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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1890
Page
13
Shirley Dare advises women on affordable dress planning and clever needlework to look well with limited budgets. She praises paper models for fitting gowns, details fabrics like cheviot and Henrietta, and outlines practical garments, trims, and sleeves for a practical era wardrobe.
A columnist counsels mothers on guiding daughters through the gawky preteen to teen years. She urges collaborative clothing choices, avoiding forceful fashion, and explains how to use fit and fabric to flatter growing bodies. The piece discusses patterns, fabrics, and prudent shopping with the girl, plus cautions about cosmetics and etiquette.
From Mrs. Harrison to Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Cleveland, Washington society women discuss the ideal lady. They emphasize courtesy, consideration for others, tact, and unselfish kindness as essential traits, with stories of Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Fish illustrating gracious conduct and thoughtful hospitality in official life.
The article describes the blazer suit in blue serge or blueblack shades as a plain town dress. It features a fully plain skirt with broad pleats and a fitted back jacket worn open or loose to reveal a silk blouse and waist sash. It emphasizes minimal excess material and easy home sewing.
The New York Press profile extols the modern businesswoman as admirable to men and puzzling to women. It notes she charms colleagues, shares ideas, and acts with practical flair, often aiding others with financial generosity.
Edgar A. Elliott cites a woman's quick response to danger as horses thunder toward her on the sidewalk. The observer notes she covers her right ear with one hand, remaining still to avoid being crushed beneath the iron hoofs.
A Boston triggered gossip column mocks napiology and drugstore wonders while praising a butcher boy's courage as he stops runaway horses in New York. The tale blends salon intrigue with a dramatic street rescue on Fifth Avenue.
A crowd surrounds a brave butcher boy whose calm faces no pride. An elderly Boston native recounts strangers aiding her at Barnum's Circus and in a crowded car, praising New York manners and Boston beans as she observes city customs. Clara Belle.
The article surveys graduation practices for young women, noting shifts from ornate public recitals to practical topics, while debating whether heavy study burdens harm health. It argues for balance, prioritizing physical well being and real life skills over abstract subjects, and calls for reform in schooling to produce strong, healthy women ready for any station.
A fashionable party witnesses a glamorous woman faint during a play. Two men carry her to the aisle as the audience expresses pity and admiration. She regains consciousness in a ladies parlor amid hopes reporters were not present.
The ex Secretary of the Navy Whitney and his bride Flora Payne depart Cleveland for their honeymoon and try to act reserved. In Ashtabula a plainly newlywedded couple is noticed prompting Whitney to joke about keeping up appearances as seasoned spouses. A local countryman’s light sparks the couple’s embarrassment and Whitney admits the ruse is seen.
The New York World notes violet ink, once seen as a feminine vanity, has become the favorite writing fluid for its ease of sowing and eye softness. It is praised as the author's ink with notable users including Mrs Hawphry Ward and Katherine Hilliard.
Advertisement urges western emigrants to carry Hostetters Stomach Bitters to guard against malaria liver complaints and general digestive upset on frontier travels. It emphasizes Bitters as a preventive medicine for travelers and settlers headed west.
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