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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1893
Page
5
In this city on January 28 Timothy J Casey and Bridget Pine were joined in marriage by the Rev M Clark. Also in Philadelphia January 31 Miss Annie L Morris of Philadelphia wed Charles Phillips Turner of Brooklyn New York at St Matthias Church.
A list of death notices and brief funeral details from Boston area towns. Includes ages and simple biographical notes for Bowie Briggs Crawford Eagan Hallett Holbrook Linnell Merrill Sanderson Thayer Waterman with funeral and service details.
An assorted column notes John Strange Winter starting an Anti Crinoline League and Edison employing 200 women machinists praising their machinery sense. It highlights Mrs Josephine Gro known for waltzes and melodies, and mentions a North Dakota exhibit with a bride’s cart at Pembina now in the National Museum. It also reports Mrs Martha Janviers of Athel Maryland presenting her husband with triplets averaging seven pounds.
Instructions describe making decorative lamp shades using white Torchon lace and narrow ribbon with Bela ing crochet silk. It outlines edge stitch counts, tassel construction, rope silk finishing, and a second style using oriental lace satin ribbon brass rings and fringe tassels, attributed to Mrs Merrill.
Proper lamp maintenance avoids washing the burner. Brush and wipe with soft cloth to remove oil and dust. Trim wicks by brushing char. Alcohol cleans dust from interiors and brightens chimney. Rub and polish metal work to keep it bright.
In New York Feb 2 politicians flocked to the Mills Building for Mr Cleveland's at home hours. Breckinridge Bronston and W F Wilcox of Connecticut called. Wilcox noted tariff and silver topics discussed. A four member committee led by H H Goodell urged organizing a modern department of agriculture. Ex Congresssman John E Russell also talked with Cleveland.
Johnston, president of the Wesleyan freshmen class in Mippietown Connecticut, was repeatedly hazed by sophomores last night. He was roughed up and had much of his hair shaved. The cowardly hazing draws faculty attention as disapproving students press for action.
Instructions warn against using sticky old cloths to clean lamps. Use clean soft cloths and wash lamp cloths and lamp brushes frequently to keep them free from residue.
An essay-like piece argues husbands grow through discipline and domestic labor. It claims many New York women support their husbands with six figure sums, and a wife who shields a husband from obligation harms both. A simple kitchen fire scene illustrates a larger principle about success and failure.
The Brooklyn Standard Union quotes Helen Bartlett Bridgman describing the ideal hostess as a rare blend of youth and charm. She must be quick and vivacious yet not dominant, with bohemian spirit balanced by refined breeding. She embodies the fascinating flower of a complex civilization.
The description notes a long narrow pincushion bag ten by four inches covered in pale yellow India silk with a linen lawn slip embroidered with buttercups, a silk edge ruffle, and large satin bows on each corner.
A trunk can become an ornamental and comfortable room piece. Drape a soft cover over it with a cretonne top and ruby trim, tack the blanket in place, add a cushion, and it serves as a pretty window seat and practical bench.
Little flower bonnets, worn by fashionable women, give an air of freshness and hint at Parisian boxes bearing gold letters. Virot trims with flowers whenever possible, with mignonettes violets and small rosebuds as favorites for these dainty hats.
Mrs James G Blaine will soon leave Washington for a few weeks with health status described as fairly good after a long period at the bedside of Mr Blaine. Destination undecided but a Southern resort is likely as invitations from many friends remain unaccepted.
Amy Robsart has interviewed it and Norman has sketched it as a curious mite of humanity. Readers will find coverage in tomorrow's Post about the exhibit at Waltham illustrating early incubator work and public interest in medical progress.
The typhus patient Richard Van Wycle at the pest-house shows marked improvement and is expected to recover. Frank Jackson, a colored man, was hospitalized last night and today developed typhus symptoms though doctors are uncertain of his diagnosis. Attendants of Van Wycle remain healthy under medical surveillance.
The Unitarian Club's February gathering happens at Hotel Vendome on Wednesday evening February 8, 1898. Dr G Stanley Hall of Clark University will discuss higher education advances, with Rt Rev John J Keane of Catholic University also speaking. Charles W Eliot of Harvard will present Brooks memorial resolutions, followed by brief remarks from Rev Edward Everett Hale. Dinner is served promptly at 6 o'clock.
The Shore Line and Pennsylvania railroad is the only line operating through sleeping cars between Boston and Jacksonville Florida.
The Post in Boston invites letters offering the best recipe to keep husbands at home during evenings. Prize is a gold eagle for the best answer under 100 words. Submit on one side of paper with the earliest entry chosen among equal merit. Address to Husband Competition, The Post, Boston.
Mrs. E. Smith extols real love as the bond between home and family. She says a man and woman marry for each other’s comfort and happiness, raise children, share meals, and enjoy simple pleasures after work, making the home more precious than any jewel and unlikely to be left for the club.
An advertisement extols love and intelligence as core virtues for a wife, emphasizing warmth, tact, and personal charm. It promises domestic comfort and a magnetic, clinging presence to keep a husband at home, listing Mrs. A. M. Howard of 430 Columbus Avenue as the source.
An old admonition advises women to avoid questions about a husband’s whereabouts and to forgive when he returns. It frames marital infidelity as likely and suggests using silence as the controlling strategy, concluding with a satirical remark about a woman who has hap three goop houspanps.
A reader from Everett describes a wife who keeps a clean, neatly kept home and dresses well to please her husband. Despite faults she strives to be sweet, attentive, and loving, embodying a good true wife he desires.
Advice on maintaining charm and discretion in relationships. Emphasizes pleasant demeanor, attractive table, low grocery bills, and refraining from questioning a partner’s whereabouts. Encourages listening and affirming the admired man as the finest masculine.
A domestic advice item from M. J. F. Cambridge encourages wives to place full trust in their husbands. It urges greeting them warmly after work, showing interest in their business, involving them in household plans, and praising their accomplishments.
A letter urges girls not to flirt, claiming happiness rises when women show affection to husbands and lovers. The author Jazzie E Wirnass of Brighton argues men despise flirts and quickly tire of them, reflecting social views on romance and fidelity.
Mrs. M. M. C. of Gardiner Maine suggests a striking new use for family jars proposing cremation remains be kept in a “family sax” as a communal keepsake.
After supper settle him by the fireside with his pipe and a Boston Post. The note from Lip Comfort Bangor Me. recommends pleasant sociability to delay engagements and keep him home.
Advice urging wives to greet and caress husbands warmly and overlook faults. Cites Evangelist Mills on a wife dressing for her husband not others. Warns that coldness drives devoted husbands away to inappropriate places and company.
A 19th or early 20th century advice note urges wives to follow vows at the altar to love and honor. It advises making home welcoming with a meal and pleasant conversation, allowing his evening habits, and teaching children to respect him as a loving magnet at home.
A late hour guide urges friendly conversation to win a companion by showing interest in his hobbies. It suggests balancing pastime with study and speaking on politics metaphysics turf or chess and recommends discussing novels to maintain closeness.
The article profiles Lulu Glaser’s debut with Francis Wilson’s company in The Lion Tamer at Globe Theatre. It notes her throat illness, first Boston visit, and rise from understudy to lead, praising her voice, acting, and audience reception. It also mentions Mink Jones and other Boston theatre events, upcoming shows, and Peary’s lecture at Music Hall.
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