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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
5
An article offers sewing guidance for child dresses, detailing long waisted styles, French frocks, Berthas, and sailor suits. It explains fabric choices such as chambray, gingham, percale, pique, and silks, with instructions on waist shaping, linings, plaits, belts, and trims to achieve washable, fashionable summer outfits for girls.
The article highlights summer dress trends with feather boas moving toward a shorter form and fastened at the waist by ornamental pins. Flounces dominate new skirts and plaited costumes persist, detailing a pearl gray velvet skirt with gold buttons, a front plaited bodice, and a black tulle hat embroidered in gold with a black plume.
The article cites M. A. Hogarty of Lexington Kentucky suffering yellow jaundice and nearly cured after two bottles of Electric Bitters. It also mentions a table cover woven from Japanese napkins and a nursemaid’s advice about bed placement near walls for longevity, reflecting a miscellany page.
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