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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1891
Page
7
A weekly beauty column answers reader questions on removing facial hair moles and filling cheeks with massage oils and diet. It covers remedies for oily skin pores and black net ball event gloves advice, and cautions against harsh scrubbing while recommending cold cream and limited washing for dusty environments.
A compact guide with vintage recipes for French vanilla cream, nut creams, maple sugar creams, orange drops, stirred cream walnuts, peanut candy, chocolate squares, and Margeery’s Molasses Candy. Includes steps, ratios, cooling and testing tips, and a closing note attributing the recipe to Marcery Daw.
A verse reflection on virtuous lineage and the cost of social mobility. It lauds steadfast thrift and loyal love while condemning young women who align with dissipation. The piece contrasts Chastity, Love, and Freedom with tainted rank, declaring noble blood should not bow to oppression.
Dr Curren presents a 19th or early 20th century note on whole wheat grain structure and cooking. He extols cleaning whole wheat, claims its flavor is good even raw, and suggests a method: four parts cold water to one part cleaned whole wheat steamed in a double boiler for ten or more hours, served with cream or milk and salt. He notes dietary benefits for various institutions and even mentions dogs thriving on wheat.
A detailed survey of 19th century school gowns outlines waist knots, yokes of silk and lace, and velvet trims. Garments feature camel hair, crepe, and mokre fabrics, with caps, cape variations, and detachable sleeves. White guimpes and long embroidered muarimpes accompany tulle party dresses and china silks for formal wear.
The article recounts a Boston Cooking School demonstration on Welsh rarebit, detailing a cheese and ale based recipe and the dish’s cosmopolitan appeal. It notes equipment options from chafing dishes to double boilers and cites Brillat Savarin, Glasgow caterers, and 19th century mentions, defending the dish as digestible and nutritious.
An odd note recalls Osman Pasha, famed hero of Plevna, now serving in the Sultan’s kitchen. He seals dishes for the royal table to guard against poison, with seals broken only in the Sultan’s presence.
A young man recounts a rival's success in becoming engaged to Miss Comrox. He admits the rival outmaneuvered him by prompting the father to beat him at billiards, leaving the speaker unable to claim the match or the engagement.
A furniture dealer asserts the side board is antique claiming he knows the maker. A proprietor promotes a menagerie featuring a lion described as sensible, with a sergeant mulling six feet, inviting the public to view.
A fashion feature outlines school and home dresses for young girls including yoke gowns with shirring and velvet ribbons, pale gray cashmere outfits, and Watteau backs. Paris coats in camel hair, astrakhan trims, and lamb’s wool capes with fur accents are described alongside fur fancies, bonnets, and hats with strings.
A practical guide for men on choosing gifts for women, listing favored items like handkerchiefs, jewelry, stockings, gloves, bric a brac, and bric a brac items such as brass lamps and porcelain boxes. It emphasizes sentimental yet sensible presents for mothers, sisters, or wives, with cautions about gifting jewelry only within betrothal or marriage.
Dr. Alice K. Stockham of Chicago sails from New York for a six month world trip with a single handbag containing her entire outfit. Her worn garments include a union suit, blue serge skirt, black gown, traveling coat, bonnet, gloves, boots and stockings. A second union suit, heavier tights, silk gown, bedroom wrapper, nightgown and numerous handkerchiefs fill the spare space, plus a head scarf for crossing.
An article discusses telegraphic coding in the era after submarine cable systems became established, outlining how codes were used to transmit electricity related messages and speed communication across undersea networks.
Amyssary Massachusetts December five reports Whittier may compose a hymn for Chicago Columbus fair opening. At nearly eighty five, he remains sharp, orderly, and private about his work, resisting autograph seekers while weighing the poem for peace and joy.
The Weekly Globe announces Octave Thanet will lead a new permanent cooking section. A self made cook who writes with practical tips shares methods to salvage curdled mayonnaise, improve egg beating, and craft sauces. She plans reader correspondence and practical recipes drawn from trial and error.
Arthur vows not to smoke during their engagement and Gabriel Puffer urges a hasty wedding for Maud, prompting questions about his motivation and the couple’s future plans.
A culinary note describes dark sauce with dark meat and white sauce with white meat paired with Vegetable Escalops. It details onions, potatoes, minced onion, parsley, bread crumbs, cheese, and tomato escalops flavored with curry, baked until tender with optional whipped cream.
Millinery chic features paste buckles quills ospreys and jewel trimming on crown bands. Lace decorates hats with fur and velvet, creating a fanciful winter style in New York.
A description from Seen in the Salon notes a dark green velvet hat with gold silk crown trim and green and gold shot ribbon velvet. It features a curled back shape, sharp bow trims, and clusters of plumes at back and front, signaling current fashionable millinery.
A stylish coat suited for very dressy occasions is identified by its Louis XV classification. Lapels and inner waistcoat feature richly embroidered silk, while the outer coat uses lilac lace cloth with a bose-fronted design to highlight the elaborate waistcoat.
Tales of wartime devotion span Congressmen and counts. Oates of Alabama, wounded and saved by a nurse, marries their child. Stone of Kentucky is rescued by a young woman and later wed. A European count weds a native woman amid family pressure. Judge Thurston and wife recall childhood paths to marriage, from Vermont farms to Nebraska and Omaha, proving romance endures.
Advice for married women on when to use Mr, first names, or titles when referring to husbands. It notes proper usage versus familiar forms and gives examples like calling a husband Mr Grant or the President, with guidance on introducing a spouse as Mrs or with titles in social settings. Helen Watterson.
In a brisk exchange Mrs Porkly and Mrs Gotham muse on language and communication in France. Mrs Porkly notes her daughters both speak French yet fail to understand each other, highlighting amusing family language quirks.
A terse dialogue frames a worried wife asking about her husband’s health. The physician reassures her the disease is serious yet described as of high scientific value, hinting at a macabre or ironic twist.
A husband teases his wife about her wardrobe as she laments only worn gowns. He recalls telling a friend they would be spending the evening at the theatre despite her modest dress. The exchange reveals tension over propriety and expense.
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