Memorial for France From American Women
The Daughters of the American Revolution New York city chapter plans a memorial to France for the Paris Exposition of 1900. Mrs Donald McLean leads the effort with support from D A R chapters nationwide to honor French aid in the American Revolution and Lafayette’s allied heroes.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
New York City
France
Republic
Washington
Lafayette
D’estaing
Rochambeau
de Grasse
Donald McLean
McLean
Terest
Continental Congress
National Society
Adlai Stevenson
United States
National Daughters of American Revolution
League of American Penwomen forms in Washington
A new press club named the League of American Penwomen is formed in Washington from a group of journalists and authors. Seventeen charter members join two new members and eight honorary members including Jane Cunningham Croly and Phebe Hearst. Headquarters are at the Wimodaughsis with delegates named to represent regions across the country. Washington Correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of American Penwon
Washington
League of American Penwomen
Jane Cunningham Croly
Phebe Hearst
Eller T. Longfellow
May Dudley Vought
Dora Harvey Manion
Emily Edson Briggs
Olivia
Marion—A. McBride
Caroline F. Frye
League
Margaret Sullivan Burke
Anna Sanborn Hamilton
Marion ‘Longfellow O’donoghue
Mary Temple Bayard
Mary A. Denison
Tillie Orr Hays
Ada Tower Cable
Bell Vane Sherwood
Margaret Wade
Campbell
Abbie Baker
Middle West
Wade
Pacific Coast
Bayard
East
Wimodaughsis
Washington Correspondence
Hidden Brickyard Labor Reveals Grim Urban Life
A writer recalls a backstreet scene in a growing city where young girls and elderly women haul mortar and bricks on zigzag external platforms. The stark image, seen in Bucharest too, prompts reflection on social progress and lingering degradation in this culture as the author hopes for improvement.
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Blue Danube
Bucharest
F. Hopkinson Smith
Harper's Magazine
Lace trims revive simple lawn gowns with delicate new designs
The article notes lace trimmings as key to attractive dress accents in lawn and muslin gowns. It highlights new fancy lace patterns and enduring valenciennes styles in edgings and inserts. Lace enhances outfits for mothers and children, with white organdie and Swiss muslin creations mentioned as charming uses for these decorations.
Silk lip garments and diaphanous summer dresses feature lace and frill trims
The New York Post describes transparent dresses with silk lip accents and airy diaphanous fabrics. Garments are trimmed with frills, valenciennes lace, and narrow insertions. Waist tops show tucks and lace, with wide flounces forming shoulder Bretelle trimmings. Skirts boast lace ruffles to hem.
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New York Post
Fashion notes on pale yellow muslin gowns and trims
Harper's Bazar describes pale yellow dotted muslin dresses with lace trim and ruffles, pink moire accents, and satin linings. It advises on constructing skirts separate from linings, adding feather bone for flare, and pairing mauve, yellow, and black lace for bold effects.
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Harper’s Bazar
Odd Bits of Advice and Notices From a Bygone Era
A mashup of humorous banter and scattered tips including a country chat about distances to Mr Smith’s house, home remedies with olive oil and bicarbonate, a charcoal pail trick for fresh water, and social shifts like women voting in Episcopal vestries. Also snippets on industry facts, a German use of English sulphate, fortune tellers in Paris, a Chicago damages award, and light commentary on veils and opinions attributed to Pope.
Women Vets Seen Expanding Roles in US and Europe
The article notes a rising trend of women in veterinary medicine, highlighting Miss Jenne Revert of Glen Head New York as the sole U S student pursuing a degree. It also mentions accomplished women associated with veterinary work including Mrs Gill and Kitty Wilkins, suggesting more may enter the field.
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Alfort
France
Germany
Russia
United States
Cornell University
Jenne Revert
New York Veterinary College
Miss Revert
Robindale Farm
Glen Head
N. Y
Gill
Kitty Wilkins
Bruneau Valley
Ida
Samuel Caton
Europe
Power O'Donoghue
Woman’s Journal
Future of the femi nine sailor hat in fashion
A New York Press writer laments the ubiquity of sailor hats worn by women and predicts a major shift in headgear by next summer as fashion seeks individuality. The piece contrasts high priced Mondaine hats with cheap mass produced sailors and mocks mass imitation.
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New York
Time Table Corve TRAINS WEST AND EAST
Northwest region timetable lists numerous stops with assorted morning and afternoon departures. Trains from Belmont Weston Wayland and surrounding towns show mixed weekday and Sunday schedules including Belmont Belmont West, East Sudbury and Rockbottom routes.
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A.m
Belmont
Wean
Eee Albam
Weston
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Boylston
Oakie
Barre
Ware
Sundby North
Northampton
West Boylston
South Clinton
Berlin
A.m. East Sud
A. m
Wests
A.m. Land
A. m. Belmont
Boston
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Hungary
Baltimore Herald
Donald M’lean
Terbacker
Episcopal Church
Corunna, Mich
Duane C. Cooper
Victoria
Turkey
Palestine
Jack
Dorothy
New York Times
England
Paris
Susan St. John
Chicago
New York Sunday Journal
Knac
Boston Transcript
George A. Sweet Nursery
Box Dansville
J.rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Masa
Grover Graham
C. D. Hunter
DrouGerst
Robert W. Carter
Charles H
Peagles Dymonds Company
Maynard
Mass
Ehthen Notios
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Ted
Hudson
Oakdale
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
Supe
Fitchboro
Marlboro Branch
Marlboro
South Acton
Ynard
Whitman’s
Rockbottom
Hudson, Marlboro
Whitman's Crossing
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
J.R.W
G.P.A
P.M. Esee
A.M. P
SCHOO
America
Malk
Clement C. Gaines
Prasinent
Poucuweersie
York
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Sun
Sun. T
Southboro
So. Framingham
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Framingham
E. G. Allen
RC. Kendall
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskil Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Vermont
Bostourland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg
Washington Street
Fitchburg Railroad
Watson
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