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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1896
Page
3
Mrs. Ida Minton, a Kentucky mountain woman, rides the mail pouch on horseback along the Castlow to Andersonville route. She holds a three year contract and has completed eight months, fearless and skilled with any horse. The Cincinnati Enquirer features a photo taken for the paper.
The excerpt contrasts changing gender roles with the enduring value of a stout aunt or grandmother. It imagines a gradual cultural loss as new women emerge, while childhood memory anchors on serene feminine strength. Scribner's commentary and a letter discuss female duty, motherhood, and social expectations in a evolving society.
The New Orleans Times Democrat notes that shifting fashion aims to enlarge the female waist, predicting wider effects abroad. French women lace rarely and favor close fits. German and Austrian styles emphasize vertical compression. English practice splits between lax and extreme corsetry, with France and Britain least affected by the change.
A satirical piece arguing that the future mature woman will avoid becoming stout through refined physical culture and self control. The author contrasts the current generation of older women with the projected discipline of the new woman, implying a lasting change in female physique and demeanor.
Isabel A. Mallon notes vogue materials for young girls evening gowns include lightweight silks chiffon over silk organdie and dotted muslin with lace trimmings and ribbons. Popular colors are pale blue turquoise rose pink pale silver gray and white with white deemed prettiest. red and heliotrope discouraged. White dresses praised as the prettiest party gown.
For children it is best to keep designs simple with mull and lace. Hats should be brimless and lightly adorned with ribbons or a rosette of lace. A halo- like crown with lace and bows provides a unique look, using ecru lace and corn colored ribbon with red roses. Boston Journal.
The article notes short shoulder capes with long or waist length fronts in velvet satin or moire, trimmed with chiffon or mousseline. Two yards of silk form a French collet with jet and spangle to outline a yoke, while black satin velvet or corded silk capes serve as versatile wrap options for practical wardrobes. The season highlights longer capes with tailor touches and decorative braiding, with golf capes cited as particularly handsome.
In The Atlantic Mrs James T Fields quotes private letters by Mrs Stowe written after her daughter's baby arrival, hinting at a new literary development or emotional turning point. The excerpt emphasizes intimate correspondence and reactions to family milestones.
W H Wilkins reports 80 000 to 90 000 barmaids in England with most content with their calling. A London serving girl describes pride in earnings freedom off duty time and a view of life that beats drudgery as a nurse governess or typist.
A New York fashion writer warns against copying others and urges women over 25 to seek a becoming toilet by adapting pieces to their own features. She notes boleros and belts as potential missteps and emphasizes selecting items that fit one’s shape, with careful modification to suit current styles.
Mrs Booker T Washington, wife of the Tuskegee Institution principal, inspired by 1892 conference resolutions, organized a weekly gathering of over 400 women. She started in a shabby room with six others and now runs talks on useful subjects, classes, and a children's library, uplifting the community.
Paris fashion houses unveil round crowned toques in contrast to last year’s oval styles. Elegant women will wear these hats with pearl and Persian bead velvets sequined satins and rich materials to complement opera and theater gowns. Cream and pink violet velvets feature pearl dotted satin crowns and garniture edging the brim along Regent Street autumn models.
The New York Times argues that women's exchanges should create a department to supply clothing for invalids including easily adjusted underwear bed jackets and gowns. It notes semi invalids and maternity wear need loose easy attire while preserving appearance and suggests such a department would fill a painful wardrobe deficiency during illness.
Many stylish effects are used to decorate new close fitting sleeves from wrist to above the elbow. Vandykes caps trimmed triangles straps tabs and epaulets showcase originality and skill in arranging decorations for different individual forms.
The Princess of Wales popularized Danish fur trim in England and fur decor remains in fashion. A vintage tip notes a simple child friendly drink: a heaped tablespoon of jam per quart of boiling water, covered and strained when cold.
A long devotional passage discusses Solomon's alliance with Hiram of Tyre to build the temple. It links biblical texts from Samuel, Chronicles, Isaiah, and Psalms to present a vision of divine rest, the future kingdom, and the temple as Christ's church. The author urges seekers to yield to God, use gifts wisely, and support global mission.
Time table corrected for October 4 1896 lists multiple departure times from Boston Belmont Waltham Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson South Bolton Berlin South Clinton West Boylston Deanes Jeffersons Barre Ware Northampton and other stops. Stops note signals and passenger boarding rules. Signed by Daniel W. Sanborn Dana J. Flanders Fitchburg W G Bean division superintendent.
Marlboro branch service shows a theatre train from Boston on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 20 p m arriving Marlboro at 12 43 a m Thursdays and Sundays. A separate Marlboro to South Acton train runs Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 35 p m stopping at all stations except Whitman Crossing for discharge. Stops only on signalled or when passengers board or alight. J R Watson GP A
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