsages.
A rosy trend seizes fashion with ribbon strapped crowns across straw toques and bonnets. The white sunburned straw toque trimmed in black persists each summer, adaptable to tricorne, turban, and capeline. Automobiling, golfing, cycling drive the craze.
Anck Comte of Silk presents very stylish short sack coats in silk or finest silk and wool, fashionable in black or fawn. Sit features Nat plaits stitched halfway down, with softer materials gathered in lines or corded and tucked. The coat style will be popular for autumn wear and many costumes match skirts.
A young housekeeper recalls winter hardships in a boarding house and discusses buying bedding. Aunt Mehitable notes feather beds are out of fashion in the city, while hair mattresses offer comfort and hygiene. They consider half a dozen blankets and new spreads to warm the beds this season.
An elder instructs a younger relative on building warm handmade bed covers and curtains. They plan cotton comfortables, cretonne bedding, a hair mattress, sateen linings, and layered blankets to withstand winter drafts, plus sewing workshops for several bedspreads using discarded curtains and latticework lace.
A detailed description outlines an elegant evening gown featuring a corded skirt with insertion lace, deep back flounce, and fitted glace silk bodice draped with white crepe de chine. The ensemble includes a dark violet velvet belt, curled bolero with lace collar, velvet bow, and sleeves of tact, with versatile detachable elements for various necklines.
A dated fashion note on white muslin gowns with transparent yokes and sleeves, worn at a casino concert under bright light. It mentions young girls in pure white outfits and older women preferring colored foundations such as mauve or green, with black gowns used for matronly attire and cool, dreary impressions.
A garbled, OCR like excerpt lists two menus with many errors and food items. It mentions kidney fritters, pineapple jam, custards or creams, pastry rounds, and various herbs. Instructions describe draining, trimming, boiling, and serving techniques, plus notes on storage and serving with croutons and pepper.
Cleaning advice for carpets after use. Mix ammonia with warm water, rinse with clean water, scrub with a brick or small brush, then rinse again with cold water. Dry thoroughly with a cloth, air the room, and keep doors and windows open until the carpet is dry.
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