Back in Time” is contributed by the Aspen Historical Society and features excerpted articles and images from past Snowmass Sun/Aspen Times issues. We can’t rewrite history, but we can learn from it!

STYLE IN OYSTERS. Share full article. Aug. 31, 1889. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from August 31, 1889, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.