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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1898
Page
7
A Harper's Bazaar piece profiles Mrs Jose Marti, widow of Cuban revolutionary leader Jose Marti, and her son Jose Marti Jr. in New York. It discusses thrift, generosity, and how women manage money, tips, and charitable spending within a patriotic context.
Miss Horace Greeley Perry runs the St. Peter Journal in Minnesota. She is noted as the state’s only woman editor and youngest in the profession. Born into a newspaper family, she began as a newsboy and moved up to own and edit the paper in 1891. She supports prison reform and has ties to the Younger family.
David Walter of near Lancaster Pennsylvania marked his thirty eighth birthday and 15th wedding anniversary with a breakfast reminder, a new carriage, a gold watch inscribed by his wife, ten Holstein cows, and eight thousand dollars in gold and silver coins. The gifts were funded by the frugal, industrious wife as the village joined the celebration.
The article discusses how despite more women earning, many do not control their money. It notes wages are often fixed for women, with essential expenses consuming most of it. It suggests indulgence depends on careful purchasing and small economies.
London reports the knickerbocker brigade grows in impact as English women adopt bloomers divided skirts or knickers on Wheeling tours. The New York reformer argued for comfort and modesty, noting earlier American Wheelwomen frowned at reform dress but now praise its practicality and grace.
The New York Times reports a shift as women in conservative societies begin driving horseless carriages. A duchess passes the required test to operate one in Paris, despite age disclosures. In New York, fear and fascination rise as young men ride with women, signaling a wild new trait in public life.
A nervous woman is urged by a physician to take a brief retreat from town. He advises packing essentials into a satchel and leaving on the first boat, framing the trip as a needed rest and escape.
Women prisoners in England take up glass bead screens making under expert instruction. The finished screens resemble Japanese work and the craft draws more interest than sewing, mending, or washing previously done by inmates.
Miss Beatrice Harraden is well enough to live in London again and is listed in Who's Who as just over 34 years old. She is an alumna of Queen's College, Bedford College, London, and the Ladies' College, Cheltenham. From Paris comes news that black and white veils worn with dressy hats now sit just below the nose and are stretched tightly, with few women looking good in this abbreviated style.
Annie Fan the wife of Chinatown merchant Ah Hoo becomes the first Chinese woman admitted to a New York hospital. Born near Canton China she came to America at age four and is now 30 years old.
A legacy of $100,000 from Mrs. Annie S Paton has been left to Princeton University. The endowment funds the William and Annie S Paton lectureships in ancient and modern literature.
Rosa Bonheur commissions American artist Miss Klumpke to paint her portrait. Miss Klumpke has earned several medals in both France and America.
Miss Gertrude Halley has been appointed a demonstrator in anatomy at the University of Melbourne Australia. The appointment marks a notable achievement for the university and adds to its expanding medical education staff.
The New York Sun surveys many proposals to reform the U S flag with the Union under one large star or circle patterns. Suggestions include 13 original states shown by stripes and a central composite star, six by eight rows, and circles of 13 stars, with 45 stars available for the field.
A Harper's Bazar note observes that hemstitched edges dominate this season's handkerchiefs, replacing frayed scalloped borders. Embroidery remains popular but is increasingly integrated into the hem, even on expensive imports, signaling a lasting trend.
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