Clever Chicago decorator defies norms in bloomers
Miss Louise R. Twyman of Hyde Park leads women into interior decoration with bold on-site ladder and ceiling work. Daughter of Joseph Twyman, she trains under him, works beside him, and shuns skirts for blue denim bloomers covered in paint. Her early promise began in Hyde Park High School, shaping a modern, progressive career in a field few women enter.
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Chicago
Li Xise R. Twyman
Hyde Park
Louise R. Twyman
Miss Twyman
Hyde Park High School
Joseph Twyman
Brush
Twyman
Joseph
Chicago Times-Herald
Philadelphia
First Brooklyn women open swim pool at Pratt Institute gym
The Pratt Institute gymnasium in Brooklyn opens the first pool for women with a 44 by 15 foot tiled tank fed daily by an artesian well. Dressing rooms, baths, and massage rooms flank the hall as courses in Swedish educational gymnastics aim for balanced development, strength, and grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
New York Tribune
Home arts training urged for girls nationwide
A New York writer argues technical training for girls in the arts of the home is urgently needed at home, noting extensive programs abroad and calling for similar development domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The Rise of Domestic Science Schools Across Europe
The article notes private and municipal schools teaching domestic economy from foundational kitchen skills to nutrition and budgeting. It highlights widespread German and continental programs for workers’ children, while reporting only a few kitchen garden schools exist in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Wurttemberg
Bavaria
Austria
Switzerland
France
Italy
United States
American Women in Europe Win Doctorates Abroad
Miss Alice Luce of Maine and Miss Ida J. Hyde of Cincinnati earned Ph Ds from Heidelberg and gain admiration abroad. The piece notes varying treatment of women by universities: Oxford and Cambridge restrict competition, Switzerland’s Zurich welcomes women, and German universities gradually grant equal degrees after initial obstacles.
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Alice Luce
Maine
Ida J. Hyde
Cincinnati
Cornell
Bryn Mawr
Heidelberg
Oxford
Cambridge
Switzerland
United States
University of Zurich
Europe
New York Mail and Express
Panniers Return in Fashion Notes from the Era
Fashion brief describes Panniers as revived by Worth guiding evening gown design. It notes side draperies and a reappearance of the Dolly Varden style with a short plain skirt and quilted front panel. A Honey poison caution follows with a medical review and a discussion of rhododendron plants linked to honey toxicity.
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Dolly Varden
Dresden
Philadelphia Times
New York Ledger
Tot Dress of Crimson French Cashmere for Child
A pretty child’s gown called the tot dress features crimson French cashmere. The short waist front is trimmed with cream water cashmere revers edged in dark red gimp in two rows. Sailor collar at back and plastron in front with piped white cashmere. Sleeves gather into wide white cuffs. Kiltskirt edged with creamy white silk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Office Girls Gain Favor Over Office Boys in Chicago
The Boston Herald notes Chicago firms favor office girls over office boys. They smoke less, avoid dime novels, and are brighter, quicker, neater, and more dependable, with testimony nearly unanimous that firms prefer girls in office work.
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Chicago
Boston Herald
Women Edit School Paper in Japan Amid Legal Rift
In Nagasaki a Methodist Girls' school quarte rly began by young women, only to face a law barring women from publishing newspapers. The government granted a concession, allowing a school paper that is purely religious and educational to be edited by women.
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Japan
Methodist Girls’ School
Nagasaki
Riddle over pence echoes in Prince George bar talk
In the Brighton Prince George bar parlor a salty patron poses a riddle about errings and three far things. Silence, pipe puffing, and a quip from a passerby follow as the crowd tries to parse the joke and the mackerel price reference.
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Prince George
Brighton
Breathing Question in Fast Cycling Writes
The piece notes cycling writers in Sunday papers avoid addressing how a rider breathes at extreme speeds. It cites a quote from American Cyclist stating wind of 60 miles per hour would make breathing difficult, even with a 50 mile per hour headwind.
Trains West and East Schedules Adjusted in Boston Area
Boston timetable lists multiple westbound and eastbound trains with daily and Sunday runs. Stops indicate passenger loading rules and special signals for west of Hudson and Northampton regions. Officials Daniel W. Sanborn, W. G. Bean, and Dana J. Flanders are noted as superintendents and agents.
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Boston
Belmont
M. Fan
M. Weston
A. m
M. Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rockbottom
South Clinton
West Boylston
Sunie
Jefferson’s
Sunseer P.m
Northampton
Ware
West
Clinton
Berlin
A. m. South Bolton
A.m. Hudson
A. m. Rockbottom
East Budbury
A.m. Wayland
A. m. Weston
A. m. Waltham
A. m. Belmont
A.m. Boston
Hudson
Oakdale
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Ney
John Jacob Astor
Herman Oelrichs
Lorillard
O. H. P. Belmont
Derwear
American Women Abroad
Burgoyne
Saratoga
America
Thomas Anbnurey
Auburey
Bill
New England
Ludlam Bros
Ekiot St
Sunday World
Assabet
The
Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Daniel W. Sanborn
W.G. Bean
Dana J. Flanders
Marlbor
Marlboro
Sunda
South Acton
An’s
Whitingtom
A.M. A
Recklebottom
Whitman’s Crossing
Maynard
Mar
Whitnan Crossing
JRW
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
Morthboro
Retin
Fitchburg
Southboro
Framingham
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Mansfield
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Stham
David Harris
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Fitchburgh Railroad
Berwich
Iloosac Tunnel
Troy
Jmwang
Bagatoea
Lake Ginorge
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Batia- Jo
Niagara Walls
Hanohon
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Chivawa
St. Louis
Air Points
Eopant Palace
Boston and ST. Louis
Niagara Falls
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Washington Street
Pears Railroad
J.R. Watson
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
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