Button fashion revives historic sets in New York society
A fashion feature details how Par isian styles revived by Milady gowns with buttons from old portraits and bric a brac, including silver and paste sets, cameos, and painted porcelain. It notes aristocratic wearers and socialites collecting button groups, and offers DIY ideas for matching buttons to fabrics.
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Mme. Recamier
Mme. de Stace
Yonkers
Larchmont
Flushing
Long Island
New York
Plutton
Watteau
Boucher
London
Paris
Isso
Marie Antoinette
Cromwell
Frank Leslie
Frigonard
Leslie
Miss Chamberlain
A. M. Palmer
Marthe Engalstchieff
St. Petersburg
Russia
Princess Enwalitchiet
Countess of Leicester
Directory
Josephine
Mary
Asylum
Alice
Napoleon
Fifth Avenue
Disturbing Cat and Rabbits Spark Rural Prank Tale
A Clarke county Georgia family reports a long aged Tom cat suddenly acting wild during prayers. The cat chased Brer Rabbit into the room, leaping chairs and tableware rattling as children shouted and quarrel ensued. The rabbit escaped unharmed and the cat returned to a calm nap.
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Thomas Cat
Clarke County
Brer Rabbit
Brer
Tom
Tom Eat
Hearthstone
Bror Rabbit
Marriage to Mother-in-Law Declared Void After Union
A Washington citizen wed his mother-in-law for unclear reasons. After the celebrations, the marriage proved void under a statute over a century old. The column questions public objections to such unions and notes potential social contagion concerns.
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Washington
St. Paul Globe
Aunt Grace Dresses Twins For A Show
A playful verse contrasts Aunt Grace dressing twin sisters for a display while highlighting the fuss of long skirts and the struggle to tell which twin is which. The piece reads as a light domestic vignette from a bygone era.
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Aunt Grace
Baby safety portable enclosure with folding wooden frames
A 19th century plan describes a portable baby enclosure built from four upright frames with two posts and three rails each. The design folds for storage, uses eight 21 inch posts, rails of 48 inches long and 2 1/2 inch end rails, and hinges to create a 90 degree opening arrangement.
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Jack
Winter keeping methods for outdoor grapes tested
The author tested forty grape varieties from one hundred on hand to find good winter keepers. Hybrids with foreign blood prove strong keepers, not just thick-skinned natives. Grapes should stay on the vine until frost danger passes, be picked on dry days, handled gently, and stored in a well ventilated, dry room.
Proper Packing Of Strawberries For Winter Storage
A guide by William Mead Patterson explains drying and packing methods for strawberries. It covers air drying, selecting uniform trays, creating closures, stacking boxes, maintaining dry cool conditions, and inspecting berries to discard damaged fruit, with best results into February.
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William Mead Patterson
Sioux reservation open to settlement in South Dakota
A map shows 11,000,000 acres ceded by Indians to the United States, opening vast tracts to settlement near Pierre. The government pays 14 million dollars and plans to settle as many as 70,000 farms, with railroads reaching Pierre and a rush anticipated once President Harrison signals the opening.
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United States
Missouri
Black Hills
Missouri River
Pierre
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Oklahoma Lands
Harrison
Scientific cooking for housewives and thrifty meals
The article urges housewives to study scientific cooking for three months to improve meals without costly ingredients. It warns against overemphasizing meat as the most expensive table, offers frugal tips like sardine preparation, lemon butter paste, using tea leaves, and a linseed oil varnish polish for furniture.
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Milady
Rube
Rulle Ys
Aunty Grace
South Dakota
Standing Rock Reservation
Cheyenne River Reservation
Presho Lower Brule Reservation
Crow Creek Reservation
Orallala Sioux Reservation
Pine Ridge Reservation
Rosebud Reservation
Military Reservation
Sioux Reservation
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