Right of Woman to Practice Law in Canada Won
Clara B. Martin of Toronto becomes the first woman admitted to practice law in Ontario. After initial denials by the Law Society and fierce legislative opposition, a bill allowed women to study and practice law, and Martin was admitted as a student and later called to the bar. The Law Society enforces dress rules for women barristers and notes on historical fashion are included.
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Canada
Ontario
Clara B. Martin
Toronto
Toronto University
Straightway
Law Society
John. W. D. Balfour
Ontario House of Assembly
Meredith
Mowat
Committee On Laws
Miss Martin
Sir Oliver Mowat
Osgoode Hall
Shelton, Wallbridge & Martin
Dress reform spurs clubs and thoughts on attire
The dress reform movement is credited with forming clubs and stimulating rational discussion about dress. New England ancestors wore somber yet extravagant gowns of silk and lace costing far beyond today’s prices, with capes and cloaks edged in velvet or taffeta and trimmed with fringe.
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New England
Advice on temporary separation to save marriages
Mrs. Lynn Linton urges English women to allow brief separation from husbands. She argues a rested distance can avert friction, restore affection, and prevent shipwreck, noting nerves tire and a little outing renews harmony.
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Lynn Linton
Pellegrino
Cone
Colors and Complexion in Choosing Wardrobe Colors
The article advises women to study how colors interact with their complexion and eye color. It notes past fads like petunia purples, warns pale blue and pink on red-haired individuals, and highlights browns for brown eyes, grays for gray-haired or gray-eyed individuals, and careful white for blondes while brunettes should avoid certain tints.
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Petunia
Green dominates the season in Boston Traveler fashion note
The piece describes color trends for the season with soft cream tones and glossy black for formal wear. It notes Glen’s suitability across complexions and highlights green as the leading color, especially strong metallic greens, as a key trend in the current style outlook.
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Glen
Boston
Sewing Circle Charity Through Dresses and Fines
A Harper's Bazar description of a sewing circle gathering at a home for a mid afternoon exchange of sewing tasks. Members distribute work to be completed by others and fines enforce duty. The event features decoration music confidences and a charitable aim to clothe poor children for winter.
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Harper’s Bazar
Ovation for Miss Anthony on her seventy seventh birthday
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports a large, warm crowd in Powers Hall on February 15 honoring Miss Anthony. About 1000 people from Rochester's society, clergy, business leaders, and professionals attended. The scene was festive, with Miss Anthony appearing energetic and joyful amid guests including Miss Mary Anthony, Rev Anna Shaw, and Mrs Ida Harper. The event was considered a successful hometown tribute.
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Miss Anthony
Anthony
Rochester
Mary Anthony
Anna Shaw
Ida Harper
Debate Over Legio n of Honor for Sarah Bernhardt
French papers oppose awarding the Legion of Honor to Sarah Bernhardt arguing she seeks notoriety rather than art. The Philadelphia Ledger counters that critics do not deny a genius actress may deserve decoration despite public fuss.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
Sarah
Philadelphia Ledger
Miss Ali Cooper Dies in New York Noted Benefactor
Eldest daughter of William Cooper and niece of Pete Cooper, Miss Ali Cooper died in New York. Born there she devoted her life to charity and supported many institutions. Her generosity funded Cooper Institute and she founded an infirmary for women and a kindergarten training school and institute. She donated to Teachers College and Barnard College and, after her brother George C. Cooper died, continued his laboratory and sanitarian project at Saranac Lake.
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Ali Cooper
William Cooper
Pete
Coopers
New York
Cooper Institute
Teachers
Saranac Lake
Woman’s Journal
First Woman Lawyer in New Jersey Admitted to Bar
Miss Mary M Steele of Somerville, daughter of the late ex Congress man Steele, gains admission to the New Jersey bar after studying law with Alva A Clark now the second woman admitted in the state. Also notes debutante coiffure and Dress Reform club penalties in Brooklyn.
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New Jersey
Mary. M. Steele
Somerville
Steele
Somerset County
Alva A. Clark
Higher Education Quip Sparks Visitor Exchange
A playful exchange features a visitor asking about activities up high and Adolphus replying that this is what they call the higher education, highlighting a humorous chat from Ally Sloper.
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Adolphus
Ally Sloper
Empress Diets at Home for Frugal Wardrobe
The Gentlewoman notes the German empress garments mostly come from home sewing to save money. In private she favors simple dress, a serge skirt with blouse and straw hat. Her main trial is gaining weight as the emperor urges constant exercise, yet she remains shapely and slimmer than a year ago.
Duchess dé Dino Plans Thirteen Floor New York Building
The Duchess dé Dino, an American businesswoman, oversees her vast estate and recently ordered a thirteen story building in New York. She has rented eight floors and completed a four floor rental contract valued at $50,000. Earlier she bought a valuable business site for $300,000 where the building is rising.
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Duchess Dé Dino
New York
Nesting Habits Of The Osprey In Scottish Highlands
The osprey Builds its nest in pine tree tops or on ruins, with a four foot high pile of sticks interwoven with turf and vegetation. The piece notes poets’ hackneyed openings for Venice and youth and the clichéd devices used to evoke sadness in storytelling.
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Highlands
Scotland
Magliabecchi Known For Multi Language Mastery In Florence
The Florentine scholar Antonio Magliabecchi is celebrated for knowing sixty languages and for tireless study. He often spent nights studying, sleeping on a straw chair with a threadbare cloak as cover.
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Antonio Magliabecchi
Trains West Boston Schedule Data and Notes
Timetable lists multiple trains to West, Belmont, Weston, Wayland and other cites with daily and Sunday times. Stops include Hudson, South Bolton, Berlin, Oakdale, Ware, Northampton and more, with notes on signaling and passenger drop-offs. Dana J. Flanders is named as General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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Boston
Belmont
Weston
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rockbottom
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Oakdale
Jefferson's
Northampton
A.m. Ware
A.m. Barre
Jefferson’s
Sun
Sturdas
South Boston
Ww. Hudson
TAC
Tay
A. A Weston
A.m
Hudson
Dana J. Flanders
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New York Mail and Express
Bernhardt
Julia Cooper
George H Morrill &Co
Congress ST
Osprey
Venice
Detroit Free Press
Peak’s Island
Denmark
Sweden
France
Assab
Donds
Maynard, Mass
Maine
Southern Division
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Daniel W. Sanborn
W.G. Bean
Marlboro
Ween
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Arrive
Whitman’s Crossing
Mar
Southboro
Acton
Whitman Crossing
RL Wircox
G. PA
A.M. P.M
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Framingham
Lowell
Sudbury
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
L Pas
Stham
David Harris
Robert W. Carter
PLANO
Charles H. Persons
Maes
Fitchburg , Railroad
Sloosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill’ Mountains
Syracuse
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Vermont
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
J.R. Watson
General Pass
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
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