Women in Focus Society Bits and Notes
Miss Helen M Winslow of New England Magazine is praised for a poem All for a Man. Mrs Lucy Stone runs a model home at Pope's Hill with a neat kitchen and orderly closets. Mrs Hayes of London is a riding master who notes English women ride poorly in saddle. Cosima Wagner leads Bayreuth banning small belongings in the theater. Charlotte Emerson Brown urges business training for women as essential in education.
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Helen M. Winslow
New England
Lucy Stone
Leasant
Pope’s Hill
Eagland
London
Hayes
Charlotte Emerson Brown
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dozens of Dolls for Baby Ruth Delight Cleveland Family
In New York on December 26 Ruth, the Cleveland household child, opened a sea of Christmas gifts. She received dozens of dolls in many colors and sizes, more than a stocking could hold, plus china cups, knit hats, leggings, candy, spoons, and toys from across the United States. Ruth played with the dolls all day and cried at bedtime when parting with them.
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New York
Cleveland
Ruth
Santa Claus
Ruth Clappe
The Care of Beds by Maria Parloa
A Parloa column advises airing bedding daily by removing sheets and blankets and letting wind and air cleanse them. Shake pillows and holsters, turn mattresses, air the room for an hour, and neatly arrange bed belongings. Monthly, disassemble the bedstead and dust, sun the joints and wood parts.
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Maria Parloa
Miss Parloa
Dressing Neckwear Trends Echo Marie Antoinette Style
Fichus rise in dinner and evening wear featuring the Marie Antoinette look with back ends. Fabrics include pale pink, pale blue, and cream glaze de soir with plisse frills and Valenciennes lace edges. Attic ruches, gauze and net options, wide lace drops, and decorative jewel appliques appear on the garments.
Viennese Girls Education Trains Kitchen Helpers
The education of a Viennese girl extends to regular schooling until age fifteen, then a one to two year kitchen training under a family member or trained cook. This system aims to produce efficient wives and mothers. Austrian women are praised as accomplished as English women and witty in society, noted for beauty among European women.
The French Girl Hero Worships Her Father
A French girl cherishes her father as the only trusted companion confidant and hero. Schoolgirls hide his photograph in books, kiss it in secret, press his letter into dresses, and keep keepsakes close as prayers are said.
Flower Hemmed Gloves Trend Described in Detail
A fashion note explains evening gloves are often topped with artificial blossoms. Garlands, dainty and colorful, are wrapped around the glove tops or high on the arm like bracelet work. Silk and velvet gloves are shown with kid bloom accents.
De Wolf Hopper stars in Wang at Globe Theatre with festive holiday flair
The Globe Theatre hosts De Wolf Hopper and company in Wang with Della Fox in dazzling costumes and a new diamond necklace reported as a Christmas gift. Cast members Reed, Stanley, Kline, Manuel, Singer, O Keefe, and new talent Marie Millard headline a packed holiday program including The Judge and the Counsellor and The Mountebanka. The Tremont hosts Robin Hood with Hoff, Finlayson, Diard, Karl, Davis, and d Arville receiving hearty ovations as the chorus and solos captivate audiences through the week.
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de Wolf Hopper
Dor
Wang
Hopper
Della Fox
Globe Theatre
Mr. Reed
Colonel Fracasse
Mr. Staney
Jean
Alfred Kline
Pipat
Cami Manuel
Professor Pipanti
Marion Singer
Frimousse
Anna O’keefe
Gillette
Agnes Reiley
Marie Millard
J. Harrison Millard
Marie
Akir
Bertoto
Tremont Theatre
Robin Hood
New York City
Mr. Hoff
Flora Finlayson
Fatima Diard
Alian-a- Dale
Maid Marion
Tom Karl
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Camille d’Arville
Mrs. Davis
Miss d’Arville
1492 Returns to Hollis in a Lively Boston Show
The 1492 company fills the Hollis with high spirits after a night out. Isabella and Ferdinand aim for a gay time as Signor Perugini, Theresa Vaughan, Mr. Favor, Marie Hilton and Mae Branson shine. The newsboys chorus underperforms, a second act opens with a lively Italian set, and a street observer hopes the show returns to stay in Boston.
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Hollis
Mr. Wadleigh
Isabella
Ferdinand
Mr. Favor
Marie Hilton
Bowery
Pretty Mae Branson
la Regalancita
Ella Podrida
Boston
Mr. Rice
Standing Room Only Delights Bowdoin Square Viewers
A Bowdoin Square crowd greeted The Limited Mail a melodrama set in the modern West. The Boston Theatre production featured a tight plot, wit, moving scenes, strong performances by Collingwood and Huntington, a contortion act, and popular songs, with The White Squadron slated for next week.
