27 May 1886
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1886
Page
1
The article reviews evening toilets and bridal robes featuring beaded illusion fabrics in pale blue Sicilienne silk and shrimp pink velvet with brocade. It notes beaded trims, long gloves, and pearl ornaments, plus new drapery styles that reveal lower skirts and emphasize plain lines over over trimming.
Misses and young ladies favor wool dresses featuring kilt skirts and apron drapery, ideal for mohair, Cheviot, delaine, camel’s hair, beige, cashmere, or light cloths. Basque postilion shapes with mohair braid accents remain fashionable for tailor suits and home-made outfits, with versatile options for collars and cuffs.
Fashion notes on hosiery outline trends from New York Graphic. Black silk remains dominant though white balbriggans rise. ecru stockings with white sole and toe offer a value option. Colorful thread stockings attract some buyers. bold patterns remain unpopular. For slippers, bright silk colors acceptable. fine embroidery and openwork favored.
A historical recount describes John Tyler’s cabinet reshuffles and the push to replace Daniel Webster. It covers Cushing’s failed ministerial bids to China, Webster’s return to the Massachusetts Whigs, and later tensions with Free Soil and Abbott Lawrence. It also recalls humorous exchanges with Ewing and Hale, and notes on reading aloud in 19th century households.
A collage of humorous snippets from various papers poking fun at habits, sayings, and people. Included are quips about Mark Twain, backache cures, a waterbury watch poem, and light verse about ships and crowds. The tone resembles late nineteenth century humor columns.
The Sandersville Georgia News reports a remarkable tree on J. C. Duggan’s plantation. It stands about seventy feet long with a twenty inch trunk at base, a twelve foot first branch rising sixty degrees, a long horizontal section, another angled rise, then a final horizontal reach to the top. A child could reach upper boughs, and a person can walk forty feet along the trunk and jump to the ground. Also noting the saying Every man wants to hide his poverty from others and his idleness from himself.
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