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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1886
Page
3
Fashions show outdoor and indoor costumes with sanglier wool, plaited skirts, plastrons, and jersey bodices. Describes traveling cloaks, waterproof and dust outfits, epaulets, velvet borders, and new sleeve styles in a period tone with emphasis on color trends and fabrics.
A long retrospective traces Nicholas Biddle's rise to Bank of the United States chair, his education at Nassau Hall, diplomacy roles, and advocacy for education. It recalls Col Lear's tragic death and recollections of Washington, Randolph, Franklin, Webster, Everett, and Webster quotes. It ends with notes on George Washington as a boy and his Rules of Behavior.
A playful verse recounts a bachelor enjoying solitary comforts on chilly nights. It contrasts domestic duties with freedom, suggesting loneliness may come with age. A separate snippet notes talk of Miss Glitter teaching music and a visitor praising a soprano.
A humorous exchange at Vassar College features a professor proposing a human anatomy lecture while students debate attire. The banter shifts to bustles and fashion as the crowd removes their adornments, revealing a playful misunderstanding.
A bachelor writes to the Pall Mall Gazette arguing the best hour to judge a woman is morning light. He suggests breakfast and forenoon as ideal for assessing health dress and industry while warning against late rising or idle mornings. The piece includes a comic exchange about dinner plans and social visits.
In Harper’s Bazar, Col T. IW Higginson advocates training women to become professional household decorators. He urges study in New York Boston or Cincinnati art schools, market research, and partnerships with dealers to build a refined, nationwide practice.
A fourteen year old boy's stand against a foreman over two weeks notice led to a court action and wages paid. The mayor's summons required Benny Wootton to reimburse two weeks pay and costs, after which the practice of ignored notice faded.
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