26 Jan 1895
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1895
Page
1
Learn to draft a waist pattern with front and back darts, adjust length and width for proper proportion, and shape side forms. The guide covers fabric layout, paper outlining, dart placement, fitting notes, and adjustments to shorten or lengthen the waist for a tailored look.
A new reform movement forms in Berlin with a humorous poem bearing a long title. The piece mocks people who keep hands in pockets and trousers, proposing a small fine structure for first and second offenses and warning of strict reproach for repeat offenders.
Parisian notes describe fashionable shoes with pink as a favorite color, high heels, and patent festooned trims. It covers hats, bonnets, feathers, ribbons, and passementerie, detailing gowns in eglantine bengaline, white mousseline de soie, and a square decollarette with a bertha. The author names CHOLLET and comments on social norms in Paris society.
Fashion notes describe bodices in contrasting materials with skirts, favoring color play and ornate trims. Black lace skirts pair with diverse corsages, while gowns mix crape chiffon and velvet details. Demiboilet looks use soft fabrics, draped sleeves, ribbons, and floral motifs, with practical, versatile combinations for dinners and receptions.
Fashion notes describe new material designs with velvet robes and wraps in varying shades. Lace trims and fur accents define the look, while silks and velvets appear in many houses showing bold textures.
A fashion sketch describes evening toiles with pale green moire gowns, fur trims such as sable and silver fox, and decorative details like violet velvet accents. It notes the decline of the double skirt and highlights hatched sleeves, guipore, and saffron satin underlayers.
The season of fancy dress balls shows a wide range for children from clowns to oriental outfits. Chinese costumes rely on European fabrics with gold thread and silk, while Japanese styles use printed cottons and fans. A merchant and Chinese lady are illustrated in period attire reflecting evolving fashion notes.
A report describes how budding increases species in sea creatures like the Budding Cre Sea Anemones. A small wart forms on the parent, then grows into a minute animal of the same species that separates to live independently.
A visitor recounts repeated spectral sightings at the Memuted English Palace, including the shrieking queen Jane Seymour and Nurse Penn. Footsteps, a white-clad woman, and a white figure are described across galleries, with a startled 18 year old girl detailing a ghostly episode in the small hours.
A survey notes three as a symbolic and mystical count in diverse cultures from Pythagoras to Shakespeare. It cites popular superstitions, references to three witches, three seats, and triple figures in myths, then shifts to reminiscences on old time singing schools and the famed politeness of English waiters.
Fragment from Notes and Queries cites Richard Hathaway's 1703 Surrey trial claiming he drew blood from Sarah Morduck by scratching to supposedly ward off bewitchment. Mentions vocabulary references and a Detroit Tribune aside about improving chances for a “good boy.”
A naval wife in Japan describes Americans as ill-suited to Japanese life and recalls health issues among officers. She notes higher liver problems and long postings affecting soldiers and contrasts English residents' experience. The essay also mentions antique spectacles priced at $5.50 as a fashion statement.
The article recalls Daniel Webster's 1848 appearance before the Massachusetts legislature in Boston. His terse, forceful arguments against railroad management impressed the committee and later drew a packed hall audience. Webster’s mastery of English, plain words, and piercing gaze defined his renowned oratorical style. The piece also notes his death in 1852 and reflects on his enduring legacy as a national figure.
The article outlines a comfortable two story cottage with 33 by 44 feet dimensions, five bedrooms on the second floor, ample porches, and a $3,300 cost. It advises on selecting building lots near towns, touring surrounding lands, and choosing multiple site options for future growth. A linked blight on American city life is noted alongside a Chinatown brawl in Morven, California, with six men involved and two mortally wounded.
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