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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1891
Page
7
Dolly Sumner, praised for beauty at age fourteen, is urged by her mother to guard her gift. She becomes a disciplined student, often staying indoors to study, and longs to be seen as plain. A boarding school visit brings a bold note, dropped to her by a passerby, triggering further quiet consequence.
A junge woman named Dolly Sumner endures gossip and slights after flaws in social life, nearly isolates herself, and accepts a drastic turn in life. She meets Ray Courtland, falls in love, faces a cruel letter scheme from a former admirer, and is vindicated when her husband reveals he staged the test to prove her fidelity and devotion.
New York report notes a strong, muscular design influence behind a famed gown worn by Sarah Bernhardt. The piece pokes fun at elevating genius while praising bold, powerful craft over delicate technique.
The sketch outlines a distinctly English coat in dark royal blue faced cloth with open front and black Persian lamb flaring revers. It features a long blue velvet waistcoat, a Persian lamb corselet, a fur Medici collar, and oversized sleeves gathered to a cuff. A later theatre gown variant in gold fawn velvet with braiding and gray lamb trims is noted for richness and balance.
Excerpted fashion notes from New York on October 30, 1891, detailing educator Ralph Waldo Emerson’s view of dress as a social educator and presenting illustrated gowns in beige check and lavender Amazon cloth. Describes gown construction, trims, belts, corsages, and decorative galloon in intricate period styles for visiting and reception wear.
A historical note traces the real woman behind the song Annie Laurie, detailing portraits, her supposed lovers, and legendary Maxwelton links. It contrasts old and modern versions, cites authors and sources, and recounts claims of identity with critical clarity, noting two versions and Lady John Scott’s refinements.
Critics call the Prince of Wales a butterfly sportsman but he excels in pheasant and grouse shooting. He rarely misses driven birds, does not walk dogs, sits to shoot at Sadringham, and is stout. He is billed as the best shot in the royal family.
If Queen Victoria had died as rumored, the world would have awakened to her virtues and limited faults. European and American stock markets would have reacted to the loss of her steady influence for peace in European councils.
A Baltimorean notes the New York Sunday paper’s makeup totaling 252 columns with ads and various sections. He calculates seven minutes per column equals about 29 hours reading time, leaving little time for religious duties and family.
A Western gentleman confronted George Francis Train in a Continental Hotel corridor last week. He attempted to impress the famed showman with Chicago wisdom and boasted of marvels about blizzards in the Northwest and a tropical experience claiming natives in the tropics keep chickens juip8 on to keep them from Tay fh.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt depicts a scene in an employment agency where a manager confirms the agency is legitimate and the elderly widow seeks a bright, active, capable, young man to operate a typewriter. The dialogue emphasizes a search for energetic labor.
In a Banning Herald item, Pretty Mattie Fake once served as the railroad’s only female station agent. A uniform contract led Cowie Brothers to send a humorous telegram instructing agents to dress simply. Ned Cowie’s message caused confusion as a younger Fake relative confronted the sender, sparking laughter. The episode ended with agents allowed to keep overalls.
Gov Leon Abbott, discussing New Jersey and its products, told a joke to a Hoffman gathering last week. He asked why a young man is like a Jersey mosquito and quipped that the answer lies in its masked appearance on a pretty face, drawing amused reactions from the assembled audience.
Lincoln challenged Douglas to a public debate. Norman Judge delivered the challenge in the Tremont House office in Ohio. Douglas read it with annoyance while friends urged Lincoln’s move could suit him. Douglas expressed reluctance, warning they misread the man and doubting the advisability of joint debates.
A fragmentary reflection notes a lingering, ghostly impression felt after a return home. The speaker recalls a fair cheek and a lingering sensation as the coat is hung, suggesting memories persist beyond the moment.
The Boston Cooking School at 174 Tremont Street begins its first term of demonstrative lectures. Principal Mrs. M. Dearborn introduces measurements and detailed recipes including veal and barley soup, lamb breast preparations, roast beef methods, and brown sugared potatoes. The menu for next week lists tomato and green pea soup, fried lobster, and Swiss pudding sauce among others.
A west side summer girl endures a grievance all season after her mother adopts a baby. A letter from the mother reveals the child will be a permanent, expensive addition, unsettling the girl who fears losing pin money and freedom. The tale ends with the new member described as a tame crow.
A sweep of science items notes Robert Hall on moon age and distance changes, a Myrtle sprig in royal gardens, a buried Adriatic city likely Cissa, giant amber blocks, sun eruptions, and vast oceanic icebergs. The piece mixes astronomical, geographic, and archival curiosities with oddities from crafts and daily life.
A fragmented report describes how aurora displays and electric lighting disturb watches. It cites estimates that in New York a single night could see up to 3000 mainsprings break from electrical disturbances, with July and August most prone. Magnetization from electric systems can render watches useless and even fire hazards when nearby dynamo machines or rapidly moving parts are involved.
Archibald Forbes narrates a 1478 battlefield telegraph feat. A British force at Ali Masjid sent news to England via Jumrood, arriving days ahead due to time differences. The message traveled Atlantic to New York and then to San Francisco, letting readers see an event two hours after it happened in distant time.
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