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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1882
Page
3
A period piece discusses the value of honest work from Mrs. J. C. Croly's writings. It argues work sustains character, growth, and happiness, with work as its own reward and both personal improvement and societal benefit.
In a conversation with Elisa Vedder, Mary Gay Humphreys relays Vedder's views on dress as art. He argues dress should reflect needs and individuality, balance broad and narrow lines, and favor picturesque harmony over mere fashion, praising contour revealing sleeves and natural grace.
Velvet appears widely this fall in basques and trims. Black velvet basques pair with red or black skirts, blue velvets with blue or brown skirts, and green velvets mix with brown. Velvet accents on vests, cuffs, and skirts create varied, dressy ensembles. Pufted velvet turbans replace feather styles in updated headwear.
The piece describes stylish, affordable velvet turbans you can craft at home from leftover velvet. Crowns are puffed irregularly, velvet covers the brim, and ornaments feature bird heads or fur animal heads with possible tail feathers. Small urbans sit back from the forehead, paired with matching white or dotted tulle masks.
The article outlines current dress fashions for young ladies including simple plaited muslin or lace trimmed neck and wrist frills, military standing linen collars, and minimal cuffs. It notes skating dresses in dark red or green cloth with fur bands, cashmere outfits, velvet accents, and warm Balmoral skirts in blue, red, and black with restrained trimming.
A dated kitchen card lists a Thanksgiving dinner menu with Tomato Soup Steamed Fish with brown Butter salad Roast Turkey and Cranberry sauce Sweet and Irish Potatoes Vegetables in season Lobster Salad Pumpkin Pie Mince Pie Nuts Raisins Boubons Cake and Coffee.
A dense collection of kitchen instructions covering steaming fish with butter sauce, turkey stuffing with oysters, cloth-wrapped roasting method, lobster and lettuce salad dressing, pumpkin preparation, pies including mince pies, coffee grinding tips, and notes on blends like Mocha and Old Government Java. The guidance emphasizes technique, measurements, and practical substitutions.
A humorous meditation on what kind of mule the speaker would be a boy mule with striped legs a dark brown back and a wind-brush tail. He imagines hauling heavy loads to the top of a grade then a maple leaf would frighten him and authorities would drag the Mississippi to recover the load.
In 1864, as General Sherman advanced, the Kings of Roswell owned a factory valued at about $60,000. To prevent its destruction they transferred it to Theophile Roche a French worker who raised a French flag on the property. Sherman ignored the flag and burned the factory, arresting Roche. Roche sues the U.S. for about $125,000 including damages and interest.
The American Agriculturist marks its forty second year with new dress, new artists, and radical improvements. In 1883 each issue will hold about 100 columns of original reading and 50 to 80 illustrations while remaining priced at 150 per year. Pioneers 200,000 copies of the October issue were ponenes. Sample copies offered. COOKS AND GIRLS FOR
Instructions for decorative home crafts detailing panels cushions and related items. Describes blue satin panels with pinks lilacs and embroidery, satin shades with fringe, and cord tassels. Includes cheaper options in black silk, cretonne sprays, and painted fabric ideas for those who paint.
Describes needlework patterns for tidies using zephyr yarn and Aida canvas. Details three stripe designs with colors red drab and blue, crochet around edges, tassels, and a dog head motif. Includes chairback variant with fringe and knotting technique, plus color guidance and cautions about over-elaborate patterns.
Instructions for making hand knit rugs from scrap wool. Save wool pieces cut to narrow widths, sew with black thread, cast on about sixty stitches, knit garter stitch to desired length, dye white pieces with diamond dye lemon shade, knit in small color touches, avoid heavy seams, finish with fringe of dark green or maroon German town yarn for a balanced double-sided rug.
Suggestions for converting bedroom boxes into ottomans with chintz covers cut to size, a matching curtain hung over portable pegs as a portiere wardrobe, weighted with shot. A flat, foldable book shelf is made from two wooden boards covered in black paper with red strings for support.
The article explains making a cushion from Turkish towelling or patchwork, about a yard by half a yard, sewn with one side open to form a bag like shape. It notes the latest novelty in ties shown at the city exposition, with elegant options in silk or satin and large monograms, color-matched to ties.
