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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1889
Page
7
The piece praises dainty infant clothing with embroidered edges and fine fabrics while noting costs. It discusses whether to clothe babies in cotton or wool, mentioning the rivalry between cotton and wool producers and recommending a mix of materials for the average child.
The article guides on washing Mann el flannel without wringing using lukewarm rain water and white castile soap, with borax or ammonia to soften hard water. It advises gentle handling, no direct soap on fabric, and drying flat with wrong side out. It notes dress trends favor plain skirts with trims on waists and fine lace details on white cotton dresses.
The article details dainty baby and child wear including dresses with lace trims, muslin guimpes, and tucked bodices. It notes wrapper-like baby sleepwear, white cashmere gowns, and the latest knit jackets in garter stitch, plus white baby baskets, bonnets, and cloaks with cashmere or silk materials and decorative tucks.
Dixoun Sturgis details children’s cloaks and bonnets in white cashmere and silk. Describes gowns with embankery scrolls, corded silks, gilded trims, waistbands, and ribbon halos. Bonnets feature lace edging, surah caps, and new “naker” style for babies.
Old sewing notes describe a Child's Fancy Cap with starlight yarn and coffee bean stitches, a scalloped brim, and a wave tassel. It also outlines a Baby's Shirt knitted lengthwise, detailing sleeve cast ons, patterned rows, neck shaping, and edging, all in careful handcraft steps.
Crochet neck and sleeves with two or three balls of Finlayson Co real Scotch linen No 26. Use star steel No 16 hook. Start with 56 chain. Row one miss 2 chains then 26 trebles in sequence. Row two chain turn insert into back thread for ridges and 27 trebles then 4 trebles in next stitch and 28 trebles. Row three chain turn 28 trebles then 4 trebles in next stitch and 29 trebles to finish the row.
Crochet patterns describe a bib with multiple treble stitches, armhole shaping, and edge work, followed by a dresslike infant jacket in Lady Gray blue and white with chained foundations and row repeats. Detailed counts specify stitches, turns, increases, decreases, and finishing with tassels and buttons.
Detailed crochet pattern for a two color jacket with white and blue sections. Instructions cover rows of up and down stitches, corner stitches, shaping fronts and back, leaving an armhole gap, crocheting sleeves around the armhole with specified stitch counts, length, and color changes. Finishing includes a collar, shell stitches, neck ties, and an illustration note of the jacket before side seams are sewn.
Crochet pattern for a child's undervest using Starlight Saxony yarn or Lady Gray. Provides stitch counts, chain and treble instructions, shaping of shoulders and armholes, and finishing touches with ribbon threading. Ends with mention of Eva Magig Mvzs.
A 19th century feature celebrates parasols sun shades and umbrellas showing graceful shapes novel designs and refined colorings. Handles become art works with woodworkers silversmiths jewellers and engravers collaborating. Silver trim on olive wood green ebony horn and Hungarian ash creates elegant combinations and directorate handles with enamel silver bands and engraved knobs highlight fashion in parasol design.
A catalog of parasol handles featuring onyx silver and wood inlays, including boxwood ebony and acacia sticks, with flaming spiral flutings, bas relief motifs, and two-tone inlays. Details cover shade fabrics from silk and lace to damask and Dresden china, plus new detachable handle designs with invisible screws for easy packing.
The piece discusses adjustable handles for various top shades, pleated skirts, and cost-saving plaiting methods. It notes popular fashion items like pattern salts, lace hats, and the Louise hat style, with details on materials, colors, silhouettes, and trims. It cites milliners, saleswomen, and shops like Shreve Crump and Low and J. J. Grace.
A fragmented Harvard Lampoon line jokes about Yale needing to break records to reach Matt Haven’s gap and hints at a bold commandment challenge. The text is incomplete and playful, with unclear context and attribution.
A long Q and A exchange covers proper arms during promenades with two gentlemen, invitation etiquette, card handling, mourning practices, diamond wearing, calls, and dress codes. It discusses whether a woman should take two arms, how to handle new companions, and rules for invitations and calling behavior.
In New Chicago the Prairie Rose crew confronts a deadly ambush. Pierce Fanshaw suffers a fractured skull while Potts lies near death as Ike Rawson threatens to finish him. Atchison and Dan Shannon wrestle with grim decisions as surgeons rush to aid the wounded in a tense, beleaguered settlement.
Fanshaw confesses a lifetime of crime from the Yellow Bird ranch through a band of night riders. He reveals motives to abduct the Prairie Rose, the deaths of Nell and Lawhead, and a failed bid for legitimacy through marriage. Potts regains mind after a head wound, and the wedding trip resumes as the tale closes.
A frosty morning scene unfolds as a fretful infant, fresh from Nedland's Isle, wakes with a scowl and refuses a mother’s kiss. The child’s criss-cross mood spoils breakfast and prompts coaxing to mend the sour temper and brighten the day.
A Denver Republican letter profiles Russell Sage, the veteran financier linked with Jay Gould and the Manhattan Railway owners. Sage, over 70, remains sharp in a bustling, undisciplined day of puts and calls, his desk crowded with papers and two slips of notes, his Irish features and plain suit reflecting a frugal yet vigorous broker at work.
In the Atlanta Constitution editorial room a veteran negro sought his former master and the meeting drew tears. The former slave expressed devotion, asked only a street car ticket to visit his old master’s mother, while children waved farewell and the pair parted with mutual emotion.
In New York Weekly a dialogue unfolds between Mr Beacon Streete of Boston and Miss Tremont. They pursue the question Is Marriage a Failure through a speculative symposium. Tremont proposes a practical experiment to test ideas while asserting personal freedom and lineage as part of the investigation.
A brief note describes Harper's Weekly issue with a brick dust color cover. The editor John explains the brick color choice, saying readers are all bricks. The page notes 32 reading pages and prominent advertisements on the cover.
The readable text fragment references patriotism, insults, and a debate about who bears the cost of parades. It mentions Mrs Lenox Hill and a line about Europe, bids on jewels, and money, but the passage is incomplete and contains garbled phrasing with no clear event or outcome.
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