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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1897
Page
5
A fragmented catalog describes color harmonies for hats and gowns as showcased by millinery firms. It highlights bright color pairings, lace overlays on skirts, velvet bands, and decorative quills, noting how purple and orange tones enhance elegance and form.
A clipped scene from Cincinnati Enquirer dialogue shows a colonel weighing insult and pride while a barkeeper asks about Ma jah Bloodgood. The exchange ends with a promise of a livyah colored pipe, revealing humor and frontier character.
Adeline Rivers recounts a Paris tailor’s bathing suit pattern guidance for home sewists. It covers fabric lengths, pattern cutting, bolero jacket design, lining and undergarments, hat construction with a wire Tam frame, rubber edge finishing, and accessories like blue and scarlet rubber handkerchief head coverings and cork insoles to prevent wear on stones.
The article describes enameled Adlak pieces and refined items like a white lace parasol presented to the crown princess of Venice as a wedding gift. It highlights a Burana lace parasol with a silver snake handle, and a small enamel crown piece inscribed Le Signore Ventiane 1896, among other luxury novelties and gifts.
A distorted religious tale describes a clergyman urging reform of village troublemakers after relapse, praising harsh discipline to deter wickedness, referencing a chorus of guilt and fear amid a chaotic dialogue. The text shows fragmented dialogue and unclear speakers.
A fragmentary text from an Indianapolis scene raises questions about consent and reaction. The garbled lines hint at a dialog on screaming and kissing, framed as a provocative inquiry amid unclear context and dates.
Paris tailors shape the new bathing dresses for summer wardrobes and Newport orders. The latest Paris cut is prized, but home-made versions use cheaper materials that still look stylish. American women favor multiple outfits, with Countess of Essex among those buying three suits each season.
The article discusses choosing economical fabrics for bathing outfits, noting brilllicntine priced around fifty cents a yard and advising on minimal home covering. It suggests buying a cheap Tam hat and using thin rubber cloth to imitate silk, with guidance to obtain rubber material from dealers.
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