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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1894
Page
5
A column extols afternoon tea as a widespread social ritual and contrasts it with village suppers. It lists affordable teaware costs from six cents for sprigged cups to $6 egg shell china, outlines simple and formal tea setups, invitations, and the role of hostesses and staff, and ends with practical houseplant care tips to beautify tea rooms.
A concise guide for winter window gardens discusses choosing resilient houseplants, lighting needs, watering routines, and soil care. It advises rotating plants for even sun exposure and using containers with proper drainage to prevent root rot.
The Rev. John Wriston pastor of Union Evangelical Church in Revere was fined 50 dollars by Roxbury Municipal Court after a guilty verdict for performing a marriage ceremony in the case of Benjamin Co Waite and Genlevieve. The trial spanned several days with expert testimony on church usage and ordination. Judge Bolster noted the case may reach the Supreme Court for final decision.
A large audience gathered in the home department lecture room for the National Floral Emblem Society meeting led by Mrs. J. G. Pinkham. Speakers included Massachusetts representative Mrs. Richardson and Edna Dean Proctor tribute to the maize.
A free private lecture for ladies by Dr. Greene of Temple Place Boston will be held Tuesday afternoon October 16 at 3 PM in Music Hall Boston. The talk will be illustrated with dissolving views to explain illnesses women are prone to and give valuable information. Admission is free to all sections of the hall. No lady should miss it.
The catalog lists songs and duets including The Sweet Old River by Anton Strelezki Love Come Back to Me by John F Gil der Make Believe by P A Schnecker Lulaby from Jocelyn by B Godard Private Tommy Atkins by 8 Potter Dollys Lament by Clarence D Arnold Lifes Too Short to Quarrel by Felix McGlennon Across the Still Lagoon duet for soprano and alto by Henri Lage Farewell if Ever Fondest Prayer con tralto by O L Carter and Mission of a Rose by Frederic H Cowen
Queen Margherita of Italy faced a sudden peril while crossing a glacier under the Matterhorn as Baron Peccoz collapsed from heart disease dragging the party toward a precipice. Her calm conduct surprised observers and contrasted with potential panic.
Assistant Attorney General Conrad opened the government case in the Chapman and Macartney indictments, contending Congress may compel witnesses to testify and delegate that power. Judge Cole may take ten days to two weeks to rule on a defence demurrer as Jere Wilson argues the prosecutions invade private citizens rights and that the Sugar Trust inquiry was secret and improperly coercive.
Suffolk Probate Court rules Catherine Sullivan of Quincy is a legitimate sister of Michael Kelliher. Her children gain an eighth of the estate, but full partition waits on estate inventory. Opposing brother John D Kelliher and heirs of Mary Keefe plan appeals. seven siblings stand to share remaining property.
Public admitted to the Old State House in Boston this afternoon to hear C W Ernst present a paper titled Our Streets and Highways.
The New England delegates to the American Street Railway convention left the city yesterday in a special car from Park square station. Included are leaders from Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire street railway companies along with industry officials. The gathering promises to shape future policy and adopt nationally significant resolutions.
The article extols elegant whist gear for women noting beautiful card tables, refined packs with jokers removed, heirloom card cases, and a shelf of whist books and magazines. It suggests seeking unique counters in old shops, inspired by Sarah Battle to unwind with a book after play, and mentions games requiring cann dies snuffers and snuff boxes for a genuine Sarah Battle session.
The training ship Enterprise lies dismantled at the navy yard dock waiting to resume routine duties when cadets return from furlough. An investigation found no justifiable cause for discontent over food aboard, though one officer linked the inquiry to politics and the old Democratic board. The ship will stay at the navy yard this winter for economy.
The Woman's Christian Association conference under the Massachusetts State Board will meet in Cambridge Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday evening features the Cambridge association annual meeting with addresses by C. N. Judson and Rev. Dr. McKenzie. Thursday includes Cambridge YWCA sightseeing and Boston YWCA presentation of its educational and industrial work at 40 Berkeley Street.
Dr Greene conducts a free private lecture for ladies at Music Hall on Wednesday afternoon October 16 at 3 oclock. Admission is free and all ladies are invited to attend for health, complexion and youth care guidance.
New York reports that Police Captain Max F. Schmittberger, accused before the Lexow committee of taking money from a French steamship line agent while commanding the steamboat squad, is likely to be tried soon before the police commissioners.
Clarence Robinson testifies that his wife shot Lawyer Montgomery Gibbs during a robbery attempt on Delaware avenue Buffalo. He says the couple followed Gibbs, the fight began, Gibbs resisted, and the woman in male dress fired. The wife had previously confessed.
Chevalier Delno Fritz nearly died last evening when a chain broke while returning a borrowed silver watch after a sword swallowing act at Austin and Stone’s Museum. A South End physician quickly retrieved the watch with forceps, and Fritz recovered, though he chose not to swallow any more watches that night.
In Philadelphia a hearing before Special Master Crawford on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad petition debated uniting with a reorganizing committee and paying contemplated commissions. Opponents argued court should not approve a plan with vague guarantees and questioned the $10,000,000 collateral bonds and voting trust to Central Trust Company of New York. Francis I. Gowen noted Lehigh Valley Railroad, though indebted to the Reading, would not oppose the plan.
The Boston sub-treasury received 10000 dollars worth of Columbian half dollars last Friday and by 2 PM today over 3000 dollars had been sold for gold. Coins are offered to anyone who pays with gold in amounts as small as 32 50 dollars.
Dr Louis Robinson argues in the North American Review that infants historically had robust foraging instincts aiding survival. He contrasts primitive feeding behaviors with modern nursery practices and cites Professor Preyer on infant psychology to defend instinctual self preservation.
Obituary notices listing George Abramson of Roxbury aged 1 year 8 months. William Henry Harrison Bingham of Stowe Vermont aged 8. Harrison G. O. Chase of Cambridge. Sarah Wel ford Lomax of Newton aged 38. Mabel W. Dillingham founder of Calhoun colored school in Calhoun Alabama. John B. Dinnin of Chelsea aged 74 years 4 months 10 days.
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