Woman’s World reports Ellis elects women to govern
Ellis Kansas gains notice as all but one city officer are women. A pro temperance push led to a women’s ticket winning mayor and council seats with husbands joking about home duties. The record shows saloons closed and officials cautious, reflecting radical Kansas politics and strong female leadership.
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Ellis
Kansas
Syracuse
M. A
M.A. Wade
Wade
Clara Sheldon
Viola Gaylord
Lillian Hussey
Elizabeth Murden
Mra
Emma Shields
Ella Newcomer
Canada
England
Harriet Beecher Stowe Portrait at Eighty Five
Richard Burton portrays Harriet Beecher Stowe at eighty five in The Ladies Home Journal. The piece describes her Hartford home life and daily walks guarded by family and a pug. It notes her health longevity, devotion to dogs, and modest values over monetary rewards.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Richard Burton
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hartford
Clemens and Warner
Fashionable Discomfort and the Dilemma of Wide Skirts
A group of women critique present day dress trends lamenting wide skirts that fling around ankles hinder walking and have caused near accidents when wind traps dresses. They joke about bloomers as an alternative and recount a dramatic crosswalk incident where a truck aided release from a trapped dress.
Parasol Matchups with Linen Shirt Waists Signal Style Shift
Fashion notes predict the summer wardrobe will pair linen shirt waists with matching parasols. Enormous trunks will hold both airy shirt waists and matching parasols in textures from linen to cambric. Parasol designs include embroidered frills, silk linings, and various handles from Dresden to crystal accents.
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Dresden
New York World
Wedding Party Attire Features White Satin and Chiffon
The eight bridesmaids wore white chiffon gowns with satin skirts edged by frills and rucked Banjo sleeves. White satin sashes and red velvet capes lined with white satin complemented large white felt hats with ostrich plumes. Another wedding showcased four bridesmaids in Romney inspired blue and pink pompadour silk outfits with lace and crepe, white chip hats, and pink moss roses.
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Romney
New York Times
Handsome Toilets for Afternoon Receptions and Weddings
A New York writer describes formal afternoon attire featuring short jackets in black silk or satin with brocade floral patterns. Designs include full vests, wide revers, accordion plaited black chiffon, and basques that flare below the waist.
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New York
Palmer to speak at Boston Missionary Jubilee
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer former Wellesley president sails to Venice and accepts a speaking invitation from the American Missionary Association for its October Boston jubilee. Her topic will be Educational Equipment for Missionary Service and she voices strong interest in the association’s work.
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Alice Freeman Palmer
Wellesley College
Venice
American Missionary Association
Association
Boston
Mrs Mary Turner Carriel Nominated as Illinois Trustee
Mrs Mary Turner Carriel is named by the Illinois Republican state convention as a trustee of the State University. She advocates voting on educational and moral questions but opposes full suffrage. Also noted are fashion observations about bicycle shoes and black lace sleeve lining and a Philadelphia woman chosen as a presidential elector at large and as a delegate to the Prohibition convention.
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New York Ledger
Mary Turner Carriel
State Republican Convention of
Illinois
The
State University
Carriel
H. Frances Jones
Philadelphia
Justice Court
Springhill Township
Beaverhead
State of Montana
W. Bistarr
A. J. Leitch
A.J. Leitch
Lima
Couty
Heaverhead
A.D
Daniel Gutting
Said
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County of
M. A. Berger
Woman's Sphere Opens in Union County Standard
Mrs Celia B Whitehead leads a new department titled Woman's Sphere in The Union County Standard of Westfield New Jersey. The editor announces aims to cover domestic arts and community issues with a practical, informative voice.
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Celia B. Whitehead
Woman’s Sphere
Union County Standard
Westfield
N. J
Women Must Learn Proper Bicycle Form Say Mr Zimmerman
An advocate urges women to be taught correct riding posture and saddle fit. He warns against rocking, advises a properly sized wheel and mold-made saddle, and stresses straight posture, even pedaling, and avoiding cold drafts after rides.
Woman Holds Governor’s Commission in Massachusetts Since 1879
Mrs Ellen C Johnson has served continuously as a commissioner from the Massachusetts governor for 17 years starting May 1879. Appointed with Mrs Mary G Ware on the prison board, Johnson later became superintendent of Sherborne Prison For Women. Warren F Spalding of the Massachusetts Prison association praises the prison as among the world’s best for system methods and results.
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Ellen C. Johnson
Massachusetts
Mary G. Ware
Lancaster
Board of Prison Commissioners
Ware
Johnson
Sherborne
Some Elegant Costumes for Seaside and Coaching Use
Imported costumes in cream white mohair or pilot cloth feature cricket caps or alpine hats. Some outfits are unadorned while others show lined skirts and basques with rose, mauve, or cerise silk, gold braid details, and pale yellow linings.
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New York Post
Parisian Tealight Miracle Lights Drawing Room
Word from Paris describes a novel tea scene where the room glowed without gas oil or electricity. Objects radiated phosphorescent light and the ceiling sparkled like diamonds. Ladies in luminous dresses moved as their complexions emitted soft beams, creating an odd Parisian ambiance.
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Paris
Brave Miss Knox Rescues Father From Lion Attack
A Sunbury Connecticut woman, Miss Knox, entered her father's office to find him grappling with a sudden pet lion. She used a long strap, looped a noose around the lion, secured it to a wall ring, and freed her father, despite later commentary that she was perhaps “out of her sphere.”
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Miss Knox
Sunbury
Conn
Neosae
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