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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1895
Page
4
A fragment from a vintage column discusses rest and beauty including the value of daily naps for youth preservation. It contrasts French manners of leisure with American habits and quotes D. Bi. Aldrich on ideal husbands, then shifts to notes on undergarments and nightwear trends, finished with a verse about seeds and love.
Fragmented narration recalls Elizabeth Muss of Florence who died in 1786 after seven marriages and outliving all husbands. A 1874 soldier with five wives and his widow weeping for the fourth. Also a health ad touts Gots Welford Co. Ramon's Tonie Liver Pills offering a two to three week cure with sample free.
The Gould engagement brings a lavish gift spree as Paris gowns and lingerie travel to New York jewelers. Count Jean de Castellane approves a coronet of nearly 250 white diamonds and two emeralds valued around 14000 dollars, a centerpiece set to dazzle in festa attire.
Fashion notes from Paris feature black velvet stoles white gold embroidered fabrics and yellow lampshades. Lorgnettes fade from use among society women nectared fabrics for tea gowns and evening dresses dictate trends. Throat necklaces soft bone stiffening skirts and fur trimmed collars shape spring and summer wardrobes. A humorous tale contrasts a wealthy matron’s daughter as she becomes a mother and a sister’s forgotten baby sparks conversation. A pastor invites uniting members while a speaker offers a thoughtful view on coinage.
A collage of short sketches and quips presents Hon Josiah Pattatson of Tennessee, Mrs Clara Doty Bates, Miss M E Grover, Henry W Ogden, a Hastings monkey tale, Mrs Keeley and the Royal Welsh Ladies choir, and various humorous classroom exchanges. The items mix political figures, socialites, banking trivia, and wit, framed in a period newspaper voice.
Claims a Ne-To-Bac cure for tobacco use by Sterling Remedy Co. It promises to brace nicotine nerves and eliminate the nicotine poison with a money‑back guarantee. Available through McFarland & Co with offices in New York or Chicago.
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