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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
3
The article describes a compact wardrobe design to store gowns and hats, with boots below, and practical dimensions for an 11 foot by 3 foot 8 inch by 18 inch unit. It adds a curtain rod under a 5 inch molding and emphasizes space efficiency for limited interiors.
London Truth discusses Mrs. Emily Crawford’s claim that large mirrors boosted grace and dress in women by enabling self view and pose. She argues mirrors influenced taste, fashion, and even social outcomes, though noting large mirrors existed in hoopskirt eras too, suggesting flaws in the theory.
Professor Lucy M. Salmon of Vassar College says critics reduce women’s lives to dress disease and domestics. She calls for broader intellectual and social concerns for women beyond stereotyped roles.
An interview quotes Mrs. Lillie Devereux Blake on women as natural speakers and the need for opportunity practice and earnest study. It contrasts female oratory training with public performance and notes Cosima Wagner as a stage manager with mixed successes and a harsh judging of her fidelity to Wagnerian tradition.
The piece extols winter gardening showing flowers brighten sitting rooms. It highlights the Chinese narcissus or Chinese New Year’s lily as a winter bloomer grown on pebbles with water, and notes the hyacinth thrives in a hyacinth glass. Ivy and other vines flourish indoors in moderately warm rooms as roses require care.
A New York Post item advises women with delicate throats to avoid fur collars and cold water exposure, and to keep the neck protected with silk. It warns that breathing through the mouth and sleeping in a close room can aggravate throat trouble and notes fatigue can trigger tonsillitis in children.
A young Englishwoman who recently arrived in Bengal plans to become a Yogi and establish a convent in Calcutta. A Cambridge graduate and former London suffrage leader has adopted Vedantism and aims to spiritually reform Hinduism from within.
Miss Marie Hitch of 255 Ontario Street Chicago wed Henry George Jr aged 35 son of the noted single tax leader. The ceremony at Hitch home followed by a quiet departure for New York. The bride, 19, a Chicago Musical College graduate, is praised for talent and political interest.
The Chicago Times-Herald explains that women’s clubs emerged to pursue cooperative social and educational reforms. They transformed charity, influenced ethics and morals, and advocate for child protection, anti trash literature, and cigarette sales restrictions to schools. The movement aims to improve schools through culture, sanitation, construction, and better teachers.
The New York Times notes a cautious literary kinship between Alfred Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning, with Browning’s Red Cotton Night Cap prompting a self-deprecating letter from Tennyson. Fitzgerald disparages Browning as the Great Prophet of the Gargoyle School, highlighting mixed views among contemporaries.
Train schedule lists multiple daily departures from Boston and eastbound stops at Northampton Ware Barre Jefferson Oakdale and many other towns with special notes on stops. includes Sunday services and operator credits for Daniel W. Sanborn Dana J. Flanders and W. G. Bean.
A brief note on dining room comfort explains that initial coolness at first seat can become ideal warmth as the meal proceeds, suggesting temperature adjusts to a comfortable level during the course.
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