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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1894
Page
3
A discussion argues dancing can be healthy and elevating if kept within reasonable bounds. It condemns excess that harms health and intellect, urging moderation, sensible dress, and avoidance of gossip while praising virtuous conversation and virtue in womanhood.
The article argues for churches to establish people’s clubs or saloons without liquor to counteract the appeal of taverns. It notes workers seek a place after work and criticizes brewers’ control of many saloons. It urges churches to provide attractive gathering spaces with arts and games to keep people from reverting to drinking establishments.
The New York Independent argues the Sabbath is a divine appointment and should be kept as a weekly day of rest and worship. The piece asserts the seventh day need not be fixed and that rest, regardless of which weekday it falls on, preserves strength and feeds the soul.
A poem reflects on death and loss, denying final demise while saying loved ones pass to bliss. It compares absence to an angel taking away cherished things, leaving hearts desolate yet implying eternal remembrance in immortal beauty.
Florence Moore notes Mrs Sumner’s Mothers Union began 17 years ago to train mothers' influence. From Westchester diocese it spread rapidly through England with clerical sanction to thousands, then to India Australia Tasmania Canada and America. It includes members and associates across all classes from duchess to peasant.
The American Woman's Journal profiles Jean Brooks Greenleaf, president of the New York State Suffrage association since 1890. It notes her decisive voice, earnest advocacy, and extensive organizing across counties, including circulating over 8,000 documents last year, and her nomination to the Twenty-eighth senatorial district delegation to the constitutional convention.
Chicago reports show women directing relief efforts as citizens’ committees talk. Mary Ahrens pays rent for two Wabash stores and solicits supplies while 25 000 men are housed and fed. Free soup kitchens run by G A R ladies at 66 Pacific Avenue and Hebrew, Catholic Ladies, and Chicago Woman's Club aid women and children.
Women in a city plan an exchange to provide underclothing and fine embroidery by paying makers for labor. Goods will be sold at public or private sales at fair rates to cover costs. England has successful examples, and another city opens a bureau for at home or taken in mending services aimed at bachelors and businesswomen.
A London Gentlewoman reports plans for a Paris ladies fencing club with recruitment from elite circles and strict limits. Men will be barred from membership and monthly matches, though ladies may invite male friends. The project is in embryo and faces potential obstacles.
Oblong buckles with pointed tongues pierce ribbon and decorate hats. They range six to eight inches long and arc about half the crown on sailor hats. They also adorn broad brims and toques, with jet and imitation-diamond styles popular.
The New York Advertiser notes household linen for a royal bride just completed with hemstitched sheets at both ends and hemstitched frilled pillowslips. Towels are hemstitched. each piece bears a rose embroidery and a ribbon with the motto of the house in small, clear lettering.
Advice from the Philadelphia Times urges daily outdoor airing for infants in winter. It recommends warm clothing including a short jacket and long woolen cloak with a soft wool hood and a veil, favoring nurse carried outings over carriage rides on cold days. It favors a southern exposure room with open fire as ideal for ventilation and comfort.
Isabel A. Mallon advises avoiding bright colors for long use and recommends dark tones like navy, seal brown, Lincoln green, and deep cardinal. Serge, heavy flannels, camel’s hair, rough surface suitings, and cashmere or Henrietta cloth suit the business wardrobe. In France shop girls wear black silk hats supplied by owners and set aside after hours.
A The Nineteenth Century discussion on mother daughter strain yields Mrs Lang's view she has no daughters and thus no such strain. She suggests letting girls grow with less self focus so manners and morals improve, reducing strained relations with mothers and others.
Carlisle Pennsylvania bar officials refuse to admit a young woman for examination citing outdated gender roles. The American Lawyer denounces the stance as nonsense and urges the bar to catch up with evolving law. Chicago Legal News echoes the critique and notes Pennsylvania law already allows women to practice.
A Palermo correspondent reports in Terrasini a mob revolt against tax offices with Bersaglieri readiness to fire. A woman presents Queen Margaret portrait to the lieutenant, who withdraws forces as rioters kneel and beg for mercy amid hunger.
Des Moines Letter notes women serving in Iowa government roles including senate positions of engrossing clerk Olive Conger and enrolling clerk Capitola Mardis, and house roles with engrossing clerk Molle Heist and postmistress Belle Springer among others.
Louis Bouton undertook Red Sea explorations and France coast dives to study mollusks and marine life. He then devised a magnesium fueled underwater photographic apparatus with a bell and oxygen barrel to capture Subaqueous views, aiming to preserve pressure balance and improve natural history records.
Historic Washington reveals the capital’s rich past beyond the White House and Capitol. Georgetown’s early mansions house Revolutionary relics while Capitol Hill, laid out by General Washington, frames presidential inaugurations and the city’s enduring dignity.
A Chicago Journal correspondent summarizes Zurich bicycle laws from the daily paper. Riders need written permission, to be carried, listing name occupation date of birth birth place and address, costing 2 francs a year. Racing is forbidden and dismounting is required in narrow streets.
While preaching through Cornwall Wesley and Nelson faced hunger and meager lodging. At St Ives illness delayed them for weeks and they slept on floors with charity scarce. Nelson recalls Wesley urging encouragement as hardship persisted and faith remained strong.
Exchange shows Marie asking for callers and the maid reporting a visitor named Mr. Pommier, which Marie initially rejects as unknown, then acknowledges the name as the man who came to see her. The fragment hints at a secretive domestic intrigue.
A celebrated English pointer named Ned the Trotter visits town. The three year old, 7 pound dachshundlike dog trots against ponies and bicycles, never losing a match, with a 264 inch tall frame. Ned pulls a light sulky and is driven by a 60 pound boy as narrator.
A speaker blasts widespread hypocrisy in business and religion. He argues bankruptcy laws breed dishonesty and laments sermons focused on love and fortune while practical honesty suffers. He cites Hard Shell Baptists and a Georgian merchant tale to urge integrity as capital.
John Caird states true devotion means not only ready to die for Chast 60 but also willing to bear daily burdens. The message blends fervent loyalty with practical Christian obedience.
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