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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1893
Page
5
Readers are invited to submit notes on upcoming social events. On Saturday May 20 a reception hosted by Mrs Charles Sprague Sargent will be held in Brookline near Leisure Lea.
The article surveys English and Japanese gender norms, highlighting the traditional roles of Englishwomen daughters of clergymen and Japan’s wife duties. It notes Louise, Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Fife, and Princess Mary Adelaide as domestic exemplars, then shifts to American Miss Jennie Young winning Mexican concessions to settle English families in Chihuahua and Coahuila.
Two lawsuits threaten next weeks in St Petersburg and London. Each targets a professional beautifier of the Mme Rachel type. The St Petersburg plaintiff is an elderly society princess, while the London claimant is a widow believed to be over 40. The cases accuse the dynodermic professor of failing to erase wrinkles and, in London, of being poisoned by Bond Street remedies.
A diocesan conference of Daughters of the King chapters met at St. Pauls Church New Haven with Mrs. C. F. Woodstock of Ansonia as president and Miss Hattie Buck as secretary. Reports praised mission work and member chapters from Bristol Hamden North Haven Norwalk Redding Ridge Southport Torrington Waterbury West Haven Ansonia and Birmingham re elected both officers.
A girl with unusually large winged sleeves notes she feels haunted by a ghostly tap on her elbow when someone steps up to speak. She describes a sense of presence and unease each time she turns.
New York May 19 war within the Sorosis club as seven members vote to blacklist three candidates Mrs John Dillon Mrs Thaddeus Wakeman and Lotta Crabtree amid dramatic scenes at last Mondays meeting. A M Palmer defends the action noting no resignations and vows further consequences.
Mrs. Everett, wife of a master dray man in New Orleans, is praised as one of the city’s best veterinary surgeons. She began by treating her husband’s horses during an influenza outbreak, then studied extensively to master diseases of horses and mules and their surgical care. She can set a broken leg, remove hoof nails, treat influenza and lockjaw, and is said to have an unfailing cure for the latter. She makes her own medicines and works without pay out of love for animals.
At Holly Lodge Highgate the group of painters and bricklayers renovating the Baroness’s house gave a basket of flowers for her seventy ninth birthday. She was moved to tears and invited them and their families to spend the day at her expense, an offer they gladly accepted.
The guide advises selecting a cheerful, rested day with good sun and a patient photographer. It recommends a flattering gown open at the neck, soft laces, light powder, red lips, and penciled eyebrows for a timeless look.
Parisian elegantes solve where a lady's pocket should be by carrying a small bag to match each gown. Bags often feature brocade and monograms and are held by hand, though a safer plan is to attach them with a cord or ribbon to the waistband.
A five year old notes the bride in church wearing a tulle veil. The child jokes she saw no flies on her, saying the bride was "covered with mosquito netting." The mother laughs at the innocent misreading of fashion.
The Infanta Eulalie and Prince Antoine arrive in Washington to begin a program with President Cleveland. A formal reception at the White House and a Madison Square Garden ball are planned, with security and escort details by Colonel Wilson and Secretary Gresham's party.
Isaac L. Rice, foreign representative, calls out President Harris for stock margin practices and urges board discipline. He resigns from Reading and from Pennsylvania Company agent roles, citing loss of confidence and need for accountable controls amid rehabilitation plans. McLeod of Boston & Maine declines comment on impending resignation.
A revived Ship Ahoy successor The Golden Wedding brings bright music and a strong cast to Park Theatre Monday night. The three week rehearsal has produced a lively program with Penobscot Franklin Blythe and Harry Brown among the leads, while Shore Acres closes its run and Monte Cristo tours loom for James O Neill.
A Malden city special committee with Everett Medford Melrose officials met the Malden and Melrose Gas Light Company directors to seek lower gas prices. The firm asserts current operations cost 1.59 to make gas, sells at 1.80 per thousand feet, and cannot cut prices without sacrificing service quality. They show 64 miles of pipe, eight percent dividend, and $80,000 debt as constraints.
The article reviews multiple productions at Boston venues including Monte Cristo at the Opera House with Edmund Dantes and The Span of Life at the Boston Theatre. It highlights O'Neill's performance, Willard’s John Needham's Double and The Middle Man, plus The Octoroon at Grand Opera House with Annie Clarke and Charles Barron. It mentions plans for a new Fall River theatre, strong scenic displays, and a varied Howard theatre program featuring Leonzo Brothers, She Dog Spy, and a bustling lineup of acts and dancers at Austin's Raince Theatre before a Stone & Shaw exhibit and other attractions.
Sunday offerings include Y M Christian Unton at Union Hall 48 Boylston street with Rev John P W Barnes and a Damon Family music program. Also Massachusetts Sunday Protective League meets at Shewoont Church to protest World’s Fair Sunday gates. Patriot meeting at People's Church features Col A A Wheelock on A V P A meaning and Rome schemes. Shawmut Congregational Church lists sermons and a Sunday Protective League gathering. Fourth Presbyterian Church presents sermons on missions and World’s Fair exclusions.
In a Conversation in Clothier and Furnisher Mrs. Bingo reports the laundryman refuses collarg duties due to no man in the shop wearing your size. Bingo asks why and receives the reply that the shop lacks a man of your measurement.
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