Mrs Mary Barnes Pioneered Piece Work Sewing in Lawrence
Mary Barnes introduced sewing by the piece in Lawrence, training girls to cut costs and improve fit for costly garments. She built a local workshop, earned money to buy a Massachusetts street building, and helped many former workers become renowned madames nationwide. Her early career began pre sewing machines, using a chain stitch machine and home service in Michigan before moving to Kansas in 1865.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Barnes
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Kennedy and
Ernst
Mrs. Barnes
Lincoln
Durfée House
Mount Oread
Eudora
George
Jerry and Harris
William Wiedemann
Kansas
William Barnes
Barnes
Flagler i
Washington
B.C
Capitol
Sumner
Brooks
Flagler
Easter fashion forecast centers on girlish outfits
Fashion writers report a shift away from new outfits for Easter toward graceful girlish styles. Silks and georgettes dominate ensembles for churchgoing crowds in Lawrence, with lace dresses and flowered chiffons in demand. Hosiery colors brighten, while large hats rise in prominence alongside pale pumps and patent leathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Gloria Swanson
Remarkable Lawrence Matriarch Reaches Ninth Decade
A portrait of a dressmaker and financier who, though modest in trade, raised six children not her own. Approaching ninety in November, she maintains a white marcel hairstyle from youth and a radiant outlook. Upon arriving in Lawrence she joyfully cried, This is heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerito
Marcel
Lawrence
Easter corsage blooms brighten gardens with color
The Easter corsage features roses in white and pink, sweet peas, violets, daffodils, and lilies of the valley. Bushes on the lawns are in bloom with attractive sprays for bouquets, including japonica, forsythia, tulip tree, and bridal wreath.
Easter Flowers and Library Picks Highlight Spring
Easter notes suggest corsages and church decors with lilies, calla lilies, and pastel blooms such as ranunculus, hyacinths, and pansies. The library chronicles new dog books by Brockwell and Terhune, poetry, and current volumes like Pupin’s Life and Weekley’s Etymological Dictionary.
Way to a Man's Heart Sweet Parsnips and Jello Egg Dessert
A nostalgic cooking note outlines parsnips fried with butter and seasonings to retain flavors and nutrients. It also shares an Easter egg dessert idea: fill cracked egg shells with warm Jello, set in a cornmeal bed, then top with a lemon and raspberry pair and a maple flavored float. Authored by Mrs. Fannie B. Longshore, 927 Louisiana St.
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Fannie B. Longshore
Louisiana St
Household Discoveries and Simple Home Tips
A collection of practical do it yourself advice for the home. Tips include sewing loops on baby stockings instead of stockings, patching rubber gloves with tape, improving tea flavor with orange peel, dust control by emptying vacuum bags into a paper sack, and Easter dinner prep such as egg and cheese balls with mayonnaise dressing. It also covers paper removal with oil, waxing chair rockers, cooking parsnips in a sealed pan, and strengthening buttonholes with machine stitching.
Blanche Sweet Costume Feature Draws Focus
Silhouettes from a Blanche Sweet feature show a Cossack inspired outfit described as broadcloth with a leopard skin collar and a flowing circular skirt. The scene includes Miss Sweet carrying a novel imported leopard skin purse as part of the fashion tableau.
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Blanche Sweet
Miss. Sweet
Cinghalese Inheritance and Ceylon Travel Tales
A letter details W. E. Tenney and wife Mrs Tenney touring Ceylon then India and Egypt. It notes Ceylonese clothing, hotel life at Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo’s clean streets, gem shops, and a Nilambe Tea Estate visit guided by Victor L. Treanor and W. R. Flack. Describes tea plantation life, workers, and scenic drives, with reflections on culture and environment.
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Ceylon
Greenland
India
Strand
Grand Oriental Hotel
Galle
Colombo
Tropics
Kansas
Orient
Kandy
Sorrento
Amalfi
Taromina
Mt. Diavelo
Jamaica
Kasidy
Nilambe
Victor L. Treanor
W. R. Flack
Kiriwana
Dinner Frock Is Charming Dinner
A travel diary fragment recounts impressions of exotic locales including a visit to Kandy’s Botanical Gardens and the Temple of the Tooth. The writers describe preparing for a four month voyage to Singapore, then traveling by night train toward India with a native servant assistant and the practical challenges of transport and lodging.
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Ade
Arizona
New Mexico
Kandy
Colombo
Thomas Cook and Son
Singapore
India
Cook
Joseph
Hel
Heis
Rikishas
Hollywood fashion decrees multiple strand pearl wear
Gertrude Olmstead is pictured wearing two strands of pearls, one bright blue and one natural, as Hollywood fashion now favors two or more strings that blend with dress shades. The trend marks a shift from a single strand to coordinated color-complementary jewelry.
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Milady
Hollywood
Gertrude Olmstead
Fragments Describe Train Station Courtesies and Guards
Leaving him to satisfy the coolies who had brought our bags downstairs to reward the ox cart driver and the second relay of coolies to place them in the railway carriage. Dinner was served and we ate in peace knowing someone was on guard while we were absent in the restaurant car.
Auxiliary to Meet in Kansas Granting District Sessions
Seven district conventions of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held in Kansas starting April 27 to discuss constitutional changes and membership standings ahead of the state convention in Independence June 9 to 10. District meetings will be led by presidents Glenn Bell Effingham, W E Michener Ottawa, Alice Schide Pittsburg, Sadie Lowe Washington, Sarah Hill Pitt Downs, A W Marteney Corwin, and Edgar Hodges Newton. Also notes fashion trend with coats shorter than frocks.
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Topeka
Kien
American Legion Auxiliary
Kansas
Grace
Tinney
Norton
Independence
Burr Oak
Saheba
Garnett
Coffeyville
Halstead
Hutchinson
Salina
Glenn Bell
Effingham
W. E. Michener
Ottawa
Alice
Schide
Pittsburg
Sadie A. Lowe
Washington
Sarah
Hill Pitt
Downs
A. W. Marteney
Corwin
Edgar’ Hodges
Newton
Decorating the Hall With Silk Fringe and Polka Dots
A long hallway can avoid dullness with a narrow table and mirror as a decorative feature. Polka dots appear in fashion this year on silks and chiffons using varied sizes for a uniform effect. Fine silk fringe trims dresses with multiple rows, and capes in many lengths and materials remain in style.
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CNA
Library Notes
David Brockwell
Albert Payson Terhune
Treve
Pupin
Ernest Weekley
W. E. Tenney
Tahney
Iran
Egypt
Legion Auxi“iliary
AIF
F. B. McCulloch
Eastman Kodak
Lorain
Clark Jewel Gas Ranges
C. J. Dodds
Franklin
Melba
Reese Drug G Co. Roy
Reese, Prop
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