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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
3
Jersey City woman touted as future Egyptologist and translator of papyri. The piece celebrates diverse roles for women from lecturing and scholarly work to nut cracking, home cleaning, floor polishing, and on demand clothing mending services in New York and Chicago.
The article notes English women claim they cannot find activity while American women easily find jobs. It cites unusual female trades in the United States and mentions Mrs Barotti of Chicago who earns well by selling nuts and operating a nut cracking business.
The Buffalo Women’s Educational and Industrial union presents a nonsectarian, nonreligious alliance aiding women across creeds. It highlights protective work for defrauded women, education, and liberal fellowship with roots in justice and hospitality. The group began with $65 from dues and aims to expand globally with similar clubs in Paris London and Geneva.
View of human weakness and sisterly aid as a blessed privilege of pure, happy women. The Buffalo union marks its fourteenth year of practical work for city and state, as described by Harper's Bazar.
Radcliffe, begun as the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women in 1878 and renamed in 1894, shares Harvard's curriculum and faculty. By 1896-7 it housed 358 students. social life centers on clubs like the Idler, language groups, the athletic club, and Class organizations. Mrs Agassiz and the dean host weekly receptions. open meetings and lectures fill evenings. proximity to the city expands theater and concert access.
The New York Post notes gowns made of a single fine material lead in elegance for special occasions, while dressy waists will remain in vogue alongside tailored gowns. It highlights detachable basques on silk satin and velvet blouses, fastened by belts or sashes, and the peplum style as flattering to various figures.
Advices from the goldfields report the Women's Klub of Klondike organized with a clear aim toward culture. The club envisions no topics of local relevance, embraces a yellow and white theme, and has drawn an invitation from the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
A Boston school of housekeeping opens offering a three month course to train women in domestic service. Fifty Philadelphia women form an auxiliary to the Woman's Health Protective Association to fund a pay hospital for contagious diseases. A Jersey City deaconess home is soon to open under the Newark conference of the Woman's Methodist Home Missionary society.
The piece traces the 1830s adoption of the cabriolet and Joseph Hansom's 1834 design, noting its two passenger capacity, driver position, and rise to London favor. It then describes the empire scarf veil, its long net fabric, lace borders, and popularity among affluent women, priced at 3 to 4 dollars. It closes with a Washington Post anecdote about a Washington writer's subscription dispute.
Rail schedule lists multiple stops and departure times from various towns and stations including Northampton Ware and Boston. It notes stops only on signal and special procedures for passengers and crews with signatures of Sanborn Flanders Bean.
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