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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1892
Page
4
A period column on tonics and fancy dress ideas blends with notes on household elegance. It highlights sheer muslin curtains, long draperies, and white muslin accents, plus table decorations like arbutus and spring motifs. It also describes spring millinery trends such as open-work straw turbans, velvet bows, and white lily motifs for baby carriages, capturing city debutante delight and retail displays.
A fragmentary account describes a transition from heavy cloaks to lighter capes and new coverings. It notes an "old-tealgoned castor" style with small added pieces and a felt yoke aims to replace the tur cape. The text mentions fashion shifts and a shift away from lant with a combination card.
A Washington display traces careless letter writing and misaddressed mail in the Dead Letter Office. It features a 1788 record of valuables, a vast collection of unmailable items, and curious examples from errors to revolvers mailed with misguided intent.
A fragmented fashion column describes hats, laces, and fabrics in delicate, flowing tones. It notes Chantilly lace, gold crepe trims, and white robes, plus how suedes, boots, and light wires shape a graceful spring look amid social chatter and shop scenes.
A garbled OCR style notice lists people and places such as Easton, Mauch Chunk, Parker, and Allen Parkers. It references a Sunday event at a Grove location with various names including Danae Easton Sheila and Pat Horne. Details are unclear due to transcription errors.
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