Various notices and anecdotes from The Tattler
A collection of brief items including marriages and appointments in Kalamazoo and West Virginia, tributes to Kate Field and Sarah Thomas, Miss Terry denied entry to Monte Carlo for dress, rising wardrobe costs in New York society, Harriet Worrell and a London chess event, Polly Brannum at 108, Eva Dorsey Anderson’s leaves album, and a snapshot of Mexican life and sewing machines noted in Modern Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline J. Barnett
Sarah Thonas
Wales
Princess of Wales
Sarah Jane Shartzer
Oregon
McMinnville
E. M. Adams
Frankfort
N. J
Elen Terry
Monte Carlo
Miss Terry
New York
O. Hf
P. Bemont
Harriet Worrell
Brooklyn
London
British Ladies’ Chess Club
Julia Ward Howe
Chicago
Polly Brannum
Tennessee
George Washington
Martha
Mary
Mexican Methods in City Life at the Turn of Century
The piece surveys customs in Mexican society noting male hotel staff, evening dinners, and travel routines. It mentions polite habits, dress and etiquette, railroad service levels, and social greetings, alongside remarks on labor pace of masons and the enduring strength of their walls after two centuries.
Verdi Works On an Oratorio Denying Opera Plans
The article notes Verdi at work on an oratorio and denies plans to compose an opera. It mentions the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts awarding the Walter Lippincott prize to Albert Herter for Le Soir oe and lists artists Benjamin Constant, L O Merson, and Flameng assigned to Paris Opera Comique interiors. Christina Rossetti is described as strong yet timid in poetry. Rev Baring-Gould is pictured at a desk attributing Spartan habits to his endurance in literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdi
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Walter Lippincott
Albert Herter
Benjamin Constant
MM. L. O. Merson
Paris Opera Comique
Christina Rossetti
Baring-Gould
Baring- Gould
Ex-Queen Lil In United States Notable Remarks
A string of 1900s newspaper notices speaks to ex-Queen Liliuokalani in the United States. Journalists from the New York Press Philadelphia Press Chicago Post Chicago Inter Ocean and the Boston Globe praise her demeanor and poise amid reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lil
New York
Philadelphia
Liliuvokalani
United States
Chicago Post
Lili
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Lilinokalani
Bosson Globe
To the sail the only thing that guides a ship
The Indianapolis Journal notes a green passenger asking about guidance for ships and the mate counters with rud dots as the guiding factor in navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Cruel Girl and Skating Jokes in Gossip Columns
A collage of quips from 19th century papers discusses house hunting love lines and playful insults. Dialogues touch on digs at flats versus homes and witty asides about nails and looks amid humorous captions from papers like the New York Sunday Journal and Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sunday Journal
First Vice President Elected by Colored Barred Group
In Albany on February 13 the L A W elected Isaac B Potter of New York as president and A O Morrison of Milwaukee as first vice president amid debate over colored membership. A lengthy session produced amendments to the constitution and defeat of Secretary Bassett's color eligibility proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Cressey Morrison
Milwaukee
Albany
Isaac B. Potter
New York
Sterling Elliott
Bassett
League
Yeas
A. O. Morrison
Wis
C. I. Kircker
Patterson
N. J
J. W. Clendenning
Covington
J. Voort
Pennsylvania
George L. McCarthy
J. Fred Adams
Massachusetts
Chicago
Stanwix Hotel
League of American Wheelman
Assemblyman Amstrong
Supreme Council Opens Annual Session in Washington
The National Farmers' Alliance supreme council began its annual meeting in Washington with representatives from over twenty states. President Mann Page of Virginia presided as reports from officers including Secretary Southworth and Lecturer Vincent were presented. High notes on farm price declines and farmer distress dominated discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washinton
Supreme Council of the
National Farmers’ Alliance
Alliance
Mann Page
Virginia
Page
Southworth
Vincent
Dan the Devoted Warhorse of General McClellan
Dan the warhorse of General McClellan, a dark bay with fast walking stride and exceptional endurance, served loyally at the Army of the Potomac. After the war he lived at Orange, dying in 1879. McClellan called him the best horse he ever had and his steadfast companion to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General McClellan
Dan
Orange
Duan
Army of the Potomac
Tie
Daniel Webster
Popularity of Young Men Depends on Conduct Not Amusements
A St Louis Republic excerpt discusses that religious young men who refrain from cards or theater can still be popular with refined women if they show amiability and honorable principles. It contrasts social charm with observance of beliefs and shares a forest anecdote of ants vs. a caterpillar to illustrate persistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Edward W. Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
New York
South Africa
St. Louis Republic
Painter M Paovis de Chavannes In Montmartre Studio Life
French painter M Paovis de Chavannes lives in Montmartre with a studio bedroom and dressing room. He works daily in Neuilly outside Paris from nine until eternity, arranging a spare room for his large canvases while tea and meals punctuate long sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Paovis de Chavannes
Montmartre
Neuilly
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erzfor of
the Tattler
Aerchants
Mys la
Pevoteo
Inn Eoamcal
Dillon Tribune
Dillon
Montana
Great Daily
Northwest
Fall Associated ‘Press
Perorr
Gosling
Wiggins
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cruel Girl
Sho
Chicago Record
New York World
New York Worlp
Tarror
N. Y. World
Toledo Blade
The
Ladies’ Home Ideal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Boston Traveler
San Francisco Chronicle
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Als
New Yorker
Thel. A. W
Oklahoma
Gurung
O. T
Senate
House
Kansas
Texas
Gulf
Sisters of Mercy of the Sacred Heart
Supreme Council
Denver
Harry Davis
Joseph Baker
North Baltimore
Stratton
Baker
Davis
Bob Curry
Doc Lee
Curry
Lee
Gus
Chicargo Tannera
Cuicano
W. N. Eisendrath & Co
Eisendrath & Co
Grey, Clark & Engel
Waller-Oakley Company
Lambeau Leather Company
Leather Manufacturers’ Association
McKinley
Cantor
Phillips
Cleveland
Hanna
Iandis
M’clellan
Blackwell's
Genuine Durham
Joe
Blackwell’s
Durham
Anta
Dillon, Montana
Aldo
Poindexter & Orr
Woninie
Artist de Chavannes
G. Vitatiner
Aix
Princisco
Cal
Suearce
Duvon
Corporation and Mining Company
Tribune Publishing Company
Ae Ea Montana
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