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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1890
Page
13
Shirley Dare surveys foreign hats gowns and dinners for the Dispatch. She notes Viennese hats with transparent brims and ribbons, English sailor hats on pork pies, and criticizes the tall ungainly English girl. commentary on marriageable Britons mocks money as the motive for marriage and describes the English woman’s fashion and bearing.
An essay on English and American fashion, detailing a Parisian style vogue, the rise of the transparent hat and a controversial four yard pantaloons dress, with critique of reform zeal, practicality doubts, and commentary on how women dress and move. The piece notes cost, tailoring tricks, and social impressions from English and continental wardrobe trends.
An airy midsummer frock design in light casings suits lawns while new ornaments disappoint. Enamel flowers and rhinestone pins are costly and delicate with white enamel designs and brilliante settings. Dining pieces feature peach knives, curved blades, porcelain handles, and crystal in pierced silver settings, while white flowers and ferns dominate table decor. The piece criticizes plush satin and damask fabrics as out of taste for refined meals and notes a preference for washable purity in dining presentation.
A writer muses on wedding table decoration choosing artificial flowers in silver holders and elegant but frugal arrangements. They warn against edible flowers as a sensual trend and advise simple, tasteful centerpieces with roses and grasses while noting cost and distant fashions.
A London flower painter Miss Ada Bell rises from obscurity to royal favor. After an order from the Princess of Wales and an audience at Marlborough she crafted a fan for Empress Frederick and a Buckingham Palace autograph. Her fan charity sale boosts the Children’s Hospital funding.
Apple themed cookery notes describe selecting fresh dessert apples and their cooking uses. Recipes include Apples in Jelly Baked Apples Apple Pudding Meringue Apple Tapioca Pudding Apple Float Apple Ice Crab Apple Jelly Scalloped Apples and an Apple Show with grated fruit and egg whites.
A scanned excerpt lists multiple home recipes, including APPLE CAKE with flour batter and apples, APPLE FRITTERS fried in lard, and MOLASSES SAUCE for puddings. Also mentioned are HARD SAUCE FOR PUDDINGS, CREAM, MOCK MINCE PIE, APRICOT CREAM, GOOD COOKIES, PUDDING with cinnamon and eggs, and SWEDISH JELLY from a traditional kitchen.
The Washington Post reports a new perfume from a marvelous African lily captivates women in New York and England. Found by Stanley, the flower is brewed into a scent described as jasmine lilac lily of the valley and rose, said to be intoxicating and highly sought after.
Marie Walewright, a popular setress at Saratoga this season, attracts attention with her young appearance and her daughter, said to be 18. She occupies a hotel stage, stands out on promenades, and is a noted figure among fashion and beauty crowds.
Description from the Washington Post and New York World highlights harp imagery as picturesque artistic achievement. A golden harp figure is praised for saintly loveliness and delicate wrist movement, contrasting with other musical instruments.
The Austrian Emperor asked Edison’s representative to hear a phonograph, but when offered a cylinder with Von Moltke’s voice he replied No. The cylinder was replaced with an operatic roll and the music eased his memory of Moltke’s earlier defeat.
The Hoglish idea of attaching to each regiments bicycle corps has taken a strong hold upon Thomas Miller Jr a member of the New York Bicycle Club and as a result a corps at Flushing L I has been established It does not seem like that any great amount of success will attend this venture as the roads in this country would preclude the making of anything like the last time of a horse over rough places The demands and vicissitudes of war times lead regiments into strange places where the bicycle would be practically useless.
The Hohenzollern Museum showcases mementoes of the First Emperor William in a case with plaster cat figurines. An accompanying sketch by a Berlin artist captures the exhibit, highlighting delicate keepsakes from the imperial era.
A quirky New York World item depicts a doctor described as a pelican in a humorous misidentification scene. The anecdote plays on mistaken identity and the playful tone of the era.
An urbane essay traces old fashion missteps in choosing home furnishings. It lampoons overzealous housewives making ill fitting slippers gowns and odd tobacco pouches while praising practical touches like harmonious shades and curtains integrated with decor.
The column rails at overdecorated homes and warns against clutter, endorsing bold wall coverings from French styles to brass bedsteads and bed draperies. It notes shifts in room finishing, from ornate glass and beads to new wall papers and canopies, with social observations on seating habits and gendered room use.
Judge Irwin, an early Wisconsin justice, was famed for hunting during court. In 1841 he charged a jury, praising swindling behavior on the Wabash River and Indiana border, while the jury retired after a brief instruction. The narrative notes his eccentric courtroom habits and the swindling actions cited.
A London dealer notes renewed popularity of Old Nankin china led by Whistler's influence with Canary walls and a blue and white dragon vase. The Wigmore Street seller Mr Dickinson cites strong interest and mentions Mrs Humphry as a buyer, while hawthorn symbols and Ward’s sets attract attention in the market.
A discussion of country house visits in England with a focus on river life along the Thames. It covers visit length, hosting luxuries, fashionable meals, boating and tennis culture, attire for country stays, and the appeal of riverside entertaining, citing royal examples at Sandringham.
The New York World calls Mrs Oscar Wilde the most picturesque woman in London. Her style drawn crowds as she alternates between Liberty silk gowns and striking color contrasts, influencing fashion among ladies who worship her.
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