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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1893
Page
2
Olive Harper traces the Easter bonnet's rise from France and England to America, noting its spread with spring and church symbolism. She cites 18th century cabinets des modes and Pepys diaries, describes lavish 1786 bonnets, and notes the ritual decorating churches at Christmas for Easter reverence.
On Easter morning two boys faced off over eggs in a playful rivalry. No.1 clutched a sky blue and crimson egg while No.2 brandished a red white and blue egg. They tapped ends. no egg broke yet and they parted, noting rivalries can drive commerce yet ruinous competition harms all.
Clara and Maude discuss Easter fashion with Maude remarking her gown is the most expensive she has ever worn, highlighting a moment of wardrobe pride.
The piece notes humorous Easter traditions in London by English charities. Christ's Hospital sends 60 boys to a Lombard Street church for services and gifts them raisins a penny and a bun at West Smithfield. Twenty one widows reportedly collect a new sixpence from a churchyard tomb, a practice said to be five centuries old.
In Bedlington England a coal miner faced suit after kissing a woman at Easter amid a Northumbrian custom of men receiving a silver sixpence from every woman they meet. The justices freed him noting if she did not want Geordie's kiss she could have given him a sixpence.
Easter is said to be older than Christianity. The name matches the Saxon spring goddess Eastre. Early missionaries gave a Christian meaning to the day while the ancient name remained.
The Armenian houses in Armenia are cramped and poor with low windows and animals adjoining kitchens. Wealthy Armenians live in palaces but country homes lack comforts, featuring divans and Persian rugs, while heat comes from cattle. The piece also notes Italian organ music fans and early spring millinery trends in New York.
A descriptive note portrays a woman fond of faint odors. The nightdress sachet is oblong satin covered in sheer muslin with a full muslin frill. Violet theme dominates with violet satin and violets on the fabric, with ribbons at the corners alongside rose heliotrope and mignonette colors.
Practical tips on teeth washing with camphor, cheese texture tests, hiccup cure via sneezing, floor care with linseed oil turpentine and beeswax, poultry charcoal, leather seat revival with egg white, tar lines to deter ants, revival of hair switches, and a design idea for space saving closets using two curtain cranes and curtains for easy access.
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