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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1883
Page
3
Harper's Bazar voices varied views on women abroad in the civil service and dress reform. It praises companionable people who stay cheerful, avoid fault finding, and share interest in personal matters. It notes fashion items, accessories, gauze trims, sun shades, ribbons, and percale collars with military influence.
The Saturday Review contrasts English and American girls abroad comparing social life, fashion, and continental popularity. It argues American women are more cosmopolitan and society driven, while English women are England-centric, practical, and less focused on romance, dress, and continental trends.
A Washington civil service worker, praised as highly efficient, argues reform benefits capable women through appointments and advancement while ensuring proper administration of the law. She contends gender bias harms all, notes women face discrimination in task assignment and privileges, and criticizes officials who excuse inefficiency or favoritism.
A London Spectator correspondent advocates suing dress reform and urges fifty reformers to wear the prescribed rational dress for two months. He derides half measures while praising stringent fashions and imagines even mature women publically modeling the style as critics in New York applaud. The piece argues reformers fail to practice what they preach and mocks female philosophers who reject impractical ideas.
Jenny June denounces fashion spread like a hotel’s bill of fare with year round styles. She notes conflicting fabrics from winter to summer such as tulle in winter and heavy beaded trimmings for July, urging restraint to save time and resources.
A writer notes that advertised abundance misleads as simple needs like oatmeal may be hard to obtain despite wide claims. The piece argues fashion cycles limit availability and ideas, with goods echoing each other rather than offering true variety.
The article outlines a detailed knitting pattern for fancy silk gloves using No 19 needles and No 300 silk. It covers cast on counts, ribbing, thumb stitches, and finger shaping with precise rounds and pick-up instructions for both right and left gloves, guiding stitch dispersion and narrowing to fit.
The text describes edging options for flannel skirts in blue white or scarlet gray tones. It details knit edging patterns, including Saxony yarn or Coats' thread, and gives stitch sequences and directions such as slips, knits, thread overs, and seam operations for small decorative borders.
The instruction describes casting on three stitches per needle across four needles, joining to form a stocking top, then a sequence of plain rounds and widening of stitches around each round. The process repeats to create a star shape, adding one widened stitch every two rounds, then binding off.
Antique lace instructions describe casting on fifteen stitches and performing a sequence of knit and over stitches with repeats and a final cast off. The pattern includes multiple row structures with narrow and over steps, ending with a restart from the first row.
In this crochet guide, begin by catching the thread in the third loop, chain four stitches, skip two loops, and catch in one loop. Repeat the sequence across the row: chain four, skip two, catch in four, then chain four, skip two, catch in one, and continue alternating. After reaching the desired length, turn and crochet back along the edge following the same feather braid pattern.
Mr Blackstrum recounts a Sweden foretold fate about dying on his thirtieth birthday July 1 1888 after wandering from country to country. He alleges wrecks six times and survivals including a London raft rescue and a fatal pistol shot during a Swedish Danish sailor fight. He insists the prophecy will come true.
An elderly woman over 90 died near Londonderry at Eglinton. After a funeral wake the coffin was lowered and the grave filled but on returning home relatives found the body still on her bed. They exhumed the grave, placed the corpse in the coffin, and reburied it.
The article instructs careful outline drawing of flowers in water color, starting at the center. It covers wash techniques, color mixing with cobalt, indigo, gamboge, and chromes, glazing, and detailed steps for primrose and rose studies, plus leaf treatments and finishing touches. It advises practice, pale pencil outlines, and avoiding dark lines, with emphasis on maintaining color purity and proper drying.
A boy recounts a chaotic afternoon starting with a box of strawberries and a hostile grocery man. A prank serenade for his father spirals into a riotous crowd, champagne, and a bewildered minister, ending with the boy fleeing to the livery stable amid “Bohemian” mischief and churchyard gossip.
Describes heavy linen buffet covers with deep fringed ends and outline embroidery. Design features daffodils and butterflies in yellow green and brown, extendable to borders, colorfast when washed. Also offers a white crash or temple cloth tray cloth with outline designs for breakfast or tea tables.
The article describes creating fine linen etchings for tea doilies using lead pencil and indelible ink on damped three-eighths yard squares. It warns ink must not blot, or the linen must be washed and redrawn, and notes colored inks offer variety.
