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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
3
An elegiac meditation extols poets as a noble elite who tower above common men. It praises their immortal fame, influence on emotions, and universal reverence, urging a votive wreath for those crowned literary figures.
In August a light palette replaces heat colors with creams and pale blues as the season favors refined attire. The bodice uses dull olive white silk with yellow circles and guipure squares, a large olive bow, and dotted chiffon ruff. The belt is a striped ribbon bow, and the matching toque features pale yellow and white roses on a straw band.
London fashion notes predict the polonaise will shape spring styles as Paris already accepts it. The piece traces the revival as a logical evolution from earlier trends like the tabber and draped overskirt, noting the polonaise as the princess form with bodice and overskirt in one.
The article notes the evolving silhouette with a waist emphasis and an overskirt shaping the polonaise. It highlights the eel skirt trend favoring a tight upper body and a flowing lower section, already seen in Paris and London fashion circles.
The article details bridesmaids presenting gifts before the wedding, lining the aisle to escort the bride, and assisting at key moments such as glove and bouquet handoffs, ring ceremony, and post ceremony roles. It also notes the best man or maid throwing an old slipper and references a gown description and rice custom opinions. It then shifts to farm notes on feeding alfalfa hay to hogs with experiment results and economic figures.
Warm days bring pale yellow and white combinations in gowns and millinery. Delicate yellow and green with white adorn summertime costumes, with hand embroidered bishop's lawn and lace edged collars and cuffs. Yoke and guimpe effects grow, using lisse, India mull, guipure, Venetian nets, point d esprit and fine tucks in various fabrics.
A reflective piece questions how deliberate seeming carelessness creates beauty in women. It notes the appeal of casual curls at the forehead and neck and a playful ruffle, suggesting the effort behind informal touches may surpass that of formal styling.
A London journal recounts a Monte Carlo tale where a woman bets on the prince’s luck using her age as the stake. The wheel lands on thirty six, matching her age, and she faints. The narrator still defends a woman’s choice of years and criticizes the prince as ungallant.
A humorous quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the Rev. Mr. Dakter has just returned from a fishing trip and will need several Sundays to regain his veracity. The joke underscores audience patience with a clergyman’s delayed revival of credibility.
A remark notes Bobbler’s wedding as the culmination of a romance begun on a train. The friend questions why he did not sue the company, as referenced by an Indianapolis Journal quote.
A Buenos Aires inspection report shows 1,286 of 557,910 slaughtered cattle diseased with tuberculosis, mostly Mestizo cross Durhams, while Criollos are disease free. Pigs and horses are discussed, with farming tips on roads, bird protection for crops, and better dairy practices. The Jersey cow case highlights milk yield improvements with care.
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