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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1890
Page
3
A narrator lurks in a ferry house plotting to rescue Grace from an engagement engineered by George Fleming. The tale follows Grace’s inner conflict, George’s deceit, and a climactic confrontation sparked by a Graham and Cornell connection. The observer exposes the scheme and warns of legal action to save Grace from a forced elopement.
A narrator recounts helping a young lady during a perilous moment, restraining a dangerous suitor, and escorting her to safety on a ferry boat. He later meets Richard Barton, a merchant, and notes George Fleming’s disappearance. The tale ends with a private confession between the couple about recognition and past danger.
Butterscotch and caramel candies are described with boiling steps and cooling in tins, plus fruit and nut preparations and peanut candy molding. The text also notes an optimistic claim about a fig syrup remedy, price changes at a California Fig Company, funeral notices, and an unrelated classifieds pitch urging ten-word notices for personal ads.
A column discusses fashion and etiquette, noting how a white gown can dazzle audiences in stage scenes and joking about curtains as barriers to young suitors. It gives practical tips for fixing stockings by tucking and pulling the heel, describing a quick method to remove wrinkles and keep hosiery smooth.
Checker gowns are in great favor, while lace gowns remain preferred for tail dress events. Moueselins Gosola is the material for bell dresses with shell plaiting at the bottom of round skirts. Orleans tiue emerges as a new shade popular among London and Paris girls. Bonnet designs feature platted horse hair crowns and straw lace brims. Sneaks jewelry gains ground in jewelers windows. The latest hairdressing trend is the "pin-tail" braid. Estraet bodies emphasize a fuller bust, and brocade ginghams show plaids or satin stripes. Fur shoulder capes with matching wool jackets appear for the season, alongside black ast and India elk gowns.
Theatrical notes praise Mrs Berlan-Gibbs as a potential leading star in a Gsociety production. Dot Saville, famed as Little Dot in youth, died at Springfield Ohio aged 32. she was Florence Goldsborough wife of James E. Green, a singing soubrette and dancer. Madame Modjanka’s doctor says a month before her sprained ankle heals enough to return to the stage, and questions are raised about the Booth Modjeska season’s financial failure, suggesting her ankle might bless the season.
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