25 Mar 1886
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1886
Page
1
An annotated look at current dress styles with emphasis on inexpensive spring outfits. The piece covers the resurgence of the ulster and jacket, bead use in rosary and pearl forms, and cost-saving methods for five complete outfits, plus notes on fabrics, trims, and accessories.
The page describes MikAbo sateen in all colors with Japanese inspired motifs. GINGHAMS with tufted spots appear in leading colors. Jers and fancy beads remain popular adornments. Persian embroidery is cut out and applied to woolen costumes. Veaver used for trim on wool and silk as well as cotton dresses.
A detailed recounting of the contested Massachusetts Third District seat involving Walbridge A. Field and Benjamin W. Dean ends with Dean seated by one vote following maneuvers by Gen. Butler. The piece also notes Sumner, Seward, and Delfosse disputes, plus a Greensboro anecdote about coon hunting and a Wall Street pivot.
A variant of St Nicholas notes snow in Idaho can be darkened by tiny insects called snow fleas. The piece jokes about imagined German scholars claiming snowflake inhabitants and air teeming with life. It describes snow fleas as tiny, lively, and harmless to humans, found on high mountains in fresh deep snow.
The article surveys how actresses from Langtry to Modjeska apply makeup to appear younger and more attractive. It notes varied methods from rouge and white to eyelids and lips, with anecdotes about padding, cosmetics boxes, and backstage routines.
A brief Paris News quotation contrasts dinner etiquette with a remark on charity, noting a lower type could wield high charity while implying social class distinctions in the exchange.
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