Magazines of 1857 Reveal Woman’s Limited Sphere
A volume of Frank Leslie’s Gazette of Fashions and the Beau Monde from 1857, donated to the Douglas County Historical Society, shows domesticity and religion dominated women’s lives, with few options for employment beyond teaching or domestic service. It notes shifts in female influence, fashion engravings, and articles on women’s rights, while detailing male fashions, books, theater in New York, and arts, reflecting era attitudes before Kansas statehood.
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Frank Leslie
Beau Monde
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kansas
Creation
America
Chinchilla
Charles Dickens
Philadelphia
Nicholas Nickleby
David Copperfield
Tralee
A Midsummer Bride and Local Recipes Featured in Odd Notes
Miss Cleda Eileen Haight of Ottawa, daughter of S H Haight, wed before marriage while Dalton, son of William B Dalton of Lawrence, joins in. The page also offers several vintage dessert recipes including Raspberry Refrigerator Pie and Ginger Cream Cake with detailed steps and garnishes. Mrs Elmer B Wise of Route 5 Lawrence credited for the Jellied Chicken Salad recipe.
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Cleda Eileen Haight
S. H. Haight
Ottawa
Ottawa University
Phi Theta Chi Sorouity
Mr. Dalton
William B. Dalton
Lawrence
Tennessee Street
Sweaters and Skirts Still Favorite Wardrobe Staples
Fashion notes for school age and college girls highlight sweaters jackets skirts and dresses as core pieces for fall. Corduroy blazers flannel coats and gabardine suits mix with pleated and flared skirts while monogrammed anklets hats and hair bows add personal touches.
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Jersey
Refrigerator Desserts and Lemon Chiffon Pie Mix
Dessert ideas for rainy days include a Chocolate Refrigerator Cake with wafers and a whipped cream topping, assembled in layers and chilled overnight. Also described is a Lemon Chiffon Pie using gelatin, lemon juice, rind, sugar, egg yolks, and stiffened whites folded into the filling atop a graham cracker crust.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ansel H. Whitcomb
Douglas County Historical Society
New York
Brougham
Bowery Theater
Laura Keene
Camille
George Jordan
Rachel
Niblo’s Garden
Crown Diamonds
Gottschalk
Farwell
South America
Sigismund Thalberg
Norma
Walter Winchell
Napoleon
Eugenie
Segar
Elmer B. Wise
Route 5
Hixon
Curtis William. Dalton
Jayhawk
Vermont
E. W. Young
Ed Young
Life Insurance
Presbyterian Ministers Fund
Fund
Harry Green
Home Office
L. G. Carter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!