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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1884
Page
3
A column discusses fashion as street and stage dress, urging broad color washes and distance perception. It covers bonnets, salaries of embroidery, fabrics like alpacas and crapes, lace, buttons, fans, corsages, and tailored suits with matching accessories, stressing cohesion and simplicity.
A passage outlines ten rules for women to gain social power by pleasing. It stresses moderation in modesty, dressing to age, balancing beauty with intellect, and favoring men of sense over fleeting fashion. It argues a woman’s enduring charm comes from mind and character as well as appearance.
Annie Louise Cary Raymond to sing at a May festival as guest of the Cincinnati Musical Association. Five Baltimore women graduates appointed resident physician Emily W. Fifield to Thomas Wilson Sanitarium. Siam women petition king to curb husbands debt pledges. Kingston medical college holds closing exercises with three women earning MD degrees. Co education exists in Kingston. Toronto opens a separate medical college for women. Carrie B. Gilgore finally admitted to practice after four courts’ denials. Judge Thayer notes women’s rights expanding and urges recognizing gradual social revolution rather than resisting it.
In a survey of styles from many fields the report notes small bonnets still in vogue while jet trims dominate bonnets dresses and wraps. Jet has grown in popularity with modern machine made trims expanding options for belted Moliere waistcoats and fashionable accessories of the season.
The article details DIY decorating of satin and palm leaf fans for women. It covers white and black satin techniques with water color and oil colors, mounting options, protective coatings, gilding palm leaf fans, and styling tips. It notes historical uses and the value of heirloom fans, urging careful, patient workmanship.
A detailed craft guide describes making a hanging wall rack from tin board, leather covering, and two leather pockets. It covers shaping the wood with scalloped edges, attaching pockets, finishing with gimp and tacks, and mounting rings for wall hanging. Vivid color plan cites golden red and purple asters for decoration.
Knit on wooden needles from Germantown yarn cast on seventy two stitches. First row narrow four times thread over knit one thread over knit one until eight stitches and eight loops. Second row knit seam seventy two. Third row konil seventy two plain. Fourth row seam seventy two. Fifth row same as first after which proceed with two and three until reaching desired size.
The traditional thimble-cases once found with women’s work baskets have enlarged into functional small boxes. Made to hold sewing utensils, they also serve as decorative pieces when crafted from rich materials. Cost remains modest as many people retain plush and silk scraps. A medium-sized example uses pasteboard and three strips eight inches long by two wide.
Instructions describe cutting three fabric pieces to equal shapes to form a case. Join edges snugly to the pasteboard to avoid wrinkles, cover outside surfaces with plush fabric, and sew edges together with care. A ribbon handle with a double bow is attached at each point for carrying.
Instructional crochet directions describe starting with green yarn, forming a mat center, then leaves and lilies. Use white for lilies with a three-inch exterior edge, add yellow for the center accents, and finish by sewing edges, adding a green border, and crochting a scalloped stand about the set piece.
John visits a bustling market on a chilly morning with Martha, noting scarce seasonal goods and a glut of fresh fish, lobsters, fowl, and produce. A jokey market guide demonstrates tender bird tests, while prices range from halibut at 15 to 20 cents to salmon at 7 cents a pound. Martha quietly approves as John orders a fillet and they conclude with fruit dessert.
Gold output has steadily fallen from 1857 to 1885, dropping from about £29.1 million to £20.6 million, or roughly $145 million to $108 million. Statisticians note current arts usage matches production, implying no new gold coin supply. The global coin stock totals about £656 million with £229 million in gold and £143 million in silver held by banks and treasuries.
A freight train of ninety three long cars and one short car, largely made up in Boston, departed the Western avenue yard bound for Concord. Engine Convoy, with Engineer Cheney and Conductor John Savory in charge, measured about 3087 feet in length. A second train of 87 long cars followed shortly after, indicating strong operations and a thriving road.
The Washington Republican reports a drafting error in Joan Cumberland's will filed with the register. The document states a general devise of real and personal property in the District of Columbia and appoints the wife Susannah as sole executrix, but names no devisee or legatee, illustrating how a small omission can change intended outcomes.
