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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1895
Page
2
The article details upcoming fabric trends and garments for the season including bayadere satin weaves, parametta twill, and crepon in seal brown. It highlights gowns with capuchin folds, festooned floral borders, and heavy back plaits, plus ornate trims and new color names after fruits.
Captain Mellon leads a fourth expedition to float the Colorado from Green River Wyoming to Yuma over about 1300 miles in 18 days. He faces perilous canyons, shallow boats, and high water, recalling Powell and White as early pioneers navigated the river through Grand and Glen canyons to Callville and beyond.
The article recounts the 1835 ambush and massacre of Major Francis Dade and 109 men by Seminoles near Fort Brooke. It details the heroic defense, the confusion, and the survival of three privates led by Captain J. A. Hitchcock after a daylong battle. The Dade monument at West Point, erected in 1916, honors the fallen command.
John M. Thurston, longtime Omaha lawyer known as a briefless barrister, rises from modest practice to U S senator for Nebraska. Born Montpelier Vermont Aug 21 1847 he moved to Madison Wisconsin at 17 and built a career amid sparse clients and hard work.
In a children s column Billy helps pack for a seaside trip by carrying trunks on a wooden horse. He suggests inventing folding packing aids to ease the load, joking about becoming a sea captain and funding his parents later. The family laughs at the idea and praises his imagination.
M Yonri Houssaye, the new French Immortal and noted art critic, is described as esteemed in France and the author of La Jon in Revue des Deux Mondes. His American wife M MOUSBAYE is praised for culture and beauty, with a romance sparked when she admired a gallery portrait of M Henri Houssaye, who later became her husband. The match is said to be a true dayva union.
W E F Grasty from Virginia is appointed to supervise Virginia’s exhibit in the Negro Building at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. He is a Hampton College graduate and former principal of the Danville Colored High School. Also on the Virginia commission is T Garland Penn author of The Afro American Press. The commissioners are already at work shaping Virginia’s display.
A column critiques fashion shifts as the Princess of Wales and other royal ladies move toward more modest styles with years. It notes a trend to rouge and decollates, warning against artificial looks while praising natural aging. The piece also mentions Germans training parrots at railway stations to call out names for travelers.
A new departure in Russian journalism begins in Helsingfors with a newspaper edited and conducted entirely by a staff of ladies.
Bartram Hiles, a tooth artist who paints with his teeth after losing both arms, rose from childhood miraculously to prominence. His awards include a Royal Academy frieze and South Kensington honors. fellow armless painter Charles Fela is noted as a peer. Other royal anecdotes on attire follow.
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