Boston Artiste George W Wilson Bows in Farewell Benefit
Boston Museum audiences bid farewell to George W Wilson at a noon benefit show. The program featured Solon Shingle and Napoleon acts with James A Herne and Wm Harris, plus Monte Cristo, Shaughraun, and Little Lord Fauntleroy culminations. The Park Theatre prepares Golden Wedding previews with Jennie Yeamans and a strong cast.
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George W. Wilson
Boston Museum
People’s Lawyer
James A. Herne
Solon
Napoleon
Wm. Harris
Mary Hampton
Josephine
James O'Neill
Mr. Wilson
Conn
Mr. Herne
Nathaniel Berry
Mr. Harris
Emperor
Mr. O'Neill
Joseph L. White
Boston Lodge of Elks
the Elks
Fred Miller, Jr
The
Park Theatre
Fred Miller
Jennie Yeamans
Dan Dely
William F. Mack
Andrew Mack
Barney Reynolds
Charles Burke
Maude Williams
Florence Dunbar
Grace Ogden
Emma Salisbury
Clipper Quartet
Victoria tailor made Eton suit at Filene’s sale
A new Victoria tailor made Eton suit goes on sale at Filene’s in navy blue and black storms serge. The article praises expert tailoring, full skirt, balloon sleeves, and economical cost making the wearer look fashionable and thrifty. Filene’s Washington Street location is two doors from Winter Street.
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Filene’s
Washington Street
Winter Street
Notable Women Open House Tour Across the Nation
Mrs Randell Charles of Hampstead Heath, London writes of a cheerful life. Mrs Sarah Shade of Batavia shows a curdled fifty five year old butter wealth over $1 000. Miss Martha Woodward, of Williamsport and Paris, has a portrait in the Salon. Doremus daughters host popular society events on Madison Avenue. Three women in the United States publish edit and own political papers including Mrs Mary Virginia Proctor at Lebanon Patriot. Agnew on Quaker bonnet and a harsh remark by Mrs Marion Case about Carlyle Harris death are noted.
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Randell Charles
Hampstead Heath
London
Sarah H. Shade
Batavia
Martha D. Woodward
Williamsport
United States
Mary Virgina Proctor
Lebanon
Agnew
Philadelphia
Marion Case
Sodus Point
The Marchioness of Ailes bury and the grammar protest
The late Maria, Marchioness of Ailes bury, vowed by grand dames with poor schooling to draft a congratulatory address for a royal princess. A politically influential marchioness refused to sign after finding the document full of grammar and spelling errors.
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Maria
Marchioness
Ailesbury
Grand Dames
Oldest Legislator John Varyan of Indiana Noted
John Varyan, likely the aged member of the Indiana Legislature, is in his first year and in good health. He has voted for eighteen presidential candidates and authored Indiana’s first law allowing married women to hold property and make wills.
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John Varyan
Indiana
First Undergraduate Exchange Over Wager Lost and Found
A terse exchange between two undergraduates centers on a lost bet. The first asks if the other won money, the second clarifies the loss, saying he did not win but lost the governors, implying a failed wager and unclear stakes.
A Woman Pope in History
The article recounts legends of Joan, daughter of a preacher who fled with a monk to England. It says she studied as a man, earned degrees in Paris, wore masculine clothes, and headed sallies against Saracens. She allegedly became Pope John the Eighth for about two years and five months, dying at 44.
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Rome
Joan
England
Boccaccio
Phillippe
Ignatius
Paris
Leo the Fourth
John the Eighth
Great Leaders Thankful For Support Of Their Wives
The article notes Prime Minister Gladstone, Prince Bismarck, and Lord Beaconsfield praising their wives' influence and steadfast support. It emphasizes that these women, while not active in politics, provided essential moral and social backing that aided their husbands' public careers.
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Hingsland
Lord Beaconsfield
Princess Bismarck
Lady Beaconsfield
Mrs. Gladstone
Miss Jansen in Rose Dale gowns at Grand Opera House
Miss Marie Jansen stars as Rosa Leigh in Lester Walldack s Rose Dale at the Grand Opera House next week. She will wear New York made gowns including a white muslin dress with Bibi waist and puffed sleeves, a fawn crepon surplice suit with embroidered trumpet skirt, and a white satin ballroom costume with point lace trim and diamond buckles.
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Rosedale
Dexter
Joseph Haworth
Marie Jansen
Boston
Fliot Gray
Rosa Leigh
Haworth
Miss Jansen
New York
Paris
James Horn
Soudan
Captain Temple
Matthew Leigh
Fanny Addison
Kate Ryan
Boston Museum
Tabitha Stork
Adella Gray
Lillian Masterson
Sir Arthur May
Annie Clarke
Florence May
Helen Dayne
Sarah Sykes
Justin Adams
Bunberry Robb
Mark Price
Cavendish May
Frank J. Keenan
Miles McKenna
Lester Wallack
Felix
Dormitory design for women at Chicago University outlined
The article describes new gray-stone women’s dormitories at Chicago University. Exteriors imitate Norman Gothic buildings while interiors feature octagonal corners and circular changing windows. Each dormitory will house private parlors reception rooms and dining spaces for women, with meals taken together away from male students.
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Chicago University
Princess May Trousseau Decision Delights English Workers
A Sheffield meeting of loyal British workingmen praised Princess May for choosing only British and Irish goods for her wedding trousseau. They resolved to thank her for setting an example that all royal articles should be made by English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish people.
