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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1895
Page
10
A collage of shopping notes, decor items, and domestic advice. It covers leather purses and tea sets, restored iron lamps, shelving of kitchen chores, and careful guidance on cleaning and grooming. Includes practical household routines, seasonal crafts, and care for infants and mothers with step by step tips.
A guide to hosting charades with improvised props and tableaux vivants. It suggests using closet contents, blankets, and everyday items to create scenes, recommends separate syllable acts, and lists sample props and proverbs to evoke humor without stage settings.
A society column recounts Ward McAllister's role in shaping the gatekeeping Four Hundred and follows a West Coast woman as she uses wealth and strategy to gain entry to New York's elite. It notes the power of decent kin, family birth, and rising social ladders amid a backdrop of charity cliches and clandestine social plans.
An ornate catalog excerpt markets silver work baskets and jewel encrusted thimbles priced from 30 to 950 dollars, highlighting a dollhouse sized basket with diamond settings, pearl and crystal embellishments, and matching accessories. It notes gifts for friends and lovers, with emphasis on opulent, collectible sewing notions and monogrammed cases.
The author argues that a society worth joining honors those who shape decent character in others. Decency should be actively pursued, not passively accepted, and applied to both men and women through daily conduct and forgiveness. The piece reflects on virtue, social standards, and the role of individuals in upholding moral norms.
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