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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1886
Page
2
The Philadelphia Record outlines upcoming winter styles with cashmere dresses, velvet gowns, and striped velvets. It highlights colors like heliotrope and mauve, explains surplice fronts, vests, and jackets, and notes percentage prices for fabric and the trend toward plain monochrome velvets and beaded embroidery.
The piece describes autumn fashion trends with Vandyke brown shades pairing with Marlborough red marine blue and oriental stripes. It notes minimal changes in dress construction, emphasis on small details new colors and odd fabric combinations. Embroideries sequins and passementerie feature prominently alongside open work fabrics and richly brocaded textiles in violet ruby and ecru grounds.
A fragment notes a promenade costume with a skirt in a nut color. The item details are brief and centered on the fabric hue and garment style, without further context or matching accessories.
A collage of poems and tales shows a wife knitting a sock amid playful delays and a suitor’s marriage proposal. Essays critique American women’s politeness and public behavior, then pivot to European gossip on Emperor Napoleon III and Montijo, with a playful note on proofreaders and manuscript care.
A collage of anecdotes and memories from 19th century figures including Webster, Foote, Giddings, Cass, Jackson, Benton, and Tayloe. The piece recalls a Webster poetry moment, Giddingsillness in the House, Cass’s statue honor, a sword presentation, Tayloe mansion ties, and vivid vignettes from the Chickamauga battlefield.
An 1896 account book recalls prices from Rochyste in 1827 for calico 31 cents per yard ginghams 40 cents flannels 50 cents dress silks 1 to 2 dollars ladies shoes 1 50 men’s boots 3 to 5 dollars. Building materials nails 12 cents per pound glass 15 cents per light and other daily costs. Food items include coffee 20 cents, sugar 7 cents, butter 15 cents, pork 83 cents, beef and mutton prices, and whisky 35 cents per gallon.
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