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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1884
Page
3
The piece highlights Phoebe Couzins as a leading suffrage speaker, praising her wit and forceful delivery. It discusses her statements on women's rights, debates over the pace of reform, and the broader view that rights evolve gradually for all, with refinement tied to respect for others' rights in daily conduct.
The article recounts Bertha von Hillern’s ambitious two year mission in the United States to prove women can endure physical hardship and pursue art. It covers her Rhine origins, U S plans, Philadelphia reception, influence on American women, friendship with Miss Becket, and transition from walker to artist after completing the walk.
Paris correspondent notes American artists excel at the salon and in conservatoire prizes. Miss Strong of San Francisco, a Western painter studied under Van Marcke, won praise for a life-size dog study before his guidance to focus on cattle and life models. He forbids selling works yet to foster peak mastery.
The article reviews bonnet fashions and straw hats as described by Harper'sBazaar showing small bonnets with trimmed velvet interiors coronet bands and various crown shapes. It notes brim lifts and designs for modern coiffures and mentions absence of poke bonnets and elderly preferences.
The new headwear features round hats with tall crowns akin to men's silk hats and very narrow brims that shelf slightly at the front. Sloping crowns appear for younger ladies and a distinctive bag crown style is offered.
A detailed passage describes headwear with examples of satchel shaped hats longer front to back, silk upturned brims faced with velvet, and English turbans with high crowns and brims that roll at the front while tapering to the back.
New bonnet and hat colors include plain and glossy straws in single or two tone cheviot like mixes with bright trim shades. Colored straws are more imported than white. Panama and mushroom tones with pinks browns and yellows appear. fewer gray bonnets feature vert-de-ris greens. blues garnet red ecoquelicot and black or cream Tuscan straws are listed among new arrivals.
Fashion notes describe laced basques replacing buttons with poppy red velvet and black satin, featuring brocade with white satin figures and ottoman satin trims. Jabot lace graces square necks while sleeves show inserted lace bands to add fullness. White Valenciennes dresses appear for bridesmaids with net aprons and ribbon accents.
A domestic guide extols silk patchwork with scraps from historical garments. It praises quilt ideas from crazy quilts to tea box patterns, discusses diamond blocks, hexagon stars, log cabin styles, and the option to use unlined patchwork to imitate stained glass.
A wall mounted corner bracket holds heavy loads and serves as a small stand. Two narrow boards are screwed to the wall as supports, an inch thick, at chosen height. Shelf projects 12 to 18 inches with a rounded front. Cover material optional, one piece for the ton.
A detailed craft note describes shaping a wood bracket with a 10 to 12 inch deep cover and a two and a half inch color band. It covers sewing two pieces, creating a drawdown cover, securing weight with leather or muslin, and finishing with fringe. It suggests dark red felt with plush band or worn coat cloth for the cover and matching bedroom curtains for chintz brackets.
Decorative novelties promise lasting elegance for interior improvement beyond mere appearance. Bead-embroidered tapestries, portieres, curtains, and table draperies dominate using azalea and clematis motifs in gold and silver threads, with bamboo screens and plush accents. New items include cedar wreath pails, Shaker pails, skating bags, and brass repousse pieces, all aimed at durable, stylish home uses.
The instructions outline a multi row knit sequence starting with twelve stitches. It covers decreasing and increasing stitches, yarn overs, knit together, seams, and bind off across thirteen rows with varying patterns and repeats.
This knitting note describes a purse worked either round with five needles or flat with two. It calls for size seventeen needles and coarse silk, cast on ninety stitches. First row knit thirty, then twenty, repeat, with plain sections. second row follows the same two-row repeat until width is reached, then sew up leaving a money slit, draw up ends, and add rings and tassels.
A professor in uniform defends women’s roller skating as safe exercise for females, noting widespread rink presence in New England and strong demand for skates. He cites a few injuries among women and more serious slips by men, comparing falls to Darius Green and praising courage and dress protection.
Colonel E. G. Cooper recounted to the Denver News a hairbreadth escape after skating on a Colorado lake near his mine. The pursuing mountain lion closed in as one skate loosened. He tried singing to soothe the beast, then opened a rival newspaper and read aloud to lull the lion to sleep.
Thackeray walks Wych street and a dirty street child calls him Becky Sharp. Thackeray jokes that even a tawdry remark from the slums brings more pleasure than a letter from the Duke of Wellington, noting that fame begins where names reach the gutters.
New York World reports a women run gambling house in a luxurious mansion near the Brevoort House. The club-like venue admits only entrants with credentials, features faro and rouge et noir, and claims large sums won by female patrons. Proprietress, nicknamed Belle, is described with jewels and elite connections.
A groceryman and a boy recount a chaotic streetcar episode involving a bespectacled father who claims sharp sight, a dog, a mistaken baby, and a frightened lady. The tale blends humor and embarrassment as the boy defends his father while pondering a practical joke gone awry and opts for independent fun.
A Boston tailor predicts wide trousers will replace tight styles and outlines coats favoring frock and cutaway designs. He notes three to four button cutaways, larger top-coats, corkscrew suitings, and color diagonals while prices for a spring suit range from 25 to 60 pounds with woollen and diagonal duties boosting consumer costs.
iChristian Observer reports a six year old named Tom glimpses the pale moon in the western sky just after sunrise, marking a quiet moment of wonder as daylight overtakes night. The brief note captures a child’s astonishment at a rare morning sight.
A winter warning scene shows a child running to his mother crying that he has an awful joke on our Father in heaven. The boy explains the joke about God forgetting to pull his moon in, while the mother reacts with shock and rebuke.
In Vermont they arrive at the Newport town clerk’s office during a storm. A man in a buffalo coat asks for a license for his wife and another man named Robinson. He explains he wants to swap wives with Jim and jokes about paying for the license and his dog. The clerk hands a pamphlet on divorce.
A remarkable fungus grew in Sir Joseph Banks wine cellar after three years ripening a gifted cask. The door became jammed by a dense growth, and when opened the cellar was filled with fungus that consumed all the wine and hoisted the empty cask to the ceiling.
Interviewed by John W. Dorsey, praise for Colonel Ingersoll as a lawyer and orator. Denies $100,000 fee claim for Star route defense, stating no charges over two years. Describes him as wonderful, a great character, and compares him to Shakespeare. Includes ad for RouGH on COUGH with prices.
A long discussion on chaperons contrasts American independence with English etiquette. It argues for a rational chaperon system based on common sense, outlining duties of mothers and hostesses, rules about gifts, calls, and engagements, and the balance between guidance and restraint.
The piece discusses the difficulty of composing invitations and replies, noting fears of overstatement or formality. It contrasts card invitations with longer visits, stressing that specifying visit length is crucial and that people differ in expectations about politeness and intimacy.
A Domestic Monthly excerpt outlines strict mourning rules covering durations for relatives from widow to cousins, fabrics like crape and velvet, headwear, veils, and color limits. It details etiquette for visitors, cards, and social withdrawal after a loss, emphasizing frugality and decorum.
An Iowa man seeks a divorce on grounds of his wife being a drunkard. The complaint notes she acquired the habit of intemperance while tending bar in his own saloon, a unique twist in the case.
An advertisement for Drs. Starkey and Palen at 1100 Girard Street touts a new Vializing Treatment claiming prompt relief for neuralgia sick headache and nervous disorders. It invites readers to request a pamphlet about the treatment and mentions an apparent price quote.
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