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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1897
Page
2
The article surveys tailor made gowns and coat and skirt costumes for street and cycling wear. It notes distinct styles such as basques, belts, and sashes, with Paris blouse jackets and Russian blouses as morning wear. Colors like royal blue and heather tweeds are fashionable, while fit and cut determine smartness more than finery.
A teacher outlines a successful piano introduction method using a playful ratio of notes to names to teach finger exercises, staff positions, and memory. The article blends practical steps with didactic phrases to aid memorization and reading, then shifts to fashion notes on summer gowns and outfits.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt tells of a customer who visits a wheel depot on a Saturday evening and, after asking for a lock, is shown one with price. The proprietor cantons a bargain, offers a test, and finally gives the lock as a gift after the customer pockets it and leaves.
English women revive Victorian hair trends with high updos, bows and loops, pompadours, side combs and jeweled ornaments. American readers are advised to tailor styles to face shape, with emphasis on waves and soft sides. Also covered are moth prevention, benzine sprays, and home care tips, plus a quirky asparagus bread parcel recipe.
A fragment reports a regular slave market in Finnish country parishes where paupers lunatics and elderly are kept by parish authorities. Families or farmers hoard them at minimal price and owners exercise harsh control and corporal discipline over the workers.
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