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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1884
Page
5
In Ames Iowa era notes a tale of Jim Hayward's rise from lime burner to fiancé with Margery Tucker. A mysterious Baron consoles and confounds, while a planned wedding draws near amid brittle social strife and a mounting tension on the Mount and in the Kiln setting.
In the heat of summer Margery endures a tense scene with the Baron who mutters about a supposed wedding. He offers a pearl locket as a wedding present to be returned if she marries Jim this summer. Margery reveals the ceremony is now postponed and she insists she cannot accept. The baron contemplates forcing a change of plans and guides her toward a hasty attempt to salvage the situation.
The observer describes Cuban beauties in theatre, wearing silk garments and lace, flashing jewels and fans. Faces appear smooth with makeup, many blondes with high cheekbones, yet the group exudes stillness and lack of vitality like wax works.
The Courier Journal notes John Elister discovered Clara Morris whose mother served as a Cleveland Academy of Music cleaner. Morris rose from ballet to leading juvenile roles by 16 and has been famed for a decade. It mentions Fanny Davenport at Louisville theatre and a third self taught western actress who became Juliet.
Harper's Bazar praises bayadere women for their healthful corsets made from Madagascar tree bark that allow full breathing and movement. The article notes the color matches skin closely and the garments are seldom removed, even during sleep, aiding long lasting figures without pain.
The author extols female perception, claiming women possess keener minds than men and can detect hidden motives. He notes their suspicions reveal true causes, and cites an instance of a jealous woman who seemingly reads lovers’ thoughts.
A Chicago Herald note advises housekeepers to remove oil marks from wallpaper by applying a paste made of water and pipe clay or fuller's earth without rubbing. Leave on overnight, then brush off in the morning to make the stain disappear.
The wife of Senator Harrison of Indiana decorates eighteen china dinner plates with a different bird on each and a border verse in old English. The verses are little quoted and intended to spark dinner conversation, described as a social boon for gatherings.
A note on rapid fashion changes suggests writing fashion letters is a skilled craft. Jennie June earns 150 dollars weekly for fashion writing. A women’s journalism school will soon open in Detroit.
Miniature carrots boots turnips and onions appear as hat garniture while matting gains favor for bed room floor coverings in a quirky fashion column.
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