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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1885

Page

3

Howards Letter on Grant's Death and Saratoga Scene

The writer describes being in Saratoga after Grant's death, meeting Wall Street figures like Russell Sage and Judge Hilton, and detailing the social and financial aims surrounding Mount McGregor and West Shore schemes. He critiques Vanderbilt's conduct, recalls Stewart's fortune, and notes public fever over Grant and his family's tributes, with vivid, period-tinged observations of society and politics.

Isagneny Wall Street Russell Sage Judge Hilton Jon Jet Jack New York Mr. Drexel Mount McGregor Hilton Vanderbilt Henry Clair Saratoga West Shore Mr. Clair Clair Newman Albany Long Branch Grant West Point Washington Blakely Hall New York Press New York City Mount ceGregor Riverside Drive Hussar McCaul Howand

Woman's Hour on Tasteful Stationery and Needlework Society

The Boston Society of Decorative Art, formed in 1878, grows from an auxiliary to an independent group, later merging with the Boston School of Art Needlework. It educates and employs workers in decorative handwork, evidences rising standards, expands its rooms at Park Square, and funds expansion through sales and charity. It details contributor paths, commissions, and acceptance trials, while noting restrictions on certain crafts and the practical use of wax seals and visiting card etiquette.

Boston Society of Decorative Art New York Society Boston School of Art Needlework Fred Park Square Royal School of Needlework Hour Good Housekeeping John Jones Allen

Stationery Styles and the Case for a Personal, Distinctive Paper

The article urges adopting a personal stationery style with consistent size, tint, and finish. It condemns fleeting fads like hemstitched borders and El Mahdi papers, advises plain linen or smooth plate finishes, and recommends buying quire quantities for price efficiency. It notes seals and monograms may personalize papers without excessive embellishment.

el Mahdi

Wedding and other fancy work at Boston decorative art show

At the Boston Society of Decorative Art exhibition in York Harbor Marshall House several pieces are shown. Wedding dogleys feature delicate white linen, flowers in white silk with gold thread, and washable materials. Watercolor pongee painting, large leaf designs, and lacelike embroidery are highlighted. Baby blankets of fuzzy white flannel with floral embroidery and color touches show practical warmth. New linen floss designs on white linen create striking blue accents. Embroidered photo frames and other items use gold and silver thread. A luton silk tissue material, washable like cotton, appears in work aprons with pockets and text detailing old spinning tools and proverbs.

Fifth Avenue Broadway Grant O'Reilly Evening Express Erastus Brooks Stewart Judge Ihon A.-A T. Stew-Stewwart Howard New York Times Raymond Boston Society of Decorative Art Marshall House York Harbor Dogleys Luton

Sensible views on underwear and corsets from Jennie June

Jennie June urges women to resist fashion danger in undergarments. She condemns cheap flimsy underwear and steel corsets that distort the body, praising well cut breathable corsets for support and elegance, noting summer lacelike options as comfortable luxuries.

Jennie June

In Her Creat Travelling Act

A fragment from the Chicago Herald depicts a parent scolding children Bobby and a sister for mischief by the water cup and window. The dialogue shows threats of punishment and warnings about danger, reflecting domestic scene language of the era.

Chicago Herald Bobby Abby Sen Bobby

Grant's World Tour and New York Tribute to a General

George Alfred Townsend reflects from New York on Ulysses S. Grant’s career and death. He notes Grants global travels, impact on the Union, and lasting memorials from Trinity to the Hudson, while pairing praise with portraits of Irish and municipal politics and Plymouths monuments.

New York Grant Garfield Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio Texas California Oregon Ontario Huron Missouri Illinois Union Dom Pedro Asia Prince of Wales North America India China Japan Hns Walter Raleigh Grace Duke of Wellington Dublin France McMahon Spain Eamp Phil Sheridan United States Motley de Witt Clinton Newark United States Senate George Clinton Ulster Orange County Maine Ireland Iingland Peru Tammany Hall Kelly Blaine Lincoln Bank Thomas L. James Abraham Lincoln Hudson River

Widow’s secret hoard of dry goods shocks Providence

In Providence a deceased Angell Street benefactor left a vast, untouched stock of dry goods worth about 70 000 dollars, hidden in trunks and rooms of her home. Investigators found 100 silk and velvet dresses, lace, china, and hundreds of packages never opened. Relatives learned of the fortune after her death as private sales and auctions begin to reveal the extraordinary inventory.

Boston Wesminster Street Angell Street Lear

Dakota's Rising Star in Wahpeton Fame

Minneapolis Mail reports Miss Taylor rose as a new Dakota star after moving to Wahpeton three years ago. She took a pre-emption then refused marriage offers, then homestead and free claim as others offered farms. Now she claims twenty seven cows and many calves, won first prize for butter at the county fair and excels at riding and driving amid prairie life.

Saratoga Brooklyn Henry Clair Peter Mitchell Brother Straitton Pono New York Dudes Pelipes Mrs. Stewaart Dakota Minneapolis Taylor Wahpeton

Texas Sittings Parody in Washington Building Scene

In Washington city a building under erection across from a public building prompts jeering. A clerk watching from a window notes a coworker has not worked, wondering who gets paid. A workman mocks a government clerk for idleness as the scene unfolds.

Texas Washington City Aes

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