Fashionable athletic girls loom large in New York society
A vivid portrait of sport influenced style as athletic and driving girls redefine femininity. Ping pong and golf spark lavish outfits among New York’s elite. Notables like Miss Rooseveltan and Marie Doro appear in carefully stitched gowns, hats, and tailored riding gear, while fashion details emphasize skirts, shoes, belts, and accessories shaping a bold, elegant look.
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New York
William C. Whitney
Marie Doro
de Riguer
Interesting Hints on Summer Frocks From Mary Dean
Mary Dean offers practical guidance for affordable summer gowns using inexpensive muslins, organdies, and gauzes. She advises pattern selection, lining choices, and simple sewing, with styling notes on necklines, sleeves, gloves, parasols, and trims to achieve fashionable looks without high cost.
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Louisiana
Guilbert
The Best of the Argument in a Washington Social Scene
A Washington Star vignette describes Mrs Stanton hosting guests with Four Hundred tension and playful banter. The yellow diamond lady mocks ostentation while Madame maintains grace, turning a potential insult into social wit amid a formal crowd.
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Mrs. Stanton
Four Hundred
Mr. Stanton
Oyster Bay
Madame
Prince of Wales
Fishin Time and Nature Call in Sharp Verse
A short poem from the New York Sun contrasts nature calling its children with speckled bounties of the stream. It depicts a teacher and a boy named Johnny as a playful clash of schooling and fishing.
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Johnny
New York Sun
Mozley Lemon Elixir Advertises Various Ailments Cure
Purports to treat biliousness constipation malaria indigestion sick headaches sleeplessness nervousness heart failure fever and kidney diseases with Lemon Demxir and Lemon Blitze Hitxir. Claims portions for regulation and disentery relief. price 50 cents to 1 dollar. Includes testimonial from Mrs Hua W Jones of Parkersburg West Virginia. Prepared by Dr H Mozley Atlanta Ga.
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H. Mozley
Atlanta
BH. Mozley
Hua W. Jones
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the Avenue
Newport
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Wallace Hopper
Central Park
Lillian Edgerton Barret
Ping Pong Girl
Riding Girl
Golf Girl
Mary Dean
Washington Star
Mozle
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Dowman-Dozier Meg, CO
Bor
Atlanta, GA
Forsyth St
Spratli
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