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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1891
Page
7
Autumn Fashion in New York depicts society gatherings at country seats as the season shifts from Fifth Avenue. Myrtle Meade notes gowns with cream fabrics, bisé brown embroidery, jabots, and depictions of velvet skirts, corsages, and passementerie. Henry II toques and Venetian cloaks highlight a returning medieval influence in reception outfits.
President Harrison resumes afternoon rides in a high mail buggy hitched to ponies, often with Mrs. Harrison or Mrs. Dimmick beside him. He walks freely through the city, observing crowds, shops, and parks, rarely recognized by passersby, and sometimes stops at Brentano's or soda fountains.
OnCON Oct 9 reports fur remains the season’s central fashion element. London ladies order outfits mixing fur trims with broadcloth and lace hats, while silk tulle gowns feature narrow fur edging. The piece notes extreme style trends, including daring combinations like martens with Chantilly and blue rose accents.
A fashion piece extols tan cloth gowns trimmed with stone marten fur and sealskin coats. Describes fur embellishments, coats, hats, and accessories, praising warmth, elegance, and the stylistic range from red cashmere gowns to sealskin reefer silhouettes seen in New Bond Street styling. It notes the desirability of fox and martens and the figure of English and American tastes.
An New York statistician argues that the Cleveland baby will sway voters in 1892. He estimates 4,000,000 unmarried voters, 3,500,000 with sweethearts, and that 1.75 million young Republicans will follow their partners to vote for Baby Cleveland's father, boosting Cleveland to a likely plurality and a second White House term.
Amma Carlton-Copeland profiles the Countess, famed as Mrs Tom Thumb, detailing her Paris and New York gowns, corsets, and heirloom miniatures in a Whitlock Hill residence. The piece notes her attire, travel plans to Cuba, and the Countess’s collection of tiny, ornate furnishings and keepsakes from her late husband, General Stratton.
New York reports a velvety evening dress featuring a dark green moss shade foundation bodice with a pointed cut over the hips and throat. Cream net zouave jacket with elbow sleeves sits above, green velvet ribbon diagonally interlaced, front skirt accents, and golden beaver edging at the back and sleeves.
The second illustration shows a royal blue velvet imperial cloak from throat to feet with a big fur lined lapelle collar turned over to reveal ermine. It features gathered leg sleeves with ermine cuffs, a cape velvet lined with ermine edged in sable, and an ermine cuffed epee, creating a stately costume.
A humorous domestic guide on dishwashing habits and methods. It urges smart rinsing, prewashing greasy items, and organizing cookware to avoid grimy water and wasted effort, with practical tips for cups, knives, milk dishes, and glasses. It stresses efficiency, cleanliness, and drying routines to keep kitchens neat and shining.
The piece explains bretelles or galluses worn by women to strap skirts, noting men do not wear them. It compares them to suspenders, describes a waist belt, and says the ensemble remains an outdoor dress trend. It mentions cross usage over shoulders and a long-waisted blouse or bodice with a matching belt.
A reader describes stylish Parisian children in spring outfits with short coats and bare legs indoors, wearing suede gaiters and otter fur trims. She notes the contrast with American fashion, mentioning cream felt hats, copper curls, and prominent fur accents on miniature outfits.
The widow Frau Wagner guards a grave near her house where Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, and others are linked by music history. The gates welcome visitors and locals sell life stories of the famed composers. She oversees rehearsals, dislikes mediocrity, and may publish a brief history of these musicians. Her son handles business while she remains dignified and simple in black.
The Sun describes wedding fashion with a petite maid of honor in a yellow liberty silk gown and a granny bonnet, plus two pages in court dress of velvet or silk. Emphasis on traditional attire and era specific details in pale puffed sleeves and moss green sash.
Describes attire for wedding procession pages in pink and white satin outfits with lace collars and cuffs. Notes white satin doublets or brocaded coats over plain satin knee breeches create a striking, youthful look that enhances the procession.
Miss Georgie Cayvan explains how to appear pale on stage and act as a blind person without actual sight. She notes pale look comes from expressiveness and acting, eyes remain open, and true blindness has limited experience on stage. She mentions colleagues who played blind roles in The Charity Ball and Your Mrs Winthrop.
A collection of bizarre phrases and tongue twisters including repeated saw, hill, mist, and thistle lines. Names like Craycroft appear amid playful mocks and rhymes about prangly pears and a voyage to West Windsor.
A brief row emerges as Onion Fun quotes Boreham remarking on being sneaky toward Boreham who then retorts calling the other a freckled idiot. The exchange reveals playful insults and a clash of snappy banter between the two personalities.
A Boston book agent rings the Lenox residence seeking to meet the owner or family. The kitchen girl answers in cold reserve as the agent demands access and details about the lady of the house and her whereabouts at Marblehead.
Angelina informs Augustus her father has invested in a Western silver mine and will travel soon, leaving mother alone. She asks how long Augustus will wait for her, and he replies with strong emotion that he will wait forever.
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