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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1883
Page
3
A reprint discusses varied views on women's work and leisure, praising Howells for sharp, concise truths. It argues a self reliant woman thrives through honest labor without needing male aid, while criticizing the display of condescension by some women. The piece defends the novel's portrayal of female agency.
The Indianapolis Times reports women employees show reluctance to join striking unions, citing conscience and duty to the public over personal gain. It also notes fashionably popular outdoor pastimes for women, including swimming, hunting with hounds, horseback riding, tennis, and tricycles, with dancing waning at resorts.
Mrs Helen K E Starrett writes in Chicago Weekly Magazine on women seeking work. She argues fulfillment comes from offering to the world what it needs and will pay for, the idea that real success lies in meaningful labor rather than status.
Harper's Bazaar offers hostess guidance on balancing attention and solitude for guests. Avoid全天ly entertain, respect guest preferences, and allow retiring hours, church visits, and country quiet when desired. A model guest honors host rulings, attends meals on time, and avoids intrusive topics.
A London lecture by Mr. Lewis F. Day argues for practical room design emphasizing washable, removable furnishings. He dislikes stitched chair backs and plush upholstery, proposing cottered panels and easily cleaned decor, with light Asiatic-inspired styling and removable textiles to aid rigorous cleaning. He cautions against moths and dirt, urging adaptable, scourable interiors for daily life.
A fashion note explains silk falters by salt air and damp seaside wear. It warns about linen mixed silk and wool causing muss and shrinkage. It cites improvements in dress fabrics designed for boating and sea voyages, including unshrinkable serges and water proof materials across wool, alpaca, and even silks.
Mountain outfits favor dark blue flannel for walking dresses while hotel mornings feature cream, dull red, and light blue wool looks. Harper's Bazaar notes cheviots with velvet collars and cuffs, sheer camel hair styles, and elaborate embroidery. Descriptions cover skirts, overskirts, plastrons, basques, and plaited or tucked waists, with velvet bands, guipure, and rich braiding in red, white, or blue.
The article notes exhibits in the woman department highlighting the Woman's Exchange in Indianapolis. It describes mountain suits, small hats, soft turbans with parasols, India chuddahs in white and colored tones, lace scarves, crocheted hair coverings, shepherdess hats, and velvet linings with floral trims. Gentlemen wear knickerbocker and gray flannel summer attire, with white flannel morning outfits and tweed jackets for excursions.
A Globe reporter gathers views from laundry workers and customers on Chinese and American laundries. Prices for collars and cuffs show near parity, while shirts vary widely. Some insist Chinese work is cheaper, others prefer American quality and promptness, with safety concerns raised about Chinese methods.
Practical guide on crafting screens and firescreens from white pine and matting, outlining frames, matting, painting, fabrics, and embellishments. Describes large folding three-panel screens, table screens, satin and plush finishes, embroidery, mirror frames, and color schemes with materials and techniques for durable, decorative home furnishings.
In the design instruction, outline a cushion edge with pale silt satin forming a full puff. Attach a good-sized pink cord at the junction between the puff and blue satin. The finished cushion measures about half a yard in length and slightly narrower in width.
A stylish lambrequin features black satin cut in pointed shapes with a fine fringe trim. The top is adorned with a green vine and red berries, while each point carries a small spray of forget-me-nots or similar small blooms.
A recipe collection detailing mayonnaise and many dressings. It covers Mayonnaise, Cream Dressing, Red Mayonnaise with lobster coral, Sardine Dressing, Butter Dressing, French Dressing, and salads such as Potato Salad, Tomato Salad, Bardine Salad, and Vegetable Salads with guidance on quantities, preparation methods, and serving notes.
A Harvard student chooses a less pretentious hotel but laments misjudged access. He climbs from under a piazza roof toward a fifth window, triggers feminine screams, slips to the ground, and spends the night in a hammock before departing by morning boat.
A tasteful inexpensive table scarf crafted from dark green felt. It should be about half a yard wide with pinked edges. Each end features a quarter-yard deep silk patchwork strip, known as crazy patchwork, feather stitched. Fringe of narrow felt strips runs six inches deep.
A large chair back features a ten inch square cloth with plush and velvet patchwork forming a fan. Black velvet corners cradle a moss rose dye top with ribbon embroidery. Edge finished with lace, suited for a quilt block or sofa pillow.
Pretty mats for ornaments on a marble mantel are made of scrim or of linen momie cloth. They should be long and narrow, trimmed with lace at the bottom, and feature Kensington embroidery. A striking design enhances form. place a vase on the ornamented end and let the other hang over the mantel.
The article suggests painting a palm leaf fan with ultramarine or prussian blue mixed with silver-white and thinned with boiled linseed oil. Paint both sides including the handle, add poppy buds or stems and a blue ribbon, and hang it. For pink decor use crimson or mudder lake and white in the same method.
A decorative cushion features a spray of old-fashioned pinks embroidered on a pale ground. The piece highlights delicate needlework and vintage floral design in a refined textile craft.
In Gallatin area Sumter County a long married Caldwell couple planned a private separation. Facing aging, the wife sought divorce but, urged by mutual interest, they agreed to settle their two farms and property by mutual division. The wife chose the preferred form of division and the spouses proceeded. They began by dividing horses and other assets as part of the equal distribution.
A legal notice lists seized effects including cows calves mules furniture and a bed ding along with entire household and family belongings. It also mentions two yellow dogs and a cat.
Reported by Napier Osbourne Magir Lawes Quenouillet Nikforovitel and witnesses the fakirs can suspend animation through preparation diet and repose and be buried underground for weeks Sir Claude Wade witnessed a fakir buried alive in a box under a floor for six weeks guards and medical inspection followed upon opening the box The body showed no pulse but brain heat and subsequent revival with hot water wax removal and ghee treatments The tale includes later notes by Mme Blavatsky and Catherine Crowe about similar burials and repeated exhumations by the Meharajah at Loodbiana confirming the same state of preserved body years later
A Boston preacher recalls a mischievous episode involving a teapot, a tiny tobacco prank, and two aunts who held tea parties. Susie and Huldah taste the tainted brew, suspect sabotage, and laugh off the illusion as they pour out the tea while the pranksters flee.
A tale unfolds of a drunken night when friends drained whisky and left a husband to wake to his wife’s tearful look. He recalls his vow to quit drinking after his wife secretly offered water with a tear, declaring he would drink no more tears from her for twenty years. He asks for more water.
Tom Stoker of Ellisville Kentucky owned a mare that gave birth to a colt resembling his watch dog. The colt’s head feet and tail mirrored the dog with doglike feet lacking nails. The animal died soon after birth and was found dead.
The article touts a new postal note system as a cheaper safer way to send small sums by mail. It explains October 1 delivery date, three cent fee, holes punched on the note for amount and date, and payment at Boston once duplicates arrive. Benefits include reduced revenue loss and simpler identification, with praise for small traders and farmers.
A Scientific American summary notes phosphorescent metallic sulphides mixed with silver bromide on glass plates yield ultra sensitive exposures. Brief light creates a hidden image that glows in a dark room, with results described as akin to a match flesh. practical methods and related glue and lacquer processes for leather, rings, and varnish are also discussed.
A wren nests in a small tin box on a plant shelf in the family room and the old bird tolerates family movement around her nest. Children regularly feed birds under the same roof, creating a domestic scene of avian habits. Hay fever note mentions a ten year struggle and a remedy inquiry.
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