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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1893
Page
5
The event showcases equestrian competitors wearing elaborate attire and display of poise. Spectators cheer as riders present colorful costumes and precision riding, reflecting tradition and sporting skill.
Readers invited to send memoranda of social events. On Thursday April 20 at the Old Dorchester Club House an Assembly will be matronized by Mrs William B Bird and Mrs George Nazarro with a dance at the old Dorchester.
Henrietta Herschfeld, the first woman graduate of the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery, serves as assistant court dentist in Germany. Modjeska carries in Henry VIII a handkerchief said to be Queen Isabella's, a rare piece of old Spanish lace. Miss Mary E. Wilkins writes without a notebook and claims to think few thoughts yet stays observant for material. Mre Hanrace Gooondwin of Roston sends patent models to Chicago for World's Fair exhibit, inventing seven useful articles and earning medals.
A silver plated tray for invalids with an under water reservoir keeps dishes hot while a color changing water in finger bowls matches table decor. New novelties include a card case with a pocket for bene bene, plain materials and trims in velvet bands. Rosette bows trim skirts and slender bud vases linked by glass chains form decorative table borders.
The article notes that a modern woman enters crowded stations with a calm, decisive air and clear knowledge of her needs. She carries a watch and timetable and asserts her rights without flurry, yet she still must learn not to cut in line at ticket offices or post office windows.
A five year old girl watches a dress fitting and proudly proclaims plans to make Miss Blank a pair of sleeves and hitch a dress to them. The remark captures playful modern fashion imagery from the Rochester Union.
Mrs William Reed of Baltimore traveled to Washington to deliver the official invitation to Mrs Cleveland for the dedication and opening ceremonies of the Women’s Building at the World’s Fair on May 1. The invitation, from the national board of lady managers, is engraved on burnished silver. Mrs Cleveland has not yet decided if she will attend Chicago. Reed, a ceremonies committee member, was joined by Mrs John A Logan of Washington.
A diasanolis Journal snippet shows a boy claiming he cut ballots from newspapers to send a teacher to the World's Fair. The teacher plans to depart only after vacation, a detail discovered by Pye. The exchange centers on the misalignment between the boy’s hustling and the teacher’s actual plans.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a husband who sent his wife on a birthday trip to her mother with exactly the cost of her fare back and forth. She objects that she will have nothing to spend while there. He retorts that if she follows his plan she will indeed have her birthday to spend.
Mrs May Albert Barker gave a remarkable entertainment at 105 Quincy Street by telephony where she imitated birds and recited. About sixty listeners heard her, though she was in Boston over a thousand miles away. The event featured pieces like A Knowing Bird and The Wind and the Moon with mixed song and recitation. R S Smythe of Australia attended and noted the windlike effects, calling Chicago English understood, after speaking with Mrs Barker by phone.
In a Puck cartoon a boy asks his father why generals are considered brave when artists always depict them distant on a hill, peering through opera glasses. The father replies that bravery is generally true, prompting the child’s humorous reproach about romanticized depictions.
Australian firm makes wedding rings in its own factory from six to twelve, with special rings available to order in two hours. Warns against imitations of THE BIG CLOCK. Located at 14 and 15 Tremont Row.
Marriages recorded in Charlestown and nearby towns with date lines and officiants listed. James A Brown and Maria J Salmon of Charlestown wed April 16 by Rev Georges W Mansfield. Philip Murray Reynolds wed Mary Blasde Gardner April 18 at Longwood. Frederick H Verge wed Miss Mary J Burke April 17 at East Boston.
A long column of death notices from April in the city and surrounding towns, naming the deceased with ages and some spouses. It includes Amasa W. Bailey and many others such as Mrs. Nathan Brown, John F. Cummings, Emily Foster Cheney, Caroline Underhill Davis, F. W. French, Elizabeth W. Foss, Clara Barrett Fisk, Joanna F. Hastings, Andrew Edwards Johonnot, Frank Maynes, Mary Condry OHeher, Sewall Partridge, Philo Sexton, George H. Walcott, Julia A Allen, Christine M Goodridge, Addie T Greenwood, Mari ette Chamberlin Goodwin, Howard Boas, Esther F Wells, and more, with locations Boston area, Dorchester, Cambridgeport, Roxbury, and other towns. Certain lines note funeral details, such as Solemn Mass at St Peter's Church and flowers requested omitted.
Special Paris correspondence from April 12 notes spring fashion at the hip pique show. Crinoline makes a comeback with wide skirts and large sleeves, while bangs reemerge, revealing foreheads and transforming the look. Bonnets feature butterflies, bees, and floral brims. hair is waved and swept back, creating a festive, feminine style.
In the House yesterday Richard Sullivan of Boston opposed the Metropolitan Park Commission bill arguing it would not help the poor. He moved to postpone to Monday. Bennett of Everett defended the commission. The House nearly unanimously ordered the bill engrossed. Bennett bill on endowment firms moved to third reading. McTammany ballot box bill also engrossed. In the Senate the State House committee reported for a fireproof front on the State House.
Dr. Arthur Brooks says sculptor St Gaudens will not finish the Brooks statue for a year. It likely won’t stand in the centre of Copley square but near the church to be part of it. The statue is expected erect, and the dead bishop admired the sculptor, making a masterpiece likely.
A New Orleans businessman argues that women stenographers deter wages by accepting low pay. He cites examples where female workers replace male counterparts at much lower salaries, warns of a drift to pauper wages, and urges unity among stenographers to demand fair living wages for all.
The funeral for ex-Alderman Weston Lewis was held yesterday at the South Congregational Church. Rev. Dr. F. E. Hale led services praising Lewis’s public spirit and charity. Attendees included Manufacturers' Bank directors A. Shuman, B. W. Munyon, William A. Gaston, and cashier F. E. Seaver. Pallbearers were Thomas N. Hart, Charles H. Allen, Mr. Harris, and A. Shuman. Burial followed at Mt. Auburn.
A Chicago Record quotation jokes about happiness and marriage. It contrasts engagement with lack of matrimony, implying humor about social expectations. The brief item reflects period tone and witty dialogue.
The Boston stage scene teems with notes on new parts in Hoyt’s A Temperance Town at Park Theatre starring Lulu Taber as Arabella. Lillian Russell tours Giroffe Giroffa at the Boston Theatre. Little Lord Fauntleroy draws crowds at Grand Opera House with orange tea for child audiences. The Isle of Champagne and The Stowaway receive strong runs at Columbia and Bowdoin Square, while Duse’s engagements are hindered by illness. George Grossmith’s farewell recitals draw Boston crowds at Chickering Hall, with a diverse program of musical sketches and a vivid portrait of touring life.
A strong move toward solid carved furniture dominates in chairs and divans. Many styles, ornate and plain, fill local ware rooms. Paine's at 48 Canal Street offers the best city display and prices slightly below rival stores.
Councilman Michael T. Callahan was married to Miss Helen A. Rawlins at St James Church at 10:30 yesterday morning. The ceremony was conducted by Pastor William P. McQuaid with deacon Rev. John W. Galligan and sub-deacon Rev. Father Hickey assisting.
In Chicago Tribune copy, a surgeon treats a cheek wound and damaged eye after a stone hit. The patient reveals it was his wife who threw it, claiming she aimed at the neighbor's hens and that he stood behind her. Hum humor arises as the physician questions the incident.
Learned by experience, Witherby laments a failing office boy while Plankington recalls boasting about a model worker. The judge presides as the brief exchange hints at incompetence versus claimed efficiency in the office setting.
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