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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
6
A historic sewing pattern note describes a walking costume with a plain high neck skirt, left side fastening, and fur necklet, plus a soft felt trim with quills. It lists fabric needs including yards of 48 inch wide material and lace medallions. Also featured is a blue cashmere indoor dress with tight hip skirt, passementerie trim, and yoke lace details with buttoning.
A fashion in decoration favors curtains with deep color schemes and solid fabrics. The trend appeals to homemakers seeking harmony with room decor. Curtains are mounted with close row stitching and visible decorative stitching on the fabric, emphasizing texture and fit.
A fragmented casual note describes a Greek style head dressing for milady featuring a dainty cross bar muslin and heavy thread weave. It mentions a muslin bar and silver mounting with references to garments made of plain material such as nainsook.
An embroiderer outlines rules for tiny initials on lingerie using linen thread on cotton substitutes. Proper work uses the same thread as embroidery proper and avoids cotton for delicate trims. Towels see a revival of colored embroidery with dull brown pink and faded initials suitable for home beginners.
Clever women have found that a separate tunic in a different material than the gown, draped over it, is an excellent method of altering an old-fashioned frock. The tunic, cut with a center back seam, drops from bust to knees and can be made of net, chiffon, lace, or embroidered satin, finished with decorative bands or fur trim.
The article describes straw turbans with round crowns as favorites for early spring. It notes satin trimmed shirts over cords on the Span, a large turban silhouette with an all-flower model, and a tall rough black straw flat-crowned variant wrapped in narrow black velvet with a single large rosette. It also mentions a quill-in paired-decor with roses and small turbans low on the head draped in black lace wells.
The article notes the daily habit of marking belongings with monograms. It suggests a personal design adaptable to various fabrics and objects from washcloths to parasols, with hand embroidery in white cotton for items like towels, table linen, lingerie, and scarfs.
Describes exquisite centerpieces using coronation braid with solid embroidery and French knots. Notes heavy stem stitch along the bottom edge and a buttonholed edge finished in long uneven scallops with a second similar row set a half inch inward.
White suede gloves stand out as the preferred evening accessory in fashion circles. Elegant texture and versatile styling elevate formal and semi formal outfits for seasonal events.
Long tract on old and modern road building contrasts New Jersey official R A Meeker's views with Roman Appian Way ideas. Emphasizes drainage, lighter macadam over deep telford, and practical steps to build durable roads. Also notes looming coal labor talks and potential three year agreement as miners and operators prepare for possible strike and stockpiling in Pennsylvania.
A cautious, poor yet honest young man laments failing to win the fair maid who hints at a metallic ring in her voice that warned him away. She reveals Charlie Gotrox had placed a ring on her finger last night, and a swift departure ensues as they head home.
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt quotes Brother Dickey expressing poverty and faith in prayer for wealth in the new year. He vows to humble himself and ask the Land to make him rich, aiming to surprise the angels.
A fragmentary quotation discusses rest as a boon from nature that dulls memory of past evils and conceals preventions, praising harmony with truth and intellect while warning of ignorance. The lines reflect eighteenth century philosophical reflection on rest, intelligence, and moral memory.
The text notes Venezuela's name origin from early Spanish presidents who likened inland sites to Venice. It discusses the llanos where Haneros live, once plains rich with cattle now scarred by civil war, with livestock destroyed to feed insurgents and the region shifting toward timber potential.
A light column notes how after years of marriage a man often refers to his wife as her or she to others, a small linguistic quirk observed by the Los Angeles Express.
A concise quotation attributed to Charles Narrey states that the genius creates circumstances, the talented use them, while the fool gazes without seeing. This annotation highlights the contrast among perception, initiative, and skill.
A Globe column from Atchison recommends gradually reducing smoking rather than quitting abruptly. The author suggests delaying morning puffs, then a brief cigar, and repeating the cycle until the urge eases, describing this as a method to learn to do without tobacco.
An advertising claim asserts that Dr Kings New Life Pills can prevent appendicitis by stimulating the stomach, liver and bowels. The text also lists cures for constipation, bilious diseases, chills, malaria, headaches, and dyspepsia. The source appears to be a drug store promotion.
A compact note reflects on mens sentimentality and a maid’s cautious reception of a suitor’s words, urging discernment and restraint in romantic discourse.
A compact aphorism says virtue should be pursued for its own sake not for fear hope or external influence. Diogenes stresses intrinsic ethical worth over external motive.
Mrs Ida Soper of Big Pond Pa describes nearly dying from a severe lung ailment and failing remedies until Dr King’s New Discovery provided quick relief and a lasting cure. The ad touts it for coughs colds sore lungs and bronchial issues, priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial bottle and Phillips Drug Company guarantee.
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