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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
6
A fragment from William J. Dawson in the Detroit Free Press recalls a summer night memory. The speaker revisits a porch, a face framed by golden hair, and the scent of new mown hay. He whispers of loss, mermaid imagery, and a kiss on a letter, ending with sorrowful silence beside a headstone.
In a family tale, Jacqueline receives a $100 diamond ring from Uncle Jack but wears it only on dress occasions. The ring vanishes after a New Year’s party, and suspicions fall on Matie, a new servant. After a cautious investigation, Matie confesses she wore a grandmother’s ring for luck, and the missing ring is finally recovered beneath a stove zinc during spring cleaning.
The fragment recounts Richard Le Gallienne and Dr. Corian conjectures with Colorado lectures, a planned French scholarly edition of Descartes works, and Rothschild heirlooms. It also notes Mme Ponisi gifting costumes to Aunt Louisa Eldridge, Cromwell descendants among peers, and listed noble lineages including Lords Ripon Chichester Clarendon and others.
A collage of comic exchanges and quips from Chicago Record Detroit Free Press and other papers. Jokes about navigation, manners, and family life feature Buck, Hamsby, Mrs Spiffins, Miss Pompon, and a sly dig at a dummy wedding gift.
The article reviews autumn dress trends featuring Mohair and tweed costumes, plaid fabrics, and silk-warp wool gowns. It highlights Persian color mixtures, bouile effects, and French plaids, with gowns in colonials, sailor collars, and crimped ruched hems. It notes chiffon-like fabrics, gored skirts, and velvet-toned vests as key details.
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