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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1900
Page
6
The feature outlines Paris driven trends with embellishments including overhanging scallops on skirts, velvet frocks, silk braidings, and embossed buttons. It notes practical wear for city life, high heels, color shifts in accessories, and the rise of boleros and Eton jackets with lace and lattice detailing in autumn collections.
A description of couturières reviving antique designs with sheer linen and cambric foundations, cobwebby lace, and richly embroidered monograms. Notes on handkerchiefs as fashion statements, the pocketless skirt, and a black set piped with white dress featuring elaborate back loops and semibelt sleeves.
A description of new fact-continual and triple windows in American interiors shows how large fixed panes and hinged sections, tinted glass, and mirrored walls improve ventilation and brightness. Window groups, curtains, and portieres transform rooms, making spaces feel open, airy, and healthier.
Landlord approved a redesign to widen side windows and add light. The room features an aquarium in a window and a gilded birdcage, tall ferns and palms, climbers and bright blooms. window seats are arranged for good days with a view, while shades cover the street-facing openings on bad days.
Fashion notes highlight tulle bows under many chins and wide patronage for ruffies. White and color ruffs dominate over black and white, with Pierrot style trims on tall forms. short-necked wearers may struggle. A lace neckband from Paris, wired abbe stock, and scarf collars replace bands in hot weather.
A Paris style overview details new evening gowns in soft pink satin with an overdress of moun seline de sole and white silk muslin skirt. Bodices edged in black chantilly lace feature crosswise draping, black velvet epaulets, and detachable long mousseline sleeves with lace. Poplin appears in appliques, mantles, gowns, and cloaks with emeralds, fur borders, and sable edging.
A black satin empire gown features fullness at the brick in a shaped watteau plait, centered by a wide black satin bow. It is paired with a tiny bolero of tinted gulpure, square back and front, long close fitting sleeves, plisse mousseline de sole sleevelets, and a high white chiffon collar with diamond slides, all described as a refined, recherché fashion. Stitched sick hats trim with black velvet and quilts.
In Laura Field s piece a compact but refined room is detailed with a large window a transom door a writing desk built into a sills drawers and a curtain a reading lamp and embroidered scarf a vintage vanity a dressing stand and a cainty mirror. The space features net sash curtains a draped portieres a couch bed and decorative pictures while suggesting a future ideal library with latticed stained glass windows a window seat and a wide work table for serious writing.
Instructions describe boiling three fourths pint of new milk then adding flour and the egg yolk mixed, sweeten slightly. Pour boiling milk over the mixture, cool briefly, then return to saucepan. Beat and stir until the eggs thicken without boiling. When cold, it’s ready for use.
A note on meat preservation cites powdered sugar as an alternative to salt. It is said to absorb less of the meat’s nutritive substances and flavor, and many prefer the sugar method for this reason.
A verbose notice outlines outdoor outfits featuring box plaits in skirts, tunic vests, and dark blue tweed ensembles. It praises comfort for walking and golf, highlights a simulated ivory waistcoat with lapels, and notes novelty white piping and a scroll collar finish.
The late King Humbert sparked a jewel mania among foreigners, with Queen Margherita’s collection cited as a premier display. Continental and American visitors lavishly adorn themselves with diamonds and pearls, while a reported theft at a fashionable hotel netted 60,000 francs in gems.
A description notes sash finishes favored again with many foulard and mousseline de sole dresses featuring long chiffon frilled gathered sashes. The improvement is seen when the back of the skirt remains quite plain.
A fragmented recipe list from Pratt describes fried perch beef ball loaf and various sides. It details buttery beet mutton, cucumber dish, green pea soup, mushroom cream sauce, and carrot pickle style preparations with onions parsley and bread crumbs. Instructions mention cooking steps, mixing, and serving notes with hints of garnish and texture.
Cleaning tips for footwear using lemon juice milk and rubbing with a soft beat er. Stains may be removed with methylated spirit. Apply lemon milk cream or a compound of muriatic acid alum lavender spirit gum and sielemitic for shine.
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