Instructions describe making twin shells from same size shells. Drill nine small holes in front of the top shell, two more at the top of both shells. Use sarcenet ribbon threaded through holes to secure, add two pieces of white flannel cut in shell shape, bound with blue ribbon inside, tie closures, then string ribbons through top holes to form bows.
Instructions describe making two round glass bottles covered in satin with fringe at the top and a satin ribbon neck. Each front features a scrap book picture, with satin mats lined in silesia, Valen ciennes lace trim, and a white cotton cushion. An embroidered initial mat decorates the top, with lace edging and satin ribbon bows at corners.
A reader suggests making a decorative wall piece by collecting lichens, cutting large letters, and sewing the elements onto black velveteen. The assembled panel, stretched over board and hung by screws, will be rich and handsome, a unique Christmas gift. If crafting is unavailable, start a green plant cutting for a fragrant handmade present.
A pine cone boxed pincushion project uses a brown cambric covered base with silk lined sides. Cones petals acorns and red berries are sewn onto cardboard sides and lid, varnished twice, and finished with a brown silk lift loop. A matching pincushion stand repeats the method for a festive present.
The passage describes making shaving cases more appealing using bright outside cardboard and tissue paper inside. It notes a fond recollection from childhood about bright colors and suggests selecting light colored papers for a decorative, liked-by-friends effect.
Instructions suggest children use white yellow and light pink picture book leaves with tissue paper to create a drawing. Draw on each leaf, see through tissue, keep drawings simple due to size. Bind at top with cord or ribbon to hang a decorative display.
A cane seated chair can be made more comfortable in cold weather by attaching movable cushions to the back and possibly the bottom. A scarlet Turkish towel lined with cotton and calico, secured by ribbon at the top and cord at the bottom, provides easy seat and back cushions. Patchwork or cretonne can replace the towel for a practical and pretty effect.
A writer recalls crafting a large calico apron for painter friends. They cut cream and plain cotton pieces into skull and crossbones, snakes, frogs, lizards, red devils, and alligators, then shaded them with pen and ink. The result drew loud laughs wherever worn.
A playful craft builds humorous figures from large clean hickory nuts. A sharp point nose is drawn, a white muslin cap is sewn tight to prevent slipping, a black gray paper cambric skirt is added, and a larger white muslin shawl is draped. The result is delightfully funny.
The passage explains making small white cloth sachet bags about three inches by two, using ten cents of sachet powder in hellotrope or violet, sewing up, adding satin scraps, slipping in the bag, finishing, and decorating with an embossed picture and a bow. It suggests lady friends would be delighted.
A guide outlines making a wooden frame by a carpenter and decorating a gray linen center with a bold leaf and grass design. It uses Kensington stitch in black silk for heavy lines and sewing silk for light lines, yielding a pen and ink like sketch.
A reader suggests Christmas gifts for artists, noting a tambourine sized plaque with a nest design and delicate CaS colors. The piece, used to adorning parlors, presents a pretty effect and may inspire gift choices for friends.
A craft description details cutting a fifteen inch wide towel strip with fringe and colored border, splitting it, hollowing the top to fit a child's neck, finishing raw edges, sewing on two Lapes, and stitching in red cotton the words just above the border. The writer calls them the prettiest table-bibs seen.
A brief homespun tip instructs getting a dozen sheets of wrapping paper from a drugstore, tracing scalloped edges on a tin patty-pan, marking along the edge, and cutting with scissors to decorate shelves in a china closet for momma.
Instructions describe making two six inch square bean bags from ticking with a pint of white beans inside. One bag is given a red cover, the other a blue cover, and both are sewn shut with a small corner opening. They are presented as enjoyable toys for children.
A quirky holiday craft suggests taking metal tips from stock ing supporters and sewing them on each end of a fifteen inch ribbon. When sister receives hers on Christmas morning, she should wear the ribbon around her neck and fasten the ends to her napkin.
A brief note describes making small embossed pictures on gilt or silver cardboard and attaching them to ribbon to form book marks. The instruction suggests a practical project for Papa to use, detailing the folding and sewing at the top and bottom.
A Handsome Table Cover is made of the basket flannel now so much in vogue. Take a square of it in crimson or olive and work a pretty border in bright silks, finish with a fringe of crewel wool tied in around the edge.
