Misfit gifts, money, and home cooking rise in talks
The piece argues gifting should reflect value and sentiment, suggesting cash as a poor substitute for gifts. It notes New York society women hosting poker sessions with stakes from 10 cents to a dollar, prompting preacher-like warnings. It also reports Orange New Jersey high schools adding boys cooking classes, praised for mental development and skills.
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New York
Orange
N. J
Emerson
Musical Treat At Club Concert In Lowell
A large audience attended the Women’s club course concert by the Kneisel quartet in Lowell. Illness forced Louis Svecenski to be replaced by Max Zach on viola. Kneisel Franz, J Theodorowicz, and Alwin Schroeder formed the rest of the group as the quartet delivered string harmony likened to a single instrument. The hack ride to Colonial hall caused delays.
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Kneisel Quartette
Middlesex Women's Club
Hackman
Colonial Hall
Louis Svecenski
Max Zach
Svecenski
Franz Kneisel
J. Theodorowicz
Alwin Schroeder
Lowell
Beethovens and Grieg Quartets Delight Club Audience
A concert featuring Bach Sonata in C major performances by Mr. Schroeder on cello with no accompaniment. Despite strong technique, solo cello could not fully satisfy musically in a small club hall. The program opened with Beethovens Quartet in B flat major op 18 no 6 and closed with Dvoraks Quartet in F major op 96, plus selections from Grieg and Bach.
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Bach
Mr. Schroeder
Greig
Dvorak
Local Women’s Alliance Meeting and College Play Plans
The regular meeting of the local Women's Alliance branch will be held this afternoon in the First Unitarian vestry. Lowell College club considers a high class dramatic presentation of Stephen Phillips's Herod with spring staging likely but date unclear. People’s club cooking class resumes Thursday night under Mrs. Walker with a breakfast menu including fishballs graham muffins omelette white sauce and coffee.
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The
Women's Alliance
First Unitarian Vestry
Lowell College Club
Stephen Phillips
Herod
People’s Club
Gerrrree Bennyson Stars in Harlem Grand Opera Season
Gerrrree Bennyson, a dramatic soprano with Henry W. Savage's English grand opera, now at the West End theatre, is noted as the first American to sing Desdemona in English. Daughter of late Capt. William Rennyson, she trained in Paris and once aspired to be a newspaper writer. During Harlem's season she will perform Leonora, Elsa, Elizabeth, and Tosca roles.
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Gerrrree Bennyson
Henry W. Savage
English Grand Opera
Desdemona
Mmes. Eames
Albani
Miss Rennyson
Koenig
Paris
William Rennyson
Norristown Times
Harlem
Women Artists and Notables at St Louis Exposition
A survey of prominent women in arts, law, and social reform tied to the St Louis exposition. Ellen H Richards of MIT presents a study on domestic service. Daisy Barbee and Gratia Woodside form a St Louis law firm. Sculptors Elsie Ward Julia Bracken Enid Yandell and Carrie Wood contribute works. Jane Addams sponsors Hull House Greek training and staged Greek tragedy performances by Greek residents under Miss Barrows.
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St. Louis
Daisy D. Barbee
Gratia E. Woodside
Barbee
Woodside
Columbia Law School
Judge Woodside
Salem
Wmen
Elsie Ward
Clark
Julia Bracken
James Monroe
Cascades
E. B. Langman
Varied Industries
Enid Yandell
Carrie Wood
Missouri
Miles
H. A. McNeil
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Mabel Hay Barrows
Odysseus
Miss Barrows
Miss Addams
Greek natives appreciated by an educational method
A Woman's Journal note praises a highly educational method that fosters a true appreciation of the natives of Greece. The remark highlights cultural understanding and learning as key outcomes of the approach.
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Greece
Woman's Journal
Frills and new fashions in gowns and accessories
The article outlines evolving styles in long and short kimons and blouses, detailing epaulet effects, detached collars, and decorative belts. It notes silk, satin, lace, and ribbon use for accessories, with examples like an opera bag, and discusses new skirt shapes, evening gowns, and color trends highlighting violet, emerald, and yellow house dresses.
Fichu and Bertha Favored for Demi Toilette Styles
The fichu finish for gowns or the bertha, either, is much favored for demi-toilette, as it leaves the corsage slightly decollete, thus rendering it suitable for the house or for theatre wear with a hat and wrap.
Feather stoles and feather muff ensembles command afternoon wear
Fashion notes highlight Teather stoles for afternoon and evening wear with large ribbon trimmed feather muffs to match. The latest black feather boas feature white marabout lining, signaling a coordinated feathered accessory trend in the era.
