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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1893
Page
3
The discussion notes that shoulder capes are doomed by fashion and health authorities. It discusses the return of hoop skirts and hair switches, cautioning against burdensome hairpieces. A new bicycle design for ladies features an insulated lower frame seat and rearward saddle to promote upright posture and easier mounting.
The Princess of Wales has been expanding her lace trove, adding rare pieces from various countries. Her vast collection, among Europe's finest, includes notable Brussels and Spanish laces, and even a $50,000 Belgian wedding gift.
A New York Post style note advises frugal shoppers to choose satin duchess or merveilleux for dressy wear, listing colors from olive to black and prices 80 cents to 1.25 a yard. A black satin skirt in an enlarged bell shape is paired with a satin brocade coat, velvet cape, Eton jacket, and a black velvet bodice for a formal ensemble.
The report notes Yale offers women courses and degrees on par with men and Harvard may open its doors to women soon. It cites the Harvard Annex and progress at Cornell Oberlin and Brown as evidence that single colleges can adapt for women with expanding opportunities. Fashion notes follow, detailing trends in fabrics colors accessories and hats for the season.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports a bicycle designed for women prioritizes safety and hygiene. It claims reduced vibration through a unique springless framework and a single continuous front fork, cutting costly pneumatic tire complexities.
The St Gothard Tunnel begun in 1872 and finished in 1880 spans nine and a half miles at a cost of 196.40 per fee. By 1893 the Simplon tunnel, under construction, will claim the title of largest and longest, at about twelve and a half miles, nearly three miles longer than St Gothard. The old Route of the Simplon will be virtually abandoned once completed, cutting crossing time from twelve hours to under thirty minutes.
The piece contrasts Russian and foreign maids, noting widespread incompetence and servile excess. It describes household retainers drifting asleep any hour, taking belongings, and a woman’s loss of authority over servants. Servants provide their own mattresses and sleep on stoves or in yards. housing servants is uncommon.
Reports from Ning Po Missionary Hospital note that Chinese teeth yield more easily than American or European teeth. Native dentists use a potent gum powder applied to the tooth and instruct the patient to sneeze. within minutes the tooth reportedly falls out.
Tar forms of snow crystal seem numerous with several hundred forms noted in reports by Arctic explorers. Snow crystals can be captured without breaking open fur or soft cloth as they fall. The variety of forms is greater in the Arctic than in temperate regions.
A mysterious slip from England mentions the weeping willows of America ail, with a note about Troe Alexander Fope and 6Dpruce. The fragment hints at a cross Atlantic concern affecting trees. Further details are unclear but the items imply a horticultural or symbolic issue crossing oceans.
A garbled passage describes excesses of modern life and hints at a real estate boom losing momentum in Britain and Canada. The text alludes to remedies, prices, and a society unsettled by rapid growth, suggesting an economic shift without clear details.
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