Gowns Worn By Americans and the New Trim Styles
The article describes tailor made gowns with heavy stitching and decorative hem designs using hand stitch and machine work. It notes the use of yokes of jet, steel, and gun metal, and outlines the single rose as a fashion trimming. Paris fashion features include Mrs. Potter Palmer's round skirts and black and white ensembles worn by Mrs. Gould, with vivid color stocks and lace braids.
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Paris
Illon
Bois de Boulogne
Tam
Mrs. Palmer
Edwin Gould
St. S Sg
Lawson
Household Economists Probe How Many Steps a Woman Takes
The Household Economic association at Cornell studies the daily mileages of the average woman, aiming to quantify labor and uncover reforms. Martha Van Rensselaer leads plans to measure actual steps, seeking practical data to ease domestic toil and support reforms in household management.
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Household Economic Association
Society of Physical Research
Martha van Rensselaer
Cornell University
College of Agriculture
Cornell
Agricultural College
A Talk About Hopeless Men and Hope Halls
A female speaker recounts visiting Sing Sing and hearing hopelessness in inmates. She urges immediate resolve, condemns the term ex convict, and describes Hope Halls in New York Chicago and Long Island where released prisoners may stay until permanent work is found.
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Sing Sing
Lfe
Menack
New York City
Hope Halls
Chicago
Flushing
L. 1
Hope Hall
Nero at the Coliseum Chooses Fiddle Over Fate
In a Baltimore American vignette a defiant Nero sits on a throne with captives before him and offers them a grim choice between a cadenzas with the middle finger on the E string or being burned at the matinee. He then fiddles, burns, and conducts amid fury, justifying it as essential for warm scenes in Quo Vadis.
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Baltimore
Nero
Ater
Hearing Under Snow Buried Voices Amid Avalanche
Survivors trapped by an avalanche report hearing voices from rescuers and companions above but their own cries fail to reach through the dense snow as search efforts continue in harsh winter conditions.
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Edkin Gould
Pink
Mrs. Gould
London
Wilhelmina
Holland
Warners
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