25 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1899
Page
1
An illustrated feature on women’s attire and beauty tips, urging careful posing for photographs and refined dress details. It discusses harnessing graceful lines, proper hair styling, and modest makeup while warning against premature aging looks. It includes clothing notes for a frock, ribbons, and lace, and stresses the importance of true rest for busy women.
An engagement wrap in white satin edged in jet with graceful bowknots, designed to be worn over musked and evening downs. Though frivolous in appearance it provides warmth for cold weather, features double capes, a Y front, stole ends at the hem, with white taffeta ribbons and lace. Imported by B Altman & Co.
Report from a suburban gathering recounts heated remarks about women’s roles and time management. An enthusiastic speaker urged women to retreat from social activities this summer, while another presentation outlined a highly structured daily schedule. A noticeable interruption questioned the emphasis on a single occupation.
The latest belt, New Hell and Buckle, uses a soft silk strap that folds into a narrow waist belt. Instead of a war buckle, a garter buckle is employed with one end attached under the buckle and drawn through the upper part. The tip hangs as a single sash down the dress front, lengthening the waist look.
A dubious home remedy describes mixing a fine white gum with water to create a stain remover for shirt fronts. The mixture is steeped overnight, then strained and stored for use. Adding a tablespoon to a pint of starch is said to give a glossy finish to fabric.
A survey of lycanthropy in classical and medieval writings. It traces belief in human to wolf transformations, noting figures such as Nebuchadnezzar, St Patrick, Lut, Lycaon, Ovid, and Pliny, and describes how fear fueled executions and myths across Europe. The article discusses magical arts, transformations, and the persistence of werewolves in culture and literature. It cites Livonia, Prussia, Lithuania, and Greek awareness, with anticipation of Curtin's forthcoming observations.
Greek scholar Curtius of the University of Berlin reports a discovery from study of classical heads in Greece. By examining eye shapes he finds male eyes are rounder and higher, while female eyes are longer and flatter, reflecting distinct gender portrayal in ancient sculpture.
A scattered summary from the Yokohama based Japanese Gazette notes items of interest: Hung Sing markets as a portrait painter in Yokohama, guides of the Yokohama Kole Association serve travelers, numerous steamship ads to Chinese ports, a fire at Anjer burning bamboo plank houses, Count Tagaki greeted in Shinte, census figures from Shinagawa show Okye as largest city with 111,191 residents and Dexin next at 470,809, June library lending totals show 5,475 borrowers with 30,087 volumes drawn across languages and subjects including history biography geography literature and science.
London authorities investigate a reported windfall of over one million dollars linked to dog racing taxes. Officials say the case involves tax collection and regulatory scrutiny, with detectives reviewing records and vetting avenues of payout.
A jumble of archaic anecdotes and misspellings recounts tales from New York and Philadelphia. It notes a Young Titan Eisenzord’s estate dispute, relics of the Liberty Bell, curious audience behavior at a Massachusetts music festival, and odd place names like Murdertall and Red Lion. A burned old house in Saybrook and a peculiar court case about a singing bird are described along with river adventures near the Columbia. A naming tale ends with Nosmo King and a misread sign that inspired a christening in a strange sequence.
A Franco era maid named Pepa wielded vast influence over Empress Eugenie and France, amassing 5 million francs and 800000 francs in jewels through empress purchases and regular sales of gowns. Her wealth and control, including organizing monthly auctions at the Tuileries, made her powerful yet feared figure at the court.
A worker recounts the brutal conditions of drifting barges through two narrow English canal tunnels. Tethered to a horse and hauled by a logger, the job is cramped and fetid, yielding only about 73 cents daily, with worse pay in ice or traffic.
On the East Side docks in New York ships from California bring wine and manufactured articles. Wine is sold on the wharf and buyers are astonished by the high barrel rates. Wharves bustle with buyers and sellers on sale days as wine moves and merchants prepare consignments.
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