16 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1900
Page
1
A compact report notes fashion items including jackets from 268 lines, suits from skirts, reefers, furs, scarves, and children's fur collection, reflecting seasonal style shifts and retail emphasis.
The article reports on Secretary Gage facing questions over relations with two New York banks as Representative Sulzer seeks a congressional inquiry. It notes Republican control over the measure, and a Vanderlip remark alleging political pressure on the Treasury. It argues for separating the Treasury from the banking system and publicizing letters from political financiers.
Heard in passing notes Senate may withhold Quay seat hurting chances at Wanamaker positions and Wanamaker’s paper. Britain’s South Africa move hints Spanish officers nearby. Senator Clark of Montana not yet convicted by elections committee. Miles protests Corbin dispute over army command. Blackburn elected in Kentucky aims for second term with congressional dinner. Miss Julia Filbridge of West Cornwall, Conn reports Burdock Blood Bitters cured a widespread skin condition.
The Sisters of Notre Dame reveal plans for Trinity College in a prime Washington site near the Catholic University. Funds, endowments, and tuition for a four year program culminating in PhD are outlined, with entry at seventeen and health as admission requisites.
An excerpt recalls a New York Daily News ad used to place girls in positions with shared costs. It then recounts Australian squatters pooling issues, leading to a mass arrival of cats at the Globe hotel in Adelaide. The crowds turned cats loose to raid sheep stations, threatening the inn and revealing folly in syndicated schemes.
A Gentlemen's Magazine piece traces buckle fashion from diamond buckles of the elite to gold and silver variants among rich and poor, noting a shift away during the French Revolution when shoe ribbons supplanted buckles as the dominant adornment. It describes firm social signaling by material and class, and the buckle makers’ decline as ribbons rose.
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