The Sunday School Lesson on Matth 25 31 46
Commentary discusses Jesus coming in glory, the judgment of nations, and the separation of sheep and goats. It links Old Testament prophecies to New Testament teaching, emphasizes deeds of mercy as service to Christ, and contrasts blessing for Israel with eternal punishment for the wicked. It urges trust in God and commitment to love and service.
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D. M. Stearns
Israel
Joelin
Zephin
Ezek
Christ
Church
God the Father
Job
Martha
Mary
God
Waist Danglers: Chatelaine Accessories for the Modern Woman
A fashionable chatelaine update describes belt hung items for women including gold and silver pocket cases, four leaf clover buckles, crystal back mirror designs, a fan shaped pincushion, and beaded purses. Beaded bags in light colors complement evening wear.
Airship Dream Ends in Tragic Fall In San Francisco
Bertha G Alen records a dreamlike encounter with a purple sky airship in San Francisco. A long hollow craft carries a man who dies in a swift, eerie descent while a firelike coil circles the craft. The narrator awakes to her own bed, clarifying the tale as a dream.
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Bertha G. Alen
San Francisco
Way to Trim Hats
Le Grande Monde warns against over trimming hats causing top heavy appearance. True milliner’s skill shows in balancing trimming with proportion so the finished hat suits the wearer. Readers should pick a hat with a clearly marked form for any style.
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le Grande Monde
Sandal From Pompeii Shows Ancient Beauty Standards
Excavations at Pompeii reveal a Roman woman's toilet items including a sandal designed to be worn asleep. Straps extend from the ends to keep the toes separated, shaping them to resemble Greek statuary, illustrating Pompeiian versus fin de siecle ideals.
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Pompeii
Silk Petticoat Elegance
The latest silk petticoats showcase lavish fabrics and rich silks for feminine wear. They feature narrow foundations with extensive knee flounces and numerous tucked and plaited flounces, creating a soft full silhouette without stiffness and a plentiful frou frou at the feet.
A Tiny Girl's Plans
A poem by Laurence Alma Tadema contemplates a girl who doubts marriage prospects and imagines a life of pets a cottage near a wood a pony and a stray orphan girl to raise as her own as she grows from childhood to a late twenties vision.
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Laurence Almi Tadema
War Time Trinkets and Mascots Go On Display
War and rumors of war influence small keepsakes in this note on trinkets. A clover mascot charms a tiny glass piece bound in gold with occasional Cuban flags or a four leaf clover for luck. An American flag appears in hatpins and a new deep gold pin features Maine in white enamel with a name beneath.
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Maine
Factories That Make Only Girdles The Little Japanese at Home
The author notes that a child's obi is initially narrower than the mother's and widens with age. Some obi reach a foot in width. Factories exist dedicated to old weaving, producing masterpieces of beauty. The obi is wound around the waist, forms a butterfly bow at the back, with loops for state occasions fastened to the shoulders and wide ends draped over the hips.
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St. Nicholas
Soap Making Instructions from Housekeeper Note
Melt and strain refuse grease into a pork barrel. Add 18 pounds potash to 25 pounds grease, then two pailfuls boiling water. Stir, stand three days, add more boiling water, boil until thick, pour back, fill with boiling water. Stir daily for a month for strong soap.
His Cure for Spouse Complaints Coffee Trick
A Philadelphia Press vignette explains a simple remedy to marital nitpicking by letting the husband brew his own coffee one morning. The anecdote frames self-reliance as a cure for fault finding in domestic routines.
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Philadelphia Press
Foot Measurement Trick Promoted by Chicago Record
An English gentleman avoided direct foot measurement for hosiery by using a simple method from the Chicago Record. He double fists to measure the knuckles and estimate foot length by the string needed to wrap around the foot, providing a quick way to gauge size.
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Chicago
Fans of different ages in traditional Japanese culture
Ida T Hodnett notes in St Nicholas that fans carried by little girls are open flat uchiwa while those borne by boys and men are folded ogi. The distinction reflects age and gender norms in fan use.
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Uchiwa
Ogi
Ida T. Hodnett
St. Nicholas
Fashionable Gains borough hats with veiled face styles
The Women’s Home Companion notes popular summer hats in Gains borough shapes. Drooping veils of chiffon net or lace mask the face, while small toque turban and bonnet styles reveal the pompadour. Straw hats offer rolled brims and snug back fits, with Mohair plateau made into bold shapes with bows and pins.
Denver women voters praised for moral influence and temperance impact
Rev. Francis Byrne of St. John's Cathedral Denver responds to a Jamaica Plain inquiry praising the female electorate. He asserts that good and intelligent women are the majority among Denver voters and that suffrage has closed dens of iniquity and taverns harming young men.
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Francis Byrne
St. John’s Cathedral
Denver
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Japanese Women Portrayed As The Best Part Of Japan
The London Lady's Pictorial notes that Western gossip misreads Japanese women as frivolous. Mitsukuri argues in The Atlantic Monthly that Japanese women are gentle graceful beautiful and self sacrificing. He describes their role as household mistress mother and respected figure in society.
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London
Japan
France
K. Matsukuri
The
Atlantic Monthly
Mitsukuri
New Girls Clubhouse Planned in Avenue B New York
A five story building is purchased to open Christadora House in Avenue B for about 25 000 girls with no nearby safe spaces. The facility will offer rooms to gossip read sing and possibly meals to provide an alternative to tenements theaters saloons and streets.
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Avenue’ B
New York
Christadora House
Hat Ordinance Proposal Sparks Theater Fashion Plan
A Boston woman proposes dividing theaters into sections for hat wearers and hatless patrons to please all. The plan would let ladies wear any head coverings in designated areas while other sections exclude hats to avoid vanity conflicts.
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Boston
Reminiscence On Civil War Split With Party Trio
The New York Tribune notes a social gathering where older members recount Civil War memories. A woman born in 1862 says she fought on the southern side, recalling a personal wartime allegiance.
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New York Tribune
Women chosen as officials for 1900 exhibition committee
Sarah Bernhardt and Mrs Bartet of the Comedie Francaise are elected vice presidents of the committee on class 18 material of the theatrical art. M Gailhard, director of the Grand Opera, is president. They become the first women named official managers on a committee not tied to woman’s work.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Mrs. Bartet
Comedie Francaise
Grand Opera
Flag Day Flag Supplies Attract Attention
National flags sold at about two cents each in silk and plain varieties. Flags measure a few inches by one inch, and dry goods stores offer them by the yard at the ribbon counter. The current fad is for women to buy several yards and gift a flag to each friend or visitor.
Family Tweeted Monocle Kids Sparkle
A quirky note from Meggendorfer Blatter jokes that the Donnerkeil family is very swell and that the young counts were born with monocles, reflecting playful period humor.
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Donnerkeil
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