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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1894
Page
6
A magazine writer extols Maoris noting women as a potent island factor and describing their liquid dark eyes, soft voices, graceful movement, light brown skin, dancing and bathing as common traits. He also comments on Pacific social life and naval pay and perks across nations.
The Railway Review notes 10,000,000 barrels of flour received and stored at Buffalo during the lake season making it the world’s greatest flour depot. The value of goods ranged 30 to 40 million dollars with daily handling around 40,000 barrels and peak days up to 150,000 barrels awaiting shipment to the East by rail and canal.
The Gotha Almanac 1894 notes Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, making her the longest reigning ruler. It lists Francis Joseph and Frederick I as next in time, with several other monarchs and ages noted, plus a long Texas farm wealth summary and fashion notes for women.
The description presents a gown with draped fore ahead of fashion, featuring novelty goods for the skirt and sleeves, velvet collar drapery and revers, and fur trimming on the skirt and wrists.
The Chinese ambassador's wife, Yang Yu, made a striking debut in America at a White House dinner with the Diplomatic Corps. Described as young, tall, and elegant, she wore dark blue satin with gold embroidery and jewels, her hair piled high with a ribbon coronet. Her English is limited but she spoke readily, and she drew attention for her beauty and poised demeanor.
Fragmentary historical account describes Indian war and ceremonial face painting. It notes two types of marks for tribal identity and individual totems, with red ochre and mud applied by a chief during a battle prime.
The New York Telegram notes a shift in feather fashion from shaded ostrich tips to feathers that display multiple tones or shades of one color arranged to resemble shot silk, highlighting a new novelty in feathers.
The German Empress is praised for superior dress sense and numerous outfits yearly. She orders garments fitted on a model to avoid weariness and time loss, insisting each costume be unique and not sold or reused for others.
A fashionable London club forms for aristocratic daughters who stand five feet nine. The Five Foot Nine includes embroy duchesses countesses and ladies in their own right with fifty already enrolled. Members ride daily in Rotten Row and meet fortnightly at members' homes.
Hat construction described uses a man’s silk beaver hat to craft a decorative accessory. Silk beaver forms the hat, trimmed with quills and plumes, and the rim’s upper side may be covered with Irish lace.
A Cincinnati family is upset because a young member suddenly married a female doctor in Savannah Georgia, the groom having traveled there for his health and seeking medical services. The note reflects social attitudes toward women in medicine in the period.
While strolling unattended near a cottage the Princess Louise encounters an elderly woman tending chores. The scene notes the princess feeling thirsty after her walk and observes the lone irons while the old woman irons shirts.
A survivor recounts an Arctic encounter with walruses that broke into a violent attack. The party faced vicious charges, scattered rifles, and a retreat as the herd pressed forward. One mother walrus carried off a casualty while others regrouped, ending in a panic-filled scramble for safety.
A herd of six deer entered a farm near Brown County a few weeks ago and disturbed the pasture. The animals remain in the area and appear settled despite the disruption.
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