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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1898
Page
4
The description notes a black peau-de-sole waist matching the skirt with white satin yoke and epaulettes veiled by embroidered chiffon. Black chiffon edges the waist and sleeves, with a glove-fitted front closure and secure yoke plastron on the right. The back gathers at the waist for fullness, and a standing collar finishes the neck.
The piece describes issues with low shoes and fasteners disrupting skirts and gowns, then offers a refined bow tying method. It mentions elderly women adopting a princess shaped traveling mantle with velvet facings and puckered back detail, and notes sunbonnets made from organdie or fine lawn as a current novelty prized by young women and girls.
The new shirt waists use butcher's blue that is bright and fade resistant. The heavy duck-like fabric shrinks when laundered and should be shrunk before tailoring. Hosiery should not be strictly matched to tan shoes as darker hose wear better with dark shoes, while very light stockings are undesirable.
The passage notes the summer glove is made from the thinnest kid leather and advises against it for women whose hands perspire. It suggests those women should choose gloves thicker than usual for hot weather.
Industry notes reveal a trend toward skirts with a single seam. The design is difficult to sew and should be attempted only by skilled dressmakers.
The largest tank steamer in the world, built at Roach shipyard in Chester Pennsylvania for Standard Oil Company, stores 720000 gallons of oil at 250000 dollars. It measures 254 feet long, 40 feet beam, 1500 horsepower, and 12 knots speed, designed by John Haug of Philadelphia.
A speaker recounts a quirky method for women to gain shapely arms by sweeping rooms each morning. A plump girl touts a personal routine using imported brooms, gloves, and golf skirts, claiming daily sweeping strengthens arms despite discomfort and outfits.
Fashion notes describe milady wearing rainbow stockings with silk plaid and lisle options, highlighting low lisle prices and a shift away from cotton. Rich colors like red blue and green appear in plaids and stripes, blue polka dots gain popularity, and revived vintage patterns compete with newer styles. Silk open-worked designs and bright plains dominate, with black-backed plaids and stripes common.
A new pale tan short waterproof cloak features dark green silk piping collar facing and buttons. It is double breasted loose fitting with very full bishop sleeves and a commendable cut suitable for various uses and stylish appeal.
A man asks a doctor about remedies for sluggish health in a season of lethargy. The physician, earnest and patriotic, responds with a single suggestion: Havana. The quip conveys humor about travel cures and the era’s light medical banter.
Tom confesses careful attention to two women and states he cannot marry both. Dick quips there is correlation in that, highlighting a humorous interchange about courtship and selection.
Mrs. Howe after a winter in Rome visits Boston then Newport and attends the New England Women's club annual meeting. The informal coterie hosts papers on literature and history with Howe delivering pieces on optimism and humor. She discusses American ideals and advocates peace and arbitration.
In Philadelphia on a busy political week, ex Magistrate Jeter J Hughes denounced Donnelly at a harmony gathering. The Wanamaker Business Men's League also sparked a pact talk as both factions push to influence the November vote amid Democratic divisions and national leadership leniency.
A buoyant bootblack supply trade has arisen in New York driven by city expansion, more bootblack stands and the spread of colored shoes. Shops stock sixty five varieties of polish plus brushes, pans, and waterproo fings with supply wagons visiting stands across the city.
In Mexico cooking relies on charcoal ovens rarely used at home. Most families do not bake bread, while small hard crusted French loaves are shipped citywide in large four foot baskets carried on cargador heads.
Rural Canadian outlines rape as a fattening feed for 300 sheep on fifteen acres or twenty sheep per acre with corn and oats. It discusses cutting versus pasturing, timing, and methods to prevent bloating, plus feeding grains at night and sowing A crop to May or June. It also covers lambs in corn fields and a method to feed oats and hay outside the fence. The Sow at Farrowing section warns against feeding before and during farrowing and outlines a gradual feeding plan after birth.
George H. Welshons critiques Mr. Wanamaker speech attacking Republican state governance in Pennsylvania. He argues the charges are vague and unfounded, noting most taxes fall on corporations while local schools and counties receive state funds. Welshons defends the state as a benefactor, contrasting anti Republican rhetoric with official records.
Report describes a US Army Health authorities ordaining widespread arson in Juragui cito Siboney Cuba. Dozens of Cuban homes and blockhouses were set ablaze to clear unhealthy structures near a hospital camp, forcing residents into caves while a detachment aided evacuation. The blaze spread slowly due to heavy rains, ending after dark with the town largely destroyed and plans to clear debris and relocate tents underway.
A French device stores calcium carbide gas to raise sunken ships and save lives. An English design uses an electric fog signal with cartridge chambers and timed firing. A shirt collar and tie attach with loops and a spring ring to prevent slipping. A bicycle pipe features a bow shield to allow smoking without hand contact.
From the New York Tribune a catalog of dress ideas features oversized white chenille dots on ceilings, embroidered chiffons for veils and hats, reverses on coats edged with lace, and slimmer sleeves. Tailor made panels, elaborate waists with revers and epaulets, tucked and braided skirts, and braided or cuffed silk and cashmere prevail. Blouse suits with large revers and buttons, ribbon velvet waists with steel buttons, contrasting color yokes, and new ta'feta skirt flounces with frills appear alongside sheer chiffons and etamine waists with ruching and rosettes.
A Century writer cites firemen sensibilities waking to their own signals while others miss them and a fireman’s wife who hears a baby without sensing the gong. Arctic explorer Nansen reports a heightened sense of smell after long absence, detecting soaps and house odors. The piece suggests senses can be quickly cultivated.
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