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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1891
Page
7
The piece profiles English author W. E. Norris at 43, detailing his career from Eton to law and finally writing, noting his prolific output since age 21. It also includes dialogue about social ambitions, aristocratic approval, and an attempted ball hindered by a dowdy duchess in a casual London-like salon scene.
Two Trans Atlantic ladies clash over a London ball scheme as Mrs Willatts and Mrs Underwood stage a social duel. The scheme to outshine aristocrats collapses when Duchesses rigidly social snubs and a lavish party fails. Samuel Willatts proves the power of money, risking divorce as he bargains with the Duke of Stratford while Mrs Willatts contemplates Paris.
The medal here given will be seen in a few days on the lawn of the Royal Yachting Club house at Cowes Isle of Wight.
A serge skirt in dark crimson is paired with an ivory white flannel drapery featuring a wide crimson stripe. The bodice, cuffs and back use serge, while the striped fabric forms the upper sleeves. A white linen shirt, Russia leather belt, crimson silk blouse waist, and white straw hat with a silk rosette complete the ensemble.
The piece describes a new hat design in shaded green with embroidered chiffon ribbon and ostrich tips. It notes chiffon's immense popularity and presents a changeable silk-like fabric woven in multiple colors including pink, yellow, green, and gold, with wide selvedges. It mentions flowered chiffons offering a faded look reminiscent of chine silks.
A vivid Bar Harbor scene describes a blonde woman, tanned and striking, seen in rock bound coastal color and a red frock with linen, lace, and silk details. The piece notes her gaze through field glasses and compares fashion notes from calico gowns to white silks at social events.
Sallie surveys garden party attire with light gowns of embroidered cashmere and organdie. Describes corsages, plastrons, and belts in velvet and faille, compares grosgrain and tulle garnitures, notes color trends from cornflower to chartreuse, and previews future flat garniture and refined chemisette adornments.
The excerpt blends verse and prose of dreamy night imagery with a restless chorus of insects and birds, then shifts to ornate fashion prose describing gowns, trims, and accessories. It juxtaposes tranquil moonlit scenes with lively social attire and opulent wrap and feather details.
A Detroit Free Press piece relays a barber’s claim that men mostly part hair on the left after consulting a physician who links sleeping side choice to digestion and heart function. The argument proposes pillow warmth and moist heat as factors boosting hair growth and explains why the right side requires more trimming.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a woman confronting a clerk about dye quality as she lays a hose on the counter. The clerk defends the fast colors and promises the dye will run if watched after washing.
A gray stray hat named Brighton recalls Tyrolese style with red velvet trim and indented crown. It suggests mountain tours or seaside excursions and includes a gray veil for sun and wind protection.
In a Chicago State Street cafe a pair of young men discuss superstition and misfortune caused by an object a man cannot discard. A pasted card showing fire alarm box locations travels through pockets and grates, finally vanishing down a register as the man predicts a year of bad luck.
Unclear fragment from a German language piece notes a morning reference and a thief incident. No clear event, names, places, or dates are readable to identify a full report. The text lacks coherent context to form a definite summary or title.
Elegant gauze fans capture fashion in Paris and Vienna with hand painted decorations by French artists. Prices range from 12 to 150 dollars, with duchesse lace, pearl sticks, and silver inlays, plus unique Mary Anderson designs. Mourning crepe de chine fans and pocket extension styles appear, selling from four to fifty dollars.
A Washington Post vignette questions a tall imposing figure in a striped bathing suit. The exchange reveals the man to be an Episcopal minister, Rector of St. Peter's by the Sea, noted for a prizefighter like build. The dialogue hints at a misperception based on appearance.
Chauncey M. Depew recounts a European rail journey citing unsafe carriages, lack of toilets, and persistent jolting. He contrasts European trains with American systems, notes theft risks, escapes for women and elderly, and details rigid authority, inconsistent luggage rules, and punitive 30 day jail terms for boarding moving trains.
A Pennsylvania farmer frequenting the town market remarked about ongoing visits and an orphan asylum procession. He mused on reversals of fortune and comparisons to his father’s era, noting the persistence of certain routines and the contrast with present circumstances.
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