The Summer Girl of 1900 Promises Symbolic Fashions
Daisy May presents the summer girl of 1900 as a trendsetter blending symbolical outfits with delicate fabrics like mousseline de soie and organdie. She notes evolving silhouettes, tucked skirts, and hand embroidery, praising individual style and the rise of symbolic toilets that reveal taste, mood, and even cultural interests.
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Rosen
Huwers
Wormyer
Sumimee
Shea
Hayes
Sam
Mousseline de Sole
Organdie
Olffers Mittie
Yesteryear
India
Flora McFirmsy
Mous
Am Searf
Nike
Daisy May
Jennie June Nome de Plume Origin Revealed
Mrs J G Croly recalls her youth in Pourhkeepsie New York where a kindly Unitarian pastor gifted a poetry book by Benjamin P F Taylor. A poem titled January sparked the nickname Jennie June which later became her pen name as she began contributing to papers.
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J. G. Croly
Pourhkeepsie
N. Y
Benjamin PF. Taylor
Jennie June
Patented water bottle offers easy cleaning and ice use
A new three part water bottle with two glass sections and a silver middle screws apart for thorough cleaning. The design promises better brightness after cleaning and enables use of ice in water, addressing old housekeeper complaints about persistent cloudiness from traditional carafes.
Ideal Summer Dining Room on a Budget
Advice for decluttering and lightening the dining room for summer. Remove heavy drapes, silvers, and rugs, keep only practical pieces, add net curtains, light chintz coverings, and simple window shades. Use inexpensive decor like fresh flowers and trimmed cushions to maintain cool, tidy aesthetics.
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Madan
E. von Kamann
Paris Exposition A G Spalding Outlines Track Rules
A G Spalding, American director of sports at the Paris Exposition, provides detailed specifications for French athletic rules. The notes cover track surface 400 meters long, hurdle heights, lane lines, straight sprints, steeplechase ditch, high and broad jumps, shot put, discus weight, and general competition procedures. The article also discusses period decor and home furnishings trends.
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A. G. Spalding
Paris
Old Lady and the Engaging Stranger Onboard
A young engineer returns from Egypt and forms an engagement with a lively old lady aboard. He explains his view of wealth and family, recalling a cousin’s failed fortune. The tale shifts to travel details and various excursion fares and upcoming meetings with dates and routes.
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Egypt
Ut the Iwatter
Old Family Tangle Reels in Unexpected Match
Snippet shows a fiancé narrative where a distant cousin rejects a marriage to a woman of suitable age. The oldest suitor, the old chap, is linked to a widow only a few years older than his son in law. Money flows back to the family amid these matrimonial twists.
Hot Water Remedies For Common Ailments
An old home remedy guide extols hot water applications for headache toothache colic and neuralgia with towels and flannel on neck stomach seat of pain and child croup. It recommends hot-water baths as cathartics for severe constipation and claims quick relief for congestion sore throat rheumatism and stomach upset when applied promptly.
Squirrel Inn Opens Under Church Temperance Society
The Church Temperance Society of New York opens Squirrel Inn at 131 Bowery on the east side near Grand Street. The basement and first two floors house a restaurant with dime lunches and 15 cent meals while the second floor will be a free library and reading room with 500 volumes and many pictures donated by W R Hearst.
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The
Church Temperance Society
Squirrel Inn
Bowery
New York City
Squirrel Inns
Grand Street
W. R. Hearst
Herald Subscriber Notice on Missing Delivery
Readers who do not receive the Herald are asked to report the issue to the office. Contact details or instructions are indicated in the notice for timely resolution.
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