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Bowdoin Square
Boston Theatre
Nellie Harland
Miss Collingwood
Jim
Beatrice
W.S. Dixon
Charlies RE. Huntington
Messrs
Untington
Kelly
Casey Little
Gus Heege
Atkinson
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Yon Yonson
Chas. F. Atkinson
Elmer E. Vance
Limited Mail
Rose Hill English folly company opens at Austin Palace
The Rose Hill English folly company, a popular troupe, began an engagement at Austin's Palace Theatre yesterday morning, continuing a run that drew steady interest from local audiences.
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Rose Hill English Folly Company
Austin
Palace Theatre
Palmer's Saints and Sinners Opens at Columbia Theatre
A M Palmers company begins a month long engagement at the Columbia Theatre with Henry Arthur Jones Saints and Sinners. Boston audiences recognize merit in play and players and praise Barrymore Stoddart Robinson Holland Williams and Bell. Performances include J H Stoddarts Jacob Fletcher and Julia Arthur as Letty Fletcher. Alabama to follow on January 2 with a fine cast.
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A. M. Palmer
Columbia Theatre
Henry Arthur Jones
Boston
Barrymore
Stoddart
Robinson
Holland
Williams
Bell
J. H. Stoddart
Jacob Fletcher
Mr. Barrymore
Captain Fanshawe
Mr. Robinson
Samuel Hoggard
Odell Williams
Probble
Julia Arthur
Letty Fletcher
Alabama
Dainty Della Fox Returns to Boston After Christmas Gifts
Dainty Della Fox, famed right hand to De Wolf Hopper in Wang, enjoyed a pleasant Christmas back in Boston. The postman found her homeward welcome and admiring gifts, two of which stood out as particularly beautiful.
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Dainty Della Fox
de Wolf Hopper
Wang
Boston
Della Fox receives a duchess-worthy string of diamonds
A traveling bag of sealskin with silver mounted toilet articles marked Della Fox is shown. Hidden in a blue velvet box, a string of diamonds in ring settings, forty stones in all, the largest nearly five carats and the smallest pea-sized, draws admiring praise from the duchess who exclaims its beauty.
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Della Fox
Dramatic favorites fill Grand Opera House in stirring bill
Last night at the Grand Opera House an eager audience enjoyed A Fair Rebel a military comedy drama with E R Mawson and Fanny Gillette leading. Libby Prison scenes impressed for realism. Next week’s feature is The Burglar. The Lyceum Theatre triple attraction packed the venue with Humpty Dumpty's Troubles and Ventini-Ravel paromimists plus aerial and variety acts delighting all.
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Grand Opera House
E. R. Mawson
Fanny Gillette
Libby Prison
Alhambra
Lyceum Theatre
Humpty Dumpty
Augustus Thomas
Boston Vaudeville Stars Lead Holiday Howard Show
Boston's Fields and Hanson headline a strong holiday bill at the Howard theater. The program features vaudeville staples, pretty specialty girls, Kellar the pedomanal phenomenon, Al Reeves with his banjo, Moran and Murphy the California middleweight fighters, Mlle. Ames Chircat with hypnotism feats, and Fields and Hanson as the top comedic act.
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Boston
Fields
Hanson
Howard
Kellar
al Reeves
Moran and Murphy
California
Mle
Ames Chircat
Europe
America
7 Foot 10 Inch Lady Rama Draws Crowds in France
Yesterday at Messrs Stone and Shaws house Lady Rama tallest woman alive stood 7 feet 10 inches towering over a sea of astonished onlookers. Crowds flocked all day to see her and her midget sister Joepha. The Jura Mountains visitor heads a week of curiosities including Milo Rosa the bearded lady Amelia Hill the fat girl and various acts drawing patrons to the theatre.
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Messrs
Stone & Shaw
Rama
Jura
France
Joepha
Milo
Rosa
Amelia Hill
Professor Armand
Mellen Morton
Gies
Queen of the Plains staged by Miss Purssell troupe
Miss Kate Purssell and a strong dramatic company presented the four act drama Queen of the Plains three times yesterday to full houses at the Grand Museum corner of Dover and Washington streets from 10 am to nearly 11 pm. A vaudeville lineup featuring Callaghan and Watson Joe Hardman Madden and Cookney Miss May Smith the Fitzgibbon family Miss Laura Deane Frank Murphy and Duncan proved popular. The same programme remains in effect for this week.
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Kate Purssell
Hoyt's A Temperance Town Opens Fourth Week at Park Theatre
Hoyt's A Temperance Town continued its holiday run at the Park Theatre drawing large Christmas crowds. The Boston audience favored the wintery country setting and satire on temperance, while Mayfair at the Museum drew praise from two big audiences. Also noted were upcoming bills Agatha and Good-By, and a Park Theatre matinee and evening record crowd amid the holiday season.
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Hoyt
Park Theatre
Mr. Hoyt
Boston
Mayfair
Pinero
Miss Burress
Wilson
Marguerite Merington
Gas price belief vs reported production cost by commission
The query questions paying over one dollar per thousand for gas flagged by the Gas Commission as costing under fifty five cents per thousand to produce. It contrasts perceived market charges with official cost estimates and invites scrutiny of pricing practices.
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Gas Commission
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