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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1893
Page
3
New embroidery technique on coarse white net uses hand painted satin flowers appliqued onto nets. Large chrysanthemum and iris motifs are painted on satin, cut out, pasted to net, and stretched tight when dry. Ideal for portieres and large net screens.
A New York World critique notes few women speakers impress audiences today. The piece argues delivery flaws spoil even strong content and urges women to train their voices and stage presence before addressing crowds.
The New York Post describes buckles as a popular ornament for hats belts and sashes in Empire style. Gold silver Hagree jet or jewel finishes decorate bonnets gowns and draped skirts. Bright paste buckles enhance diaphanous dress and shoulder drapes with velvet ribbons in dark hues.
The New York Times notes a newly formed women’s club in San Francisco with 200 members. It occupies three rooms in the downtown shopping district offering a lounge reading room library and storage for packages. Members come from elite social circles on both sides of the bay. There is no buffet as many support the Women’s Exchange. The aim is to provide a practical downtown spot for socializing reading and brief needs rather than a showy rival to home life. A telephone messenger and maid service will be available and appointments can be made at the club.
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports Mrs. C. Smith, a physician, wore a practical walking dress in San Francisco. It features a short princess skirt over trousers, no corsets, no waist bands, and safety pin fastened trousers, distributing weight evenly for comfort.
An artful guide to choosing and wearing veils. It discusses Russian nets, scenting, and arranging tips. Notes preferences by face tone and season novelties such as crescent veils. It warns against loose draping and crowing visibility.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece recalls how Mrs Langtry’s fame began with a single black gown. A shy, impoverished guest wore a modest high neck dress altered to reveal neck and shoulders, impressing artist Millais and prompting the hostess to reveal the guest’s identity as the famed beauty later nicknamed the Jersey Lily.
Dresden china tea bells and jugs for hot milk highlight a list of fashion novelties. Mirrors in Venetian mosaic, condensed milk china pots, tall military cloaks, slim salt spoons, heart shaped silver key rings, and India silks suit demi season wear. New wraps with enormous sleeves, maroon and ruby velvet dresses, upright feather bonnets, and sunburst pearl brooches accompany updated hats and purses. Watches revive old styles with pearl rings and enamel.
An important adjunct of millinery shows bonnets made entirely of ribbons and an overall rise in ribbon bow ensembles. Walking gloves in bright colors appear rarely sold, while evening gloves favor pearl-white suede or light gray tones. A green cloak for children features a Mother Habbard style with velvet edges. A large light green silk bonnet with velvet cape and mink trim is noted. The stockpin craze grows as fashion calls for daily change and many outfits.
The article explains chafing dish options from the cheapest tin models at fifty cents to English planished tin sets at four to six dollars. It details three part construction, including a base alcohol flame, water dish, and the cooking insert, with common options in granite ironware, enameled ware, nickel plated, and copper, all with stands and handles.
The St Louis Republic notes Darwin’s view that earth worms yearly bring at least ten tons of dirt per acre to the surface. By swallowing soil for vegetable matter they cast up usable material, rendering soil porous and aiding rainfall infiltration. Worms also bury decaying matter and renew fertility when reintroduced, likening earth to dough with yeast.
A Notes and Queries correspondent asks readers how close a perfect book comes to reality. The tale cites a Spanish publisher’s work with a single misplaced letter as near perfection and an English firm’s trial with proof sheets offering £50 for errors, yet many mistakes remained in print.
A sensational note from Altue ray California reports Mrs. Welch removing her daughter Mabel’s remains for interment at the Masonic and Odd Fellows’ cemetery. The coffin was opened and Mabel’s hair, two years and a half buried, had grown about three feet and hung in tinglets over her shoulders.
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a life renewing tonic. It claims it strengthens enfeebled constitutions, improves digestion, appetite, sleep, and bodily functions, and cites physicians and thousands of users as testimony to its efficacy. It warns readers to demand the genuine product and avoids imitation remedies.
A 1586 Launceston parish register entry refers to a child named Nicholas as “an Egyptia rogue.” F H Groome suggests this hints John Bunyan may have Gypsy origins, noting possible spellings Egyptia and Rownia and questioning links across Cornwall to Bedfordshire.
The text asserts cleanliness and diet as keys to health and promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy to counteract wrong living. It also mentions salvation as starting with belief and quotes Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs and throat troubles. It ends with a religious assurance about God guiding through darkness.
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