Aida linen canvas is used for long stitches in olive pink gold and blue with black velvet ribbon on both sides and feather stitched with gold silk highlighting a decorative mantel treatment.
Two small round cardboard pieces covered in silk are joined with an overhanded seam. Each side can hold a picture, and a row of pins runs around the edge for easy use.
A simple lamp shade can be crafted from a straight piece of bright colored silk or satin. Sew the top to fit the globe and finish the bottom with lace for a delicate decorative touch.
A Nevada dune in Churchill county near the Wadsworth to Grantsville road is described as a four mile long sand mass rising 100 to 400 feet, rolling eastward with winds. It yields a musical, dustless surface and causes loud sliding noises when disturbed, with movement measured at over a mile over years by surveyor Mr. Munroe.
A Philadelphia doctor endorsement reports a wife's marked improvement after Compound Oxygen treatment. The husband notes better appetite sleep and activity, calling it money well spent and expressing willingness to recommend Oxygen to neighbors. Doctors Starkey and Palen offer full information and case reports free of charge.
Job notice from Y E A office at 19 Winter Street seeking girls for general housework. Applicants asked to apply in person, with preference given to those available for steady work.
The article surveys lavish metallic motifs on china and glassware, from reliefs on royal Worcester and Royal Worcester pieces to Japanesque borders, medallions, and enamel painting. It notes modern decorative trends favor low lustre overlays, conventional gold and silver bands, and intricate panel and traceries, with examples from Doulton, Crown Derby, Helleck, and Minton. It highlights novelties like Five O Clock Teas sets, tiled novelties, and lamp bodies with enamel and bronze accents, reflecting a broad shift toward refined metallic ornament.
The Decorative Needlework Society sent a display featuring rich mahogany plush curtains with a top border design in pinks and grayish greens, applique honeysuckle patterns, and matched curtain loops. Dark blue brocaded jute velvet curtains echo the leaf border. a small ebony threefold screen with pea green satin slips and rich embroidery completes the set.
A 19th century guide advises against painting pewter for decoration and outlines an imitation niello technique using black paste on a polished pewter ground. It covers design transfer, deep tracing, acid engraving with aqua fortis, wax restraint, wax and acid handling, rinsing, polishing, and filling outlines with cement or paint, plus a varnish approach to preserve polish and silvering.
A guide on preparing plush for painting with a drawing board, securing the fabric with thumb tacks, and applying multiple dry coats. It stresses using high quality plush, smooth brushing, and outlining the design to prevent overlapping. The process includes blotting excess paint, drying between coats, and using a gum erable solution before painting.
A vivid portrait of the dienstmann a Saxon public messenger seen as reliable and versatile. The correspondent describes his appearance duties and street knowledge noting low rates for tasks from delivering notes and letters to carrying goods or assisting households.
A compact ledger of historic winters lists harsh cycles from 408 when the Black sea froze to 1814 with a fair on the frozen Thames. It notes rivers and seas iced over, famines, and adventurous occurrences like soldiers distributing wine on frozen ground and fairs on frozen waterways.
A New York Hour essay argues that electric wires worldwide will thwart the devil and redeem mankind. A Scotch divine links Revelations to science, saying the angel of electrical science uses the telegraph key as the chain and telegraph wires as the chain that binds the dragon for a thousand years.
Captain John J. Dawson, late of the British army, resident on Love Street between Mandeville and Spain, asserts he used St Jacobs Oil with great benefit for rheumatism in New Orleans.
The piece extols strength to push business study regulate a household and work without pain. It claims Brown's Iron Bitters is a universal tonic restoring robust health for those broken down or low on energy as a remedy for wasting diseases.
G Decker of Baltimore writes from N Fremont St describing a stomach wound from shellfire and ensuing paralysis. After years of indigestion and refusing food he took Brown's Iron Bitters and after two bottles can rise, move about, and shows rapid improvement.
An advertisement touts Brown's Iron Bitters as a complete safe remedy for indigestion dyspepsia malaria weakness and other diseases needing a reliable non alcoholic tonic. It claims to enrich the blood renew muscle vitality and strengthen nerves.
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