In the New London Day cartoon style Mose and a companion debate the national capital. With playful back and forth they joke that the capital is Washington, only to declare the true answer as cheek, highlighting humorous local dialect.
Garden notes detail sowing timing from mid April to May for strong transplants, soil mixes, and potting steps. It covers hardy bedding plants, primulas, ericas, and cinerarias, with guidance on light, heat, watering, and shifting to cooler rooms and windows. It also discusses seed sowing, transplanting methods, and pest control inclining to tobacco-soap sprays for aphids.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society lists top continuous bloomers and hardy roses for general cultivation. Notable selections include Alfred Colomb Annie Wood and Countess of Oxford among continuous bloomers, with many classics like Fisher Minot and Paul Neyron in the hardy group. Special notes cover growing beds and seed sowing for chotée and pansies with April sowing and May transplanting.
A New England market report notes poultry demand rising from May through July with fowls priced around 25 to 40 cents and spring chickens 60 to 70 cents while winter chickens fetch 40 to 50 cents. Beef side weights run about 425 pounds from a 1600 pound steer and butter sells 25 to 30 cents with stamped marks. Oysters sell rapidly as Florida tomatoes bring 25 cents a pound and bananas appear abundant with a branch showing eighty fruit. Market observers warn cod and shad remain scarce despite visible fish in the water and rains push fruit into the market.
Rev Robert Collyer urges the Boston Young Men's Christian Union to read good books for lasting joy. He recalls Whit tington and His Cat, Shakespeare, Robinson Crusoe, and Walter Scott, warns against harmful volumes, and advises choosing works that draw readers toward God and humanity.
A Philadelphia Call snippet shows Mr Finks confessing ruin after indorsing a friend’s note, with Mrs Finks recalling their marriage bargain about bonnet savings. The dialogue shifts to a comically inflated sum of six hundred seventy five thousand dollars, contrasted with liabilities of fifty thousand. The piece references a New York World item and a line about Aux Cages tobacco once deemed the best.
In 1880 Major Jack Downing by Seba Smith linked President Jackson to the phrase OK cresting controversy. Whigs attacked Jackson as ignorant, while Democrats embraced OK as a rallying cry and reinterpreted it as Ol Krect.
An elderly Boston merchant recalls three youths he trusted and lost and warns against judging by looks. He recounts a pin racket inspired by a Sunday school moral where a thrifty boy is mistaken for trustworthy, leading to theft and deceit. One later boy, with a black eye and cards in his pocket, proves trustworthy and becomes his partner and financier.
A Rochester Democrat recounts a Central Hudson trainman discussing arms and appearances. He notes differences in arm size, padding hints, and how many women he helps daily, estimating about 150 today, before the scene ends with the arrival of a large female passenger.
An agitated foreign man visited Boston Journal editorial rooms asking four questions about music from Sig? nois mentions of Zinfonle concerts and concerto on piano. He hopes a reporter will explain why he cannot understand the music. The editor could not answer, and the visitor left sadly, puzzled by the unfamiliar European music.
A Chambersburg letter notes a remarkable Marechal Neil rose bush with over ten thousand buds plucked in three years and valued at about fifteen dollars per hundred during winter. The vine, near two thousand buds on the plant now, is said to be one of the largest in the United States.
The Globe shows rapid progress in Boston and New England Democratic journalism. Six years ago last Sunday the Boston Sunday Globe circulated 17,880 copies. last Sunday it rose to 73,650, reflecting strong baseline for success and permanence in the Democratic press.
A sharp critique of miracle cures touted by patent medicines mocks testimonials and inflated doctor fees. The piece notes thousands followed false cures from Hop Bitters, comparing patients’ costs to medical bills and recalling a Pittsburg physician’s joking advice to try the tonic. It highlights a man supposedly cured in ten days after doctors gave up.
A long list of periodicals and prices offered for subscription via The Weekly Globe. Includes titles like Harper's Magazine, Garden, Atlantic Monthly, and Farm publications with various yearly rates and terms. Also notes one-year minimums, single address limits, and start issue instructions.
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