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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
3
Feature on Mrs Yates the first woman elected mayor in the British dominions in Onehunga near Auckland. Discusses New Zealand granting female parliamentary franchise and municipal rights, with notes on local industry and attire including gloves shoes and stockings.
An editorial observation notes the growing number of women in newspaper work and editor roles. It argues against promoting business on gender, urging serious focus on professional topics rather than a female appeal. The piece questions why women in journalism still default to discussing gender rather than live business subjects.
Frances M. Abbott contends that sending a daughter to college is not a sure financial boon. She cites annual costs around 500 dollars for women’s colleges and estimates teaching salaries near 500 dollars a year with limited advancement. The piece notes few women reach higher pay, with two earning over 300 dollars a month, challenging the financial appeal of a college path.
Importers predict a revival of watered moire designs from Lyons in old rose, greens, and pearl for ballrooms. Magpie effects and velvet brocades reappear to contrast lighter weaves, with rich brocades featuring iridescent grounds and velvet patterns. A fashion example shows a pink satin pompadour gown with sky blue petticoat and white lace train, reflecting era trends.
The New York Tribune discusses whether young girls should courtesy to elders, noting English and American customs, and suggesting the bow is appropriate for little children but awkward for older girls and married women. It proposes reserving courtesy for dances and state occasions.
The text notes rapid progress for women in France with entry to labor and public posts. It highlights the growing political rights push, mentions provincial clubs, and cites Dinard’s long standing feminine association now evolving in Paris with over 60 members. The club targets single women and widows, though marriage won’t bar membership.
Advocates of dress reform in fashion believe the Grecian waist will become stylish and Parisian dressmakers may adopt the Venus of Milo waist as the standard for the correct female figure. The note notes sleeves and sizing, predicting a shift toward an uncorseted, New Woman look.
The vice regal speaker tells a young woman she is not married and delivers a stance that American women must marry as time advances. He argues a woman's happiness lies in wedlock and cites aging as reducing conquests, asserting marriage as her mission and preferable to roaming the world.
The Capital City Washington club formed over five years ago now counts about 800 members including wives of congressmen and foreign diplomats. Honoraries include the president and vice president families, cabinet officers and diplomats. Mrs. Ulysses Grant and Mrs. Phil Sheridan are noted honorary founders. The club is social and owns a stylish house with a lecture hall library and reception rooms.
The Paris Figaro reports a reader poll where 5 000 votes were cast for hosiery colors. Black received 1 148 votes, Scotch plaids 821, white stockings 774, gray 509, with over 1 800 votes in many shades. Black leads the list for now. A furniture polish recipe involves raw linseed oil and turpentine.
The Philadelphia Times discusses extreme heat dangers from furnace rooms and ship engine furnaces, noting cases of manslaughter charges, child labor exposures at 180 degrees, and the risk of sunstroke. It cites inquests, rapid respiration, and brain and circulatory effects, urging caution amid high temperatures.
Lipari island hosts a thriving pumice industry with about 1000 hands employed, 90 in extraction. The material from Monte Chirica is exported as blocks or baskets, used for cleaning and polishing across trades, and the supply is described as inexhaustible. Between 20 and 80 merchants engage in the trade locally. The report also mentions a salary joke exchange from New York and a separate income snippet.
The Marlboro theatre train departs Boston Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 20 p m arriving Marlboro Thursdays and Sundays at 12 05 a m. It leaves Marlboro for South Acton Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 05 p m with limited stops including a discharge at Whitman Crossing only on signal.
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