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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1894
Page
6
The Ottoman Porte allows women to practice medicine in Turkey upon presenting diplomas. The change challenges male dominance in harems and could influence Turkish society, as many physicians have been Christians from means of access. The move follows a formality diploma requirement and affects education and social roles.
Londres Letter describes Miss Bayard presenting to the English queen wearing a white maire dress with a cream lace bow and diamond aigraffe. The four yard royal train, managed by ushers, dominates the scene as debutantes move through the crush with careful courtesy.
A fragmented note outlines wedding etiquette with the maid of honor assisting the bride at the altar, presenting a bouquet, and guiding the veil and glove handling during the ceremony.
The Springfield Republican lauds Mrs Hemenway and Mrs Quincy Shaw for pioneering practical education support at Harvard. They modeled quiet, ongoing philanthropy, backing University extension and endowment for research before local professors formalized programs. The piece favors their far sighted generosity over older commemorations.
Dr Charles F Mc Donald head of the state lunacy commission writes to the Buffalo union president praising women physicians on all New York state hospital staffs since the law required their employment He argues they have generally provided good service and notes wage disparity with men for equal work.
The New Yorker’s wife, skipper of her own yacht, sought club membership citing equal rights. She sailed from New Rochelle to Buzzards Bay with crew paid from her funds and wore a yachting cap on Broadway. The attempt caused a club-wide panic reflecting the era’s male preserve attitudes.
An unusual number of women have spoken from Brooklyn pulpits after the installation of Rev. Alice K. Wright as joint pastor with her husband at Prospect Heights Universalist church. Rev. Anna H. Shaw preached at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian and Central Presbyterian, while Rev. Phebe Hanaford, a noted Universalist from Connecticut, spoke at Church of the Good Tidings. Rev. Mrs. Baxter, a London evangelist, recently preached at Brooklyn Tabernacle.
The Green Park club opened on March 1 at 17 St James Place. Dowager Lady Westbury is president and Lady Edward Spencer Churchill is vice president. The general committee includes Lady Glentworth Lady Alfred Fitzroy Lady Barnby Lady Dashwood and Mrs Cheseborough.
In Atlanta a family bank notes Mrs John Keely as vice president by appointment after her husband’s death six years ago. She says the role is complementary and unpaid and suggests many bank positions could be filled by women as well as men, reflecting views in Woman's Progress.
A new political equality club forms in Hampton with Mrs. H. A. Harriman as president and Mrs. John Atkinson as secretary The Hampton Chronicle notes that if half or a third of Iowa women petition two years hence lawmakers may yield to suffrage demands The piece blames party bosses and political wirepullers for keeping the issue in the background.
The Boston Herald praises Louuixe Imogen Guiney for a post office post while urging equal regard for her poetry as art rather than gendered terms. The Boston Record questions whether sex should influence voting or public recognition.
Empress Eugenie acts as a benevolent patron to Princess Eugenie and her sister Marie. She recently provided £40,000 to Princess Eugenie, daughter of Prince Charles Bonaparte, fiancée of Prince de Fabrice Massimo, and another £40,000 to Marie, wife of Henriotta.
The Women's Political school of De Beque in Mesa County Colorado was formed with Miss Lizzie A Walker as president and Miss M F Strock as secretary. Members include longtime suffragists and new converts studying the U.S. constitution through a query box on citizens duties.
The author of The Story of an African Farm, Olive Schreiner, has married Mr. Cranwright, a decisive young colonist with advanced political views. Schreiner will keep her name and plan to live on a farm far up in the Karroo region.
T Ellen F Adams of 45 Oxford Street Cambridge Mass declares in her vote protest that she is barred from voice in selecting municipal officers and from registering convictions against license due to her sex, challenging the discriminatory rule.
Chicago In ter Ocean reports Miss Kate Irwin Wheelock the famed whist player has played with Cavendish and earned the sobriquet Queen of Whist from such authority. The designation attests her skill and reputation in Chicago society.
Hartford Correspondent notes the Woman's Parliamentary club of Hartford has 60 members meeting twice monthly to practice parliamentary procedure and learn business methods and municipal affairs. The article also mentions notable women in academia and civic life, including Laura J. Wylie and Rev Mary A. Safford, along with fashion notes on linen and duck dresses for coat and skirt styles.
An elderly philanthropist leaves a life of record to a successor. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is urged as the remedy for chronic inflammation and other female diseases. The ad frames Pinkham as the solution backed by decades of experience.
A Vogue discussion notes overskirts gaining prominence and provoking both resistance and adaptation. Wash goods will be used with garish trimmings and reffles, while trends favor easier finishes for nonexperts, as skilled dressmakers command higher prices for traditional gowns.
The West End road hires women detectives to monitor conductors for fare stealing. The piece notes women observe the clock register subtly while fares are rung, claiming their sharper perception makes them better than men, though once caught, detectives are no longer needed.
Tulle rises to fashion prominence in Paris and beyond, replacing chiffons in evening gowns. Designers show tulle over silk slips with pink and azure color schemes, featuring draped corsages, puffed sleeves, and ribbon rosettes for a refined, delicate decollete.
Miss Kate Pier of Milwaukee argued before Judges Woods Baker and Seaman in a personal damage suit against Crane Elevator Company. The case, won in the lower court by Pier for her client, was taken under advisement on March 14. Pier wore a black velvet gown and displayed a large American Beauty pin.
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