29 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1905
Page
1
A social note celebrates the annual reappearance of the white linen look led by the white linen girl. Designers favor linen for outfits from heavy daywear to delicate evening gowns, with accessories in white. The trend, said to originate in London with Princess Victoria, emphasizes durable fabrics and antique-inspired styling.
A description of a checked linen blouse with a large shoulder collar, cherries embroidered on the cuffs and sleeves, and a white linen chemisette with a black silk cravat. The passage also recounts a home remedy for strawberry shortcake using dried toast and strawberries, inspired by difficulty obtaining milk.
Instructions describe Tartines 2 Casino with eggs butter cheese puff pastry rounds baked ten minutes and served with cheese. The text then shifts to a Summer Hate negligee list describing a large soft felt pale tray copper colored hat with dented crown and rolled brim adorned with a wreath of roses in pastel shades or faded ecojora.
Resco S aide Mohalr is a good choice for runabout skirt. China silk proves popular for slips. Skirts swell in proportion with trimmed fullness and light velvet accents. Short dancing frocks gain favor as long trains prove impractical in crowds. Lingerie blouses endure, with batistes and white embroidery softening palettes for morning wear.
A sugar and water caramel is melted in a sauce pan until brown then half is poured into buttered custard cups. Each cup gets enough to cover bottom followed by a baked custard mixture. Cups are placed in a water bath and baked until set. The custards are turned onto a platter and caramel sauce is prepared with boiling water and vanilla to pour around them.
The passage offers practical advice such as rubbing lemon on knives to remove fish odors, weighing molasses with four before pouring to avoid stickiness, cleaning oily bottles with blotting paper, warm water, vinegar, and washing soda, and mentions reviving a half worn carpet.
A charming afternoon wear design features a light rose pink silk frock shot with white, a platted frill trimmed skirt, and ruches. The bodice includes a cream embroidered batiste chemisette edged in silk frills with small gold buttons. A pink Neapolitan hat with a white to pink plume and a large pink rose completes the look.
Transparent gowns use a variety of lace materials, often combining two or three kinds in one gown for an exquisitely refined effect. Lightweight fabrics and medallions add delicate detail, creating a smart, eye catching silhouette.
A summer novelty in Newport features a crushed rose taffeta gown with a full, embroidered skirt and a Muffy organdie waist trimmed and buttoned down the back. Silk suspenders support the waist, a polo turban adds flair, and a matching parasol completes the neat suit.
An Empire frock for a girl aged six to nine features soft silks white or rose, trimmed with rose ribbon bands and knots. The text discusses color tones to flatter different body types, recommending white cautiously, black for stout figures, and subdued blues greens and rose hues to enhance appearance. It notes Paris fashion influence on colorings.
The article describes stylish summer coats in white serge and white Panama, including reefer and close fitting forms, noted as strict tailoring and valuable additions to a summer wardrobe. A tailored linen coat with the same design is also recommended to pair with light morning dresses.
The Sphinx chapter at Dartmouth College has completed a cement temple on East Wheelock Street between Culver Hall and the Alpha Delta Pi house. The pyramid shaped lodge sits on rock, measures about 75 by 40 feet, rises 30 feet, and features heavy Corinthian columns and an Egyptian scarab above the door, overlooking Slumin Oval.
Dr and Mrs F H Jencks of Woonsocket Rhode Island became the first to run down a bull moose by canoe near Kinco Maine. The moose was seen near Kineo Cove and forced ashore a half mile down the lake as a guide steered the craft and both occupants pelted the animal with fly rods. The sequence drew witnesses from the hotel area as the moose fled along the water and up the mountain side.
Hakon Hanson unearthed a small cold baby ring in Myron G. Willard’s yard. Inside this ring the inscription Kittle Wagner appeared in script. The Wagner family, now prominent in town, recalls her Pleasant Grove school days from 35 years ago.
The passage notes that 123 individuals are over sixty, contrasted with 73 in England and an unspecified figure in Germany. It reflects on aging populations and international comparisons, though details are fragmentary and data labeling is unclear.
Lovine Schaeffer, a Limeport truck farmer, claims the only trained carp in the world. The 24 inch, eight pound fish named John rises to the surface when called by the family to be fed or petted and eats bread and cake, displaying doglike intelligence. Strangers are ignored unless a family member is present. The carp was caught in a mill dam two years ago and grew from six pounds, then joined by two companions in the yard. Philadelphia Ledger via Allentown Pa.
Relic of Marie Antoinette, a mahogany work table with tulip marquetry and ormolu mountings, circular top with Sevres plaque and turquoise medallion, four fluted legs, and a spring lid. Now in an English museum. Also notes on long lasting 1812 era hair-cutting shears from Townsend, Vermont.
A three inch by half inch cylinder carried a message 600 miles along the new Signal Corps line from Sitka to Valdez. The tiny cell supplied all battery power for transmitting communications, demonstrating the Northwest’s pace with modern civilization.
In Washington County Maine Capt. Nathaniel Alley and his son attempted to haul a flounder into their boat by biting the fish’s tail and pulling it by the gills, showing unusual fishing determination.
A Texas inventor proposes a ground covering fumigation device to protect cotton and corn. The apparatus rides on a horse drawn track with a combustion chamber a hood and a detector curtain to direct fumigants over two rows of plants, enabling rapid large scale treatment.
An English expedition reports on Fernandes Po an island off the Niger coast owned by Spain inhabited by a native people termed Boobies by coastal settlers. The adults and children are described as habitually intoxicated with palm wine their chief drink suggesting aboriginal origins and a unique cultural pattern versus nearby civilized neighbors.
Tacoma correspondence reports the tug Wyadda reaching Neah Bay with a whale captured ten miles off Flattery by six canoes from Neah Bay. Indians in frail canoes used lances to kill the monster as a long chase continued despite rough seas. Another tug lay by during the pursuit and crew describe the scene as highly interesting due to the dexterity of the canoe crews.
The concluding paragraph of Mrs. Maggie L. Summers's will, who died recently in Kansas City Missouri, asks that Cecil be guided toward honesty and justice by the family influence. The notice references Chapel on Wheels and a wheeled chapst used by the Epiucopsi mission, implying portable setup.
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