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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1892
Page
4
The piece celebrates the upcoming three weeks of charming children's dances during the holiday social season. It favors watching youngsters over adults, noting the lilting, effortless movements of the little dancers and their natural grace compared with grown-up waltzing.
An illustrated description of a stylish young woman learning dance steps and geography, wearing a chestnut brown velvet gown with white cashmere trim and beading. The piece notes outdoor wear, large felt hats, and a modern fall costume made from a previous gown with velvet accents and plaited details.
A description of a completed edging on a velvet jacket and tartan waistline illustrates a spring trend toward Scotch effects. European centers report Scotch velvets silks and ribbons dominating orders with plaid velvets and moss trimmings in demand for all ages.
A brief on covert coats as country wear notes three quarter length variants and lighter weight for walking. It contrasts with longer double breasted styles cut up at the hem and mentions a tricorn accessory placed on the head.
Grers and balze wool fabrics rise in popularity for coats and gowns. Orme red cloth coats edged with gold and black. velvet gowns in dark green red and black. Sartan suits popular for girls. two Russian visivets favored by richer classes. Jewelry features a stick-pin interrogation point and a slipper-shaped pin. Brown cowpuncy cloth used for medium winter cloaks trimmed with fur and velvet rosettes. Turten remains fashionable, headwear recalls past fashion.
One thousand and sixty emigrants were received at the Ellis Island Landing Bureau on New Year Sunday December 11. The Poluria from Stettin carried 148 passengers, La Bourgoine from Havre had 547, the Russia from Hamburg 205, and the Kaiser Wilhelm II from Genoa 365 aboard.
Sheriff Button of Conneaut Ohio chased two escapees Patrick and Michael Cribbins who bolted from Painesville jail a week earlier. They returned home upon learning their mother won a squatter claim valued at $6 000 against the Pennsylvania Railroad, then drank and clashed with police in En.
Tests on the second coal vein near Piney Mark, Steubenville county, show a very superior quality coal under a large section of the country. A syndicate led by Mayor Rose of Cleve states the find is the best in Existern Ohio.
A shocking report details the fall of a worker named Emplore who plunged fifteen stories at the fair. Authorities investigate the accident as witnesses recount the perilous event amid crowded exhibits and rising safety concerns.
Onrcaco December 11 Charles Chanter a botanist in the Worlds Fair Horticultural Department fell from the fifteenth floor of the Masonic Temple to the basement. The elevator lone operator attempted to open the door as it moved and Chanter was crushed between the car and wire shaft grating. He died instantly leaving a widow and a daughter in Kilbourne City Wisconsin.
In Puatissurs New York on December 11 United States Commissioner Wheeler ordered the 13 Chinese men smuggled into the United States from Canada to be returned to China.
An unnamed physician recounts a Hartford social gathering with Cecil Harrington wife Mabel and cousin Amory Rhodes. Tensions simmer as Harrington accuses Mabel and Rhodes of hidden affairs while hinting at poisoning. The doctor accepts a painful confession about Cecil’s mental strain and domestic fear, as Mrs Harrington reveals Cecils violent mood and whispered outbursts at home.
In a dimly lit room Harrington entered the speaker's study on the following evening. The narrator sat relaxed in a chair and reflected on how external factors influence people during that moment.
The narrator recalls a note from Mabel Harrington asking to meet next day while Cecil is at his city office. He suspects the meeting will involve Cecil’s health and contemplates speaking to Mrs Harrington about Mr Rhodes. A brief roadside encounter with Amory Rhodes unsettles him.
An advertisement for leather novelties glove and handkerchief cases at Louvre 24 Sixth street opposite Bijou Theater. Also promotes small size grey wares, pills for constipation and headaches, lamps, children’s remedies, and jewelry including silverware tooka lamps bronzes bric-a-brac and diamonds set to order by Henry Terbeyden and J. W. Grove selling domestic goods and lavish wares.
New York observers note Jay Gould’s death boosts shares in Western Union Manhattan and Missouri Pacific. With Gould alive on December 2 and dead by December 10, investors push the Gould sentiment, lifting related stocks by about twenty million for the week as theories abound about the market impact and succession.
A meeting in Ricumony VA features a speaker defending Good Templar status by recalling past presidents and a former White House occupant. The report notes a New York lodge founder and a future return of a former first lady after March.
The will of the late William McKinley Sr. has been filed in Stark County Court for probate. It bequeaths all real and personal property to his daughter Helen, who is instructed to carry out his wishes.
Fragments from a local notice mention a dispute involving Pittsburg Creek Company and a party seeking twenty five dollars. The readable lines reference an address at 438 Woodstreets with limited context about the action and the involved entities.
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