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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
6
A home dress in pale green cashmere with satin trim and braid details is described alongside a teapot cosy featuring maize silk and brown velvet accents. The piece also includes a wry column from The Feminine Observer on fashion myths and reminiscences.
A late 19th century style piece discusses bridal wear adding pearls lace jabots and velvet collars with flounces and ribbons, notes about modern jewelry and ornaments given by family, and covers new fabrics like colorinda and Dunoon Plaids offering Scottish designs, colors, and textures for the season.
Satin with greater luster than silk is chosen for under dresses of organdie and gauze outfits. Satin is touted as the most durable for sheath skirts while taffeta is deemed too light. Satin patterns promise stylish boxed dresses in white applique lawn, likely replacing brownbatiste and white embroidered lawn.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips from a Victorian style page. Jests range from hasty lovers and misheard phrases to a poacher joke and librarian banter, with brief moral snippets and light social satire throughout.
A splashy note on Parisian widow fashion criticizes concealment trends while praising a new veil style. It describes velvety crape veils, Marie Stuart shaped cups, white ruching, and subtle face coverage for early bereavement. The piece exalts the season’s graceful arrangements as most alluring.
A compilation of 19th century quotes praising women and wives from figures such as Monfort Gladstone Lincoln Richter Moore Moore Omar Morris Sand and Andrew Jackson. The remarks emphasize virtue marriage affection and the role of women in society.
Not in stock drama unfolds as a floor walker complains of rudeness while a salesman defends his service, stating that he showed all items in his department during an exchange. The exchange centers on customer expectations and workplace manners.
Fragmentary verse recounts Sir Meuton and Daisy Oct, a courtship tale with names like Lily, Lady Suu, and Black-eyed Lady. Amidst meadow imagery and ornate decor, hidden words hint at romance, forbidden love, and a wandering, sorrowful ending as GRANT O'SUBRIAS closes the scene.
Arbor Day in Wisconsin falls on Friday April 29 this year. The article traces Arbor Day to J Sterling Morton a former US commissioner of agriculture who proposed planting trees on April 10 leading to vast Nebraska planting. It notes the evolution of the idea from economic to aesthetic, its spread to states and nations, and Wisconsin’s observance linking trees and birds. It mentions Prof. Northrop and the American Forestry Association shaping national observance and a 64 page Wisconsin pamphlet for schools and teachers with prose and poems on tree culture and child life.
Fragmented verse describes planting an acorn as life returning with spring. References to earth air sun April rain and summer wind evoke renewal and Nature’s cycle through an embryonic oak motif. The text blends weather, growth, and breath imagery with a sense of revived vitality.
A fragmentary, garbled excerpt presents a romantic lyrical passage with archaic phrasing. Amid scattered phrases about fate, harmony, and nature, the voice recalls longing, beauty, and a sense of elevated emotion. The text ends with a signature line, attributed to Howne P. Brose, amid confusing spellings.
Washington Post reports Prince Ye Eluwha of Korea, heir apparent to the throne, is living in Washington with Mr. Sho at 2819 Fourteenth Street. The prince, about 20, is studying English, enjoys cycling, and plans to stay in the city this summer before entering college. He is well liked by peers and rejects assassination rumors as unfounded.
In New Yorke, debates over the Endeavor society as a “school for courting” prompt a Methodist reply defending courting as a pathway to marriage. The piece argues church gatherings offer opportunities to learn character and caution against sending youth to ballrooms and theaters. It notes that supporters claim the movement’s matches may outshine worldly unions while critics should offer better critique.
Franchatti the banker composer is constructing an opera house on his country estate to stage his works without external managerial judgment. He plans intimate performances where his compositions can be presented as he envisions.
Private despatches claim a first naval battle of the war occurred off Boynton 25 miles south of Palm Beach at 10 o clock Friday with a U S monitor engaging a Spanish gunboat or transport vessel. Eyewitnesses in Lake Worth report heavy firing for about an hour. Associated Press could not verify. Washington offered no confirmation.
The article argues Spain's naval history shows repeated defeats from Trafalgar to 1868 Peru expedition. It notes a weak modern navy, relying on personnel rather than ships, and cites Harper's Weekly to claim the U S navy is stronger than Spain's. It blames incompetence and strategic shortfalls for Spain's poor sea power.
A periodical relies on pictures to attract readers. A good illustration plus a well written advertisement create a strong combined impact, attracting and holding attention as a simple lesson in effective publishing.
A rough customer exchange describes a worn two dollar bill and a coinless sale. The speaker laments a lost profit and references Isaacs and Jenacs-Vell in a fragmentary bargaining scene.
The Prospect Heights Hotel presents an elegant band concert this evening expected to please attendees. Spring chickens are now regularly served from the hotel’s own barn yard, with milk on ice from the same source, as reported by the Peoria Journal on June 10.
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