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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1893
Page
5
A column discusses home photography display ideas and the decline of wives' pursuit of arts due to household duties. It cites Kate Ayson Clark on the burdens of married life, detailing interruptions from domestic duties as a hindrance to artistic fame.
The French Opera director imposes a strict bonnet ban, forbidding even small bonnets for ladies in the pit on Saturdays. Theaters abroad have loosened rules, while Theater Francaise keeps a male-dominated seating policy despite ongoing bonnet debates.
A famous physician contends women break down faster than men because they take less true rest. He argues women fear letting any task slip and carry burdens into rest, turning relaxation into continued mental labor.
The passage notes women persistently work and would be calmer and healthier if allowed to rest. It argues rest improves complexion stomach health and happiness, suggesting a social expectation about female labor and well being.
A column describes turning a bare stairhead into a decorative cozy corner with Japanese fretwork, net curtains, red denim drapery, a window seat, palms, and a sunlit movable platform. It contrasts this with a Washington woman who sat through a Senate test night and day, showcasing stubborn endurance.
Field's Washington notes that economy is becoming fashionable among merchants and the public. Traders temper prices to reflect modest, refined tastes, portraying thrift as legitimate style rather than a bargain drive. The shift signals growing respectability and popularity of frugality in everyday goods.
Hygienic housewives dislike upholstered furniture and prefer corduroy with wicker and portable cushions. Corduroy is inexpensive and durable, comes in many colors, and pairs with sheet iron like wear. A drawing room uses dark green and brown corduroy with tufted backs and brown lounge covers.
A New York Times excerpt notes how children naturally reach for the divine in simple moments. A sunlit Sunday scene has a girl insisting on seeing Heaven’s Creator and a toddler pianist asking to perform a waltz, preferring the Kingdom of Heaven.
A collection of aphoristic lines reflecting on money power and humility. It contemplates that wealth alters perception, fame invites risk, and pride invites downfall, while emphasizing personal limits and the inescapable influence of others on a person’s fortunes.
Fashion notes describe a season of narrower skirts, opal and diamond earrings, Paisley silk bodices with green velvet trim, rough cheviots for coats, cedar brown gowns with green velvet accents, pink velvet opera cloaks, and leather fur novelties like the butterfly cape. New fabrics include silk carmelite, accordion pleats with waved lace, and sarah trimmings. Neck ruches remain popular. long necked ladies are advised to wear them.
A fragment describes a satin reticule with riflons and bows likely matching a taffeta gown, suggesting a refined, intimate accessory. The dialogue notes chairs acquired through a friend’s stored treasures, though partial and garbled.
The piece describes velvet crafts from scrap pieces found in a garret becoming new upholstery and fashion items. It discusses velvets with wool or cotton blends, costly velvets, and velvets used in dress materials. It then highlights violet as a winter fashion fad with violets in embroidery, candles, ribbons, notepaper, and suggested violet themed social events in Washington.
The tale from the New York Journal describes a little woman behind a stylish beauty with sleeves concealing a stripe, as she shifts from foot to foot and whispers with her husband, amid unclear passages and garbled names.
Miss Lula B George of New York, once from Galesburg Ill, is a leading woman designer in a major wallpaper firm. She studied at the Art Students League and continues night classes while aiming for top wall decoration. Her piece features five white satin panels with Watteau inspired figures in gilt framed by French irregulars and delicate colors.
The New York World notes notched skirts reveal dainty shoes and stockings as wearers walk or step into carriages. Oxford ties and matching stockings complete the look with dark gray and tan shades and gloves in the same hue.
Fashion notes describe a shift from bold carnival colors to restrained black ensembles. Black honey comb hop-secking gowns with vertical insertion trims, storm serge outfits, and black-and-white moire combinations dominate. Evening wear features a white fur cape speckled with swans down for a snowy effect.
A design concept suggests making a nightdress case shaped like an envelope and edged with ribbon or embroidered trim. The illustration offers a visual cue for crafting this decorative storage piece.
A Sunday school study review highlights the Epistles lessons from Romans to James with golden texts and practical questions. It notes the Bruce telescope destined for Arequipa Peru under Harvard and a St Louis report of a spider building a 20 foot bridge across the Meramec River near the Missouri Pacific bridge.
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