Woman's World Wheelwomen and Fashion Notes in New York Society
A column features Mrs Edmund L Baylies of New York Society as a leading figure in fashion and salons. It highlights her influence on dress, wit, and social leadership, and quotes fashion commentary praising her gowns and style. It cites sources from Chicago Times Herald and Domestic Monthly on evolving dress designs and color, noting Baylies' role in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund L. Baylies
van Rensselaer
New York
Baylies
Ward McAllister
Mr. Bay
Mes
Edmund L. Bayties
Lies
Chicago Times- Herald
New York Times
New York Post
Cycling Chaperonage and Dress Debates Serve Women’s Roles
An English newspaper notes a looming occupation for poor women as cycling chaperones for children and discusses suitable cycling dress. It highlights long skirts with hidden trousers for freedom, contrasts knickerbockers, and cites social scenes on platforms and at dances.
Women Writers and Fashion Trends Span Newspapers of the Era
The piece surveys Mrs. Sidney Webb and German reactions to her works on labor and unions, notes a London stance on women’s work hours, and recounts a German legal case involving oath readings. It also covers fashion photography’s rise, Japanese American households in Salem and Chicago, and a Troy woman’s farm success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Webb
England
Trades Union
Germany
Dietz
Stuttgart
Webb
Buck Hathaway
Troy
Wan
Joe Faulk
Wrmthurst
Ala
Graceful ribbons adorn winter dress accessories and styles
The article notes gash ribbons from 41¢ to 14 inches wide used on dresses and house dresses for front back or left side wearing. Dresden ribbons enhance waist trimming collars belts and bows. Frances Willard travels the south and reports meeting Miss Jane Thomas at ninety six who sews bridal pincushions and rag dolls and credits white ribbon devotion to health and cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Frances Willard
South
Union Signal
Nashville
Jane Thomas
Notable Figures and Fashion Notes Across Cities
The column surveys Pauline Lucca living in Vienna and teaching twelve pupils a year, the Armenian Princess Beglarian’s medical practice and hospital plans, and Akron’s Woman Suffrage club transforming into a social science group. It also highlights Lillian Gordon Pym’s early L R A M from the Royal Academy of Music and Virginia Pope’s top window dressing role in Buffalo with a high salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman Suffrage Club of
Akron, O
Ohio
Lillian Gordon Pym
James Pym
Boston Herald
Royal Academy of Music
Miss Pym
Royal Academy
Boston
Virginia Pope
Buffalo
Society invites Miss Willard to brotherhood council
Dr W Evans Darby, renowned peace advocate, invites Miss Willard to join the general council of the Society for the Recognition of the Brotherhood of Man. she accepts. London hosts the society’s headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Willard
W. Evans Darby
Society For the Recognition of the Brotherhood of Man
London
Life of Obsolete Masters Preface Letter Excerpt
A formatted fragment from Life discusses a character addressing a governor, pleading not to force a public appearance in a polite but dull society. The speaker requests moving past prudery to examine works of older artists, citing Ruskin as a reference point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atre Bean, Jr
Ruskin
Figs Consume All at Once in Our Household Exchange
A playful exchange between Madge and Panch reveals a mumble about overindulgence in fruit. Madge laments the figs left, while Panch replies one by one. The lighthearted dialogue captures domestic humor and familial banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Panch
The Chaperon Instructs On Courtship Discreetly Cited
A dramatic exchange where a chaperon rebukes improper kissing between a daughter and a suitor, noting such acts occur under her nose and a daughter protests the notion of oversight. The line reflects a Victorian concern with propriety in romance.
Comic one liners and quips from vintage papers
A collection of terse exchanges and jests from old tabloids and magazines. The quips reference flirtations engagements and wardrobe boundaries with sharp wit. Names and contexts point to playful social banter typical of mid twentieth century humor pages.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gotham
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Cutasceti
Voloris
Maria Mitchell
Public Library
Appleton
Cyclopedia of Biography
Maggie Mitchell
Mrs. Stowe
Nantucket
Edin
Hiisband
Hugband
Fashion Models
Mrs. Tetaupa
Salem
Masy
Chicago
Tetsupa
Miss Gibson
Miss June Thong
Pauline Lucca
Auline Lucca
Vienna
Chicago News
Beglarian
Bern
Russia
Lawrence Tadema
Alma Tadewa
Miss Tadema
Emma Walker Herr
Lexington
Kentucky Senate
Ohio House of Representatives
Bishop Gyres D. Puss
Baltimore Woman's College
Gue
Hazel
Nutte
Detroit Free Press
Susan
Dolly de Mare
Charlie Smoothe
Clara
Victors
Overman Wheel Co
Victor
Detroit
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Ore
Dillon, Montana
Paraheron
Poindexter & Orr
Montana
California
Cal
Centran Poranmacy
Dillon, Mont
Gilmore & Co
Open Board of Trade
Charleston
Coles Co
Scientific American Agency For
Mann & CO
Broadway
America
Scientific America
Munn & CO
Jblirhers
New York City
Washington, D. C
Will
E. M. Will
Broadway and
Arizona
Butte
Mont
Will House
Eastman
Stockmen’s Directory
Dillon
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