Dont Prance Or Cavort Gentlewomen Walk
A compact advisory note counsels restraint in speech and conduct. It urges modesty and politeness, warning against affectation and loud judgment while promoting dignified gentleness and self-improvement.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
5
Sophomore on Ice Mounts Quiet Rescue in Snow
A college sophomore, hailed for being named to the All American event, hurries through knee deep snow to return a girl’s lost rubbers and coat. He offers to share them so she stays dry as he walks her toward her destination, pondering how strangers judge character.
Kate Carlyle’s Brother Fixes a Moral Crossroad
A tense meeting unfolds as a college sophomore, revealed to be Kate Carlyle’s brother, contemplates trust and honor. He admits he is a scoundrel while Kate shows quiet trust, and the moment seals with mutual respect amid a rain-soaked afternoon.
Spoons Fell Jingling as Eyes Met Across the Table
A brief line from Dartmouth Literary Monthly describes a moment where spoons clink on cloth and two figures meet eyes across a table as one rises and moves around. The excerpt captures a quiet, intimate encounter between a sophomore and another person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth Literary Monthly
Arrival of Mme Takahira Adds Two Charms at Japanese Legation
Mme Takahira wife of Japan’s new minister joins Mme Nabeshima as hostesses at the Japanese legation. She is a well traveled Parisian styled figure who accompanies her husband through his posts from 1879 onward including Washington Rome Vienna and Tokio. The minister’s wife is expected to bring fine new carriages and possibly an automobile to the legation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Kogora Takahira
Japan
United States
Secretaris
Na~beshima
Takahira
Washington
America
Foreign Office
New York
Rome
Vienna
Tokio
Shopping in China A vivid scene of a Chinese shop visit
The San Francisco Examiner describes a ceremonial shopping process in China with tea, formal compliments, bargaining, and a peculiar payment system. A clerk offers goods, the buyer questions price, and the deal is settled by a servant. Cash with a hole, 100 pieces per cent, and gold mainly for ornaments are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
San Francisco Examinere
Sun Sets North East or South A Curious Exchange
A quip from the Washington Star about a poem prompts a discussion on where the sun sets. A September groom questions his bride about her attraction, while a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph joke notes a bride’s relatives. A Chicago News gag has a teacher testing Johnny on spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoe
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Jane
Pittsburg
White fashion lining sets season’s tone for gowns
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes white lining will dominate next season as gowns, petticoats, and undergarments shift to soft white taffeta and silk blends. Bright color is out. Paris says lingerie underskirt is in with embroidery and lace. Bargains in cambrics and edgings attract shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Paris
Women push into public roles across professions
The ameer of Afghanistan is advised by Miss Lillian Hamilton who will publish a memoir A vizier's daughter an autobiography Erika Paulas at limit ages builds a hospital in Mediasch Germany Mary Anderson Falmyra city attorney achieves a courtroom conviction Sonia Ivan Roe first Virginia woman to win steamboat pilot license born Beling Michigan 1876 with 16 years at the wheel Shevreport Louisiana names Mrs Durringer as police court clerk with long service and equal pay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afghanistan
Lillian Hamilton
Erika Paulas
Mediasch
Germany
Sonia Ivan Roe
C. C. Roe
Buffalo
Virginia
Miss Roe
Belé@ing
Mich
Telephone
Fast Mail
Mystery
Costly Fad Sparks Elite Collecting Among Women
Miss Quay, eldest daughter of Senator Matt Quay, masters high society collecting. She curates a famed miniature trove and has just added a rare Marie Antoinette miniature to the collection, with reports saying hers is America’s finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Quay
Matt” Quay
America
Marie Antoinette
Sworn on Gilt Lace Bolero Delights with Glistening Thread
A cream renaissance bolero showcases fine gilt thread in lace, the weave creating a rich, shimmering effect without overpowering. Delicate gilt highlights draw the eye, adding subtle opulence to the cream mesh and inviting a closer look.
Burlap Wall Coverings Show Fashionable Halls
Burlap remains a sturdy wall covering in halls and rooms such as dining rooms and libraries often tinted green. A year ago Pompeian red gave way to carriage green and the walls can be patterned with fleur-de-lis stenciling in gilt for a handsome effect.
Promoting Cheerful Disposition and Digestion
An old saying likens a cheerful temper to youth and beauty and warns against pinning faith on cosmetics and fads. The piece humorously critiques vanity items and trendy routines as ineffective for lasting well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouge
Pote
Tale Trizses
Kittenlah Beedgean
Shop Notes on Needlework Fashion and Fabrics
The piece discusses thrifty needlework over showy trimming, comments on peculiar batiste embroideries on cloth and silk, notes cloth of gold remains light and transparent at six dollars a yard, Waite L Aigion collars on capes and military coats, flaring collars and yokes on skirts, French flannels for shirt waists, and suede gloves returning to favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
Scintillations of wit and tact in social fare
A witty meditation on opportunity as a divine gift and the social art of flattery. The piece muses that tact outshines raw cleverness and notes that some compliments require refined taste, contrasting youth, age, and hospitality as social currency.
Dean's Kidney Pills Promise Relief From Back Aches
Indianapolis resident William H. Banks testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills eased severe loins pains and stiffness after months of ineffective remedies. He purchased at Henry J. Huder's drug store, reporting dramatic relief. price was 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents, DOAN'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Banks
Foundry Street
James Murray
Dean
Henry J. Huder
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doain’s
Youthful Orator Miss Mattie Jegues Earns Multiple Medals
Miss Mattie Jegues, a 15 year old from Arkansas, is hailed as the state's most effective temperance orator. She has won four Woman's Christian Temperance Union medals for best temperance recitation, including silver at 12, gold later, a 1899 gold, and a Prescott diamond medal this year. She is set to compete for another diamond medal in Kansas City with state WCTU backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Jegues
Arkansas
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Miss Mattie
Union
Prescott
Ark
Kansas City
State Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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