Hawaiian Royal Betrothal Reported In Honolulu Gossip
News from Honolulu states Prince David Kawananakoa and Princess Victoria Kaiulani, neice of Queen Liliuokalani, arranged for betrothal. Dowager Queen Kapiolani’s signature on family deeds would formalize the union. Kaiulani is daughter of Archibald Cleghorn and Miriam Likelike.
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Honolulu
David Kawananakoa
Victoria Kaiulani
Liliuokalani
Kapiolani
Archibald Scott Cleghorn
Miriam Likelike
Kaiulani
David
David Kahalepouli
Hawaii
Kinoiki Kekaulike
Department of Foreign Affairs
Paris
Reform rhetoric on working women and English factory conditions
An ardent reformer and a critic clash over female labor realities. The discussion cites The Women's Trade Union Review on English fish processing girls aged 14 working late nights, and Irish linen embroidery workers paid in candles or tea. The exchange contrasts English and American sweatshop conditions with urban department store workrooms.
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Women’s Trade Union Review
England
Wood Carving Gains Favor Among Chicago Society Women
Hull House serves as the central rallying point for the Chicago Arts and Crafts movement and hosts its principal meetings. Mrs. Anne Higginson Spicer emerges as a leading figure in the wood carving fraternity.
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Chicago Society
Hull House
Chicago Arts and Crafts Society
Wood Carving
Anne Higginson Spicer
Fashionable Side Combs Rule Hairdressing World
The St Louis Republic notes side combs are essential for the current hairdressing style. It highlights inexpensive imitations vs expensive jeweled options, shell or amber designs, and the trend toward studs and colored stones to match hair, with gold or silver combs for the wealthy.
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St. Louis Republic
Demiseason gowns and costumes trend in fashion commentary
Harper's Bazar notes a shift to demiseason attire with new gowns and even bats, alongside refreshes of old outfits. Spring and autumn demand careful wardrobes, favoring light wool, wood tones, and gray, with decorative hats and imported velvet gowns signaling next winter styles.
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Harper's Bazar
Young Philadelphia Woman Makes Striking Hunt Club Appearance
About twenty years ago a Philadelphia woman, daughter of a physician and a social favorite, surprised her circle by arriving at a hunt club meet mounted on a horse, drawing attention from peers and society pages.
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Philadelphia
Hunt Club
Tea Gowns and Draped Front Details Highlight 1920s Style
The article describes bloused front fronts on tea gowns with waistline emphasis, ribbons or jewel belts, long stole ends in lace chiffon net or gown material, and trims like ruchings and silk ruffles. It notes shoulder rosettes bows and back to front drape techniques, plus the demitrain in the latest tea gown for grace and ease.
Colorado Governor Adams on Woman Suffrage
Governor Adams of Colorado answers inquiries with a circular letter asserting equal suffrage as a right and justice. He cites his support in Colorado and argues no harm has come from the experiment, predicting higher moral and political standards as suffrage continues.
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Adams
Colorado
A clever ploy lures club speakers with grand titles
The New York Sun notes women’s clubs often announce speakers as vice presidents of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. It explains that federation rules make every club president automatically a vice president of the federation, showcasing a fondness for titles regardless of their meaning.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
New York Sun
Why the Sherborn prison pays women more than men
A correspondent asks why a Sherborn Massachusetts woman in the prison earns over three times a man at Concord reformatory and over twice a man at the Charles Town prison. The answer lies in the superior administrative ability of Mrs Ellen Johnson, head of the Sherborn prison.
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Sherborn
Mass
Concord Reformatory
Charlestown
Dedham Transcript
Ellen Johnson
Woman’s Journal
Miss Belle Moshier Wins Prizes in Charity Demo
Miss Belle Moshier of Matteawan New York dazzled at the Dibble Opera House by driving twenty ten penny nails into a heavy joist in four minutes to win a large charity prize. She received a silverware piece and earlier won a watch in a wood sawing contest. A new women focused office building was planned in St Louis to house dressmakers milliners hairdressers and other women professionals.
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Chicago Post
Belle Moshier
Matteawan
N. Y
Dibble Opera House
St. Louis
Cardinal Gibbons Sends Sympathy To New Orleans Women
Cardinal Gibbons writes a letter of sympathy to women forming a good government league in New Orleans, offering support and encouragement for civic reform efforts.
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Cardinal Gibbons
New Orleans
Time Table Corrected Oct 4 1897 Trains West
Time schedule lists numerous departures for towns including Boston Belmont Wayland and Concord along with list of morning afternoon and Sunday times. Section covers eastbound trains as well noting departures from various stations and daily and Sunday times.
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Boston
Belmont
W. m
P.m. Faltham
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
M. Hudson
South Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boyston
Oakdale
Jefferson
Barre
Ware
Northampton
Marlboro
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Prince David
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Demiseason
Federation
NEW York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Old Colony
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Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
A.mn
Sun
South Framingham
Southboro
Framingham
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Mansfield
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Pas
Agt
R. B
Kor
Washington
J. R. Watson
New England
Thos. F.swan
Cornhill
Washington Street
H. Smith
Uy Enuine
Assabet
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
J.rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Robert W. Carter
Charles Hereons
Grover Graham
D. Hunter
DruGeist
Maine
Southern Division
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Weat Boylston
A.m
A.m. South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
A.m. Belmont
A.m. Boston
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Rockbottom
Hudson
Bostan Arriva
P.M
A.M. P
A.M. P.M
EER TW
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
J.R. Watson
G.P.A
Tenography
Thor
America
Clement C. Gaines
Pouenxeersic
New York
George A. Sweet Nursery CO
Dansville
New. York
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