Excentric Travelers and Eccentrics of TPIVERS Pays
Biographical sketches by Teodor Wrzewa survey extraordinary figures grouped by theme as Renaissance travelers actors revolutionists and unique misfits. Noted subjects include Beatis and Leonardo da Vinci an epicurean canon Magister Lankhard Parrot Lavater and figures from German and Russian history with vivid social moral and intellectual portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lang
James de la Cloche
Gaspard Hanser
M. Wyzewa
Eugene Aram
Thomas Wainewright
Kropotkin
France
Beatis Gevoies
Paris
Lyons
Ambroise
Leonardo da Vinci
Florence
Julien de Medici
St. John Baptist
Leonardo
Tie
Magister Lankhard
Halle
Semler
Lankhard
New Portraits and Books in The Century Magazine
A June Century Magazine feature presents a miniature Poe portrait by J A McDougall from around 1846, considered charming yet dull. Also reviewed are The Warpers novel The O Flynn, Jon Muller Detective by Colbron and Groner, plus notices on Shakespearean mental studies. The piece surveys religious handbooks edited by A W Vernon, Mackaye’s Garland to Sylvia, Henry Bruce Malabar Letters, and Walter Sichell on Sterne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Century Magazine
J. A McDougall
the Raven
The
Warpers
Jon Muller
Duffield & Co
Grace Isabel Colbron
Augusta Groner
Sherlock Holmes
Joe Muller
Vienna
LIFTED OUT OF DARKNESS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL 110
More than a hundred ungraded pupils at Public School 110 in Brooklyn were honored as instructors from Miss Helen Gould’s conservatories staged a program. Twelve were blind while others faced disabilities yet all learned to salute the flag, recite, and dance. Miss Adeline Simpson emphasized lifting children from disability, with support from Mrs Gould and Mrs Rockefeller, Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Miller Gould
Tarrytown
Broome
Cannon Streets
Adeline E. Simpson
Public Schools Athletic League
Public School
Willisa Delane
J. Emmet Holt
Gould
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Reunion of Irene Girls Club at Waldheim Scarborough
Mr and Mrs James Speyer will entertain the Irene Club of the Working Girls Association on Saturday June 4 at Waldheim Scarborough on the Madson. There will be a barn dance vaudeville and Italian garden views. Sixty early members with daughters attend. Mrs Richard Irvin is president and Mrs Speyer treasurer of the association which for twenty four years has supported social life for women who earn their living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Speyer
Irene Club
Working Girls’ Association
Country Place
Waldheim
Scarborough on-the-Madson
Ccnasion
New York
Richard Irvin
Speyer
New Bedford Line To Resume Summer Passenger Service
The New Bedford Line linking New York and New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Mattapoisett and Marion on Cape Cod will resume passenger service for the summer season on Friday, June 3. Steamship Maine and New Hampshire are in service with departure from Pier of Merth River, east of Clarkson Street, at five p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
New York
Woods Hole
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket
Mattapoisett
Marion
Cape Cod
Mainé
New Hampshire
Merth River
Clarkson Street
Frontenac
ST. Lawberge
W.Y. Ee
St. Lawrence River
G Trussell
Fifth Ave
Mgr
Bon Air
Augusta
Alexandria Bay
N. Y
Thousand Island House
C. G. Staples
Tor
J. Pearson
Prince George Hotel
Kaaterskill Catskill Mountains
Mwurray
Stamford-in-the-Catskills
Bath
Moffatt & Peck
Central House
Geo. W. Reed
Belle Vue House
Jasc
Janes
Maines Falls
N. J
A. H. Legg
H. Leg
Art of the Tubs at Teachers College Laundry School
The article notes laundry work as a fine art and highlights Teachers College new School of Household Arts. It mentions spacious quarters and cutting edge washing and ironing equipment in the department, with Miss Ray involved in showcasing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College
School of Household Arts
Miss Ray
Diagonal Draperies Herald New Fashion Draping
In the search for new effects milliners adopt diagonal folds in drapery material. The illustrated mode attracts attention and in skilled hands yields unexpectedly pleasing effects. Such folds are used not only in cutting garments but in decorative treatments as well.
Modern laundry exhibit astonishes housewives with steam power
Balderston leads a Teachers College display showing steam powered washing in an enamel tub, large machines, and small units for furnished rooms. The exhibit includes a typewritten stain removal list, a $325 lace nightgown, and hats in chiffon and lace as fashion notes contrast daily chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College
Siz
Travel bonnet pattern No 6 677 advertised for sewers
The New York Tribune pattern department offers No 6 677 for a silk bonnet suitable for steamer travel with rosettes and ribbon ties. Requires 1% to 1 yard 44 inches of fabric and various ribbons or chiffon. Pattern mailed for 10 cents, extra 2 cents for fast letter postage. Grass rugs for porch use priced from 27 cents to 89 dollars in green shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Tribune
Festive Ivy Day at Barnard College with Comus
Barnard College staged Ivy Day with afternoon class muster in Milbank Hall and an ivy planting at Brooks Hall. A chorus wore salmon exam book costumes and danced on the lawn while Milton’s Comus in the evening drew a large crowd despite cold weather. Committee members included Harriet Fox as chair and Tessie Barrows among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard College
Milbank Hall
Nannette Hamburger
Brooks Hall
Belinda Clarissa
Milton
Harriet Fox
Tessie Barrows
Lillian Egleston
Vera Jaques
Mildred Downs
Edna Fancher
Christella McMurray
Hazel Woodhull
Elsie Plant
Seasonal Recipes for Desserts and Light Dishes
A collection of period kitchen tips describes bake a large round sponge cake hollowed to hold ice cream then top with sugar and berries and whipped cream. It also notes a strawberry Bavarian cream on lady fingers, asparagus in puff pastry shells, sugar timing for fruit, and golden eggs with curry sauce over rice.
