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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1890
Page
13
A lengthy discourse on reviving old fashioned dress and language in modern society. It describes embracing antique terms like gown and reticule, the charm of father and mother, and the empire or colonial party trend. It details gowns shown at lawn gatherings, including pale yellow silk brocade and blue brocade with rose motifs, and notes on era-appropriate fabrics and accessories.
A fragment recalls gowns copied from pictures at a Rennes party, noting knotted necklines, elbow sleeves with ruching, and a standout white silk brocade entertaining gown. It describes a Napoleon era style with a long train, a cut out neck at the back, and rich passementerie. Mention is made of a Philadelphia state house collection of colonial attire.
The article surveys modern colonial party gowns in yellow brocade and green silk with pinked edges, square necks, and half sleeves, plus low wide slippers reflecting a shift to practical footwear. It discusses corsets, the death of the bustle, and a Venus waist trend, then details color harmonies with dahlia shades and blues, emphasizing flattering complexion tones and subtle gray options.
The article details this fall's hat styles and color trends with browns and purples, from ferrt and mor dore browns to Pensee Iris purples. It describes large springlike shapes, broad picture hats, and toques, plus trims of chenille, ostrich tips, and birds. An ostrich band turban in robin blue and a small yellow brown toque highlight striking contrasts.
A Pacific resort reader and others share tips on cosmetics and health for women. Advice covers blood color, air access, digestion, unbolted flour, and safe tonics. The piece discourses on entertaining at home, proper social conduct, facial care, and cautions about risky remedies.
A fashion note surveys autumn hats with sobered color palettes and harmonizing shades. It contrasts last spring’s bright yellows pinks and blues with deeper, richer fall tones, noting blue trimming dominates while bolder colors are toned down and shapes vary from prior seasons.
In Philadelphia Times a young husband Alfred Leiber questions his wife about Millie Bluebus, arousing jealousy after she recalls Millie dining with them. The husband insists his inquiry was for his wife's sake, citing Millie's cake at the dinner as a reason for concern.
The Pall Mall Budget notes American papers today extol President McKee’s affection for his grandson. Headlines mock the baby’s fame with plays on words and political jests. One paper laughs at Baby McKee swimming and another questions belief in Harrison’s term.
New York World profiles Sallie Holley a New Yorker who founded the Lottsburg colored girls schools in Virginia. At sixty she sustains an industrial school dream by letters and appeals seeking Union club women support. Her abolitionist lecturing and long teaching record anchor a life of public service. She is linked to the Halley family and historic education efforts. Caroline Putnam assists.
The late poetess Phoebe Cary and sister Alice formed a necklace of varied tokens given by friends to celebrate personalities. Barnum contributed a fish jewel symbolizing Phiness, joining gifts from Horace Greeley Oliver Johnson and others. Cary wore the items at Sunday receptions, imagining each keepsake as a personal emblem.
Pall Mall Butler notes that Sara Bernhardt arrived with 43 trunks and 48 trunks total, disrupting Angers station traffic and tying up railway staff. About four feet tall wooden trunks hold valuable dresses in three compartments, wicker trunks store petticoats linen and boots, with three special trunks for hats arranged on a pedestal.
A late 19th century society column sketches brides and status. It recalls a New York Upper Madison wedding with heirloom baby clothes, courtship games, and a playful dessert box ritual. Mrs Pierepont Morgan’s wealth and charity are noted alongside fashion and dining shifts.
Clara Belle reflects on the enduring fashion of the bustle from ancient times to modern legends. It traces the bustle’s origins from Pericles era preferences through the vertugado and farthingale to the panier and wooden crinoline, noting cycles of revival and satire while predicting a modest return next season.
Kentucky gossip reprints Jack Chinn’s terrifying prowess and a legend of weapon tricks. Louis N Megargee notes Chinn’s claimed knife lore and a fatal Lexington incident. The tale centers on Chinn’s boast of teaching Goodloe to use a knife as revolver threats failed.
From the New York Sun a discussion of controlling mosquitoes cites dragon flies as natural predators. Descriptions explain the dragon fly mask and rapid feeding, with observers noting mosquitoes diminish near Fort Abraham Lincoln. Experts caution against artificial dragon fly propagation as impractical and weather dependent.
In Pittsburgh a surge of enterprising women take nontraditional paths to earn money. A 20 year old brickyard keeper runs finances and supervision, breaking doubts with early success. Other women sell French candies, furnish houses, or run small businesses from home, despite risks and high costs. The piece highlights resilience, ingenuity, and belief in providence guiding widows and orphans to steady livelihoods.
A New York Herald correspondent spots Yale zoologist Professor Dana, famed as a roving figure on Broadway. Despite surpassing sixty, Dana moves with young energy, his flowing hair forming a halo as he navigates the crowd, boldly outpacing pedestrians and studying the scene with keen, rapid insight.
In a small town incident, Haggett complains the barber did not cut as he wished after Squeers prods him about a shampoo. The quarrel centers on service dissatisfaction and a pushy barber asking for a shampoo during the cut.
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