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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1895
Page
8
The article describes square collarettes and high puffed sleeves shaping fall fashion, with black silk or velvet edges and elaborate embroidery. It details various collarette styles including blue velvet with gold applique, black satin duchess with passementerie, pearl gray embroidered pieces, and detachable yokes fastened by hidden safety pins, suitable for many gowns and ages.
A vivid survey of early fall millinery describes a flood of styles from point de Paris bordered hats to delicate yokes and collarettes. It highlights fichy sailor collars, crepeisse and chiffon edgings, lace, ribbons, beads, and exotic decorations, noting vast variety and lavish materials for the season.
In a fashion column by MATE LEROY the piece discusses new fabrics like mohair serge for gowns, trimmed in buttons and plaids, and describes current trends in children’s dress. It highlights dark wingslike trims, jet accents, change from stiffened skirts, and feature colors such as reseda pale rose and silvery white, with specific dress examples for girls of various ages.
Carolyn Halsted profiles Mrs. S. Frackelton, a Milwaukee born American potter and artist who advanced from grinding clay by coffee mill to leading a large ceramics business. She authored Tried by Wire, earned medals at Antwerp and the World’s Fair, and now advocates material innovation such as water color on china while promoting women’s clubs and a national mineral painting school.
A Philadelphia Letter notes women artists dispute their exclusion from academy membership while still showing work. Women’s pieces occupy space and sell well. only a few named women are listed among many male associates. The letter suggests a women’s academy could mount two exhibitions yearly, though it notes this would be unwise for women to divide lines they oppose.
The article notes a Georgia town where each street assigns an at home day by weekday. One street has Monday, another Tuesday, and so on, enabling many calls in the same afternoon without fatigue from visiting across town.
The article argues that in The Merchant of Venice and other plays, women dress as men to act in male roles yet retain female innocence and grace. Rosalind Imogen Julia Viola Jessica Nerissa Portia appear in disguise, always feminine, chaste, and morally upright, while male heroes drive the plots. It notes Shakespeare rarely makes a woman the principal dramatic unit.
A Philadelphia Times piece warns that a 13 year old girl is transitioning to womanhood and needs proper care. It stresses rest, good food, daily outdoor activity, and steady routines to support growth. It cautions against excessive reading and excitement that can strain a developing body and mind.
Mothers learn how magazines are recycled into educational sets by cutting out illustrations and mounting them on bristol board. Pictures of artists and works aid art history studies while funny images comfort hospitalized children. Sets are framed with mats and bound for display in homes and classrooms. The article notes the value of magazines as a rich educational resource and suggests a practical wyn for preparing and preserving them.
A New York Advertiser essay ruminates on why rich homes avoid fireplace decoration in warm months. It contrasts elegant mansions like John Jacob Astor and the Hudson with marble tables and waxed floral frames, noting fireplaces stay open when occupied. Then a lengthy item profiles Dr. Forbes Winslow, English alienist, detailing his career, work on insanity, and claim to have hunted Jack the Ripper.
In Boston Miss Jane Addams rebukes a well to do companion who fears giving to the poor. They visit destitute homes and she refuses to accept class distinctions while paying her own fare after the pair debated whether giving would pauperize the recipient. The tale appeared in Youth's Companion.
The rule prescribes at least 13 pillows in a cozy corner. Materials vary but must harmonize in color with draperies and overall apartment scheme. Avoid violent contrasts and prefer one or two pillows with oriental design in black satin with gold thread or cream cashmere with an empire wreath embroidery.
In a sharp quip actress Bernhardt condemns diamonds saying they ruin expression and color. She compares them unfavorably to glass beads and Egyptian coins, insisting diamonds are never suitable. The remark highlights her dramatic stance on luxury gems.
The Swisshelm homestead in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, draws many visitors to Pittsburg. Jane Grey Swisshelm was the first woman hired to report Washington news for a daily newspaper, employed for that purpose by Horace Greeley. A reader suggests using pulverized potash as a fertilizer recommendation.
A fragmentary passage discusses hair behavior when exposed to air and rat avoidance, notes women leaving New England mills for foreign labor, mentions Canadian, Scotch, or French women operators, and cites Dr. Leslie Phillips warning against short hair for women while claiming men go bald from cutting hair, with Bulwer-Lytton quoted on love.
Judge Logan E. Bleckley, long chief justice and notable Georgian jurist, announces retirement from legal practice for life. A poet by habit, he departs with a valedictory in verse and plans to write a finance book, leaving a legacy of tall stature, white beard, and a famed resignation via poem.
A Russian professor, who has taught at the Russian imperial college for 62 years, unveils a dance alphabet. The system covers minute leg figures to represent every possible human position in dance.
A Massachusetts girl recounts a true story of Mary's black horse Jack who visits tea with Mary and her siblings. Jack drinks tea at the table, eats bread and cake, then follows Mary to the piano for a tune before returning to his stable, a charming domestic scene from the New York Recorder.
A teaching tale shows Cornelia’s sister Margaret tracing DOG into a crooked line she calls “him’s tails” revealing a child’s vivid image of letters. Another exchange recalls a boastful boy who fails to memorize a Bible verse in five minutes and must admit defeat after Saras quotes Esther. Socrates quips that a chatterbox must first learn to hold his tongue, a joke on rhetoric.
A playful verse notes Buffon Spyke claiming birds should bring birdhouses and lines about a street he built for them. Birds no longer roam and instead greet him from their doors with the tune of Home Sweet Home.
The article explains that excess oil in lamp reservoirs leads to rapid heating when the wick lights, forcing oil to vent or escape along the wick. It recommends not filling lamps beyond three quarters full to avoid leaks and outages.
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