Of Special Interest to Womankind Fashioning Cotton Dresses and Hats
A long feature on spring and summer women’s wear notes washable cotton house dresses in gingham and percale with elbow sleeves, lace trims, and ribbon touches. It outlines fabrics, prints, ribbons, parasols, gowns, and fashionable accessories including wash ribbons, parasol handles, and new Cuban heel slippers for the season.
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Ani
England
Gorton Brigade
Japan
Enlora
Gubaz
Megizees
Paris
Daughter of Lucy Holcomb Pickens Born in Imperial Russia
An illustrated reminiscence recounts Lucy Holcomb Pickens, famed nineteenth century southern lady, and her ascent from Texas prairie roots to Russian court society. It notes her marriage to Colonel Frank W. Pickens, diplomat to Russia, and the birth of their daughter at the Romanoff court where czarina named the baby Douschka Olge Nera Francisco Bugenis Dorothy Pickens, nicknamed Doushka.
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Ben
Lone Star State
Jess Vaan
Umsort
Lucy Hulcomb
South Carolina
Frank W. Pickens
Pickens
Fort Pickens
Buchanan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Alexander IV
Southrow
Ami
Europa
Tate
Victoria
Albert
Buckingham Palace
Napoleon IV
Eugenie
Ranevigan
United States
Doushka and the Souths Fateful Courtship in Civil War Echoes
Caroline S Mahoney recounts the Russian court intrigue and the South’s remembered matriarch Lucy Holcomb Pickens. It highlights her charm in foreign courts, her husband Colonel Pickens’ 1960 election, and her role on Confederate money. The piece weaves colonial memory with Civil War reveries and a plantation legacy.
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Pickens
South Carolina
Agan
Edgewood
Ieavie
Douschka
Lucy Holcomb Pickens
Gloomy View of Marriage and Youth in Love Matches
An unnamed narrator argues that romantic marriages based on beauty endure only if the husband remains convinced of his wife’s freshness. The piece asserts many men remain in love with aging wives, and that true affection resists aging judgments. It cites societal pressure, vanity, and the fear of public opinion in maintaining devotion.
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Chang
Lst
Imointain
Arenet
Esha
Spou
The Eternal Charm Of Youth And Wives
A reflective, dated passage by Fanny Enders on how men value youth and beauty in marriage. It argues some women fail to grasp men's vanity and the risk of aging, suggesting husbands may grow distant when a wife becomes old and unattractive despite enduring admiration for her virtues.
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Ahen
Naver Agein
Household Hints and Mexican Cookery in Sunny South
A Sunny South Household page offers queries, cooking notes, and sewing tips for women readers. Practical guidance covers ironing setups, table coverings, bosom boards, and laundry care with Salt for irons and cheesecloth usage. Also includes Mexican dishes using red beans, spicy Chile peppers, and a pasta dish with Parmesan.
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Sunny South
Atlanta
Ette
Emily Holt
Domestic tips and recipes inanol and furniture care notes
A summary of household hints from the column discussing using alcohol as a cleansing agent for lace, mildew removal on linen with boiled soap and water, a citrus fritter recipe with orange slices fried in batter, and guidance on repairing damaged inlaid wood furniture by gluing loose inlays, plus stain removal for marquetry and whitening plaster mixes.
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D. G. Aiken
Hera
Mrs. & D
Columbus
Mrs Beckham Becomes Kentucky's Young First Lady
A friend recalls Miss Jean Raphael Fuqua of Owensboro becoming Mrs Beckham and Kentucky's first lady. Born in Owensboro, educated at Mary Baldwin, she is tall and healthy, devoted to music and French, shy yet confident, fond of outdoor sports, and religious. She values discretion, avoids card games, and backs Governor Beckham while hoping to aid him from behind the throne.
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GHB
J.C. W. Beckham
Dean Raphael Fuqua
Owensboro
Miss Fuqua
Beckham
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Atste
Kentucky
Beckham Ayaa
Ittla
Eleanor Raphael Fuqua
Jean Raphael
Mary Baldwin
Staunton
Beesvn
Hagy
Y Pryfferent
Dickens
Thackeray
Scott
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Valenciennes
Chantilly
Haman
Ted
Vine
Pscava
Pha
Caroline
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South
Mr. Sherman
Douachka
Ner U
Fanny Enders
Mexico
Oke
Kans
A. B
Lawrenc
Daiuy S
Richmond
Mrs Beckham
Sue
Netty
Parballa
Lancing
Kit Alwaye
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