The Advisability of Games at Home in Whist
Octave Thanet offers a parlor portrait of a whist playhouse where family ties strain under rules and signals. He argues that keeping peace at home requires treating kin as strangers and an umpire to curb petty quarrels, citing Chesterfield and Grufflandgrim as vivid examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Paps Chesterfield
Papa Chesterfield
Deschapelies
Mamma Chesterfield
Ihose Chesterfield
Mr. Foster
Boston
Rose Chesterfield
Rockwood
Chesterfields
Rose
Mamma
Pana Chesterfeld
Gruff and
Grim
Mex Gruflandgrim
Charley
Tom
Pena Chesterfield
Convents
Emmy
Papa
Thomas
Pole
Cavendish
Pare
Hoyle
Jack
Ace
Nine
Fashion's whims and living room oddities in a New York paper
A New York paper item lampoons fashionable clutter and extreme tastes in mid century drawing rooms. It notes a man’s complaint about a tea table cup set and a Mexican dollar souvenir, plus a tiger skin rug causing guests to stumble at afternoon receptions and crowding furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
New York
Housewives Debate Cozy Corners and Elegant Home Decor
The article extols jointless matting for nursery and living rooms and details cozy corner furniture ideas with curved seats, cushions, and lamps. It notes trends in flowers, color harmony from nature, and clubland separations on politics and religion, plus refined table settings and mourning etiquette.
Genius is Diffident An Amateur Actor’s High Aim
Helena Mopjveska argues that true acting success rests on fidelity to art rather than wealth. Talent must be native, with rigorous training and constant study. Genius invites labor and inspiration cannot be bought, so devotion to craft defines the artist’s real success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moijeska
Aya
Paris
Vienna
Helena MopvEska
Grecian Hair Styles Dominate Fashion Today
An article reviews Grecian coiffure trends for summer, noting English and French women embracing Greek influence. It describes three illustrations showing stages of English hair dressing with hair divided into three strands and emphasizes symmetry and ornamental elegance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen of Troy
Fashionable Paris and English coifs for 1900s women
Hair styles described include French and English coifs with tight curls and high crowns, emphasizing the Grecian knot and Shepherdess knot. Accessories feature bandeau loops, gilt enamel ornamentation, and jeweled pieces. A new wave of out-of-door styles mirrors indoor trends with elaborate decorative pins and wavers for quick grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simar
la Bern
Marguerite
Desdemona
Gay Williams
Four Parisian artists boast of Marseilles bravado contest
A Parisian paper recounts a boastful contest among three Marseilles artists. Each tells a tall tale of skill and fake marvels from painting boards to furred curios, ending with a jab about a life like sculpture and frequent shaving. The piece mixes satire with crude wordplay and ad-like insertions about Dr Kline and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Aretioa
Ell
Venus Moon Conjunction Captivates Skies Over Colorado
A rare close conjunction of the moon and Venus Friday night near April 29, with the 3 days crescent near the star. The pair vanished below the horizon about an hour and a half before the conjunction, offering a striking western sky view in Colorado and western regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Jupiter
Colorado
West
Incident in Kaffirland Touches Local Doctor Feud
A traveler reports a scene where a man driving cattle and oats passes by as the husband of a local physician collects his wife’s fee from a patient. The tale hints at tensions with the town witch doctors and mentions a looming ban on roddies and bedbugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaffirland
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Omas
Lottily
Meaene
Octave Thanet
Worth
Mrs. Kendal
Mother Cart
Ocke
Margaret H. Welch
Kteclf
Whitten
Disratch
Judy
Genius
Kiine
Dr. Kline
Archat
Phila
Besspes Coes
South Africa
Boomie
Win. Trinkle &Co
Wood Street
Bank of Commerce Building
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