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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1905
Page
8
A lonely, financially independent woman battles isolation on Christmas Eve, reflecting on independence and past love. A chance encounter with a reporter leads to a revelation about a pardoned convict, ending with a renewed sense of connection as Christmas bells ring.
Description outlines a white crepe de chine negligee styled with a green silk girdle and lace trims. Details include lace borders on the collar front yoke and sleeves, ruffles at the bottom, lace trimmed cravat ends, puffed undersleeves, and decorative green silk knots.
A furrier recalls the muff's colorful history from France in Charles X era when black denoted commoners and court followers wore colors. Styles evolved from small velvet or silk pieces to large fur redolent designs, including Louis XIV’s “chiens mauchons” that carried little dogs. Once a noble status symbol, the muff later became a practical cold weather accessory and a regular part of women's dress.
The piece describes winter ribbons with soft sheerness and printed dull tones resembling crepes and chiffons. Broad silks and ribbons imitate expensive weaves, with color contrasts in borders. Borders use green, rose, blue, brown, violet, and metallic gold, enhancing one color gowns and echoing military uniform trims.
Hand painted belts in colored leathers emerge as a key autumn fashion item. An example in cream and pale greens and pinks features Louis XV motifs with bows and floral trails. A brown belt with a dull gold buckle shows mauve lilac sprays and hand painted leaves.
A brief quip about domestic efficiency notes the speaker’s husband was a widower when married, implying the wife’s management skills. The exchange highlights practical, humorous insight into household regimen. Chicago Record-Herald.
The article notes Dame Fashion’s demand for consistency in scents, citing London as the Paris-to-America conduit. It mentions Shamrock as a current favorite, the ease of sticking to one fragrance, and references to Queen Victoria, Empress Eugenie, Princess Christian, Mme Rejane, and Sarah Bernhardt. It highlights royal use of lilac, jasmine, narcissus, tuberose, and white violets in daily scent.
An illustration shows a blue fancy flannel morning gown unlined and open at the throat with a wide cape collar edged in silk. It fastens at the top with a fancy button and uses a woolen silk girdle to define the waist. Materials: ten yards of flannel and three quarters of a yard of silk.
A quoted suburban resident claims no burglaries in years yet asks why police presence. He asserts the area is peaceful and notes only guns as a visible security measure. The remark reflects local tension over crime and policing.
Rodrick Percy Sappie frequently discusses his family tree, prompting questions about its accuracy. Van Albert notes extensive chatter, suggesting the topic may be more myth than lineage, reflecting ongoing community curiosity in Chicago News.
A young girl struggles with spelling while her father insists on his own phonetic method. She recalls learning at school and the teacher applauding her, yet Papa claims the teacher is wrong and continues to spell differently, leaving the child doubtful about ever learning to spell.
Tyna Heilman a 14 year old Russian Hebrew immigrant daughter now entering Mount Holyoke College after rapid academic ascent in Boston. She arrived from Russia in 1900 mastered English aided by dictionaries, finished Wells grammar, four year Girls Latin course in three years, and led in the Boston Latin school class. Her family runs a grocery in East Boston. she is the eldest of six and regarded as a born student with a promising college career.
The piece urges recycling worn tennis balls into bright attractive prizes for poor or sick children. It notes a new dress from leftover wool via crewel-work crochet or knitting and mentions Crawford Newrit h inspecting servants while Crabshaw jokes about social acting.
Wire work offers a popular pastime with few tools a flat nose pliers round nose pliers and a file plus coils of wire. Instructions cover a toasting fork hanging baskets book markers and ornamental pieces including a owners monogram design. Blue eyed people rarely suffer color blindness.
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