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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1901
Page
8
In a busy fashion week the narrator chronicles Muriel’s engagement to Lord Ashurst, a costly green velvet and yellow lace ensemble, and a paparazzi hoax. The piece critiques dress coherence, Parisian trends, and the season’s flower hats, with vivid notes on gowns, hats, and hair trends among society women.
The text reviews English women’s footwear for different settings from country wear tan calf boots to town glace kid shoes and patent calf golish. It highlights elegant beaded instep ornaments, silver embroidered evening shoes, and practical Oxford walking shoes with patent soles. It notes elder ladies’ easy boots and comfortable bedroom slippers. It also recounts Queen Wilhelmina of Holland preferring printed silks and bright dress materials over plain fabrics for morning wear despite her mother’s choices.
A New York flower show inspires autumn leaf decor using red brown oak leaves and a crimson yellow palette. An ornate two foot dwarf maple glows as guests admire a center pyramid of leaves and electric globes. Mariana Goddridge hosts an autumn dinner with Brownie and a tale of a troubled marriage and a borrowed waistcoat anecdote ends the evening.
The scene centers on a quiet autumn dinner with few guests. Mariana receives sympathy letters after a death, while Santie Bosch, a fiery haired writer, reads excerpts. Archie Doran, a composed Brownie, captivates with natural charm and keen social instinct.
The Lady Dufferin fund supports women led medical care across India with 350 hospitals run by women physicians and 400 assistant surgeons. American contributions total 75000 for a designated memorial design by an American sculptor. Dr. Mabel Dunn joins Hospital For the Insane at Lincoln Nebraska after Illinois work. Deborah Doan King, at 105, is last survivor of Doans seventh generation. R J Davison of Flint attends international good roads congress with Rural Road Naming as sole female speaker. Liliuokalani marks 62nd birthday with entertainments for hundreds. Mrs. Lilian M Stevens reelected Maine WCTU president for 25th term. convention gifts of silver candelabrum and fern dish.
A reflective verse celebrates thanks for a self reliant homestead. The speaker praises a bountiful orchard garden and preserved foods, notes healthy children and skilled canning, and resolves to share the harvest with family throughout the year.
A refined guide defines the charming woman not by beauty but by a dainty neat appearance and a sympathetic manner. She treats rich and poor with equal care, places others first, and excels as a listener, quietly absorbing others sorrows and joys rather than talking about herself.
The piece describes penny weddings in Scotland where guests give shillings and sometimes a half crown to cover feast costs, and German pay weddings where guests deposit jewels or money at entry or pay for what they eat. Often 300 guests attend, leaving the couple with a sizable profit to start married life.
New velvet ribbons feature velvet on both sides and a solid color center with edges striped in the center color and white, creating a shaded, decorative effect.
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