The Frivolous Girls and Royal News Across Pages
A montage of society notes features Princess Marie of Greece, the Greek royal family amid wartime insult, and a hoped marriage to Grand Duke George Michaeloviten. It highlights La Fronde’s women Led journalism in Paris, the rise of La Fronde with Mme Durand and editors, plus a playful New York Times tale of a love-struck pair and a yoking of frivolous maidens. Golf bonnets and sunbonnets return, with Harper's Bazar praising updated feminine headgear for sports and leisure.
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Marie
Greece
George
Olga
Princess of Wales
Duke George
Russia
Athens
St. Petersburg
George Michaeloviten
Tiflis
Central Asia
Alexander
Michael
Chicago Times-Herald
Paris
Mme. Durand
Mme. Severine
Mme. Fournier
Mme. Mendes
la Fronde
Gyp
Mme. Marin
Mme
Paule Vigneron
Mlle
Anne de Bovet
D. Lesueur
Mme. de Kergemrad
Chicago Tribune
New York Times
Harper’s Bazar
A Discouraged Reformer Faces East Side Realities
A well meaning woman reflects on her failed efforts to curb child labor among east side families. She recalls visiting families, funding schooling, and reporting to officials, only to discover a cycle of work from dawn to night for many children. She concludes poverty drives these arrangements and laments limited impact.
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East Side
East Side Wit
Houston Street
Philadelphia Artist Alice Barber Stephens Acknowledged
Biography traces Alice Barber Stephens from early schooling in Philadelphia to fame as an engraver illustrator and painter. She studied at the School of Design and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, married in 1887, trained in Paris briefly, returns to Philadelphia to illustrate, and devotes time to her son while preparing a forthcoming volume.
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Alice Barber Stephens
Pyle
Gibson
Frost
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Alice Barber
School of Design
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Mary E. Wilkins
Stephens
Europe
Julien
Carlo Rossi
Paris
G. T. Drennan
Warning at summer watering place sparks gossip
A rumor spread at a popular summer watering spot where many girls gathered and few men were present. One young man was there and word spread that another suitor might arrive, causing great joy among the youthless maidens.
Curls Return in New Spring Hair Fashion
The New York Herald notes a spring revival of curls, four small sections styled close to the head beside the loose knot that dominates the season. The look suits maidens and matrons alike, with swelldom and current fashion urging adoption to avoid being out of date.
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New York Herald
Hat exhibition by Audubon Society of Philadelphia draws fashion interest
The Audubon Society of Philadelphia staged a trimmed hat exhibit that attracted many fashionable women. Attendees expressed support for the society’s stylish yet humane stance and purchased many hats, featuring flowers, airy choux of chiffon, ribbons, and ostrich plumes.
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Audubon Society of
Philadelphia
Chicago Tribune
Recipe for Roast Pepper Roast Peet Squares
Beat three eggs and gradually add a pint of milk. Stir in six tablespoons of flour and blend with the eggs and milk. Season with half a teaspoon salt and a dash of pepper. Strain and bake in a pan with drippings in a moderate oven for 50 minutes. Cut into squares and serve around the roasted meat.
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New York Ledger
S. T. Rover
Ladies’ Home ‘Journal
Turquoise gowns paired with red roses and ruby belt gems
A vivid description notes turquoise blue evening gowns combined with white and accented by deep red roses. Belts feature many glittering stones, rubies standing out as the most noticeable in this artistic costume ensemble.
New Shape Eases Pet Carrying Hands Free
Humorous note from the New York Journal praises a new design for carrying pets, claiming it frees the hands. A dialogue from Up to Date contrasts a torn outfit with a boy confessing he saved himself by resisting a beating, highlighting a brave act.
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New York Journal
Willie
Time Table Corrected for Trains West and East
Train schedule from Boston to Belmont Weston Wayland and towns such as Rockbottom Sudbury Ware Northampton and East Sudbury with numerous daily departures and Sunday services. Stops noted for passenger boarding and conductors listed along with officials names.
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Boston
Belmont
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
A.m.j
P. m. Hudson
A. M.j
P. m. Capa Bolton
A. m
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Oakdale
Pet Bacre
A Ware
Northampton
A. m. Ware
A. m. Barre
M. i al
South Bolton
A.m. Hudson
A.m. Rockbottom
Sudbury
A.m. East Sudbury
A.m. Wayland
A.m
A.m. Weston
A.m. Waltham
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W.G. Bean
Supe
Taste
South Acton
Magnate
Whitman's Crossing
Rockbottom
Hudson
Marlboro
Erre
Maynard
Arrive
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
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Princess Marie OF
New York Commercial Advertiser
Painter
Fitchburg
H Railroad
Hicosac
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Varlor
Boston and ST. Louis
New York
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
Pitahburg
J.R. Watson
Assabet
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
MATIN
Southern Division
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Marlboro Branch
J Marlboro
P.M
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Ness ix Hook
America
Com
Prugc Lion
Clement C. Gaines
Pouunmesesic
Nek
New York, New Haven
Q Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Sun
South Framingham
Southboro
Son Framingham
Acton
Lowell
W. E. Chamberlain
T. A.C. Kendall
Dindiy
Paten
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Penonn
Ma Yna
Grover Graham
C. D. Hunter
Marlborg
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