Concert and lectures at Colonial hall and Middlesex hall
The list notes a March 24 concert in Colonial hall at 4 p m by the music section with Miss Josephine C Coburn as chairwoman featuring In a Persian Garden sung by four voices with piano. Also on March 27 Prof J W Platner lectures on Ecclesiastes. Midddlesex hall hosts a Kitchen Garden open session March 29 at 9 80 a m with three follow up meetings March 29 April 5 and April 10 with club member access only on April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Hall
Josephine C. Coburn
Omar Kayyam
Liza Lehman
Jennie Crocker Follett
Adelaide Griggs
Arthur Beresford
D. Crosby Green, Jr
Jeanette Arnold
Middlesex Hall
Kitchen Garden
Diesex Hall
Shirtwaists and Patriotism Stir Lowell Reform Efforts
The piece questions WCTU enthusiasm in Lowell and notes a Camden cop finding shirtwaists affect his thinking, suggesting clothing may influence intellect. It praises Molly Marnum chapter D A R and Mrs Rup ert Abbe for steering Boys club work toward civic reform, urging youths to value American ideals over flashy heroism and to revere statesmen like Roosevelt for purer municipal politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Marnum
Rupert Abbe
Middlesex Women’s Club
Boys’ Club
Lowell
New York City
Roosevelt
Griggs
STATE FEDERATION MEETS IN FRANKLIN MASS APRIL 9 1902
By invitation of the Alden club Franklin Mass the State Federation of Women s Clubs will meet at the Congregational church in Franklin on Wednesday April 9 1902 at 10 am The day will be in charge of the joint committee of club and college women working for the elementary schools Morning session 10 to 1 The Schools of the Children Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer The Number of Pupils Per Teacher Dr Thomas M Balliet Discussion opened by Mr Irving H Gamwell superintendent of Franklin Schools Intermission 1 to 2 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Club
Franklin
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Congregational Church
Mass
Alice Freeman Palmer
Thomas M. Balliet
Irving H. Gamwell
Public Duties of Private Citizens Talk by General Guild
Afternoon session runs 2 30 to 4 00 with General Curtis Guild Jr speaking on public duties of private citizens. New gray federation tickets will be needed for admission and club secretaries may obtain them from the federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Guild, Jr
Gray Federation
Sess
Federation
Weak Points in Atwater Study by W C T U Leader
A full day W C T U conference at John Street Congregational Church marked by tribute to Neal Dow and critical evaluation of Prof. Atwater's food alcohol experiments. Rev Bigelow disputed the claim that alcohol is a food, citing nerves and education as key issues while stressing temperance education and personal unity. Local leaders and speakers urged practical steps, gymnasium ideas, and home temperance to uplift youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bigelow
Prof. Atwater
John Street Congregational Church
Neal Dow
W. H. Yarrow
M. P. Wilson
Robert F. True
E. Victor Bigelow
Atwater
James
Massachusetts
G. Stanley Hall
J. M. Craig
Joseph Smith
Craig
W. G. Poor
Pawtucket
George H. Johnseon
Shirtwaist fashions endure with changing materials
The article notes shirtwaists remain a yearly spring staple, now dominating winter wardrobes and likely to continue for years. It highlights two popular spring styles shown in a cut, one fastening in the back and the other at the side, both aiming for a broad shouldered look with modern trims.
Hebrew Poetry Lecture Illuminates the Psalter by Platner
Professor Platner of Andover spoke to Middlesex Women’s Club on Hebrew poetry centering the Psalter. He noted the Psalms span multiple ages, lack fixed rhyme or metre, and use features like parallelism, antithesis, refrains, stanzas, acrostics, and occasional lack of refrains. He warned against drama in the Old Testament and compared Bible translations, citing Psalm 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platner
Andover
Middlesex Women’s Club
Moulton
David
Walt Whitman
Whitman
Millinery Chat Describes Straw Hats With Rice Stem Shapes
Colored Leghorn hats join the season's eccentrics with plateaux of rice straw stems and chip shapes. Two shade combinations mimic leaves. caps feature flax blue Leghorn, a neck fluted back, blue wings, lilies of the valley, and cream mousseline drapery. A second model shows a yellow rice straw spiral plate and black velvet edge.
Lace details on velvet plateau millinery piece
A description of a small lace hat with a centre attached lace piece, a flat velvet bow, pink muslin rose clusters on the brim, and a copeau in two greens Primaere green and rosedee. The medium size hat features a rolled brim, a front thistle bunch represented by cream floss silk, and two trailing thistle leaves looping to the back.
New Amazon Hat Models With Wide Turned Brims
The article describes a fashionable amazon style hat featuring a wide brim turned up on both sides and squared at the back. It is crafted from white gedda braid with folded white lisse bands, rose leaf trim on the underside, and a mousseline scarf bow concealing the crown with rose clusters and dangling buds.
New Hat Styles Display Delicate Ribbon and Roses
The article describes several hats with forward brim lines and face covering designs. A yellow straw version features black velvet bands, pink muslin roses, and a central black velvet bow, all edged by larger rose and leaf arrangements. Black lace accents form a wreath and a butterfly bow at the back, secured by a straw braid cabochon.
Milliners Oddly Favor Aigrette Colors In New Models
The article notes strong interest in aigrette across new millinery lines with orders placed to match straw tones from cream to red and black. Demand for amazons and ostrich tips remains uneven as leading houses split on their use.
Spring Millinery Trends Highlight Feathers and Foliage
A fashion note reports ongoing straw hat trimming with feathers and ostrich tips, draperies of tulle and lace, and circular ostrich trims. Foliage dominates trims with ash leaves, silver birch, roses, pastels, and preserved ferns, grasses, and mosses. cowslips hyacinths and lilies of the valley appear in garlands and arrangements for spring and summer hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millinery Trade Review
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women’s Club Bulletin
J. W. Platner
Andover Theological Seminary
Camden
State Federation
W.C.T.U. Work
John Street
H. W. O. Millington
Sarah A Dixon
Tyngsboro
Calvin Richardson
of the
Bible
A. G. Pollard & CO
Atlantic
Palmer Street
Merrimack St
Mirabilla
Silk Department
Palmer St
A. C. Weston
Lowell and Vicinity
Cloak and Fur House
Messrs
Stickney & Smith
Tremont &J
Boston
Chris. Holmes
Merrimack Street
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