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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
3
A 1883 verse by Lyndon Tenth questions how women address aging and fading charm through cosmetics and fashion. The poem ponders whether devices can preserve appeal, contrasting social pressures on beauty with personal agency and society's gaze. It notes women in various roles considering powder, paint, and dye to veil time.
Florence Masters, Norton, and Captain Courtney clash over platonic friendship as summer romance unfolds. Courtney pressures Norton about his feelings while Florence contemplates love versus pride, ending with Norton and Florence riding home together and Courtney promising to be best man.
A Lincoln county taiden from Corvallis Times recounts a lively trip forty-six miles out and back totaling ninety-two miles to attend a Newport Fourth of July ball. She wore bright colors, danced vigorously all night, and remained fresh at dawn ready to mount her wagon for the ride home.
The Florentine jewelry line proves highly popular at 65 pieces in demand. Bezel work and coloring receive praise for fine craftsmanship, drawing steady buyers. The collection showcases skilled artistry and enduring appeal in the market.
A lively discussion notes critics and memoir writers chasing the age of personal recollection. It cites Sarah Bernhardt and Adelina Patti as leading candidates, with Le Menestrel and other sources remarking that many famous artists left traces in letters and preserved documents. The piece anticipates Cot starting to write his reminiscences, promising an engaging series from his country seat.
A hairdresser counsels elderly women on winter hair fashions noting pompadour styles suit many face shapes. She warns against heavy ornamentation as wrinkles appear and cautions against bright diamonds, favoring medium-sized tortoise or jet combs and avoiding pearls in gray or white hair.
A survey of global beliefs describes superstitions from bees dying when quarrels flare to beaver huts signaling winter, sailors tossing barnacles to fate, and parlor tales in Holland and Belgium about killing a stork. It notes weather omens tied to activities near nests, monks and Hindus myths about speaking monkeys, and other regional ideas on luck, health, and misfortune.
A fragment references a miraculous healing of a blind man as described in a gospel account. The note emphasizes the origin of the event in gospel tradition without adding further details.
The article notes a shift to ornate satin high heels with pointed toes and red footwear, reviving courtly 18th century fashion. Slippers with high cuts and loose tongues return, while simple low shoes disappear. Glossy buckles and rosettes dominate, and slender ankles become emphasized as foot fashion moves away from plain Oxford styles.
An 1870 discussion notes women's strong employment prospect as professional marketers in cities. It calls for thorough market knowledge, timing for seasonal goods, and even cooking expertise. It cites large stores hiring insiders, with outsiders rarely employed, and critiques household shopping ledgers at grocers and butcher shops as a drawback.
Fragmentary notes describe new Valle handkerchief fashion in sheer muslin with embroidered borders, and updated photography trends shifting to gala open work patterns. It mentions the Dutch queen entering her sixteenth year and adopting a new hairstyle, plus a remark on Australian female quail size and cassowary dimorphism.
Lord Salisbury hints arbitration could settle the claim to land west of the Cay. The discussion questions Britain’s title and tolerance, asking why a European power should invade a weak South American state. The Times weighs the highwayman’s seizure of a sixth part of Venezuela’s territory as a test of restraint.
A fragmented diary of fashion notes traces skirt lengths in ballet costumes from the late 18th century to early 19th century, noting ankle length gowns in 178L and a later shift to minimal styles followed by a gradual return to longer hems. The text includes a rural dialect exchange about a railway accident affecting a husband.
The Grand Duke of Hesse admires Emperor William and takes to public speaking, causing concern among relatives. He is obstinate, impulsive, and blunt, yet is a manly, frank figure. His wife, daughter of Duke Alfred of Saxe Coburg, acts as ballast to his impetuous temperament. Chicago Record.
Mrs Bickers confronts her husband about a familiar talk with Mr Gummey describing a mysterious Miss Dottie. The reveal turns comic as Mr Bickers explains Miss Dottie is a dog who won a prize at the behveh show.
Practical guidance on hiring servants, emphasizing thorough inquiries into a maid s history and clear work expectations. Warns against relying on written character references, urges fair treatment, and outlines duties, privileges, and household rules to reduce domestic troubles and avoid servant related complaints.
The speaker recalls writing his wife to meet at the station, promising a red carnation in his buttonhole as identifying mark. Bilking reacts in disbelief, noting the wife’s absence and a long separation while others tease about doing chores and cooking in his absence.
A quirky exchange features a wealthy Chicago pork packer’s daughter and a buyer offering one million dollars. The dialogue pivots to a German Count with a dramatic markdown to nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine dollars and ninety nine yenks. The snippet ends with a curt phrase about weapons.
A antique crown is described as containing 452 diamonds 273 pearls 9 rubies 17 sapphires and 41 emeralds. It is set in silver and gold bandeau and weighs 39 ounces 5 pennyweights troy.
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