Real Utopia at Capital's Front Door
A Washingtonian described Capitol Heights Maryland as a peaceful 2000 resident farming community near the capital. It features fresh eggs daily, a town hall with dances plays and fairs, a Ladies' Improvement League, and a citizens’ association pushing progressive laws, all under moonlit nights. The piece laments its potential absorption by the expanding city.
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Ashington
Washington
Capitol
Moving Picture Theater
Columbia Line
Sixty-first Street
Utopia
Town Hall
Capitol Heights
Ufe
Ladies’ Improvement League
Citizens’ Association
Ladies’ Improvement Association
Hubby
Fete in Washington Showcases Exploding Miniature Battle
Mrs Edward B McLean hosted a $50 000 fete honoring Red Cross delegates featuring a timed dynamite mine display turning a garden into a field of carnage with manikin soldiers. Red Cross nurses and ambulances rushed to aid the wounded as guests watched from a courtly setting with notable attendees and exquisite decorations.
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Red Cross
Edward Beale McLean
Washington
Hope
Mme. Baekmeteff
Thomas Walsh
Leopold
Belgium
New York
Midnight Suppers at Manor House in Randle Highlands
Washington society sees Manor House in Randle Highlands rise in fame with starry dinners and dances. A recent French embassy attaché and Viscountess d Ary hosted a 300 guest event turning the estate into a palatial locale with lantern-lit lawns and midnight Maryland suppers. The piece notes the growing practice of hostesses bidding guests to private entertainments, once common only at official White House events, now spreading to broader society and requiring tactful invitation lists.
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Randle Highlands
Washington
Versailles
St. Cloud
Paris
d’Ary
Maryland
White House
Executive Mansion
Singers Halted In Senate Demonstration Jest
A sensational bid to sing in the senate gallery was halted by Sergeant at Arms Ransdell after a press agent aimed to advertise a campaign song. Capitol police intervened as the quartet was escorted from the capitol grounds. Carrie Nation previously sought a gallery address but rules remain strict against demonstrations.
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Senate
Ransdell
Atarms
Capitol
Carrie Nation
Real Estate Hurt How This Infamous Bill WIL Ald Mall Order Houses
A Lyndon style civic tract condemns mail order houses and parcels post for harming village real estate values. It argues many farmers and townsfolk must defend local merchants, schools, and churches to keep towns vibrant, warning about advertising in farm papers and urging readers to burn catalogues. It stresses the link between local commerce and land value, urging farmers to trade locally and protect their communities.
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Bill Wil
Ald Mall
Thomas Harrigan
River Falls
Wis
United States
Chicago
New York
Dainty House Frock Delights With Simple One Piece Style
Mary Dean notes dainty one piece gowns built on simple lines suit varied uses from boating to shopping. Linen and duck or gingham for working wear, with color options pale blue violet pink yellow. Emphasizes pudding bag seams for laundering, clear pearl buttons, and optional trims. suggests aprons to protect dresses.
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Mary Dean
Smartens Up Old Waists With Embroidered Boleros
The article recommends upgrading old dresses by adding net boleros with jewels beads and embroidery. It advises using embroidered overlays on ready made machine embroidered waists to save time while achieving hand embroidered effects. This method suits mending lace yokes and collars with small worn holes without discarding the item.
Invisible patching method for woolen fabrics guidance
The article describes applying an invisible patch by placing it under the hole and darn stitching the hole edges to the patch following the fabric weave. It advises dampening and pressing from the wrong side and notes lace can be mended by sewing a net underneath with matching mesh.
Fashion notes on gowns with shirring and diaphanous fabrics
The article discusses lingerie dresses with waistline gathers that suit slim figures, how tucks flatten fullness for broader figures, and the shaping effect of cords and yokes. It highlights diaphanous fabrics like chiffon for trimming, their color range, and their resilient texture to avoid a crushed look after wear.
To Make a Tea Tray From a Cheese Box
A simple guide to fashioning a tea tray from the head of a cheese box. Sandpaper the wood smooth, stain mahogany, and polish with turpentine and linseed oil. Attach brass handles and add a round embroidered doily for a refined look. Suitable for a piazza or serving breakfast to an invalid.
Piquant Headgear Shows Baby Coats With Fine Embroidery
Handwork on baby coats features hand embroidered lingerie coats in French batiste with delicate needlework finishing edges. Irish lace insets accent the cape, creating dainty, handmade garments for infants.
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Capital
Edward B. McLean
Farmer
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