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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
2
A fragmentary verse excerpt narrates a kiss on the brow and tender affection. The speaker recalls a rosy youth and a beloved gaze, weaving emotion with stylized language and misspelled phrases. The source presents a romantic lyric attributed to Nixon and Waterman with fragmented imagery.
Readable dialogue reveals tension after rumors of an engagement between Captain May and Miss Blanchard. The couple quarrel over social scrutiny, fashion critiques, and the implications of a possible betrothal, while observers speculate on affection and status within their social circle. The scene closes with a formal wedding notice.
Royal Hares guard captain Cyril Aubrey May of Brompton Hants marries Phyilis Mary Olivia, daughter of Major Blanchard of Bar corabb Wicklow, in a union noted by the London Sketch.
A Lenox host converted her home into a gypsy encampment for a young people’s outdoor party. Eight decorated tents offered charms love potions Turkish confections and eastern jewelry as a charity event proceeds supported local Gale families. Young participants wore gypsy Hungarian and Bohemian costumes and fortune telling by a palm reader added intrigue with wagons and arched canopies enhancing the scene.
A described contrivance to prevent a skirt band from bagging. Cotton waist fastener with fur buttons at sides and back, matching buttonholes, an external belt that sits over the band, and a leather buttonhole inside the pet to secure the belt. The article notes many women solve the issue by using jackets to hide gaps between shirt and skirt.
The column surveys current dress trends from white pique skirts to madras and silk blends, noting elaborate trims, straight-sided shirt waists, and bias-cut effects. It discusses lace, ribbons, capes, and the shift toward lighter fabrics, with advice on keeping skirts well arranged and choosing substitutes when costly silks are unavailable.
An evening gown ordered from a leading firm for Mrs. C H P Belmont, the wife of Willie Vanderbuilt, is described as a ravishingly beautiful creation. It features yellow silk under gauze with delicate rose tracery and spangles, a gathered yellow silk skirt with rodets, a gauze overlay, and a low neckline showing the throat. Sleeves are puffed gauze at the top. Belmont plans to wear the gown at Newport.
Liane de Pougy, famed for luxury and indulgence, attempted suicide in Paris after a life of fortune and feuds with powerful lovers. Her circle included generals and nobles, with pearl wealth and lavish villas shaping Paris society, while rivals like Cleo de Merode drew royal attention and political rumors.
The article notes Milege Merode of Inte facing scrutiny over the nude sculpture St Danseuse exhibited in the Paris Salon. It recounts rumors about her posing, denials that another modeled the figure, and public fascination in Paris, with comparisons to Agnes Sorel and Emilienne d Alencon. It mentions Agnes Sorel and Yvonne Sautrot in Paris gossip.
A fragmentary survey cites John Steizon’s quip about Boston fools, Prince Henry of Frussia purchasing Larraine estate, and Arthur of Conpontow’s Eton duties. It notes Silas Betts, an agriculturist near Camden, N J, and mentions a London Chronicle Moscow correspondent on the empress’s health. Also recounted are memorials for Postmaster General von Stephan and Col. J P Sanford, Havels’ Travel and Talk volume, Parker’s The Prowess of the North, and Cable’s New Orleans roots shaping New England sensibilities, ending with Scudder on Cambridge writers.
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