I love thrift shopping! It is the thrill of discovery, the nostalgia, the history. I was at the 613 flea held regularly in Ottawa, and saw this lovely mug commemorating the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. I do have a small trinket dish with this pattern on it, but I thought that this mug was special. Yes, it had a common transfer used by many manufacturers at the time, for the occasion, but like my trinket dish these were all made in the United Kingdom. This mug was made in Canada.
Dundee Evening Telegraph, 26 July 1900, page 6
The bagpipes in war – The Highlanders owe much to their bagpipes; they have done an immense deal to quicken the blood and fire the souls of fighting men in the battlefield; and feeble indeed would have been their efforts had their beloved bagpipes been absent. Every one has heard of Cameron, of the 92d Highlanders, who thought so much of the effect the loss of the pipes, would have upon his men that when his favourite piper was killed by his side in the Peninsular War, he knelt down and tried to raise him, saying – “I would rather lose 20 men than lose you!” There are many stories told of the wonders and achievements the bagpipes have conferred on the hardy Highlanders. One of their favourite tunes, in fact, the most beloved is “The Campbells are Coming.” The truth of the story that the music of the bagpipe was heard by the besieged garrison at Lucknow, as the soldiers marched to the relief, has never been exactly proved, although it is accepted generally as a fact, and that the tune was “The Campbells are Coming.” Tennyson has referred to the incident in one of his most stirring poems – “Great Thoughts.”
Gazette Officielle du Quebec, 23 March 1901, page 35
Fieri Facias de Bonis et de Terris
Superior Court – District of Montreal
Montreal, to wit: no 1353
Dame Jane O’Sullivan, of the city and district of Montreal, widow of the late John Patrick Cuddy, in his lifetime of the same place. Plaintiff: against the lands and tenements of Ludger Meilleur, farmer, of the parish of Sault au Recollet, district of Montreal, defendant.
A lot of land situate and being in the Saint Lawrence Ward of the city of Montreal, being the south west half of the lot known and designated under the number one hundred and twenty-six (126), of the official plan and book of reference of the said Saint Lawrence ward, containing about fifty feet in width and seventy feet in depth; bounded in front by St Charles Boromee Street, in rear by the north east part of the said lot number one hundred and twenty-six (126), sold to Alphonse Chapleau et al, on one side by lot number one hundred and twenty five (125), and on the other side by lot number one hundred and twenty-eight (128), of the said official plan and book of reference.
To be sold at my office, in the city of Montreal, on the Twenty-fifth day of April next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon.
JR Thibaudeau
Sheriff’s office, Montreal, 23th March 1901.
The Glengarrian, 11 August 1893
Dressing-room “Don’t’s”
Don’t – unless your arms are white and rounded – wear only a little puff on the shoulders in your party dresses. Have your sleeves made in one or two big drooping puffs, to reach almost to the elbow, where they will meet the long gloves of the same shade. You will look quite as stylish and dressy.
Don’t – if you have a pale complexion – wear a light gray or tan hat, because it will give you the effect of being sallow. If you must have it a light shade to match your dress, line the inside with dark velvet, which will make your skin look fair. Apropos hats, the rule holds [illegible] that an untrimmed brim is trying to all save the most youthful faces, whereas a pleating or ever a fold of velvet, imparts a look of fitness.
Don’t – if you are very thin or very stout, or if you even suspect yourself of a tendency either way – be beguiled by your dressmaker into having an Empire gown. It is a style which suits one woman out of ten, and the other nine are simply foils to set off her charms.
Don’t – if your feet are short and broad – squeeze them with agony into the shortest shoes you can put on. If you wear a 3B, get a 3 ½ A and see how much slenderer and better shape your feet will look.
Don’t – if you are blonde, brunette or medium – be afraid of wearing yellow. There is surely one shade of that colour which will suit you and bring out all the pink in your skin; if you are sallow, it would make you look white.
Don’t – cover your face with one of the purple veils. Very few colored veils are to be trusted as being becoming, while black and white are always in good style.
Don’t – copy everything that you see is the fashion. Suit your own figure and face, and among all the varied designs you will find something that will give you an individuality of your own. Remember that the lovely ladies in fashion plates are all Venuses which few of us are.
North Bay Nugget, 16 Feb 1960
Modern Etiquette
Q. My husband and I were guests at dinner in some friend’s home recently and in order to help my hostess, I stacked my used dishes as I finished eating out of them. My husband says this was incorrect. What is the answer?
A. Your husband is right. Always leave your dishes as they are when you finish eating.
Q. is there a rule of etiquette governing the length a marriage engagement should be?
A. No. However, long engagements are not so common today. The usually accepted length of an engagement now is about six months.
Q. Please suggest a note I might write to a friend who was kind enough to write to me in my recent bereavement?
A. “Dear Betty: your sweet letter gave me great comfort. Thank you so much for writing. I shall call you as soon as I feel able. Lovingly, Susan.”
Q. Should the dinner napkin be held above the edge of the table when unfolding it? A. No; the napkin is unfolded in the lap.
Montreal Standard, 28 March 1908
Sons of the Emerald Isle parade Montreal Streets in honor of St Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland
St Patrick’s day in Montreal – scene on Beaver Hall Hill and Victoria Square soon after the procession had left St Patrick’s Church, where the solemn mass was celebrated. This year’s parade was not as large as many of its predecessors, the climactic conditions being unfavorable to a bit turn-out. It was interesting and picturesque, however and was witnessed by large crowds. To the right of the illustration may be seen the spire of St Patrick’s Church, the mother-church of Irish Roman Catholics in Montreal.
St Patrick’s Day in Montreal – a view of the procession as it passed along St James Street after high mass at St Patrick’s Church.
Montreal Standard, 16 May 1908
In the amusement world – the Bell sisters, Scotch dancers who will take part in the Empire Day Concert to be given in the Arena on Friday evening, May 22nd, under the auspices of the Caledonian Society of Montreal.
Winnipeg Tribune, 23 May 1921
Mrs. M Corley and Miss Irene V Corley have returned from the Pacific Coast and are guests at the Fort Garry Hotel.
Winnipeg Tribune, 5 July 1924
Mrs. Corley and Miss Irene Corley left Friday for a short visit at Minaki.
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Motorists’ long coats, Montreal, 1906
Montreal Standard, 5 May 1906
A new form of auto headgear – Serges, cheviots and homespuns in all the light weights and light colors, hairlined with stripes or plaids, it matters not, are being used by motorists for their long coats. Almost all are simply modelled, as the illustrated coat of tan homespun shows.
[Oh but the hat!]
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