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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1894
Page
2
In a moonlit church Horace Harkness asks Maud Seacord to recall her five chapters of love and memory. He adds a sixth chapter by gifting a diamond ring, signaling a new beginning as Christmas bells ring and old feelings resolve.
A New York World tale recounts a Christmas gift of revenge where a jealous husband hides his anger until the next year. He gifts cigars and a lap robe, then leaves a note revealing his hurt. A merchant and hotel keeper tale follow, each ending with the wife’s reaction left unknown.
Agnes Carriage in Harpers Bazar argues mistletoe is rare in this country while noting its English Normandy roots and a crackdown in France on the plant. She contrasts European mistletoe with the American phoradendron flavescens and notes the romantic tradition of kissing beneath it beyond Christmas.
An English clergyman recounts hearing the finest Christmas sermon from a poor, worn woman in a Sussex parish. He recalls walking home in a storm when she asked for lodgings, and he invites her to stay. By the fire the unexpected sermon ends with her tears and the line Oh, what luxury.
In a brief exchange, Parker gives his wife twenty five dollars in money as a Christmas present. She returns two dollars and fifty cents from baby and herself. The scene captures a simple family holiday gesture.
A New York World style column surveys fashion dictates for women. It highlights stockings and bows, striped taffetas and peau de soie ribbons, chiffon gowns with plaits and rosettes, and lining choices for winter garments.
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