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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1894
Page
1
The speaker recalls a past dance with a lad, hearing rustic mirth in a valley pasture. Music stirs anger and memory as the fiddler’s tune moves her feet and the valley scene remains vivid.
Carmencita recalls being christened by a Spanish band of brigands after a dawn encounter near Madrid. She recounts gifts received, a purse found and a mascot iron, and a daring rescue by dragoons while her uncle benefited from the eggs and vegetables she carried plus masses for her aunt’s mother.
A humorous exchange implies a household department recommendation for roast potatoes at breakfast. The husband notes the necessity of staying up to keep the oven hot, reflecting a lighthearted domestic newsroom quip.
The Philadelphia Times notes Mrs Cleveland has not entertained this year or held weekly receptions as in her husband’s first term. Since returning to Washington last fall she has focused on her children and lived in retirement, becoming almost invisible to all but close friends.
A collage of parrot anecdotes and garden lore recalls cheeky birds and a vivid Roman rose scene. The piece notes a gardener feeding roses with beef tea from beef and cats, and adds a technical section on Neukirch’s method for solidifying quicksand using air driven cement and staged area treatment.
A young woman creates an affordable wrap style using crepon talle in white and pale hues. The fabric is accordion plaited across the width and fitted into a same color neckband, tied with a bow or ribbons. Two or three colors harmonize outfits. if only two, pair a black tie with white.
A retailer notes shift from three button cards to multiple fasteners for bachelor girls and ladies outfits. Collars studs front studs and shirt buttons come in silver and gold with enamel and varied designs. Prices range from 60 cents to 20 dollars as sew fittings decline and new buttonhole styles appear.
The piece notes that fish serve practical pond roles by controlling green scum with goldfish and mosquito larvae with sunfish, mentions goldfish cost and availability, and shifts to quotes on beauty and character from Rev. W C Gannett about inner virtue and outward appearance.
Mrs Corntessel visits the Cor coran Art gallery and remarks on statuary. The hostess asks for thoughts and the response notes that ancient works were economical in design while modern overdressing is wasteful and excessive.
In a New York Herald note, Willie questions progress with his sister’s suitor Willie asks Bobbie about the sister’s acceptance. Bobbie says she must have agreed since weekly payments have stopped, underscoring a domestic dispute over support.
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