Drawn work and early nineteenth century headgear
Describes drawn embroidery techniques using canvas flax and linen, including center pieces and decorative wheels. Follows with a vivid survey of early 1800s headwear in England, detailing caps, turbans, jeweled round caps, garlands, and hairstyles, with specific plate-era outfits and hat shapes.
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Europe
England
Etiquette of Widows as Brides in Second Marriages
The article explains social rules for widows marrying again, noting dress changes from gray or lavender to white, avoiding orange blossoms, and choice of headwear. A lady-in-waiting assists the widow during the ceremony while the bride is unaccompanied by bridesmaids. Invitations and ceremony follow standard etiquette, with the first ring removed on the wedding day and a new ring worn afterward.
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Minerva
London
Prince of Wales
Woman Decorated for Rare Bravery Miss Emma Sickels cited for Indian outbreaks work
Miss Emma C. Sickels receives the Le Savateur medal for bravery during the 1890 Sioux uprising near Pine Ridge South Dakota. Government commissioner at the fair and school principal she negotiated with Little Wound and the Hostiles to avert a new war and earned wide recognition for her efforts.
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Emma C. Sickels
le Savateur
Chicago Chronicle
Sickels
Chicago
Society
America
United States
Miss Sickels
South Dakota Plains
Pine Ridge
Miles
Agency
Miss Sickes
Northwest
Little Wound
Pine Ridge Reservation
Wounded Knee
Household Hints And Entertaining Tidbits From A 19th Century Column
Recipes for Hamburg salad egg and lemon desserts and egg salad appear, plus note of London jewelry trends and a novel potted plant service using cemetery pots. A nervous patient finds solace studying old china with a teacher, aiding mood and social life.
Do Not Wear Out Nerves in Work
A discussion among ministers and church workers condemns small church enterprises as energy drains for women. It argues that dime projects like suppers, lantern slides, and entertainments waste health and time, yielding little financial return and hindering larger church work.
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Picayune
Jerusha