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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1891
Page
7
Readers weigh the cost of dressing a woman on forty dollars a year vs four hundred. Articles, letters from mothers, maids, and wives argue over economy, class, labor, and dignity, sharing personal examples of wardrobes and budgets across Boston and Newburyport.
An editorial explores knickerbockers as a practical alternative to skirts. It argues they offer comfort and ease for reading writing and sewing, with housewear options and stylish blouse waist, noting social reactions and the gradual push for dress reform. It contrasts knickerbockers with the divided skirt and other reform styles.
A lexiconic discourse traces women wearing knickerbockers, praising comfort and youthfulness while noting social restraint. The piece cites a prominent actress inviting lunch, describing her trousers as stylish and practical, with lavish embroidery and jewelry accents.
Editor Mary F Seymour outlines business wear design ideas for women noting skirts hide Turkish trousers or bloomers. Jenness Miller Ella Wheeler Wilcox and others propose functional styles with high waists, two-piece jackets, pockets, and minimal drapery for practicality and comfort.
In Boulder a calm day turns dramatic as a distant rumbling grows into a howl of wind. Dust and debris lift as a fierce gust sweeps streets briefly, then the air clears and the town returns to quiet, the canyon weather swirling unseen.
An Irish Times anecdote describes a baby who, during a London visit, found a missing ring in a carpet corner and hid it. A year later the same child, now almost two, reencounters the ring but offers no explanation or memory of the event.
A Chicago woman wearing sealskin nearly falls between cars on a Wabash streetcar. A stranger from the rear platform pulls her to safety just before the wheels, then she snaps at him for interfering and reenters the car with royal disdain.
A snippet shows Chuck offering a six shooter and the other man preferring a nine shooter while a line about killing a cat appears. The truncated exchange suggests a male confrontation or noir style dialogue.
An interview with Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Vance, Mrs. Field, and Mrs. Miles in Washington explores the impact of foreign and modern novels on young women. They urge parental guidance, condemn indiscriminate reading, and praise elevating American writers while criticizing Tolstoi and Kipling as potentially harmful.
A piece describes cobweb parties as playful host games where guests chase intertwined strands of yarn to locate prizes. Prizes range from ribbons to small tokens, with the host weaving the web to provide creative, lighthearted entertainment for guests.
New York reports a spring fashion surge with fancy capes dominating street wear. Capes offer easy on off, though the traditional mant a is still preferred for its air of distinction and youthful silhouette. Latest 1891 models feature long skirts, no cross seam over the hips, large pockets, and wider sleeves in Louis Quinze fashion.
A prune shaded coat features a smooth fabric with a jaunty shoulder cape braided in black and gold. Gold buttons with black enamel meet a haliotroge chiffon jabot finishing the stylish look. The Coaching Club plans its annual parade and stylish travel coats for outdoor events.
A scatter of curiosities and facts from a late period issue, touching politics, poetry, transportation, science, and world events. It references an Ohio voter offered 88 for a vote, Calico’s origin, rail weights, Savannah water works, Empress Eugenie, and a mix of oddities about birds, elephants, telegraphs, and believed advances in science.
A murky reminiscence describes wandering through a house and stairs with references to a drawn scene and a person who may take a picture away. The text hints at a losing struggle and a moral, ending with a doomed reflection on a cobweb gathering and its memory.
Poem reflects on love unspoken against truth. The speaker laments that love remains unknown as night follows day and truth guides life, with hills of truth described as straight and deep. The piece uses meditative tone and classical diction to explore concealment and longing.
A Kalamazoo Telegraph report recaps a prank telephone call to Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad officials at Mt Holyoke Junction. A caller claiming to be a president demanded delaying a train, sparking a chaotic exchange among staff and agents.
A fragmentary plea from a nurse or child to a father, asking why he does not visit a sick mother and insisting on love, with garbled dialogue suggesting a family moment and a newborn arrival.
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant flavored gentle laxative. It claims children and parents benefit from its soothing action and reliable results, portraying the product as a preferred remedy for costiveness and bilious symptoms.
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