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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1890
Page
4
The article discusses color theory for different complexions in dress, advising florid skin tones to avoid bright reds and recommending deep blues, greens, and muted yellows. It notes how age and hair color affect color choices, and ends with remarks on weathered fashion ideas and portraits.
An anecdote from a Philadelphia Press letter describes a girl fitting up a cupola for privacy, debating a kiss with a handsome suitor named Jack. After a playful bet and a tense moment with Mignonne, the girl ultimately resists, boasting of the eventual elopement outcome and the editor’s coy commentary on manners of the era.
A tale from the city recounts a young physician by emergency duty at a hospital who mistakenly clipped a patient’s hair while stopping a scalp wound. The patient cried out fearing harm, and the doctor’s calm reply met the patient’s claim that he was harming her wig. The incident ends with the jury noting the blunder. A reading-room for messenger boys’ masses duty opens in New York.
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