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Sheffield
British Isles
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Bloomers Return Sparked by Rumors and Fashion Calls
A fragment notes rumors of bloomers returning and a woman’s voice urging a choice between Pwixterinoline and bloomers. The piece contrasts short skirts and leggings with a scene of shops streets and cars filled with ballet dancers.
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Polly
Recorder
Antigone Presented at Vassar College by Poughkeepsie Students
Antigone in original Greek was staged at the Collingwood Opera House Poughkeepsie by Vassar students under Professors Sargent and Leach with Greek scholars from Harvard and Amherst. Miss Helen Mildred Slade of Quincy Mass played Antigone with a 39 member cast and a public of Massachusetts attendees.
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Poughkeepsie
Antigone
Helen Mildred Slade
James H. Slade
Quincy
Mass
Vassar College
Collingwood Opera House
Massachusetts
Hannah Arnold
Fall River
Geneva Tryon
Cambridge
Barnes
Chelsea
Vassar
Sargent
Abby Leach
Harvard
Amherst
Helen
Mildred Slade
King Craon
Emeline Bartlett
Providence
R. I
Mendelssohn
Card Party at Miss Summit's Sparks Whist Noise
Miss Summit recalls inviting friends for a card party while Mr. Dashaway notes he passed by and heard the lively game. He deduces the guests from the noise during the evening.
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Miss Summit
Dashaway
Mr. Dashaway
Miscalculated Mamma Mercy Finger Injury Tale
A humorous Good News item recounts Mamma asking how the finger was hurt and the little boy replying with a hammer incident from long ago. The exchange highlights a witty family moment and a missed cry.
Marry Me Kitty and Wil Buy the Ring at Wilson Bros
Australian gold wedding rings are made in their own factory from 6 to 12 with special rings possible to order in two hours Beware of imitators of The Big Clock located at 14 and 15 Tremont Row Wilson Bros provides authentic rings and custom service in a trusted local shop.
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Wil
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Marriages of Matthews Jayne and Morss Reed
In the city on May 25 a ceremony by Rev W B Frisby united Elizabeth Matthews of Boston with Henry La Barre Jayne of Philadelphia. Later Rev Edward A Horton presided at the wedding of Martha Houghton Reed and Charles Anthony Morss Jr.
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Jayne Matthews
W. B. Frisby
Elizabeth Matthews
Boston
Henry la Barre Jayne
Philadelphia
Morss—Reed
Edward A. Horton
Martha Houghton Reed
Charles Anthony Morss, Jr
Deaths notice roundup from area cities
Deaths reported May 24 to May 26 across Malden Boston Highlands Charlestown Roxbury Hingham Milton and city. Individuals named include Helen A Anderson Edith G Griffin Delwin A Hamlin Mary A Lake Annie Peters William J Parr Judge John Spaulding James Madison Shute Hannah Sprague and Richard Wall with ages ranging from 5 months to 78 years.
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Jairus Sprague
Wali
Milton
Richard Wall
Portraits at the Salon Baschet and Paderewski by Alma Tadema
Paris correspondent notes at the Salon Baschet show detailing Francisque Sarcey portrait reception and mixed reception of Georges Clairin portraits. Mentions Alma Tadema Paderewski, Comerre portraits, and a xed Munkacsy piece. Describes two small babies painting scene and bucolic admiration by observer Jennie Bullard Waterbury.
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Paris
Baschet
Francisque Sarcey
Mme. Brisson
Georges Clairin
Sarah Bernhardt
Cleopatra
Rose Caron
Salammbo
Paderewski
Alma-Tadema
Comerre
Valenciennes
Jennie Bullard
Bright remarks at Chicago congress on Editorial Work
Catherine Conway of the Boston Pilot delivered a brisk critique of women journalists at the Chicago congress. She warned against sex-pride and overemphasis on separate female study, urging focus on shared humanity and meaningful progress rather than theatrical slogans.
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Catherine Conway
Boston Pilot
Congress of Women Journalists
Chicago
America
The Woman's Johns Hopkins Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is described as the Woman's Johns Hopkins with high standards. It requires Harvard examination for women certificates for admission and grants $500 to the top graduating student for study abroad. The college, eight years old, reports 20 percent of graduates in post graduate work with nine fellowships offered and a full spectrum of post graduate and undergraduate study available.
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Bryn Mawr College
Johns Hopkins
Tax on Women Artists at Paris ateliers
At the Julian academies in Paris women face a 100 franc fee while men pay 50 francs. Women receive no extra privileges or superior teaching. the extra charge is a tax for women simply to access instruction.
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M. Julian
Paris
May Blume Declares Willingness to Marry on Wager
In a sharp exchange from the piece, May Blume scornfully notes a wager on marriage and Van Ische responds with a prompt question. Blume counters that she would marry if the stakes are high enough.
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May Blume
van Ische
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Grand Museum
Snelbaker
Austin
Palace Theatre
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Shore Acres
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Barnet Opera Company
Monte Cristo
Bowdoin Square Theatre
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Adamowski
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Miss Collins
Snow
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Carconte
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Janauschek
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Jack” Reniger
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B. J. Lang
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Washington
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Los
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Larry Smith
Cornkson
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Lielle
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Tre Middleman
Cowles Art School
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Howard
Atheneum
G. FE
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Burlesque
Washington and
Dover Sts
Kynwoood
Austinzestone’s
Seoliay Square
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