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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1894
Page
6
The New York Advertiser estimates 117000 Chicago residents are unemployed and homeless as a penalty of the Great Fair. The St Louis Republic notes our new navy cost 29000000 and Englishmen call for ten times that to defend against France and Russia.
The New York Herald argues anarchists pose a common danger and urges united action against them. It notes officials on the Brooklyn Bridge seek better transportation systems, citing the cable plan’s safety advantages. It reports passenger totals reaching 397,000,000 with no fatalities.
A broad discussion links the World’s Fair wonders to future public and private buildings. A Paris anthropologist cites skull studies to claim differences in female and male heads. The New York Post praises arbitration in strikes and highlights a Lowell volume on industrial conciliation. Fashion notes describe evolving silhouettes, materials, hats, and accessories.
Ashions caterers note fashion is solving the skirt mystery as gowns swing back to sixties peplums. They cite skirt trimmings echoing barrel hoops and bodices lengthened by an added basque, signaling a move toward a medieval look.
A reader describes two new celluloid catch-alls, one framed and one bare, crafted from four curved triangular pieces with floral painting. A ribbon strap threads through opposite holes and two small bows finish the piece, making it a pretty ornament and practical receptacle for matches and small bits.
Instructions describe making a decorative button and needle bag from ribbon for a Christmas gift. Steps include hems, overhanding edges, feather stitching to form compartments, creating drawstrings, buttonhole stitching, and forming a card with flannel lining and a ribbon bow. The design includes needle pockets, flannel or cashmere lining, and decorative gold lettering.
While dining a couple discussed a possible marriage between a late millionaire’s daughter and an actor. A man claimed executors would forfeit half the $16 million for an against wishes marriage, while a woman argued some would give up everything for love.
Text describes making a brush and comb rack from celluloid with a back 13 by 11 inches and a pocket 11 by 5.5 inches. Front strips 2 inches wide are laced with gold cord, two five and a half by two and a half inch strips form the sides, and holes are punched for assembly. The piece is painted and a ribbon loop added.
A discussion on how poverty shapes women’s lives and the value of thrift. It notes how careful budgeting, watching sales, and making a dollar stretch can ease hardship, while social isolation grows from poverty and kindness from others sustains morale. It highlights the role of foresight and small acts to improve daily finances.
The article notes sleeve and cuff differences from lace frill, praising vital smart gowns cut from maire, a popular top fabric of the period. It highlights current fashion trends as seen in Chicago Record styling notes.
The Empress Elizabeth of Austria reportedly endures a strict routine to keep a slender figure. She fasts twice daily, eats a noon meal of grilled meat biscuits and wine, uses heavy underwear year round, and combines vapor baths massage and horseback riding to hold a twenty inch waist at fifty six.
The New York World notes fur collars rise as cape‑like pieces reaching shoulder tips and waist. Mink double collars with full bulk and high collar dominate, lined with gay fabrics for quick house removal. Sealskin and chinchilla edging appear on larger collars, velvet with fox trim, and sage-green velvet collars with jet accents.
A fragment describes a fringe design formed by slashing dyed fabric into nam patterns. It notes a five inch square cloth with a gat shade gradation and a large bow knot outlined in heavy Japanese gold.
A large blotter for the desk makes a decorative and affordable Christmas present. Materials include water color paper, heavy cardboard, blotting paper, and ribbon. The guide details cutting, margins, and folding to create a framed front, with costs totaling about 50 cents.
A partial, garbled note discusses how gowns are fastened and mentions a woman reader or recorder. The fragment provides no concrete names, dates, or locations and lacks a complete action or outcome.
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