Prominent figures and events across society pages
Dr. Alexander Mann elected Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Washington D C. Theodore Frelinghuysen’s villa near destruction by fire at Tuxedo Park N Y. John W Gates orders Tiffany gold finger bowls valued at six thousand dollars. Congressman John S Burnett of Alabama is the House's shortest member. J Ogden Armour backs an American Chinese alliance. Kermit Roosevelt registers as Harvard freshman living at Claverly Hall. Rev Dr Aked warns Sabbath observances may presage disaster. Rev Dr F J Kinsman chosen bishop of the Episcopal See of Delaware. Sully Prudhomme memorial suite at 82 Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore Paris. Young Marshall Field shows oratorical promise at Eton. Thus P Fowler elected head of the New York Ontario and Western Railway for the twenty second time. He is dean of railroad presidents in New York area.
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Alexander Mann
Washington, D. C
Theodre Frelinghuysen
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
New York City
John W. Gates
Tiffany
John S. Burnett
Congress
Alabama
J. Ogden Armour
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Harvard University
Claverly Hall
Aked
F. J. Kinsman
General Theological Seminary
New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company
Mr. Fowler
New York
Vicinity
Eminent Women in News and Society
A digest of notes on suffrage figures and achievements. Mrs Norman E Mack of Buffalo says she would like to vote. Viscountess Molesworth opens a jam factory in England. Mrs Isabelle Van Cleaf dies in a NYC runaway. her son is injured. Madame Tinayre joins Legion of Honor. Over $30 million given by women to philanthropy last year, led by Mrs Russell Sage. Esther Hassan named chief hospital nurse for Navy women corps plan. Ruth Northrop wins Norwich Art Students Association scholarship for clay groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
N. Y
Viscountess Molesworth
Minster-on-Sea
England
Luxembourg
Paris
Isabelle van Cleaf
New York City
Cortlandt Meyers
Baptist Temple
Brooklyn
Hetty Green
Hoboken
N. J
Bernard College
Mary Johnson
Ellis Island
N. Y. Mme
Marcelle Tinayre
Legion of Honor
Russell Sage
John D. Rockefeller
Esther V. Hassan
Corps of Women
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Ruth H. Northrop
Norwich
Paper Factory For Chile Formed In France
A French company with $600 000 capital plans to manufacture printing paper using Chilean southern forests, establishing a factory in one of the region's provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
France
No Gusher Letter Praises Postum for Digestive Relief
A Wisconsin reader shares how eight years of Postum use three times daily helped her dyspepsia and intolerance to coffee. She notes fellow family members improved after switching, with claims of improved appetite and disappearance of headaches after meals.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Shawls and Scarfs Fashion Notes in Mousseline Weaves
Many shawls are large and unlined, weighted with tassels, with fringed hems. Colors like lead, khaki, dark amethyst, and navy dominate as they pair with light frocks and are worn in various styles.
Facing silk trims latest skirts with voile and veil
Silk facing or messaline forms a two to two and a half inch wide trim along new skirts of voile and veiling. The facing blends with the skirt tone and matches the coat worn with the ensemble.
Dotted Swiss Underwear in Empire Style Nightgown Set
The prettiest trousseaus feature finely dotted swiss fabric used for a nightgown and chemise in Empire style. The ensemble, with a round neck and beadwork under the arms, offers a dainty alternative to plain white muslin.
Puffs Fall From Fashion In Recent Hair Trends
The article notes that artificial hair puffs are out of style with curls around the back and three puffs below the crown avoided by the well dressed woman. Only a few soft puffs at the top of the head remain permissible.
The New Wraps Feature Silk Lined Garments
A striking feature of many wraps is silk lining in pin stripe or polka dot patterns. Plaid silk is popular for dark color wraps with soft toned plaid motifs.
Embroidered Buttons Gain Popularity This Season
The text notes that embroidered buttons will be widely used and highlights a skilled woman covering and touching up buttons with decorative stitchery. The drawn work spider pattern remains popular, valued for its simplicity and quality, though not new.
Satin Buttons in Vogue and the Directoire Style
The Directoire garment trend emphasizes specially made buttons, creating a growing industry. Designers insist buttons be crafted to match frock materials, making bespoke button work a standard part of the fashion design process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directoire
Eitcher
Frocks Feature Side Button Holes Growing Trend
The article notes a rising fashion trend replacing front buttons with side button holes. It describes the style line starting at the shoulder seam, tracing down the bust, curving over the waist, and continuing to the skirt hem.
Revival of Smocking Returns in Fashion
Smocking, the popular fancy work, is back in favor for house gowns and widely used for china silk blouses. It appears on children's frocks at the neck as a yoke and on sleeves from the waist to elbow, often in colored thread on white or cream foundations.
Wistaria Color Described for Fashion Use
A new shade called wistaria is noted for its attractive lavender tint on light hair and skin. The fabric reportedly pairs best with white and black, with suit trimmings in a slightly deeper tone to enhance the overall look.
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Wistaria
New York Milliner Unveils Printed Linen Cravat
A new neckwear piece for the smart set in New York features printed linen with a dull ecru ground and small quaint flowers in pink blue yellow and touches of green.
