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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1894
Page
5
The piece notes a shift as women increasingly carry canes tipped in silver or gold, replacing parcels and bags. It contrasts their prudence with a rising, stylish audacity, mentioning slim dogskin gloves and cabalistic carved sticks, and briefly cites gender ratios and club federation plans.
The defense of Gaeta tips Naples to victory, securing the Bourbons’ last stronghold in Italy. A Chinese bride is described in lavish wedding attire, with Sly Shoot braiding her hair with a red cord and a sprig of evergreen adorning her head.
The report surveys varied curiosities from 19th century life including imperial routines, food plants like asparagus, a tiny world bird, Russian marriage rules, shoe and glove sizing, author royalties, boiling effects on water, body part recovery rates, fashion trends, and music notation shifts. It also touches on Berlin policing, hat decorations, Marie Stuart bonnets, and ornate theatre motifs.
A study by Professor Humphrey of England in Old Age notes women dominate longevity records despite childbearing risks. Factors include greater immunity to hazards, temperate eating and drinking, and fewer labor anxieties. The piece also cites ancient physicians like Galen and Hippocrates as long-lived references.
A clipped dialog shows Mr Underhill asking about his son Justin and Mr Stewart replying that he has not yet sown his wild oats but keeps at it, illustrating a brisk, ironic rural wit.
Local retailer advertises deep discounts on women undergarments and socks. Jersey ribbed vests and pants priced at 29 cents each, Misses’ ribbed vests at 17 cents, and men’s underwear including wool and camel hair shirts at low rates. Fine German hose fleeced lined offered at 12 12 cents per pair with durable seam finishes.
A Washington Hatchet poem praising the ideal woman as home loving, prudent, and kind. It contrasts warmth at home with fashionable vanity, urging that the best girls are wise, loyal, and ready to nurture families. The verses celebrate hearts over outward charm and social trends.
Mrs. E B Grannis leader of the National League for the Promotion of Social Purity criticizes how wealth and fashion expose the female form at the Metropolitan Opera and in living pictures. She condemns low necklines and supports evening dress while noting improvements she observed at Il Trovatore. The police concur living pictures do not violate the law.
In a heated exchange a farmer argues that his wife should share authority and tasks on the farm. The debate touches politics labor and the notion that a wife should have opportunities equal to her husband. The conversation heats as a stock editor insists on giving her a chance.
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