Fashion notes describe English influenced menswear for spring and summer. Styles include Cheviots and English mixtures in small checks with four button single breasted coats, shorter fronts, single button closures or open fronts, and high cut single breasted vests. Trousers remain close fitting but not extreme.
The groom ushers and guests at day weddings wear a Prince Albert frock coat of diagonal cloth in dark blue or black with silk freings, a high cut vest, and close fitting trousers with dark narrow stripes. Lightweight or white satin or brocade severfs are favored for day wear, paired with pale lavender or pearl gloves for gentleman attendants.
Full dress for evening remains unchanged with a shorter swallow-tail coat. Black broadcloth is standard though some avoid twist cloth. Breast facings, braided collars, and gimp edging detail dress coats. Vests of coat material fasten with three buttons. Trousers of elastic cloth or doeskin match in black and braid trimmed. Worn only in evening for visits and formal dinners or entertainments.
Spring and summer overcoats are short single breasted sacks of dragonal cloths similar to Prince Albert frock coats. Venetian cloths appear occasionally. They feature silk facings and the most fashionable colors are dark brown and olive.
Fashion notes describe ropped mique bosoms and shield fronts for formal shirts, fastened by two small studs. Plain linen fronts, striped Pereale shirts for travel, and high standing collars dominate. Turned-rown collars persist for conservatives, while cuffs remain round or square with linked button closures.
Lightweight scarfs are favored for day use tied in a close puffed knot. White or light satin brocades with small figures, ottoman silks, and gros grain are common, pairing with day suits or morning wear. Full dress introduces ropped pique ties, while white cambric ties remain preferred. tape ties and small pins complete the look.
The article details dress socks in black silk for formal wear and plain or lightly embellished options. Lisle thread socks in dark quiet colors are noted. New handkerchief hems, day-use hem patterns, and plus bath robes in ecru or white Turkish towelling feature embroidery borders. English driving coats, straight sack shapes in mohair, and London imported dressing gowns with double-breasted design and contrasting sash are described with mottled and plaid fabrics and color palettes.
Street shoes for spring are calfskin gaiters with low square heels and rounded toes, while best shoemakers oppose narrow pointed shoes. Summer Oxford ties match calfskin with lighter soles. Dress shoes remain patent leather buttoned gaiters. Gloves at weddings are common but often omitted at fashionable Spring weddings. when worn they are pearl with black stitching. Red tan gloves for street and church wear are fastened by two buttons, with stitching options varying.
The article outlines spring and summer hat styles including black silk dress hats with low five and five eighth inch crowns and wide brims, drab cassimere hats, felt derbies in black brown and pearl, travel hats like sans souiel with Russia leather lining, English tweed hats for travel, midsummer sailor straw with low crown, Mackinaw straw, and Milan straws with higher crowns.
A French cleric proposes a joint stock to dredge the Red Sea and Bitter Lakes seeking evidence of Moses era relics. He argues 300 000 francs could uncover chariots, wheels, men, and treasure from Pharaoh's army and possibly the sea's division site, presenting a commercial and historical venture.
The text imagines enterprises formed to pursue improbable projects such as locating Neal's ark and the Tower of lintel foundations. It notes creating a company to extract sunbeams from cucumbers and aurora borealis from workers, then funding expeditions to Tin Tin t he Snark and tracing the Boojum to its origin.
Practical guidance on designing a compact flower garden using roses, geraniums, verbenas, heliotrope, and other bedding plants. Emphasizes sun exposure, soil, moisture, and color harmony with focal varieties such as Duchess of Brabant roses and Gloire de Dijon. Notes on watering via a perforated can and shade-loving, low-maintenance alternatives.
Practical guide describes seed selection timing sowing in June or January for Christmas bloom, soil mixtures, transplanting through progressively larger pots, and cold frame care. Emphasizes keeping plants cool, light, and out of strong sun, with careful watering and regular pruning for continuous flowering.
A gentleman from Orwell, Penn claims Ely's Cream Balm cured his catarrh and bought a stock. The remedy is said to have effected several cures locally. P. F. Byatt, M. D., Bordentssa, N. Je.
A concise guide outlines practical steps to boost vitality by addressing fatigue and sleepiness. It emphasizes consistent routines, balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and stress management to improve focus, stamina, and daily performance.
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