Fashion gallery items and prices from a historic shop
A range of accessories and novelty items are listed with prices: lorgnette chains from 9 cents to 249 dollars for mourning wear, handkerchiefs with embroidery and hens in bright colors at 195 dollars, teacup sized Dresden china cups at 23 cents, pierced silver chocolate cups with insets at 2 dollars per dozen, horseradish holders in silver frames, men’s pigskin belts with monogram buckles at 7 dollars, various china insets and silver accessories, a black raffia silk coat and skirt set at 373 and 75 dollars, washable beach hats for children at 13 cents, and silver tobacco holders at 275 dollars each.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Excentriques ET Aventuriers
Teodor Wrzewa
Parie, Perrin Et Cis
Georges-Frédéric Parrot
Alexander I
Russia
Dorpat
Parrot
Fea
Napoleon
Laveter
Zurich
Goethe
Lavater
Israel
Lavaters
London
Shakespeare
James Crichton-Browne
William Shakespeare
Lear
Ophelia
Lady Macbeth
Timon
Athens
Tom O' Bedlam
Christopher Sly
London “Times
Institut de France
Académie Des Sciences
Hermite
Heten
Mathématiciens
Houghton Mifflin Company
A. W. Vernon
Church and Labor
Charles Stelzle
Department of Labor
Presbyterian Church
United States
James Moffat
Paul
Crawford Burkitt
Jesus
Burkitt
Christ
Maurice Fluegel
Percy Mackaye
Harvard
Sylvia
Sothern
Macmillan Company
Henry Bruce
Malabar
E. P. Dutton & Co
India
Bruce
Walter Sichell
Sterne
Lippincotts
Berlin
Crinfeld’s Linen Store
Leipziger Street
Landeshut
Silesia
Montgomery
Charmisg
Green Gables
Ivonles
Irene Girls’ Club
New Bedford Line
Balderston
Haquin
Dover Street
Mayfair
Manteaux
Fourrubes
Trousseaux
Barnard
Dresden
China
Resorts
Michigan
Mount Caine
Mt. Clemens
Detroit
Grand Trunk Railway
Cy B
F. R. Eastman
Ose Sten
New Jersey
Traymore
Atlantic City
Traymore Hotel Company
DPD, & White
Marquette, Mar
Dennis
Walter J. BU
Marlborough Blenheim
Josiah White & Sonus Company
Brunswick Asbury Park
Morgan & Parsons
Beach Haven
WN. J
Massachusetts
Erkshire Hill
Stockbridge
Red Lion Inn
Heaton Hall
Meee
T. Treadway
Penn
Berkshires
Kittatinny
Delaware Water Gap
Frank Cope
Water or_ Gap
Water Gap House
Mapes
John Purdy Copes Montanesca
Pocono
J. D. Mison
Prop
Mt. Pocono
Penna
Essick
Essick Heights
M. Essick
Eesick Heights
W. J
M. D. Price
Canadensis
Pocono Mts
Vermont
Manchester
Osborne, Sith St & Trh Ave
Cedar Cliff Inn
Monroe
Orange CO
Akes
M. Haight
Edgemere Club
Edgemere
America
Ocean
Woodward
55Th St
T. D. Green
Prospect House
Shelter Island Heights
L. Ft
Broadway
Cor
A. Langworthy
Manhattan Beach
New York City
Saratoga Springs
New York State
Mineral Spring Reservation
the Arcade
Briarcliff Lodge
Briarcliff Manor
David B Plower
George Wattle
N.Y
Canada
Richelieu
Ontario
Manoir Richelieu
Murray Bay
A. c Brooks
Mamillon Motel
Permida
Golf
Beau
Ing
Ousac
Brooks
Mar
Navigation Co
Montres
Ontario Caves
Tee
Acatees Land
Muskcka Nav. CO
Gravenhurst “Art
BOWEN
Tadouses
Tadoussac. P
Hotels
Cave
Sullivan En x. WY
Ontario & Western
Columbus Ave
West 125Th
Fitch Ave
Desbrosses
West
St. Ferries
Beac
Brooklyn
Court
Nostrand Ave
J. R. Dunbar
Dept. A
Beaver St
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!