Rescuer of President's Daughter Dream Fails to Earn Thanks
A Washington Star story recounts a six year old boy's dream in which he saved Miss Ethel Roosevelt from danger and was invited to the White House to be thanked by the president, only to wake before the visit. The tale ends with the child lamenting the missed opportunity.
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Washington Star
White House
Archie
Sixteenth Street
Lafayette Park
Miss Ethel
The Dueling Dress Codes of Washington Clubbers
A Washington club lounge debate on mens evening dress mocks the dinner coat and its rigid rules. Speakers lampoon the mix of dinner coats black and white vests and ties as they note the social urge to dress for theatre or lectures.
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Washington
The Tranquility Cure for June Brides
A feature on the tranquility cure describes society women retreating for a week to rest and plan, choosing colors, rooms, and routines to calm the mind. It notes blue rooms as soothing, cautions red and green for certain temperaments, and discusses diet, reading, thinking, and the freedom to do as one pleases.
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George Mould
Boston
New York
Broadway
Home millinery ideas for fashionable hats and kids
The article encourages at home hat making copying high priced models with simple trims. It highlights a mushroom shaped wide-brim sailor, reblocking limp hats into fresh shapes, and details onion color straw with black moire accents and gilt pins. It also notes child activities and singing habits for Sundays and family planning for meals.
Circus Dream Helps Poor Boy Amid Street Scene
A crying darkskinned boy on D Street NW attracts curious pedestrians. A kind man gives a dime and others add coins. He heads toward the circus with another boy holding papers, planning to raise money to go to the show.
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Darkies
D Street Northwest
Washington Star
Bub
John Marshall Place
C Street
William Jr. A boy helps dad in real estate search
Four year old William Jr moves with his family into a new house. A real estate agent shows a potential buyer, and William tactfully points to the other house on the street by noting it has a cherry tree in the yard, prompting interest.
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William
Papa
William, Jr
Sunday Afternoons for Children A Happy Weekly Court
The piece urges a devoted Sunday afternoon for children with an hour for a “court of appeals” to air grievances and resolve them. It recommends a chapter from a special Sunday book, Bible verse acrostics, and colorful illumination of texts as joyful Sunday activities.
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Court of Appeals
Morning wedding reception ideas for small towns
In a reader letter, a bride asks about suitable refreshment service for a morning wedding. The reply confirms a morning ceremony is fine and suggests not seating guests at a table. Serve coffee, sandwiches, olives, salted nuts, chicken patties or croquettes, a salad, ice cream and wedding cake.
Proper dinner service for informal gatherings explained
Abbie and Madame Merri advise starting with soup, followed by carving by the host only in informal affairs. Pass potatoes and vegetables to each guest, then remove plates. Salad becomes a separate course with wafers or cheese straws, then dessert and coffee. Salad at evening parties may be served with sandwiches.
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Abbie
Madame Merri
Simple Fertilizer from Household Waste for Plants
A quick method uses a perforated two quart pail with hen droppings or barnyard waste covered by water. Percolate into a larger pail, dilute with two thirds water, and repeat dressing twice weekly to boost flower size and color in windows and gardens.
Skirt Borders In Fashion Flourish
Fashion notes highlight skirt borders as a major trend with styles spanning narrow hems to borders that extend up to one third the distance from hem to belt, signaling an immense vogue among contemporary lines.
Pelisse in Simple Design with Separate Capes
The pelisse shown is unlined with full sleeves and center front fastening. Capes join at the neck and fasten with a hook and eye. bonnet suggested in white silk with lace and ostrich tip. Materials: three yards two inches wide and about eight yards trimming.
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