An iconic Bigfork tree that stood outside of the Tall Pine lounge, which was itself named after the tree, was cut down April 3. The species was estimated to be four centuries old.
Historical clothing s comeback
May 23, 2021
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In 1902, Lady Mary Victoria Curzon, Vicereine of India, ordered a show-stopping gown from the renowned House of Worth in Paris. The off-the-shoulder dress would be made from gold silk taffeta and embroidered with silver and gold thread in a pattern that resembled overlapping peacock feathers. At the center of each feather s eye, a blue-green beetle wing was stitched into place.
The gown would feature panels embroidered by the Kishan Chand workshop in Delhi, whose work Curzon had grown to love. The panels went to Paris by boat to be transformed into the gown, which was shipped back to India in time for a coronation ball held to mark the succession of a new Emperor and Empress of India, Britain s King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to the hero doctor who was the first to uncover the Legionnaires disease outbreak in Barrow. Long-serving rheumatoid specialist Dr William Smith Mitchell dedicated more than 30 years to Furness General Hospital before he sadly died of pulmonary fibrosis. Dr Mitchell was a beloved husband to Maureen, treasured dad of Val, Caroline, William and David and cherished grandad of Priya, Amelia, Nevaeh, Cerys and William. Dr Mitchell qualified from Glasgow University in 1977 before becoming a consultant at Furness General Hospital in 1990. He went on to become a training programme director for rheumatology in Morecambe Bay and became an associate dean at Manchester University in the medical department.