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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
2
A compact pocket blotter design for fountain pen users, crafted from cardboard and silk with kid leather corners. It folds to a slim envelope size, holds blotting sheets, and secures with a silk bordered flap and loop button.
A short piece describes whimsical fabric decorations for children's clothing. Cretonne flowers and woolen motifs like green love birds appear as pockets flaps or neck details. Examples include a rose on a damse1 collar and tiny cuffs with buds along a blue coat.
A Dublin fashion column notes red tones growing in popularity beyond traditional shades. Transparent soft dye enhances ruby cherry brick and coral hues, with salmon a recent vivid arrival. Shrimp remains in demand only when paired with rich silk or satin fabrics as sashes, though Directoire style sashes fade from favor. several bridal frocks from Rue de la Paix show no sashes today.
The piece urges women to direct efforts at home to curb fly breeding. It credits doctors and boards of health for warnings but frames the fight as a woman’s duty within the household and public life. It stresses appealing to male relatives to enforce cleanliness and pest control.
A Paris fashion note describes a child’s marquisette or batiste frock with an extremely short waist and a skirt joined beneath a band of fine embroidery. The design features a left side embroidery hem, a narrow pleat band at the bottom, embroidered sleeves, a pleated frill around the round neck, and a rose ribbon knot at the left front for color.
The bandeau rises again as a fashion statement with Paris milliners showcasing bandeaus under the brim and forward tipping. Washington window displays feature two or three bandeau hats, including a black Milan mini with a wreath of black eyed Susans and buff ribbons, and a blue moire adorned leghorn with forget me nots and hellotrope accents.
Ghent, midway between Brussels and Bruges, opens a World exhibition with focus on its historic charm. The city once rivaled Venice in romance, boasts 13 islands formed by rivers and 65 bridges, and remains a commercial hub trading cotton, linen, coal, timber, and phosphates.
The piece notes the rise of diaphanous fabrics and almost nothing blouses easing packing. It highlights crape blouses and lace or wet dressy tops that replace bulky shirt waists and frilly blouses and praises flat collars that stay uncrushed when packing a week end suitcase.
A new beach suit features a high Medici collar, hand embroidery and lace, a draped skirt, and a striped waist in blue tones. The model pairs the outfit with a blue skirt and sea-blue background, presenting a dignified seaside fashion look.
Geneva report describes the Württemberg king holidaying with his dog near Friedrichshafen by Lake Constance. He travels by tourist steamer to Rorschach and visits a Swiss bar where a waitress notes the royal dog. The king assigns the change as a souvenir of sincerity.
New Orleans reporters describe a mid Atlantic mystery along the Madeira to Brazil route where the sea allegedly disturbs suddenly for about two minutes, seeming to rise as if from an underground spring, a phenomenon once only recently studied.
William A Radford offers free expert advice on economical house building. He advocates simple, well proportioned designs with durable materials to keep total cost around 3000 dollars, including a 2000 dollar estimate for materials and labor, and a walk through the design of a 22 by 33 foot two story house with modern amenities and a plain exterior.
A mother finds her four year old enjoying the seldom-used guest room. The child declares, Youre just loving this lovely room, and the moment prompts the mother to open the space for family use. She adds small beautifications to the house, brightening daily life and sharing the room.
General Bethune complains that golf attractions unduly lure young men away from joining the territorial British forces. The remark emphasizes concerns about military readiness and public spending on leisure amid wartime duties.
An Albert Street school exercise in Bulwell notes policemen as tall smart figures in blue who patrol streets at night, seek to curb truancy, and pursue robbers with lamp, staff, whistle, and handcuffs, presenting a quaint child’s perspective.
A woman complains of a severe side ache and jokes it is a pendicilla. Her partner remains engrossed in sports, replies with sarcasm, and dismisses her fears as he frets inwardly, underscoring gendered tensions in a humorous exchange.
A renowned multi talented figure known for varied roles experiences a rare breakdown leaving colleagues and fans concerned. The incident highlights the pressures of constant public attention and the need for support and recovery options.
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