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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1894
Page
5
Norcross offers a range of leather and cloth bags in multiple sizes. Prices span from 0.25 to 5.89 dollars with items including 12 inch to 18 inch shooting bags and alligator mounting details. Various shopping bags with leather handles are highlighted, emphasizing value.
The King's Daughters unit from across the state gathers in Austen Hall Clarendon street for a bazaar open from 10 yesterday until 10 tonight. An nations march led by Columbia and performances by twenty young ladies precede talks by Mrs Margaret Bottome and music by New England Conservatory pupils.
Reports from the national convention describe entertainment booths and meals at a Cleveland event. Mrs. Lovell urges opposition to vivisection, promotes a vegetarian diet, condemns slaughterhouse scenes, and calls for banning cigarettes and cigars. The session highlights affiliated interests and local policing anecdotes.
Timothy C Colburt and Mary Co O Donovan were married yesterday at St Vincent's Church South Boston with Rev William Corcoran officiating. Bridesmaid Emma J O Donovan and best man John P McCarthy attended. Reception followed at 188 Athens Street the bride's parents. Wedding gifts were numerous and valuable.
A Festival of Days bazaar begins this evening at 6 o'clock in Armory Hall 67 Warren Street to raise funds for Roxbury Presbyterian Church. Booths themed by weekdays will sell day related articles such as washing day supplies for Monday and a special display featuring a band of young ladies for Tuesday.
Italian suspect Carmenucco Mannette, 23, a Chelsea area rag-picker, was arrested after being identified by Mrs Capabianco and Mrs McGuigan. Chiarelli testified Mannette admitted presence and a quarrel, while other witnesses placed him at the scene. Mannette held for grand jury.
Tracks extend from the old Norfolk corner to the new Ashmont street site as the West End plans a large car house near the Grove Hall line terminus. Electric cars will debut on the Lexington street route in East Boston in two weeks and then spread to other East Boston lines as crews train on the smoother track.
The article argues beauty varies beyond Greek ideals highlighting diverse facial types. It notes long heads draw attention to facial measurements and critiques Psyche norms. Hairstyle and hairdresser play growing roles in presenting a well dressed woman, with non Greek features urged to find flattering arrangements.
The guide explains making a high crown by combing hair up and twisting it into a loop. It describes winding coils around the loop, fastening with ornaments, and adjusting height and coil size to hair length. A new pin supports coils when hair is thin and allows winding through it for multiple twists.
Mrs Hunker laments four pies cooling on a window sill stolen. Her husband replies with a quip about numbering them among the lost tarts in a lighthearted Detroit Free Press item.
A discussion contrasts the status of legitimate wives and odalisques in harems, describing how a father procures slaves for his son's marriage, the division of living quarters after the father's death, and the chief lady's governing role over the scattered households. It transitions to a Boston feature on a Home for Aged Couples bazaar with varied stalls offering homemade preserves, crafts, and domestic wares to support the institution.
A comic note attributed to Puck mocks a governor’s unkept promise after an election. One convict asks about the pledge to “turn de rascals out” and the other questions which promise was meant. The quip highlights political dissatisfaction and governance critique of the era.
The article notes a full house for Joe Flynn and a lively burlesque in Austin and Stone's Museum featuring Cyrene and the St Belwos with trapeze acts. Fedor from Kostromo is highlighted alongside the Imperial Hungarian Orchestra and other acts. The Needham Kelly and McMahon King troupes perform daily with hourly electrical displays, and a free children’s matinee is offered tomorrow with general admission at 25 cents.
Seats are available now for upcoming performances of Francis Wilson and his company in The Devil's Deputy at Tremont Theatre. An extra matinee will be held Thursday afternoon November 29 with both afternoon and evening showings.
The Palace Theatre hosted a matinee and a testimonial evening for Miss Marie Warren with a full crowd and lively acts. Nettie Von Berg led the bill with comedy and song while Marie Warren received a standing ovation for her balladry. The show featured Mars and Olsen the Turk and Clown, Dragons, Napier and Mazella, and a grand final musical extravaganza The Golden Ball superbly staged for the audience.
A vivid near flawless performance by Katherine Rober as Iza captivates the Grand Museum audience. Supporting cast includes William Farnum Pierre James E McElroy Theodore A M Field Ritz Leonard Rowe Constantin with Grace Hamilton Lillian Mortimer and Helen Lind in linked roles. A strong variety bill follows with Rita Durand George H Timmins Barcliff brothers Abt dissolving views Carrol and Larkin Ryeford sisters James Neary and Kenny Matthews among acts.
The seventh week of the celebrated exhibition by Mr. E. J. Austen opens at the Casino building 641 Tremont Street with continued acclaim and visitor interest in the famed reproduction of the World’s Fair.
Tonight marks souvenir night for the fiftieth performance of The Cotton King in Ameri ca. Sutton Vane's melodrama fills the house nightly with applause for Brady's company led by John Mason Dominick Murray Miss Wheeler Dan Collyer and Miss Summerville. Preparations begin for Humanity on December 17.
In Boston a testimonial to Jack Mason is planned for the opening night of the final week of The Cotton King. The event coincides with Marion Manola Mason’s appearance after illness and includes Sousa's Band and Mme Francesca Mayer in the Boston Theatre program. Dr. Doyle performs readings and selections from popular tales and detective fiction.
The article argues color dominates furniture decoration and notes marquetrie and inlay as a revolution this season. It highlights Paine's on Canal Street offering low prices for inlaid work, promising a shift from cheaper color uses to artistic enhancement.
The United Garment Workers of America met at Firemen's Hall New York with seventy five delegates. Meyer Schonenfeld pledged at least ten thousand dollars for cloakmakers aid while a motion urged broader mutual support from AFL affiliates. In a mass meeting 3000 cloakmakers have left for Philadelphia Newark and Baltimore seeking 25 operators. Barondess noted three thousand workers remain on strike and requests for workers from firms in Philadelphia were reported.
A letter to Secretary Horace M. Eaton of the Masters' Union from Rochester states that Frank W. Breed’s factory, employing 200 workers, will strike until Breed settles with his Lynn workmen. Rochester lasters are out while mill workers deny being on strike.
Nov 19 Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff reports Mars canals doubling during the current opposition. Phison and Euphrates were observed in twin form by Percival Lowell, noting prior claims by Schiaparelli and Holden of Lick. The cause remains undetermined with Lowell attributing duplication to seasonal effects.
In a playful exchange cited by Puck, a lioness urges a cut, while the lion slickly replies he has avoided scrimmaging with a football player and may still face one. The humorous dialogue highlights wry animal banter.
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