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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1892
Page
7
A jumble of anecdotes describes strange wireless experiments with long distance copper wire and calls from Melbourne to Albury. It recounts a railway telephony miscue, a meteor strange substance in a tree, and curious reports from La Rochelle to New York about ants and curiosities in science and superstition.
A woman turns to delivering nutritious soup stock to households at twenty cents a quart, expanding to a souphouse with daily depots and a weekly menu from consomme to mutton broth. The venture grows to serve villages, funded by mortgage interest and small capital, and praised as a potential paid opportunity for women nationwide.
A sharp critique of feathered hats headlines a fashion feature noting the crusade against plumage has limited effect. The piece surveys winter fabrics, veils, cloaks, furs, and new silhouette details from Empire capes to reversible Himalaya cloth and striped wool velvets.
In the Measured Review account the Touareg tribes are depicted as a vast, violent power dominating central Sahara routes from Ghadames to Tisabuctoo. They slay travelers and priests, extract blackmail from tribes, and protect caravans only if paid. The piece blends travel peril with linguistic notes on animal names.
The New York World reports on Paris shopgirls facing long hours and poor pay with demanding dress codes and forced standing. It cites Mme Vincent's figures showing millions of French artisans are women, with substantial total wages and payouts, and notes hundreds of independent women traders in Paris along with numerous prud’homme rulings affecting workwomen.
The Marie belt is a satin or velvet ribbon belt about an inch wide laid in successive rows. It fastens at the back and front on a velvet or satin covered whalebone. The belt shapes into a pointed bodice and is best fastened at the side. Five to seven rows of ribbon are common, worn with morning dress or an Empire tea gown trimmed with ribbon.
The colony of New Zealand and Wyoming have granted political rights to women. The move reflects a trend where colonies adopt institutions suited to their needs and advance suffrage ahead of the mother countries.
The St Louis Republic describes new polka dotted Bedford cords in Venetian brown tan olive Napoleon blue heliotrope and dahlia shades. Dots appear in black or deeper tones on ribbed goods and extend to India cashmeres serges satins brocades and striped silks for elegant evening wear.
The Philadelphia Times notes a revival of Congress gaiters with rubber side inserts in cloth uppers. Described as comfortable and neat, they appear in the windows of leading shoe makers, signaling a fin de si cle trend resurfacing among the stylish.
The wedding featured six bridesmaids in pale green gowns with dark green silks and white fusi, big green hats with velvet trim. Bouquets showcased mignonette while gowns in satins and brocades carried bright hues including Napoleon blue and heliotrope.
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