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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
3
The fragmentary OCR offers limited readable facts. Names and specifics are unclear, with no verifiable events, dates, or organizations to anchor a coherent news item.
Of interest to ladies in this period, the feature discusses long three quarter coats in velvet and lace over dresses, the princess and afternoon dresses trimmed with renaissance lace, and white fabrics favored for brunettes. It notes theater wear, pale broadcloth skirts, and a French dress in gray and white sherry silk. It also mentions gifts for men, including leather hatboxes and simple pearl tie pins.
Book slides, a handy Christmas gift for writers and travelers. Two cardboard panels form a three‑section stand to hold reference books on a writing table or pack for travel. They can be decorated with embroidery, painted, or covered with materials and brighten rooms while organizing magazines and accounts.
A fashion notice describes basque coats returning with shorter skirts, braided collars, and new braids for winter. Lace cravats finish tailor made frocks while jabots remain in vogue with swallowtail or cutaway jackets. Skirts shorten for practical wear. country wear may show ankles, town wear covers ground. Some women prefer wide collars and some coats lack standing collars.
A feature on a celluloid craft item combining a stamp box and pincushion. Eight pieces cut from a thin sheet form the base and box front, laced with ribbons, with a ribbon hinge for the lid. A gilt framed stump centerpiece, velvet trim, and stuffed cotton between uprights complete the decorative piece.
The article outlines decorative stamp box designs with a gilt edged base and a celluloid front to hold stamps, plus a celluloid needlebook idea in place of a Christmas card. It suggests palette shaped fabric pieces and ribbon details, plus gift ideas for travelers, theater goers, and young men, including pocket opera glasses and compact traveling bags.
A dated description outlines a humorous ping pong pincushion craft. It details a sausage shaped body stuffed with emery powder, a silk robe, a celluloid ping pong ball head with drawn features, horsehair hair topping, and pins lodged in the robe. A doll pin cushion variant uses a china doll with pins placed in waist ribbons and a ribbon dress, hung by a loop.
Gift idea for photo collectors highlighting a strawboard screen photograph holder wrapped in silk with embroidery. Panels big enough for one cabinet photo and one carte de visite. Embroidered outlines described.
A detailed sketch explains a photograph holder sketched on strawboard before cutting. Inner panels bear white glazed paper, with a light inner cover and a darker outer shade. Edges are stitched, a lower back panel remains open for silk to slip over, and a silk cord frames openings for photographs.
A simple duck fabric laundry bag makes a thoughtful holiday gift. Instructions detail cutting, stitching, lining with linen embroidery cotton, and adding a drawstring. A typical bag measures 27 by 18 inches, with variations for a shoe bag using duck or brown holland or blue drill.
A list of sewing patterns and decorative ideas for women’s accessories. Includes divk sions of feather stitching for shoe compartments, a leather pocketbook with multiple pockets, turn over collar cases, and lace receptacles. Also described are sachet cases for collars and handkerchiefs, collar cases in Berlin wool and canvas, and embroidered border options with shamrocks and ribbon bindings.
Trish Ince guides amateur lacemakers in crafting a fine linen lace collar. The article describes crocheting separate leaf flower and scroll pieces with steel needle, joining by chain stitch, and finishing edges with double crochet. It urges early gift preparation and notes collars are quick to complete compared with larger projects.
Simple home project to ease washing up. Measure the sink, cut four inch wide wood strips, four pieces one inch shorter in width, and a wire netting frame. Assemble to form a square drain insert, then nail together for use.
An ad mentions using a bulking powder called Perfect to show appreciation for pure food. It instructs always to use the Per fect M EB Sommercamp Cu.
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