Styles of Coats Through the Ages
The article traces coat fashion from Raleigh’s cloak over a mudhole to 18th century velvet collars, red versus black faction wear, and the rise of Spencer’s tails. It notes boar chase mishaps, shortened jackets, and coats evolving for walking ease, plus legal sleeve regulations and long-loose sleeves for carrying items.
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Walter Raleigh
London
Joseph
Chicago Apparel Gazette
London Moves to Clean Up Smoky London
London proposes to amend by laws and the London public health act with parliament approval to ban dust and grit emissions from businesses and factories. The plan targets brick crushing works and requires preventative appliances to curb pollution and reduce foggy air conditions.
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London
England
London County Council
Palm Beach Knickers Favor Plain Colors In Golf Season
The Chicago Apparel Gazette notes Palm Beach golf fashion favors white linen knickers and simple tones. Linen in white and subtle shades dominates, with less than 10 percent patterned pieces and few varied materials, signaling a trend toward conservatism in men’s golf attire this season.
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Palm Beach
Chicago Apparel Gazette
Temptation and a Humorous Election Banter
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph excerpt portrays Indiana Senator Watson remarking on a fallen politician as gravely tempted. Cal Clay questions church going, Wash White laments temptation and vows religious help, mentions chores to cleanse a chicken house weed a watertown patch and whitewash Channel Sloegin's wine cellar.
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Senator Watson
Indiana
Wash White
Cal Clay
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Laird Chooses Short Names in Scottish Tale
The laird seeks a servant and shortens names to fit memory. Alexander Scott Graham becomes Auld Sandy while Nicholas Duff MacFayden becomes Auld Nick in this London tale of kitchen humor and quick cuts.
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Scotland
Alexander Scott Graham
Sandy
Nicholas Duff-MacFayden
Nick
London
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