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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
6
A playful verse addressed to a beloved with blue eyes praises her charm and warns suitors of their foolishness. The speaker laments propriety and vows admiration while predicting her beauty will outshine folly and boredom.
Lafont, a secret agent, narrowly escapes two Parisian robbers pursuing him from Nogent to Chaumont. He pretends to entrust a sealed packet of valuable papers to two travelers, who agree to deliver it for him, only to discover the bundle contains waste paper, leaving the robbers thwarted and the agent safe.
A tale from Youth's Companion recalls Alexandre Dumas the elder in college days. He endures nightly stomach pains and restless pacing but finds relief only by reading or, later, by writing at his desk, stomach gripping one hand as the other turns pages.
Mrs John Drew recalls beginning her stage career on September 29 1827 at the Walnut Street Theater Philadelphia in Richard III with Junius Brutus Booth senior as the tyrant. She notes Booths dramatic force left a powerful impression and that no one else matched his portrayal.
Stewart Culin of the University of Pennsylvania Museum says football began among Chinese beginners. An ancient drawing shows a prime minister in football dress with a kuge and two chamberlains. The game originated in the tenth or eleventh century and was used to train soldiers. It spread to Japan around the eighth century and then worldwide.
The lesson examines first Samuel chapter nine through eleven, focusing on Israel’s request for a king, how God guides the selection of Saul, and the people's shift from relying on divine leadership to seeking a visible ruler. Saul's humility and public reception contrast with the people's enduring desire to be like other nations.
Designers propose corner rosettes of narrow ribbon on sofa cushions with matching or contrasting colors. Lace rosettes five to six inches wide sewn flat resemble heavy embroidery, finished with a covered button. Corner folding remains while rosettes decorate moderate size cushions.
The tell-tale face signals distress in many American women. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as an effective cure for female diseases. Mrs. H. Wampler of Barabo Wis shares relief from years of misery, urging others to try the remedy and regain health.
The piece contrasts the modern educated woman with the tatting era, praising independence, work, and public life. It notes women in banking, preaching, writing, medicine, and law as better prepared for wifehood and motherhood. A Chicago dispatch bans the English bun, favoring a Marie Antoinette revival with bangs and finger curls.
The Princess of Wales favors simple bonnets and minimal sleeves with decolletage kept modest. She wears limited gloves, modest diamonds, and prefers a long pearl necklace. Her notable weakness is a celebrated collection of valuable old lace.
Mrs Myra Bradwell long fought for women to enter the legal profession. She edited Chicago Legal News for 25 years and pursued admission to the bar through Illinois courts to the US Supreme Court. A Chicago public school is named in her honor. Her daughter later joined the bar and married a lawyer.
The New York letter celebrates Mary Tillinghast as a premier interior decorator. Her memorial window in Grace church, the ballroom in Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish’s home, and a famed tapestry in Cornelius Vanderbilt’s New York mansion showcase her skill. A Raphael cartoon tapestry with 50 figures gains European notice at the Baronne De Teroaenne chateau in France.
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