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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1899
Page
6
A poem about two flowers one in the garden and one in the heart representing a wife and enduring love. The speaker notes both withered by frost and death but expresses hope they will rebloom in life to come. The lines compare beauty, devotion, and enduring memory across nature and marriage.
Fanny McLane, a grieving widow, arrives at Fort Sedgwick to visit the Graftons. Merriam’s presence stirs old tensions as Florence Tremaine and Mrs. McLane confront past entanglements and a clandestine engagement unfolds amid military life.
Capt Grafton suspects deception as his wife schedules a guest’s visit amid a tense wedding plot. The Merriams visit Floy’s parents at the cantonment while officers parade past shaded porticoes and a distant Mescalero line sits under a cloudless sky.
A week after settling in the Grafton household Mrs Merriam visits Sedgwick as a social success. The welcoming group includes Mrs McLane and Mrs Hayne with Randolph and Floy among the curious onlookers as Florence blushes at the reunion.
A letter from Victor Hugo in exile details frugal living on about 100 francs per month. He lists rent and meals totaling 90 francs, with 10 francs for washing and tips, noting the precarious income and possible delays in payments.
A collection of sayings and brief quotes from newspapers. Includes an Arabian proverb about knowledge and prudence and mentions of individuals Miss Passee and Mr Bluntt in light exchanges. Published in Chicago Times Herald and Up-to-Date.
The dowager empress draws Western interest as a powerful figure while Chinese women display bright costumes and elaborate hairdos. Lower class women fear mothers-in-law, gamble, and practice superstitions. brides bring trousseaus in sealed trunks. etiquette values removing hats and condemns eating on white cloth. St Paul’s note ends.
Stores display complex little girls lawn aprons with more material and less trim than before. A seven to eight year old apron uses about four yards of lawn and features empire like fullness, yoke tucks, gores for shape, ribbons on straps, lawn sash with trims, and tucked detailing along the hem and skirt.
Exceedingly economical dish using remnants of cold boiled potatoes cauliflower and cabbage fried in bacon fat. Seasoned mix forms a bottom layer in a warm dish topped with warm fried rashers of bacon.
Dainty mouchoirs showcase hand embroidery, from plain everyday pieces with simple hems to elaborate evening kerchiefs edged in Valenciennes lace. Designs include cross stitch fills and monograms, with initials embroidered in a corner for personalization.
The article prescribes washing silk items quickly and treating heavily soiled parts with benzene or gasoline using a flannel cloth. It instructs rinsing with progressively cooler waters, avoiding blueing, wringing, rolling in sheets, and ironing on the wrong side after a rest period.
A fashion note extols monogrammed gloves as the latest trend for stylish extremism. It advises selecting plain kid gloves with minimal back stitching in black and white, adding a monogram with silk to create a visible emblem about the size of a silver quarter.
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