Velvet Fashion and an Ancient Winchester Organ Tale
Fashion notes describe velvet fabrics, trims, and care for hats and fur creations from Directoire to Empire styles, plus novel muff shapes and a glimpse of mood in 18th century velvet and cameo effects. A separate piece details Winchester New Hampshire's oldest surviving pipe organ built by Henry Pratt in 1789 for Captain Smith, with five stops and unique pipe materials.
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Winchester
America
N. H
Henry Pratt
Trate
Irkie
Hudson
N. Y
England
Pratt
Smith
Variation of Corselet Skirt Described for Young Girl
A new variation of the Corselet skirt is presented for a young girl. The garment features a waist shirted seam and a wide box plait paneling the front, creating a distinct tailored look.
High Coiffures Rise as Low Styles Fall Out of Favor
The piece notes a shift from low to high coiffures, dismissing the predicted dominance of low styles. The extreme pompadour with a huge rat has waned, while a modest arrangement with a hint of a part gains popularity. The suggested style features a half wreath of tiny pink roses circling the top roll and a long pink aigrette on the left.
Renovating Hints for Dresses with Braid and Trim
The article suggests adding gold and silver braid and buttons to youthful dresses to lift a somber look. Fresh cold braid refreshes a worn dress while bright reg soutache or narrow silver braids in various plaids can brighten plain colors and revive dull fabrics.
Big Muffe and Fur Collars Fashion Notes
Fashion notes describe elbow sleeves boosting furrier demand and introducing oversized muffs. Season features gigantic fur models and aims to cover hands and forearms with luxurious fur. A dog fur tippe t cravat variation is noted with several styles available.
Fashions Parade Rich Fabrics and Fur Combinations
Foulard petticoats remain serviceable and pretty while muffs dominate with immense size and feathery weight. Brussels net and albatross blouses with lace are noted, as are mink and ermine trims on basques and cuffs. Chiffons and taffetas shape ribbon decorations, pleatings, and wide ribbons for winter dressy costumes with renewals in old lace and jewelry styles.
To Curl Ostrich Plumes and Costumes for Young Lady
Instructions on styling ostrich plumes with blunt tools to avoid fiber damage. Then a period description of a Young Lady’s voile dress for a 16 year old, featuring Indian red fabric, square waist, silk embroidered vine, drawnwork yoke, narrow-thread patterns, wide flounce with deep tucks, and draped sleeves with white silk cuffs.
Erratic Household Advice From A Diverted Guide
A garbled block of household tips covers cleaning keys with cloth, mixing salad dreasing barely, and storing vegetables like carrots and turnips in sand. It oddly pivots to kitchen matters such as boiling macaroni, adding borax to wash water, and towel care, finishing with vague notes on clotheslines and "pees" for better condition.
New Millinery Model Promises Simple Yet Stunning Style
A new millinery model in Black French beaver features a wide brim that curves gracefully on both sides with a crown encircled by no cloth. Two pale wine ups on the left side serve as the sole decorations alongside a dinner novelty. A French favor for luncheons or dinners appears as a tiny earth en flower pot centerpiece in a glass locket.
Greedy Seagulls Haul Two Tons of Herring in Nanaimo
A Nanaimo fisherman met a bizarre incident when his open boat carrying two tons of herring was seized by seagulls. Most birds ate their fill but sixty or so became unable to fly, hopping about in a daze. The fisherman rescued them by lifting the birds overboard, and many swam ashore to recover.
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Nanaimo
Tacoma Letiger
Twine Strangely United Twins Exhibit in Poona
Two Hindu girl twins in Poona are displayed joined at the back with faces facing opposite directions. They have separate limbs and feet, and when one moves forward the other is dragged along, drawing curiosity and concern.
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Poona
Medieval Swinging Pestilent Punishment Described
A garbled mid page recounts a medieval punishment method using a pulley and grooved wheel setup. A restrained captive was hoisted by arms while another struck his leg and foot to aid the torturer. The passage notes such rough sport as a favored pastime of peoples.
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Stelking
Bellboy Belligerence At Bucksport Inn Sparks Train Run
A Maine hotelkeeper George Mones of Bucksport defied guest wishes to sleep late for a 4 am wake up. After a heated clash, he forced the guest to take the early train amid a heavy snowstorm, recounting the episode in the Boston Herald.
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Maine
George Mones
Bucksport
Moses
New York
Boston Herald
Left to Fortune's Decision Miss Dabney Marries
California girl Alberta Jewett Dabney of Monrovia chose her husband by a tossed coin. Heads for Roland Storrs, an English churchman, tails for Howard Jones, a theatrical manager. The coin favored Storrs, and she soon became Mrs. Storrs. Her sister May Cutter recalled the surreal method and the family’s relief at the outcome.
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California
Man Sha
Roland Storrs
Howard Jones
Alberta Jewett Dabney
Monrovia
Calif
Storrs
Miss Storrs
May Cutter
Roland
Howard
New York
Preacher a Lamplighter in Southold Nighttime Lamp Duty
Rev James Murray pastor of Southold Universalist church agrees with village authorities to extinguish street lamps nightly for 25 dollars a month. Southold residents retire early and lamps must be out by 11. Salary rises 300 dollars to 700 dollars yearly as he spends the evenings thinking out sermons.
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Southold
Long Island
Foget
James Murray
New York Tribune
Shergold Safety Bicycle From the 1870s
The Shergold safety bicycle dates to the 1870s. Its unique brake required twisting the handlebars to operate. The bike’s unusually thick chain is also noted in the description.
Rat Hunts in Favor in England
Rat catching gains popularity as a sport across Surrey. HB Willoughby Greenhill, a stock broker, and companions with four dogs bagged two rats on Saturday and nearly as many the prior week, attracting many enthusiasts and urging vermin control in rat infested areas per the London Express.
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England
HB. F. Willoughby Greenhill
Surrey
London Express
Curious Hairdressing Fashion in Ceylon Headgear
A brief visual note on Cingalese hairdressing fashion shows a man with a serious intelligent face wearing outrageous headgear. The image highlights how fashion in hairdressing varies by region, surprising observers in India.
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Ceylon
India
Big Eagle Car Attack Ends With Wolf's Dispatch
A five foot eight inch eagle mauled Jesse Wolf in a Southern railroad yard when the bird escaped a box car in eastern Kentucky. After maiming the eagle with a pistol shot Wolf finished it with a wagon spoke. The bird, later stuffed, was believed to have hidden in the box car before being freed in Louisville.
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Southern Railroad
Jesse Wolf
Wolf
Kentucky
Louisville
The Largest Horse Royal Prince Stands Seven Feet High
Royal Prince, a dapple gray raised in Crawford county Pennsylvania, is the largest horse in the United States. He stands nearly seven feet at the shoulder and weighs about 2,500 pounds when fat, wearing a No 30 collar and a No 9 shoe.
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United States
Royal Prince
Crawford County
To Spaniel in a Sweater
Social note on pampered pet dogs shown in coats and kimonos worn by ladies at dog shows. Describes extravagant garments, home wear, and the chilly weather context in London society.
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Indead
Londom
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London Daily Mail
Directoire
Empire
N. H. Square
Ermine
Gils
Shergold
Wellington
Moone
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