Reign of Plush and Velvet in New York Fashion
The New York Evening Post notes English round hats with tapering brims and high soft crowns. Gainsborough hats return with French milliners, while plush and velvet fabrics dominate dresses and undergarments. Bonnet styles vary from princesse to velvet brocade, and garments emphasize utility with trimmed waistcoats and elaborate fabrics for ball and reception wear.
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New York Evening Post
Worth
Astrakhan
America
London Truth
Louise Establishment
Fashion Trends Preview from a Past Ball Room Era
An old article notes fillets of fashion and tiar colored jewels gaining popularity over diamonds. It predicts trains for reception dresses will be indispensable while the waltz gives way to the schottische and gallop. Large bouquets at balls are deemed a nuisance to be abolished.
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Trav
Tuat
Massachusetts
Squildig
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Annie
Mamma
Shia
Mary
Curiosity of Crime Facts From a Detroit Interview
A Detroit Free Press style interviewer recalls a detective outlining patterns in crime. He notes criminals follow old methods, predictably cycle through seasons, and often reveal guilt through blunders and overacts.
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Burelar
Canada
Mexico
Michigan
Detroit
L’ree Press
Sectarianism in Switzerland and Adventist Healers gain ground
In Switzerland sectarianism mirrors wider Christian divisions with Geneva as a focal point. Adventists and Healers are expanding there with the latter teaching that disease is devil wrought and curable by prayer and anointing. their numbers are rising.
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Switzerland
Geneva
Grave Views Clash as Americans Target Stanley’s Congo
The article contrasts accusations against Stanley’s administration in Africa with calls for Christian reform, noting bold claims of tyranny but optimism for a dawn of civilization from Lenguela to Zanzibar. It segues into anecdotes on motherhood, child training, and moral instruction through two contrasting pictures of parenting.
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Mr. Stanley
Congo Valley
Africa
Lenguela
Zanzibar
Reminiscences and Civil War Era Controversies In Review
The article recalls the Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War and its handling of generals, Indian delegations, and the Stanton controversy. It covers the Civil Rights Bill's passage over Johnson's veto, key speeches by Wade and others, and the political dynamics in 1866 with reactions in Congress and public galleries.
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Stanton
Washington
Gadites
Jimmy Maher
Mix
Buchanan
Johnson
Senate
Wade
Andrew Johnson
Lane
Kentucky
Jin Blaine
Garret Davis
McDougal
Hendricks
Sainsbury
Congress
Revolutionary Assembly
Virginia
Stevens
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