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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
4
A string of dated social quips from Galveston News and other papers critiques women’s fashion choices and conduct. It cautions against flashy hats, mismatched gloves, and impractical parasols, urges simple black and white or plain pongee options, and mocks exaggerated vanity while weaving in brief satirical lines about gender roles and era norms.
A collection of editorial snippets from the Cincinnati Tribune Dallas News Grand Rapids Democrat Byuzaee Courier Chicago Journal and Providence Journal criticizing bloomers. The quotes weigh comfort style propriety and holiness with varied opinions on bloomers for women and cycling.
The relic market features Pope’s chair sold for $1,000 in 1822 and Sterne’s wig fetching $2,000 after Swift death. A celebrated Englishman wears a skull fragment on a chain, while Newton’s tooth sold in 1816 for about $3,050. Victor Hugo’s tooth draws visitors in recent years, kept in a glass case with a dated inscription.
The piece critiques the era hair trends noting forehead curls, neck fringes, and chignons as unfashionable. It urges loose curling, avoiding tight parts, and favors straight brushed hair as preferable, calling the curl in the middle of the forehead the most vulgar look.
A description of a period outfit features a paneled apple green silk skirt with crepe panels, white crepe bodice, white moire ribbon trim, and a back stiff ribbon bar. Accessories include a green straw bonnet with white roses, a white and green parasol, and white stockings. Also includes a cherry padding recipe with steamed cherry cups and wine sauce.
The article recounts a persistent mirage over Mend Gulch Bay Alaska, claiming a ghostly city visible at times. Eyewitnesses named include John M. White and various locals who describe walls towers and a monumental figure, alongside speculative links to ancient narratives. The piece also notes fashion from New York and other unrelated items.
The readable text includes garbled phrases about dates months places and people, with no clear event or outcome. It mentions names and actions but lacks coherent details to form a definite summary or record.
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