French Budget Debate Restores Senate-Deleted Appropriations
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies backed Premier Combes by a 100 vote majority, restoring several appropriations for special service magistrates that the Senate had suppressed. The budget now proceeds back to the Senate as constitutional questions surface.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Premier Combes
Chamber
Runaway Girl Mabel Gould Slocum Weds Harold D Stickney
Newport R I December 28 Mrs Daniel Gould Slocum announced that her daughter Mabel Gould Slocum married Harold Dean Stickney of New York City in New York last Thursday. Stickney, 24, comes from a prominent New York family and is a cousin of Joseph Stickney who died recently. The bride, formerly with The Runaways company and The Jewel of Asia, is two years younger than her husband. Her father has long been associated with Newport Opera House. Stickney is Harvard educated.
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Newport
R. L
Daniel Gould Slocum
Mabel Gould Slocum
Harold Dean Stickney
New York City
New York
Stickney
Joseph Stickney
Mr. Stickney
Roger Morris Park Opens With Washington Headquarters Tablet
The Roger Morris property at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue in New York was opened as a public park. A tablet unveiling recaps the site’s history, noting the James mansion once used by George Washington as his headquarters during the 1776 New York campaign. Senator Depew delivered the oration.
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New York
Roger Morris
160Th Street
Edgecomb Avenue
Jame
George Washington
Senator Depew
New Stock Companies Record Placed In Albany Year
Albany reports a record number of new stock companies incorporated in New York state this year. The tally reached 3825 by December 28 with expectations of about 3900 by year end. This count excludes consolidations changes of names and other non new corporations.
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Albany
N. Y
Harkness Sentenced Five to Six Years for Bank Theft
Montpelier Vermont December 28 Dr W I Harkness convicted of obtaining two thousand dollars from Montpelier Savings Bank with a forged note was sentenced in county court to serve five to six years in the state prison at Windsor.
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Montpelier
W. i. Harkness
Windsor
Coal supply cut threatens Dorecas mill work
Florence Colo Dec 28 Manager Hewer of the Dorecas mill who had discharged all workers belonging to the Western Federation of Miners was told by the Morganstein coal mine owner that no more coal could be supplied. miners had threatened to strike if Dorecas received coal.
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Florence
Colo
Hewer
Dorecas
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek
Will give Kratz up in bribery case from city council
St Louis officials report Chief Desmond ordered to return to Mexico to secure Charles Kratz former city council member wanted for trial on charges of bribery. Mexican government agrees to hand him to St Louis officers for custody.
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St. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
Desmond
Mexico
Chas
Kratz
Inventor Sumner Streeter Killed by Train at Crossing
Greenfield December 28 Sumner F Streeter 68 an inventor was struck and killed instantly by a Boston and Maine passenger train at the Russell street crossing. He stepped from behind a freight in front of the passenger train.
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Greenfield
Sumner F. Streeter
Boston & Maine
Russell Street
Canada Southern shareholders ratify Pere Marquette running rights
The Canada Southern railway and the Pere Marquette railway running rights agreement was ratified at the annual meeting in St. Thomas Ontario on December 28.
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St. Thomas, Ont
Canada Southern Railway
Pere Marquette Railway
Canada Southern
Postmaster General Payne Struck by Severe Cold
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Payne confined to his apartments with a severe cold and did not leave his rooms today. He remains under care as officials provide no further updates on his condition.
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Washington
Payne
Reform School Adopts Foley's Honey and Tar Exclusively
J G Gluck superintendent Prunty town West Virginia writes after testing many cough medicines that Foley's Honey and Tar is now used exclusively at the reform school as the most effective and harmless remedy. Local druggists Goodale's Drug Store Elingwood Co Carter and Sherburne Falls and Burkinshaw list Merrimack Central Middlesex streets and more.
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J. G. Gluck
Pruntytown
W. Va
Foley
West Virginia Reform School
Goodale’s
Central Street
Elingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Carter & Sherburne
Bridge Street
Falls & Burkinshaw
Middlesex Street
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Stevens
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London
Rhodes’ Hair Store
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Ellen H. Richards
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eaitb Ayrton
Israel Zangwill
George Eliot
Micah Lapidoth
Daniel Deronda
Frills
Eton
Stieff
E. P. Hoyt
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Merrimack Square
Harvard
Roger Morris Park
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Report From
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Collier Downe
A. G. Pollard &Co
T Institute
West End
Per Barre
Lowell Goal Co
Thorndike St
Central St
Lower Morning Citizen
Wecov
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