Rivoli campaign reshaped European history says Sloane
In The Century, Professor Sloane details Napoleon Bonaparte’s Rivoli campaign describing the battle near Mantua, the clashes from St Mark to Caprino, and the turning point as Austrian forces were defeated. The narrative highlights Bonaparte’s forethought, leadership, and the capture of 13 000 prisoners over two days.
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Artistic table toppers offered for sale at Woman's Exchange
Talented women use Lenten leisure to craft linen covered tables for country houses. Items vary in shape and color with blue and white trimmed pieces resembling Delft china, rose and yellow ducks, and all white designs with blue braids. Details describe legs, materials, and embroidery in white cotton.
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Delft
China
Modish Swiss Lace Trimmings for Dresses and Ruches
The Philadelphia Times notes that sheer white Swiss collars and cuffs with yellow Valenciennes lace pair well with dark dresses. Yardage options let readers craft full vests and home ruches with grenadine ribbons offering a stiff, decorative look and light neck protection.
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Dresden
Philadelphia Times
Fashion’s Infinite Variety Shapes Modern Dress
The New York Post notes fashion now favors personal choice and individuality. It highlights liberty in dress, the decline of rigid dictates, the crinoline’s rise and fall, and the focus on consistency with time and occasion from bonnet crown to shoe tip.
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Liberty
New York Post
Veils of 1895 Fashion Stir Street Talk and Style
A brisk portrait of 1895 veil trends notes bold fashion choices for theater summer dances and picnics. Veils cling to thick folds revealing eyes or cheeks while hats display trimming patterns and even jeweled bugs or flowers. Passersby label the wearer as pretty gay stylish and fashionable.
A Worker In the Tenements
Mrs. Lillian W Betts known for editorial and miscellaneous work on The Outlook remains a young active woman deeply engaged in New York benevolent causes. She champions the working girl and tenement dwellers and helped open a vacation country home for poor girls recently.
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Lillian W. Betts
New York
Women’s Dress and Education Echo Social Shifts in Denver Times
The Denver Times comments on women pursuing higher education at Vassar Smith Wellesley and Barnard for independence or to emulate men. It ridicules shirt waists, noting bigger sleeves bright colors and styles, and cites Deuteronomy to criticize women adopting men's dress as evidence of lax religious morals.
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Vassar
Smith
Wellesley
Barnard
Denver Times
Silk waists and silks with shimmering patterns take fashion lead
A dull yellow ground with rose patterns gains a silvery sheen in many silks. The trend favors fancy waists and full fronts for gowns with jacketed effects. Skirt and waist can contrast, with lace coverings expanding outfit versatility and economy.
Miss Peels Bridesmaids in London Wedding
The bridesmaids at Miss Peel's wedding in London number seven. Four young women wear white silk gowns with puffed white chiffon bodices and shamrock trims. They have elbow sleeves, white satin collars and sashes, and hats of drawn chiffon with forgetmenots and pink roses. Three children wear white satin slips with chiffon overfrocks and shamrock trimmed yokes. They carry shower bouquets of pink roses and mignonette.
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Miss Peel
London
Nahida Remy Marries Jewish Philosopher Lazarus
Nahida Remy, after ten years devoted to Jewish literature and culture, embraces Judaism by marrying Professor Lazarus, a septuagenarian scholar. Her two volumes on Prayer in the Talmud and The Jewish Woman sparked wide interest among Protestants and Jews alike.
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Nahida Remy
Israel
Professor Lazarus
Women Elect Officers in Kansas Republican Association
In Topeka at the annual meeting, Mrs. Sarah A Thurston was chosen president of the Woman's Republican Association of Kansas. Mrs Lewis Hanback of Argentine was chosen vice president, Mrs Edward Gaylord Tepas secretary, Mrs Best of Rosedale treasurer. Mrs Inez M Stine was unanimously re elected as state organize r for the last year.
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Sarah A. Thurston
Woman’s Republican Association of Kansas
Topeka
Lewis Hanback
Argentine
Edward Gaylord
Tepas
Best
Rosedale
Inez M. Stine
Why Youre It and the Mongoose in Jamaica
A reader essay exposes why children say Youre it in tag tracing back to English speech, then reviews Kiplings Rikki tikki tavi and Jamaica mongoose history. It contrasts mongoose benefits with unintended livestock damage and ends with a vignette about Peter planting peach stones and growing a thriving orchard.
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Kipling
Nag
Nagaina
Jamaica
Peter
Uncle Peter
Ypu
A Simple Salt Water Egg Float Demonstration
A glass with half salt water and half fresh water makes an egg float. When shaken to mix the waters the egg sinks. The experiment can be prepared in advance and demonstrated on command, entertaining a large audience.
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