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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
3
The article details a stylish shirt waist made from Persian printed lawn with white linen collar and cuffs. It describes the fit, yoke, box plait, waist casing, belt, turndown collar, double studs, and gigot sleeves, plus suitable fabrics and matching collars and cuffs.
The pattern describes a glove fitting waist with satin faced collar belt and cuff bands. It features single bust darts under-arm side back gores to shoulders, hidden or visible stitching options, standing collar, drooping leg o' mutton sleeves, two seamed linings, belt details and a 4 yard material requirement for a 36 inch bust.
Describes blue cashmere wrappers with Watteau plait details, basque fronts, under arm gores, and gigot sleeves. Includes construction notes, belt sections, Byron collar, and lace insertions. Gives material quantities for sizes bust 36 and age 14 with 44 inch wide fabric.
Mordore brown and fawn tweed suiting with a yellow weave vein is chosen for a Norfolk waist matching the skirt. The waist features graduated box plaits on front and back and a ripple basque at the waist, stiffened by interlining and buttercup taffeta fastening. Small gilt buttons in groups of three decorate the centre front plait.
Max O'Rell praises American girls on bicycles and Blanche Walsh calls wheels essential for well off women. The ameer of Afghanistan orders a bicycle, Kipling learns to ride amid changed views, and Lillian Russell commissions a gold mounted drop frame bike. The New York Press predicts Afghan autumn activity as well.
The board of women managers for Nashville’s upcoming world’s fair is already active. Many women’s clubs nationwide have joined the effort and pledged exhibits and cooperation. A separate note cites a Cleveland deaf and dumb couple in divorce litigation, illustrating unhappy marriages despite favorable beginnings.
A brief Chicago note states there is no discussion of trying Ballington Booth for heresy, suggesting factional or religious dispute within the Tribune context.
A recounting of John Bright’s ties to poetry with a Beattie portrait anecdote shared by Sir William Geddes in Aberdeen. Bright admires Byron’s Ianthe dedication lines as Geddes notes in a lecture on Poetic Ideals of Education at the university.
A steering strap permits riding without hands by extending straps from the shoulders to the handlebars. Proponents claim it allows reading a paper or performing other tasks while riding, freeing the rider to use both hands for non riding activities.
Time table listing westbound and eastbound trains with departure times from multiple towns including Boston Belmont Athol Weston Wayland Sudbury South Sudbury and other stops. Notes indicate stops on signal and passenger notice rules. Dana J. Flanders is listed as General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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