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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1902
Page
9
A social column muses on the nuances of laughter and tone, noting distinct types from the soft sympathetic laugh to the caustic ironical tease. It covers inflection, addressing phrases like she and that girl, and how manners affect liking, along with views on beauty, gifts, and evolving social norms.
The text discusses ugliness split into attractive and unattractive plainness, noting attractive ugliness as a potent social force. It cites a French proverb claiming love for beauty preserves continuity of line in a person, adding roundness and symmetry and reducing angularity.
A girl in a corduroy gown recounts buying coral from a Bowery pawnshop. She recalls fear and the police eyeing her, then boasts of bold front-door bargaining and the thrill of pawnshop haggling, saying it beats Broadway shopping. She jokes about heirlooms and false teeth alike.
A participant defends a modest vase gift from Mrs Z- while another laments the harsh judgment of presents. The exchange notes that wedding gifts are often criticized unless lavish, suggesting a clash over polite expectations and cost.
Third in a series on health and beauty presents movements aimed at fortifying the pelvic and abdominal walls. Miss Charlotte Sulley stresses regular, careful practice to repair and firm the muscles, noting that health and beauty are linked and that gradual effort yields improved form and appearance.
Nearly a thousand small dresses are daily sent to homes of needy children. The Workroom for Unskilled Women, run by United Hebrew Charities, trains women in sewing and factory tasks while providing steady employment. Wages and shifts expand aid to more families, with strict screening and fumigation of donations.
The instruction details a seated stretch where the person sits with thighs at right angles and feet apart, raises both arms, twists the torso to the right, and bends forward diagonally so the chest nears the right knee, holds briefly, then returns vertical. Repeat on the left.
The article outlines a sequence of exercises in a wide kneeling stance a stride position and leg raises designed to build flexibility and strength. It warns against overstraining and emphasizes gradual progression and correct posture while detailing repeated sets for balance and coordination.
A fragment quotes Mrs. Stowe on the home as a refuge for tired and irritable people, emphasizing domestic life as a retreat rather than a bustling center. The remark frames home as a shelter for weariness and strain.
In former years the sacred camel walked from Constantinople to Mecca for gifts to the shrine of the prophet. Now transport covers half the distance from Scutari to Beyroot while the camel starts from the palace amid cannon salvos and dignitaries. At Beyroot pilgrims join, swelling to thousands by the Mecca arrival to guard the treasure laden animal through hostile tribes.
A playful note warns husbands not to reveal what they glimpse in the paper’s narrow columns as wives might notice items to buy. The cheeky aside suggests a shopping impulse sparked by the page.
A Yiddish phrase misfires as a man admits the facts yet smiles gratefully. The incident underscores a broader hope that creating openings for the unskilled will sustain homes, despite inevitable issues in a large project.
A poem contrasts a future church with hospitals and life policies, depicting religion as an ambulance for the wounded. It mocks cant and self interest while aspiring to a large hearted, idealistic faith rooted in Athens and Rome and Judea.
Notice directs all letters and packages for the T S S to Tribune Building New York City and warns the Tribune Sunshine Society has no connection with any other organization using the word Sunshine.
Mrs Henry Cobham of Gladdens Pennsylvania writes a New Year greeting to Tribune Sunshine Society. She wishes happiness to all members and prays for new mercies blessings light hope and strength in the coming year.
The Rhinebeck New York branch sent a box of useful articles toys and books to Clark's Falls Connecticut. Mrs Field Summit New Jersey aids in distributing reading matter with Mrs Griffin and Mrs Platt Orange New Jersey by sending magazines. She trims ads and binds each issue with cambric to aid invalid readers and cut transport costs. Mrs Mary L Hart Ohio will pass on cards to Mrs Rupert Virginia for poor children.
Poem praising the sorrowful year as it closes, invoking night and dawn to ease ache and loss. Margaret E. Sangster laments dear ones gone and hopes for heavenly morning to banish shadows.
J A Hawkins of Sudbury Vermont writes gratitude for a Christmas remembrance from the T S S president. He says the year has been trying and the kindness renewed his faith and joy, hoping God’s peace will stay with all members in the coming year as they anticipate harvest home.
Louise Chandler Moulton laments for lost opportunities and the impossible wish to restore fair moments past. The verse questions whether any god can turn back time and heal a tormented memory, while urging a collective conscience to save and spare what remains.
Cat lovers celebrate charming cat thermometers featuring photographed felines such as Angoras Persians and plain cats. The display shows mother cats and kittens in moods from mischievous to affectionate, with vivid eyes and whisker expressions. The kittens’ antics charm while adult cats provoke sentiment and warmth, making cats both tranquil and entertaining.
The New York Tribune offers Tissue Paper Pattern No 4306 for ten cents. It suits silk chiffon, Liberty silk, lace combos and is shown in heavy white French crochet with lace. Material needs include 6 1/2 to 21 inches wide or 3 yards 44 inches, with half a yard of allover lace. Pattern shipped on receipt of ten cents. include pattern number. An extra two cent stamp speeds mail.
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