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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1891
Page
7
New York May 2 fashion column notes a banner year for bold styles with mock jewels gold embroidery and artificial flowers. It forecasts rising hoopskirts and crinolines reappearing in modified form as women embrace lavish spring dress and parasol laden outfits.
A stylish portrait of a beautifully dressed woman strolling in the park wearing a dull French green gown with high silk sleeves, Pama violets lining the collar, and a green lace straw hat adorned with violets. A second ensemble shines with white and gold braids, a cream straw hat, and a debutante creation in white silk muslin with turquoise accents. MARIE provided the Frenchy, dainty looks.
A fragment notes a person described with braided strands shing in the middle part of her costume. The description hints at a peculiar, becoming look that draws attention to her attire and overall appearance.
The final cooking school lecture of the season covered Eye Vermicelli with eggs and white sauce, Fillets of Halibut a la Poulette, Potatoes a La Windsor, and Chicken Salad. Recipes include boiling eggs, making white sauce, halibut prep, lemon juice, and suggested garnishes like parsley, capers, olives, and celery.
Texas Governor James S Hogg is described as original with a notable family of three children Ima Hogg Ura Hogg and Moore Hogg named by him. The article notes his frequent exclamation By Gatlings during legislative sessions and highlights his distinctive persona.
In a cautious exchange Mrs Primus questions riding in the park with Willy Ross and Jack Bolton, noting concern over her father allowing a ride with gentlemen. Miss Secunda counters that their father may not object if the men are rival lovers.
A German doctor cites a new disease called Americanitis seen in nervous, overactive women on trains. The author urges simple daily exercises to relax muscles, learn true rest, and reduce nerve strain, emphasizing slow progress, a partner’s help, and gradual breathing and movement routines.
Retrospective pieces recount Terry's first stage fright at the Royalty in Soho and the nerves of a debutant actor. She recalls bodily sensations, the urge to flee, and how she recovered by reading a page of her book. Anecdotes include a Haymarket rehearsal mishap with The Rivals and the tag line.
All lightness and airiness define new summer headgear. Hats and bonnets feature gauzy sunshades and parasols, with flowers fruits insects and the asp woven into decoration. The season favors summer hats over spring or midseason styles as residents welcome warmer days after a harsh winter.
Reading fragmented fashion notes, designers suggest renovating old satin by adding tulles and borders. Patterns showcase dress skirts with edged borders, lace overlays, and color refinements in delicate shades. Examples include black lace on white silk, pale yellow with chiffon edges, and embroidered side gores.
The piece notes an abrupt move from heavy felts to gauzy laces and light straws this season. Open work straws predominate with fine braids like leghorns. hats range from tiny shallow turbans to broad brimmed shapes with scalloped waves. Wire frames wrapped in lace or metallic galloons offer rich color and form, while bonnets stay small. Trimmings feature natural flowers, grape clusters, and bright braids with jet accents, creating a very summerlike display.
The Cleopatra craze sparked by Fanny Davenport and Mme. Bernhardt drives fashion with metal and jeweled asps on hats, jointed on wires to quiver with wearers. Hats feature high backs to reveal hair, pink silk crape with black tulle, lavender crape accents, and decorative quills. Sunshades and parasols stay gauzy, often adorned with lace, tulle, and delicate trimmings.
The text describes fabrics such as white batiste with open work embroidery in the middle of each gore and mentions polka-dotted surah and checked India silk. It notes these materials are often paired with silk satine or gingham to match gowns, reflecting how color and texture coordinate in summer dress.
The Ladies' Home Journal notes a ruby glass heart shade lamp with brass foundation and a floating wick offers a warm, artistic glow before saints in Russia. Included are a matching etched porcelain powder box and lavender bath sachets, designed to beautify the dressing area.
Fashions for summer feature loose garments hanging from the shoulders, low crowned hats, and a trend toward piquant manly styles like shirts scarves and vests. The blouse or fancy skirt waist blends femininity with dressier negligee notes for house and country wear, in silks fuch fabrics and fine imported woolen flannels with silk stripes.
The excerpt describes a poudre cornflower blue china silk dress with waist gathered silhouette, full pleated skirt, ecru point lace cuffs and vest, jabot ruffle, and an over-sleeve. It also sketches a negligee bodice from Paris labeled Marriage Blanc, styled with suede corsage French fennel yoke, flannel accents with Cleopatra red stripes, suited for tall slim figures. REDFERN.
A simple educational activity explains the earths dual motion by placing an eggshell on a tilted plate rim and rotating it. Water moistened rim keeps the shell from sliding as it spins on its axis and travels around the plate, illustrating rotation and revolution.
A Chicago Tribune brief reports a street fakir trial of nerve on Dearborn street yesterday. The brazen performer faced the crowd as the miracle occurred, drawing attention from pedestrians and passersby.
A crowded area gathers around a gambler performing card tricks. The dealer announces sleight of hand moving three eights and a pair of deuces, then swaps to three deuces and a pair of eights. A challenger boasts of facing the hand, while a man resembling a gambler threatens with a gun as the crowd laughs and parts.
A detailed description of a black fluted straw hat featuring lines of gold braid and a cluster of crushed Provence roses under the turned-up brim at the back. The crown is accented with sprays of lilies of the valley on top.
A teacher who knew Adelina Patti at age 12 recalls her tall, ungainly start with long face and fine eyes. Maurice Strakosech, who married Patti's sister, predicted she would become the greatest prima donna. Patti accompanied herself on piano at Tripler Hall and earned an encore amid laughter at her progress.
A crowded horse car in Boston shows Mrs Mulcahey entering with a juz and Mr Mahoney seated, joking in a high-spirited, whispered exchange about who should hold the yuk and how to manage the moment.
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