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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
2
A Norton-era guide explains turning silk fragments into inexpensive works bags and needlebooks. It details circular pasteboard covers, layered silks, and decorative finishes, plus tips for linings, padding, ribbons, and drawstrings to craft feminine, gift-ready items.
A simple three panel lamp screen made of strawboard hides the lamp and creates a restful space. Decorate with wallpaper or Kakemono paper sections, bind with gold edge, and hinge with satin ribbon. Foldable when not in use. Variations include silk coverings and decorative embroidery.
Readers are advised on using birch bark for easy to make Christmas gifts for city friends. Ideas include birch bark book covers, souvenirs, rustic ornaments, framed mats with photos, and pressed flowers. Instructions cover backing with heavy paper, mounting quotes, and securing glass with gilt chains for sturdy frames.
A practical Christmas gift idea for careful housekeepers with limited space is a window box. Use as a low seat or receptacle for shoes, cover with felt to match the room, add a padded top with hinges, embroidered cover, fringe, and a smooth paper or muslin lining. If space allows, a long box can store an evening gown.
Benjamin C. Douglass of Orange Tennessee, teen son of Robert Douglass of Dun & Co, sailed on the Dutch bark Johanna in 1890 for a round the world trip. A gale ripped sails and damaged the hull, forcing the crew into a lifeboat for two nights. They were rescued near Bermuda by the steamship Peconic, and Douglass returned home to New York with Captain Maars and the crew.
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand staged in Paris for the two hundred fiftieth time. Avg receipts reached 1600 dollars per performance, surpassing all prior theater records.
Connecticut elect George de Lounsbury, a wealthy shoe factory owner from Danbury, rises to the governorship. The bachelor politician, 60s, known for thrift and philanthropy, previously served in the state senate after long family roots in Fairfield County.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a joke where Beeton bets Boggs a hat on an election and they visit a hatter to charge it to Beeton. The hatter refuses to charge, leaving both amused by the swap.
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