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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1893
Page
3
The New York Letter notes a trend of using long gold chains to suspend muffs from the neck, reviving grandmother and grandfather style. Large muffs suit the old world look and offer practical convenience for those who misplace theirs in shops or theatres.
Lowell arena comments on the unfairness of denying American women the vote while immigrant and prison populations gain rights. The piece lauds educated American women and mocks the exclusion based on sex, noting the hypocrisy of granting rights to others but not to women.
The New York Sun notes that the queen of Italy is plagued by a beauty foe and battles embow point with daily vigorous walking and Alpine climbs. She keeps active at a mountain home in Gresseway and remains the focal figure amid court fashion and public gaze.
The piece notes growing but contested fashion shifts as middle part hair and waved sides divide opinion. A gentleman’s quip about Miss 8 contrasts with calls for Greek drapery, reflecting era standards and social satire on dress versus facial form.
Miss Lilian Whiting answers whether journalism suits women. She says journalism needs born power and creativity, and that women seeking only pay will face more pressing questions before it pays. The field chooses its votaries as literature does.
Berlin Letter describes a cherished carpet woven by the Empress Frederick. Princess Margaret of Prussia is to be married on it, a carpet upon which the emperor, his brother Prince Henry, and the elder princesses stood for confirmations and weddings. It later bore the emperor's coffin.
Miss Foster daughter of the secretary of the treasury shows high skill as a china decorator and fires each piece at home in Ohio. She attends to every detail of firing and never tires of the laborious tasks, earning notable recognition.
Belgium debates a new campaign named the Belgian League for the Rights of Women. The Italian minister, strong advocate of women’s rights, attends society meetings as a notable participant.
The piece cautions against overusing brocade in gowns and warns that plain styling showcases the fabric’s pattern while too-smooth tailoring makes the wearer a mere canvas for the pattern. It urges discretion and warns patterns can overwhelm the person if not balanced. It invites readers to consider an oriental approach to restraint.
The Chicago Herald notes oriental brocade should not be cut to fit the body like a matrix. It drapes in loose folds, enhancing the fabric’s beauty while honoring the figure. Women should choose a grown design suited to a brocade rather than chase fashion blindly.
A cooking club plans A Traveler's Tea with each member filling a two-person basket. Baskets of various shapes will be auctioned with contents kept secret from buyers, possibly including a luncheon course chosen by the packer. A tearoom setup allows buyers to share a meal with the preparing maiden.
A Lincoln county notice quotes a sixteen year old girl addressing Edgecomb youths about loafing and work. She asserts she has savings and independence, urges girls to avoid idle boys, and to marry only someone who can support them. The quotation appears in the Lewiston Journal dated the 3rd.
A woman’s exchange manager laments the difficulty of guiding a client toward today’s refined wares, citing a fond memory of embroidery and wax flowers as relics of a bygone era. The piece reflects on mismatched skill and shifting aesthetic standards.
The New York Sun notes Elizabeth Taylor left Winnipeg alone last summer, becoming the first woman to solo reach the polar region for exploration on her own account. It adds a zoologist and his wife, an accomplished taxidermist, have begun a Melanesia expedition for scientific study.
The government has absorbed the telephone business and requires Hello Girls in Belgium to pass examinations in Flemish French German and English. They must know geography and be able to draw a complete map of Europe.
A family outing ends with a humorous clash over fish. The narrator recalls a picnic at Hanch's woods with father mother and self. Father warns against talking sneezing or making noise near the fish hole. They return home as mother buys a store fish for supper while father refuses to eat fish.
A St Louis Republic summary notes that pure water appears blue and limpid but natural waters vary to greenish or azure due to atmosphere infusions and tiny particles. It explains colors caused by iron peat and infusoria, and describes a test using a glass-topped tube to view a submerged white object, which appears blue, while yellow would indicate coloring by small suspended particles.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat interview notes meerschaum pipes require careful temperature control and handling to color properly. Excessive heat or cold spoils the wax finish, and frequent smoking or covering the pipe reduces the habit to comfort, causing the trend to fade in favor of cigars.
In a fall scene a Maine man and his son drive a cart across a pasture to a back field. The farmer peers around and realizes he forgot to plant potatoes, saying he must have misremembered where they were.
A French naval test reports powerful projectors reflecting in mist obscure ships and allow torpedo boats to close in unseen. The note parallels other curiosities and aged anecdotes from various papers, including city lore and musical scores sold at Paris auctions.
Boston Traveller notes that woman suffrage has not led to predicted evils and calls the Wyoming experience a success, congratulating the women on the outcome.
The New York Sun remarks on Gould's rise and the harm caused by his large scale offenses. It suggests others pursue fortune while ignoring moral judgment, and hopes readers heed the lesson about reputation, wealth, and accountability.
In a Thursday night challenge, Walter Wellman and Representative Cummings competed to print a required notice. Wellman, a former printer, finished in twenty four minutes with a clean proof, while Cummings’ proof showed four errors and he lagged behind.
A chaotic scene unfolds in a downtown hotel cafe where a well dressed Princeton graduate, described as a private secretary to a prominent local figure, attacks a businessman’s hat, leaving the victim distressed and seeking costly compensation. The episode stirs talk of the Sunday schools and church figures connected to the town.
A concise note explains that viewing food through oven door glass is a late contrivance in kitchen design, highlighting how early ranges lacked transparent doors and required opening doors to check progress.
Mrs. Sarah Balch Braman of Georgetown Massachusetts marked her 102nd birthday on December 23, a milestone noted in local records.
A U S marshal reports a moonshine operation in Walker County owned by Dunwoody. The isolated cave hideout sits behind a rock fort with port holes and guards. Despite daily raids, authorities cannot approach within two miles as workers watch the surrounding timber clearings.
More than 500 women ride bicycles in New York. A club has been formed to secure quarters near Central Park, with Mrs. M. L. Peck serving as president.
A stylish note highlights gold chain necklaces with slender lines and pendants of jewels worn at the front. The trend elevates the object's elegance and draws attention to the necklace as a statement piece.
In a Detroit alley Harrison posing as a Republican aims to snare a bite from a unsuspecting Democrat household. The woman spots the ruse and jokes he must find another owner of the name before she shooes him away.
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