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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
3
A verse medley on women's roles through life from infant cap to widow weeds. The poem lists garments and statuses from a muslin frock to bridal veil and Worth gown, noting the social meanings and the husband’s wallet.
The piece attacks women who bite thread while sewing, calling the habit a serious dental abuse. Dentists note enamel loss from thread biting, yet many resist change, insisting they care for their teeth while ignoring advice and paying for repairs.
The article details a plaid cloth dress with an overskirt reaching halfway, bordered in pale yellow matching the stripe. Revers are in the same cloth, Mousseline de soie in deeper yellow forms a shirted yoke, gracefully falling in front, with a belt and collar of similar styling.
The era favors the small Rembrandt hat nearly hidden under a wealth of ostrich plumes. Plumes vary in length from tip to tip, arranged to cover the crown and brim with little foundation visible. Colors include pale sky turquoise blue and crimson.
A young girls white muslin dress features a corsage of broad white ground faille ribbon printed with pompadour flowers. The navy lace edged collar, narrow linen plait sleeves, and a skirt with lace insertion and two large gathered lace flounces describe a delicate garment option in white pink or blue.
A Millinery Trade Review writer notes elegant toques trimmed with pale-blue or mauve feathers and two amazons fastened at the back. Hair-cloth hats with white and blue weave rest on yellow roses, or mauve with forget-me-nots. Black plumed hats begin to appear, promising fashion in the coming autumn.
A practical guide to making inexpensive bed valances using tambour curtain muslin or similar materials. Outline covers sheet backing, corner hem, shield pins, and full yet washable drapery for three sides. Twelve yards of tambour yields sham and valance for about three dollars total.
A lace stole remains popular alongside the lace jacket. The piece drapes from a lace yoke with two long ends. An example paired with Ascot gowns features malines lace over pink mousseline, simple frock, ruffles, tight sleeves, and a black tulle rosette center.
Exchange of polite greeting in Harlem Life mentions meeting before dinner and a host introducing the pair, highlighting recognition and social friction.
Elihu Root born Clinton Oneida county New York February 15 1845 rises from schoolteacher to lawyer and reformer. He served as United States attorney for the southern district of New York and backed notable cases including Tweed Ingersoll Hilton Hoyt Havemeyer and Hammersley wills. Now becomes secretary of war and sits as banker lawyer and adviser to major corporations.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat interview quotes an old bank clerk who argues that at least half of major-city forgeries go undetected. He recalls a merchant who cashed a forged $1,100 note to cover a crisis, lived in dread, kept a revolver, and eventually paid it back inspiring lifelong honesty.
Little Annie McGinn of West Butte recalls her cat that vanished last fall after tumbling into a shaft. The cat spent four months wandering underground through several mine workings before surfacing two miles from home. Rescued by miners and found with a brass bell on a ribbon, the cat was returned to Annie despite a perilous journey and a bleak Christmas.
Beatrice Harraden’s latest novel has become a major literary success in England and the United States. The author expands her skill with satirical humor as she follows a heroine whose experiences reveal sorrow and resilience amid a malignant villain and a strikingly original character Nuree Isabel.
Lord Curzon faces how to introduce marriage in India as female education is hampered and the ideal home and family life are described as unavailable. The passage notes the practice marumakata yam and its impact on spousal and parental bonds.
The Bordeaux La France notes England holds the record for alcohol consumption with English and Irish residents drinking heavily. It warns Ireland shows even greater vice, and laments rising alcoholism in France, urging acknowledgment of domestic excesses.
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