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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1887
Page
4
Fashion notes describe spring parasols and fur muffs pairing with dresses, highlighting varied shapes from Japanese to domed canopies, beaded handles, and hidden scent bottles. Distinct hat trends, colored straws, and lace trimmed bonnets are noted along with jewelry and novelty accessory updates from the period.
A humorous column mocks matronly mothers and stylish maidens while a shop clerk persuades a distraught customer to view goods. The piece blends light satire with a tale of a fainting shopper amid a display of handkerchiefs and dress fabrics.
A physician-sourced essay urges women to pursue art and education beyond amateur effort. It praises thorough drawing from antiquities, anatomy, and perspective, arguing that mastery elevates the mind, refines character, and expands happiness with examples from Raphael, Michelangelo, Rosa Bonheur, and Mary Somerville.
An Arkansas Traveler tale recounts Dave Ladd circulating rumors that John Phillips was jailed for hog stealing. Phillips confronted him, knocked him down, and stomped teeth from his mouth. Dave laments missing a proper fight and calls Phillips a fool.
The notice notes Lord Jefferys sorrow over Boz’s Little Nelly in Dickens pathos as Mrs Siddons visits and finds him grieving after reading the last Old Curiosity Shop. It adds a botanical remark that sixty one lily species are known, per English botanist Hy. Elwes.
The Providence Journal piece argues youth flexibility aids horseback riding and practice with a riding master builds a good seat. It discusses saddle-horse quality, preferred breeds, and the rise of riding schools. Americans, especially women, are noted as strong riders and Trakehue demand grows in cities.
A hunter witnessed a band of thirty wolves herding about two hundred cattle between Horse and Adobe creeks. The wolves split to surround the herd, selected calves to slaughter, and hamstrung some older animals that resisted. After repeated carnage the pack howled and drew the frightened herd back together for further pursuit.
The article outlines strict dining etiquette of Queen Victoria and variations at the Quirinal in Italy, plus German, Russian, French, and English practices. It notes gloves, seating, conversation, and the custom of serving dishes from the outside in Russia, with remarks on smoking, language, and overall table elegance. It also highlights Syracuse’s ancient theater and a Sicilian coastal view as part of a travel vignette.
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