Methods of the Social Striver in Elite Circles
The article surveys the ascent of a social climber from obscurity to debutante and beyond. It details how she cultivates friends, accepts privileged schooling, and uses strategic social events to win favor, marriages, and influence, often via reformist politics and witnessed by wary contemporaries.
Seventh annual Stony Wold Banetorian meeting plans
The Stony Wold Banetorian Corporation sets its seventh annual meeting for Wednesday at 3 PM in the home of Mrs. Frederic B. Jennings at Park Avenue near 83rd Street. Officers and activities of multiple charities and auxiliary groups are listed along with forthcoming exhibitions, fundraisers, and performances at various New York locations.
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Stony Wold Banetorian Corporation
Frederic B. Jennings
No. & Park Avenue
83Th Street
James Edward Newcomb
George F. Shracy
S. Wnson R. Flower
Ogden Codeman
Sylvan Bier
Edward S. Harkness
John Caldwell Coleman
Nelson Macy
Edgar L. Marston
Broad Street
Herbert L. Satterlee
Stony Wold
Charles Gilmore Kerley
West 81St Street
Frederick Hasbrouck
Inez le Fevre
E. Zinsiee
Albert Jacob
R. T. Dawes
William A. Simonson
M. Washington Leavendon
Williston H. Benedict
Annie Battin
Amedee Spadene
Wilson Mali Smith
S. Josephine Baker
James E. Newcomb
New Jersey Rises in Pure Food Movement
New Jersey joins the pure food movement as a permanent committee forms after the Consum League convention held in Cranford on December 3. The panel will promote clean milk and oversee related food standards.
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New Jersey
Consum League
Cranford
XN. J
State committee seeks food inspection law support
A New Jersey food committee invites residents to join efforts for better conditions in the state's food industry. It plans to persuade legislators to pass an act for slaughterhouse inspections with dues set at one dollar and Alice Lakey of Crawford as chairwoman.
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New Jersey
Alice Lakey
Crawford, N. J
New York Nature Study Society Forms at Teachers College
A New York section of the American Nature Study Society organized at Teachers College with Dr. H A Kelly as temporary chairman and an executive committee including Gustave Straubenmuller and F L Holtz. The group aims to revise the current syllabus and supply nature study materials at no cost to teachers. The national body began in Chicago January 2 and now has branches nationwide. New York holds about seventy five members and The Nature Study Review is its official organ.
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New York
American Nature Study Society
Teachers College
H. A. Kelly
Ethical Culture School
Gustave Straubenmuller
F. L. Holtz
Brooklyn Training School
Herbert G. Parsons
International Children’s School Farm League
Howard van Sinderen
Alice Northrop
New Society
Chicago
National Association For the Advancement of Science
Nature Study Review
M. A. Bigelow
Teachhers College
Hyena Ebby Keeps Court as Unusual Pet in England
Ebby the seven year old hyena owned by Miss Rose Boughton Leigh of Brownsover Rugby England has unique calmness and a cheerful disposition compared with his wild kin. Ebby's life began on April 26 1906 when rescued in Smyrna and he nearly fell into a quay water on his arrival.
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Ebby
Ebbs
Prince of Darkness
Miss Rose Boughton Leigh
Brownsover
Rugby
England
Miss Leigh
Smyrna
Panama Missionary Transforms Local Youth Hub Into Club
Miss Rose Johnson, English deaconess, opened a reading and discussion room in Panama for unattached boys. The space grew into two houses with lodging and meals, run cooperatively and non profit. Rates include regular room and board with vegetarian options and frequent Sunday guests.
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Panama
Peru
Miss Johnson
United States
Young Men's Christian Association
Allon
Young Men's Christian League
Tropics
Ebby the well loved dog and Miss Johnson in Panama
Ebby a calm, dainty eating dog with a fearless disposition toward strangers and a strong bond with his owner served at a garden party and adapted to a heavy coat. Miss Johnson in Panama supports stranded women runs a Spanish class and Sunday school and has extensive missionary experience in Europe and the canal zone.
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Miss Johnson
Canal Zone
Panama
Ancon
Egypt
Germany
Austria
Johnson
Gleanings on fashion, beauty tips and cultural notes
A column of light entertainment and advice covers changing fashion looks for appeal, skincare cautions on blackheads, practical sewing aprons, and a nod to culinary habits in cold work camps. It also cites Sarah Bernhardt on Boston women, Paris theater style debates, and playful notes on male style trends.
In Grand Central Station a sharp observer reads strangers
A middle aged, refined woman waiting for a train jokes about reading people. She identifies a minister by face and whiskers and notes club women and a dominating wife as she parts with her companion after noting the scene.
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Grand Central Station
Long, graceful enveloping wraps define season vogue
The Tribune notes wrap styles as the season’s elegance, praising long loose enveloping designs for their simplicity and flattering lines. The garments can be worn open or drawn closely for versatile silhouettes.
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