Mitchell Capital Fashions in Bonnet Shapes and Tea Gowns
The Philadelphia Times notes a flood of new hats and bonnets with varied crowns and brims, including the crush bonnet and jet designs, plus novel ribbons and parasols. It highlights Tea Gowns as affordable elegant home wear with stylish Watteau backs, and describes parasols in Japanese, Moresque, and Savoy styles with ornate canopies and diverse handles. It cites New York Evening Post observations on how these fashions suit urban and country settings.
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Philadelphia Times
Almanry
Sarah
New York Evening Post
Hosiery Trends Show Dark Hues Dominate Imports
Black hosiery remains popular for women and children with other dark shades widely imported. Silk hose come in endless varieties with plain colors and side clocks preferred over stripes. Tan gloves dominate spring imports, while blue gray shades rise in popularity for dress.
Fashions for Men in Modern Tailoring Details
A New York Mail and Express brief notes menswear trends including white silk neckwear with bright polka dots, low-rolled coats, sailor knot scarves, boot wear for gentlemen, rounded shoes, double breasted frock coats with three buttons, silk lapel facings, broad field pockets, and tailored trousers with eighteen inch knee and slight spring. The spring overcoat features matching collar fabric, outside welt pocket, flap waist pockets, imitation cuffs, four-button closure, and a rolled open fit in brown and gray.
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Prince Albert
New York Mail and Express
RILMINISCENCES OF PUBLIC Senator Chandler and others
Public recollections recount Senator Chandler’s blunt talk on England and France during and after the Civil War. Anecdotes about Napoleon, Maximilian, Mr Nicholson, Gen Harney, and Cromwell descendants illustrate daring, loyalty shifts, and long life trends amid 19th century politics and society.
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Zack Chandler
Great Britain
Mr. Bull
England
France
Napoleon
Senator Chandler
Lincoln
Louis Napoleon
Maximilian
Mexico
Louisiana
Jones
Smith
A Village in the Sky and Childhood Lessons
A collage of short pieces features a poem about a "queer village" in the air built of mud and clay, a Bertie Blynn scene where a child learns about self restraint and keeping the soul on top, and tales of George Washington and Mary Washington illustrating truth, obedience, and early virtue.
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Washington
An Alleged Joke From Washington on Bridal Tour
A couple touring Washington with bride zeal jokily remark on the monument noting its height. The groom quips that the real high cost is board and lodging, a line attributed to the Washington Critic. A separate quote on tears and warm hearts adds a literary aside.
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Washington
Arling
Washingtons Boyhood Virtue and Mothers Quiet Pride
A recalling of Lafayette and Washington emphasizes a mother's view of her son as a good boy before he rose to national leadership. She spoke little of political power, focusing instead on his dutiful, virtuous boyhood and the quiet faith that greatness followed from goodness. The narrative notes Washingtons Delaware crossing arousing hope and Fredericksburg news prompting calm, measured joy from his mother.
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George
Mary Washington
Mrs. Washington
Tam
Washington
Charles Lee
Lee
Lafayette
Europe
United States
Delaware
Fredericksburg
How to Pay Your Debt Judge Parrish Explains
Judge Parrish delivers a practical lesson on debt payment at the West Michigan Farmers Club in Grand Rapids. He covers who may pay, to whom, what may be paid, place and time of payment, and how payments discharge obligations, including rules for partial payments, installments, and delivering specific goods.
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Judge Parrish
West Michigan
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