Woman Composer and Suffragette Ethel Smyth
Prominent English composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth blends art and activism. It notes her arrest over an alleged plot to burn a country house, and her choral satire 1910 linking the suffrage cause to music. Durham University awarded her a Doctor of Music two years prior.
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Ethel Smyth
Ettel Smyth
Lewis Yarcourt
Neveham
Oxford
University of Durham
Mixes Smyth
Hat Trimmings at Weird Angles Captivate Hotel Lounge
A fashion note at a hotel describes an elaborate taupe ensemble. A large taupe plush hat features two immense taupe wings with coral tips, an ornament across the front, and a bold aigret with extreme brim angles. The outfit includes a taupe worsted and mohair frock and patent leather boots with taupe tops.
Choice of Floor Coverings in Modern Homes
The article extols hardwood floors for beauty and ease of upkeep compared with old fashioned carpets. It notes flooring now extends beyond kitchens to all rooms as rugs become common. It favors linoleum in kitchens for a seamless washable surface and suggests periodic varnish for wooden floors.
Early American papers started by women and a call to visit kin
The excerpt notes several historic newspapers begun by women including the Daily Courant in London and the Maryland Gazette in Baltimore. It mentions the Virginia Gazette printing the Declaration of Independence and urges readers to look to society columns for family plans, ending with a stray line about visiting a mother.
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Amt
Elizabeth Mallet
London
Daily Courant
Gret
United States
Nhede Island Head
Qiew
New York City
Maryland Gazette
Lord Baltimores
Virginia Gazette
Marie
Pape T
Bert Sonday
Denver
Sardine Salad Assembly in a Layered Dish
A recipe for sardine salad layers with cold fish, skinless sardines, minced gherkins, bruised apples, German sausage, lettuce quarters, hard boiled eyes, and a sauce made from sardine mesh mashed with nutmeg garlic salt and olive oil. The sauce is heated before mixing in.
New Gas Appliances Aid Costly Cooking and Heating
The article outlines affordable gas devices designed to save on energy as households seek efficient lighting and cooking options. It highlights tin candleholder style heaters, sheet iron radiators, and multi tier cookers that fit over a single gas jet, enabling multiple dishes or heat sources from one flame.
Evening Coats Feature Novel Wraps and Lace Details
The season's fashion coverage highlights one sided wraps with tan charmets and a lace collar hung over one shoulder. It notes loose baggy sleeves and a back smoothed skirt, then shifts to a long, moralizing discussion of Japanese wives and cooking duties, concluding with a warning on wifely authority and divorce risk.
Keep Old Linen For Use In Sickness And Household Needs
An old sheet serves many purposes from an iron ing cloth to underlay in a sickroom. Folded under the invalid, it protects the undersheet and saves washing costs. Worn sheets can be cut and repurposed for poultices, bandages, towels, and dust covers.
Colonial Hangings for Four Poster Beds
The article promotes colonial bedroom decor with crocheted lace canopies and valances for four poster beds. It notes patterns copied by nonexperts, with deep point borders and cotton fringe, plus a box plaited flounce of white muslin or gathered founce, and heavy white linen sheets to complete the antique look.
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Macy Americaus
The Dressy Blouse Fashion Notes of the Season
The article surveys dressy blouses in faces brocades and chiffons. White brocade waists are rare and stylish with simple lines and collars like Robespierre or Medici. Lace frills and jabots decorate fronts while long sleeves feature lace trim and amber accents on piping buttons.
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Robespierre
Sash fashions described with velvet appliques and embroidery
A description notes a stole sash falling at the waist to one side as highly fashionable. The example features material matching the gown with velvet appliques and an embroidered wide collar detail.
New Aluminum Gas Servie For Cooking On Stove Tops
An article describes a new aluminium gas servie that sits on top of any stove enabling meat roasts stews or similar dishes to cook with one jet while other jets remain available. It also mentions flatirons for home use that fit over a gas jet and cost a few dollars.
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Japan
Hushami
Aluminium
Twce
Cleaning Garbage Can Tips From Household Guides
Housekeeping advice urges keeping garbage cans dry to prevent odors. Drain and wrap table refuse in paper, use absorbent bags, and wipe cans with kerosene when emptied. A dated note mentions drying, burning refuse, and a DIY kettle burner method. Also describes a bath sponge doll accessory for babies, marketed as a playful bath aid.
Children Little Chinese Girls On Their Way To Scheol
In New York City a cosmopolitan hub, Chinese girls are pictured in Five Points park near Chinatown. The piece highlights the city as a haven of equality for immigrants, noting diverse school classrooms with bright, hardworking students and appreciative teachers.
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New York
Five Points Park
Chinatown
Punny Riddles and Wordplay from the Philadelphia Ledger
A collection of jokes and wordplay snippets from the Philadelphia Ledger. Q&A style lines poke fun at policemen fares, bloomer girls, Bigger vs Bigger's baby, and other puns. Brevity and wit drive each quip.
Storm and Calm Folly Game Described With Fish Names
A playful game description shows a circle of children selecting fish names and acting out a storm rising. An extra child begins outside the circle shouting the weather cue and the group imitates waves and voices until the storm ends, then seating arrangements resume with one child becoming leader.
Fragmented description of a thought chain party game
A rough account describes players given a word to write at the top of paper and list every thought it evokes. The exercise yields numerous internal paths read aloud for amusement, highlighting varied mental associations and chain of thought play.
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Asserm Lead
Riddle of Trees and Faces in a Curious Verse
A playful puzzle asks about trees and meanings as verses pair clues with answers. Elder, Ash, Sireh, Ral, Toplar, Divaunce, Eeer, Ham, Ak, Spruce, Anne, Tulip, Cot, dlepie appear as misread or phonetic hints pointing to hidden wordplay and puns about trees and objects.
Fashionable furs and new styles in ladies wear
An article notes season trends in fur fashion highlighting chinchilla squirrel fur called petiteris, dyed to a striped gray. Paris uses it for muffs scarfs and trims. The look shifts from shoulder draped pieces to one shoulder tossed pieces with pointed fox accents and contrasting boot tops.
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Epon
Paris
Purifying Air and Homemade Fragrance Tips for Sickrooms
Advice on airing sickrooms using open burning of newspapers and alcohol burners to purify air and scent rooms. Instructions cover torch burns, cologne scents, and methods to cool or fragrance spaces with scented sheets and sprays. Also describes handmade Afghan patterns and macrame wall hangings as decor, with care tips for preserving patterns.
Etiquette Guide for Weekend Guests and Visitors
A Victorian style guide outlines guest duties and host expectations for weekend stays. It emphasizes punctuality, decisiveness, consideration for the household budget, and courtesy toward servants, with advice on not monopolizing space, helping with small tasks, and sending a thank you note after returning home.
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Mary
Willlow
Smart French Suit in Velours de taine
A winter fashion note highlights Velours de taine as a top material. The partially attractive black and white striped suit features a draped skirt and a coat with a high neck and rolled back white collar. Buttons are large ball shapes in cream.
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Laine
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Evening Coats
Oftan Colored Charmeuse
Scheol
American Press Association
Vigger
Mr. Bigger
Noah
Arky
Tetter P
Hiladelphia Ledger
King
Kweepaa
Adam Sweat
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