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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1890
Page
13
A discussion on dress sense and making style suit the wearer. It contrasts Bernhardt’s train with elegant drapery and the ideal summer outfit using outing cloth or wool, noting how subtle presence and confidence elevate fashion beyond mere fabric.
A fashion piece contrasts precise tailored outfits with casual carefree styles. It discusses the fit at the waist and the effect of a tailored silhouette, noting blue and brown shell plaid fabrics, camel hair undershirts, white mull, and brown derbies, as well as the impact of dress on personality and movement.
The piece argues that many women dress well on 300 dollars a year by sewing and altering their own outfits with a seamstress, buying cheap shoes, and trimming hats themselves. It notes that five hundred dollars can yield a handsome seasonal wardrobe with gloves bonnets and boots, while encouraging frugal tailoring and guiding cheaper mantua makers for travel and street wear.
A description of a new wedding gown crafted from satin and poplin in a traditional color. The gown features a 31 yard court train, one corner turned up with a large orange blossom bouquet, high sleeve bodice with a Medici collar, lace trimming, and a lace throat framed by orange blossoms.
Furnishers unveil three belt designs inspired by Harper's Bazar to complement fashionable costumes for the season. Each belt features distinct detailing intended to elevate apparel and draw interest at social events.
Modern caterers offer ready to serve meals in clients homes with oysters bonillon creams and salads packed in ice and delivered in flat boxes. Dishes arrive prepared from Delmonico style kitchens and pricing reflects a premium on convenience and laziness.
Ladies praise gloves crafted from exotic Russia leather with a pungent aroma. The chevrette style yields soft elastic gloves with a pleasant scent. The latest evening glove appears in pale lilac suede with black cotton stitching. Biarritz children’s gloves without buttons are easy to slip on and off and fit with comfortable looseness.
A woman has handmade the silk gowns for the U S Supreme Court for forty years earning $100 per gown. Each gown is identical save for material. The Chief Justice wears black Chinese satin while associate justices wear black silk. The Chief Justice uses a new gown when swearing in a president.
A Harper's Bazaar feature showcases new jet fashion for early summer. The article highlights modern silhouettes, vibrant fabrics, and breezy ensembles aimed at stylish, on trend appearances for the season.
Miss Carrie Burnham Kilgore of Philadelphia is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the fourth woman to gain this distinction. The other three are Mrs. Belya A. Lockwood, Laura De Force Gordon, and Mrs. Ada M. Bittenbender of New York.
The Ladies' Home Journal presents a cool pretty and becoming hat design for the athletic outdoor girl of the season. The accessory blends style with practicality and reflects current fashion trends.
Practical guidance from a New York Star article on stimulant use. It argues liquor is injurious without substantial food, and advises pairing with beef, clams, oysters, milk with phosphate, cocoa extract, wine, or fruit, followed by a full meal. It urges minimal reliance on stimulants and recommends immediate nourishment after use.
A Detroit Free Press piece explains a fad where a girl collects one penny from each of 100 friends to buy a friendship ring. The ring costs $1 and each ring represents 100 friends contributing one cent each, a symbol of social bonds among city girls.
Mrs Millais ex wife of John Ruskin and wife of the renowned artist is described as the happiest woman in France. Her new status as his mascot follows their divorce and she enjoys wealth, luxury, and a staff of artistically dressed servants. The piece notes her beauty, elegant manner, and high living arrangements with Oriental couches and Greek dressers.
An essay-like portrait of rural Irish peasant women starting work at 13 or 14, moving from mother’s cabin to farmer’s house, then to the big house, with Sundays spent in chapel and dances at “The Cross.” It notes wages, daily chores, church rituals, pattern dancing, and the harsh cycle of moving from one mistress to another in search of better wages.
A historical note explains Chinese superstition about sleeping with the head toward the east, linked to health and happiness. It warns that facing north brings loneliness, south implies diminished wealth, and west is for the dead, while travelers use a compass to avoid wrong directions.
In Washington May 10 an overflow of equestriennes gathers for paper chases and country rides. Mrs Davis and Mrs Cleveland lead a capital fashion, with 500 thoroughbreds, 200 riders weekly, and social figures from senators wives to cabinet members sharing the saddle and sport.
A Washington feature celebrates riding and equestriennes from Annie Ayer to Daisy Leiter, detailing costs of horse ownership and riding attire, plus notes on diplomats and nobility who ride. It blends garden lore with social observation and highlights roses as a central passion, including care tips and ornamental uses.
A Brooklyn musician explains the xylophone’s origins in China, detailing the 2000 B C skang made of 16 yu stones on a frame with 12 lu intervals. He notes sacred use, the instrument’s transition from religious rites to theaters, and current pricing from $15 to 50 cents.
The piece warns that rheumatism fluctuates in joints and muscles and, if neglected, can last a lifetime or harm the heart. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a professionally authenticated remedy to arrest the malady and avoid serious outcomes.
A traveling salesman from W. F. Youngerman's wholesale house reports severe headaches followed by morphine hypodermic treatments and credits Krause's Headache Capmiles with curing or preventing all attacks. He claims to weigh eight pounds more now due to relief and notes the advertisement ends with “For sale by.”
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