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New York
The Sheath Skirt Provokes Public Outcry Street Style
The piece criticizes the exaggerated sheath skirt as out of place in public and warns that those who persist in wearing it will face serious consequences from public opinion.
Tourists Coats of Worsted Warm and Practical
Tourists' coats in tropical worsteds and light weight tweeds offer practical design with a gored back seam double-breasted fronts large roomy sleeves and multiple pockets in various sizes. The style emphasizes simplicity and usefulness for travel.
Princess Still Favored in Forenoon Styles
Forenoons favor coats and skirts in all styles while dressy occasions shift preference to skirts with bodices or one piece gowns of embroidered lawns mulls and batistes. Lace coats may offer an exception to the rule.
The New Flat Hat Trends in Headwear
The article notes hats worn flatter on the head with oversized crowns. The bandeau has been absent for months, and the new chapeaux sit low over the pompadour, creating a dramatic silhouette.
Dainty Sunshades Spark Trend in Summer Style
Japanese sun shades return in demand for motor ing and morning strolls. Affordable accessories complement almost any outfit and look especially pretty when worn by a dainty girl in white.
Paris Parasol Fad At Smart French Resorts
Cretonne parasols lined with white silk are the new vogue at fashionable Paris watering places. They serve as flowered sun protectors and add bright color to the landscape.
Gold braid adorns lingerie waists with tassels and loops
The article describes a new fashion detail for lingerie waists featuring a gold braid about an inch and a half wide worn in front. It highlights gold flowers cords and lace as matching decorations.
Jabots on Night Gowns with Lace and Embroidery
Night gowns feature wide Dutch collars and fine embroidery. A four inch lace jabot runs down the front from collar to waist with scalloped lace. Flecks of colored linen appear here and there.
Net and Soutache Trim Popular on Gowns
Braided net remains a favored trimming for stylish gowns after several seasons. Soutache and net offer versatile texture and elegance, continuing to decorate gowns with refined detail and classic appeal.
Gray is Worn in Fashion Notes of the Era
The author discusses gray as a common but less heralded tone, noting paler shades like pearl and silver gain favor. Gowns in this delicate color rely on contrasting trimming to provide relief and style.
Scarf Drapery Dominates Princess Style in Fashion Note
A fashion note highlights scarf drapery as a bold feature of the princess style. Long scarf ends hang from the waist over a clinging skirt, creating a dramatic silhouette.
Arrival of Cretonne Ribbon in Wide Width
The latest addition to cretonne items is the cretonne ribbon. It arrives in a very wide width and expands the range of fabrics available for projects.
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Cretonne
Things Cretonne
Fashionable Fabric Crepe de Chine in Paris Gowns
Crepe de chine, the most popular fabric, will be widely used in satin and silk finished weaves. Parisian modistes are sewing it into dressy gowns in a variety of styles.
New Hosiery Shapes Two Tone Stockings
Two tone effects in stockings are the latest fashion in hosiery. Popular combinations include brown and gold gray and rose blue and green.
Use of Gold in Soft Gowns Described
The article notes gold appears in fabrics as a dull rusty shade rather than bright metallics, enhancing black gowns with a subdued sheen. It emphasizes the fashion effect of gold-toned material for formal attire.
The New Top Coat Showcases Slim Two Tone Tweed
A fashion entry highlights a service coat option in a thin blue two tone tweed stripe. The model display emphasizes refined fabric and modern silhouette for smart dress.
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Smart
Skirts Lengthen Gown Styles Prompt Walking Skirts
Fashion notes describe a trend toward extra long skirts on smart gowns and designers now offering a walking skirt that covers the instep to match the new silhouette.
Crowns of Flowers Adorn Hats With Floral Crowns
Some new hats feature straw crowns with brims made entirely of flowers. Geraniums and hydrangeas are used to craft the decorative floral crowns.
Smitty and the burden of a nickname in Old New York
In Charles R. Barnes's New York Sun piece a man named Joe laments being known only as Smitty. The nickname follows him on the street as others greet him with playful jests and affectionate, yet diminishing, labels. He longs for a real name beyond the enduring tag Smitty.
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John
Mike
Bill
Smitty
Joe
Mame
Kitty
Charles R. Barnes
The
New York Sun
Quips and Punchlines Across the Panels
A collage of social quips and jokes from various papers features light banter about society, household chores, manners, and misprisions. Snippets include remarks on dinner needs, electric cookery, courtly introductions, and a running gag about a foreign visitor and his hostess.
Notable quote frames press zeal at White House event
An exchange between a famous senator and a admirer at a White House reception highlights the press's eagerness. The senator notes a hometown newspaper carried his birth day story the very day he was born, underscoring media prominence in public life.
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White House
New York Times
Little Alice Declares Her Own Crying Way
A brief vignette from The United Presbyterian features a sobbing little Alice and a lady telling her not to cry while Alice insists she will cry in her own way. The exchange captures a child's assertion of autonomy in a domestic moment.
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Alice
the United Presbyterian
Subtle Hint From Teacher Sparks Mockery in Circle
A teacher scolds Jimmy for a dirty face asking how he would react if he came daily with dirt. Jimmy replies with a muffled grunt and a pun about being too perfect to speak. The dialogue appears in The Circle.
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Jimmy
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