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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1890
Page
13
Meg muses on aging women and fashions in a playful urban column. She ponders what constitutes being old, notes the persistence of seniors in style, and jokes about hair as age indicator while imagining conservatively elegant bonnets and cap wear.
An exploration of age appropriate dressing emphasizes abandoning drab colors for vibrant hues, noting that women in their 50s and 80s can wear bold cuts and colors that suit their proportions. Mrs. Whitney returns from abroad with Worth designs, endorsing natural silhouettes and refined draping as indicators of taste.
A Washington woman reports a local taxidermist who mounts birds for ornament, yet refuses to sell any mounted birds for millinery. She cites Audubon Society principles as the reason, arguing the birds were killed but could not justify hat adornment.
A businesswoman argues for a rule on hat removal in elevators. She notes discomfort when others keep hats on, sees courtesy and rebuke in mixed behavior, and admits she dislikes cigars but endures other annoyances in tall buildings.
The piece cites Nell Nelson of the New York World calling for a female driven upheaval to balance gender ratios. It argues women’s ascendancy pressures men from factories and mills, claiming a need for reform across Europe and New England to restrain women’s dominance in work environments.
The passage laments spinsters craving glory through dramatic acts. It argues sacrifices are rare, but bold immolation, suffocation or annihilation in service to society would immortalize a woman in the annals of history.
An Englishman named Stillbers is said to have produced a cloth from spider webs used for surgery. Spiders from Africa and South America are kept in about 5,000 octagonal cases, intoxicated to spin finer threads. Each cocoon yields 25 to 100 yards of thread, weaving kept secret, and bleached silk-like material becomes brilliant and smooth.
The Long Menta are out of fashion among England and America's elite. Queen Victoria visited Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild at Waddesdon Manor, hosting a dejeuner with a simple menu including Consomme Windsor Troite a la Norvegienne and Fillets de Beuf a la Chartreuse.
A woolen baby vest praised by medical authorities as ideal for the first month. A long padded woolen envelope trimmed with silk or lace cushions the infant and protects the head, ensuring even temperature with minimal clothing.
Mrs Boggs agrees to a secret deal during dinner when Boggs offers a raw onion but she insists on ten dollars, prompting a tense exchange between the couple in Detroit.
A collage of society scraps notes fur trim on woolens, royal remarks, schoolyard chatter, beauty tips, jewelry for gilded children, wedding gifts misbehaving, parasol centerpieces, reading tastes of Miss Fawcett, and women in male attire including Mme Dienlafoy. Also mentions Mia Neilson's diamonds and Miss Elizabeth Bisland leaving America for England.
An expert column addresses growing eyebrows after damage or weak growth and suggests brushing with a handoline brush, using vaseline and suet for tint and depth, and applying grease paint for subtle shading. It warns heavy pencil tinting and notes grease paint does not hinder growth.
In a guidance column, Shirley Dare advises meticulous bath routines and clean undershirts, warns against successive bath use without washing, and links skin health to diet and ventilation. She urges readers to avoid expensive garments, insists on moderate diet, and notes she will start charging for private replies.
In Scranton a pair of wrens choose a letter box as a cozy nest site beside a gentleman's residence on Providence road. The female lays, the male sings, and both wrens raise a brood while a housewife and neighbors watch the comedy of nature unfold alongside the family cat and kittens.
The town witnessed a volatile incident as George Havens was driven from Spokane under threats of lynching after his investigations into titles like Colonels and Prefs. Only two of 150 titled men proved to have real right to the prefixes, making Havens a perceived danger in the community.
In the Hennery tale from the Detroit press a hen complains of a contract to lay seven eggs weekly until January 1. The boss allegedly pays only one peck of feed monthly and deducts it from the bill, prompting the hen to quit.
A Washington correspondent describes the Capitol as haunted by live and dead ghosts. Dr Sarah A Ulrich Kelley the self styled national poet seeks poet laureate status and $5000 a year. She recounts a romance with Representative Mansur and alleges a life threatened by an insane husband who hired murder.
A portrait of Capitol characters including Dovey of Delaware and Mr. Penington, a discussion of a bill to compel marriage, the widow of General Bennett with pension battles, and Aunt Clara Reed’s reconciled clash. Also features Straddlebug, a California climber, and an aged Yale graduate who counsels the colored people with noon bursts of sprinting. Old Twenty Per Cent lobbies on.
A London correspondent lampoons middle class English life focusing on courtship, engagement, weddings, and funerals. The piece satirically notes family involvement, costly betrothal duties, and the prominence of birth, marriage, and death notices in papers, including inherited status details and memoriam notices.
In a St Louis Republic item, Walter Johnson meets a friend in New York wearing tan shoes and jokes about Johnstown. The tale claims 16,000 pairs of tan shoes were sent to Johnstown for food relief, provoking the crowd to cheer with Manhattan cocktails.
A fragment from Texas Siftings mentions Mrs Peterby and a humorous remark about a swan singing before Vil Peay. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or details about persons, places, or events.
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