Royal School of Embroidery expands in Athens and islands
The article outlines the Royal School of Embroideries in Athens and its growth, tracing roots to Thessalian refugees from the 1897 Torca-Greek war. It notes expansion to islands, with a Century feature by Anna Bowman Dodd, and mentions related social initiatives like the Milla Hotel for Women and local Chicago hotels. It discusses employment, training, and aims for broader educational impact.
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Royal School of Embroidery
London
Paris
Royal School of
Athens
Anna Bowman Dodd
Liew
Atcher
Sinw
New York
New York Mail
Model nursery described in The Household Beautiful
The article outlines a bright top floor room used as a nursery with a dirtied corner for a girls’ hail house and a gas stove on a stand by the window. Children bake candy and apples and wash dolls’ clothes here, with little space for restrictions or delay.
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Hali House
Women Learn to Handle Horses Versus Old Notions
The article notes a shift in attitudes toward women and horses, from a time when horses were deemed unsuitable for women to an era where educated women ride and drive with safety. It observes rising horse shows and rising knowledge among women, while acknowledging some lack of knowledge remains and that horses vary by handler type.
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America
Foot binding custom challenged by eighteenth century letters
An excerpt discusses the Chinese foot binding practice, citing Yuan Mei's eighteenth century letters and literary references from the Tang, Sung, and Han periods. It notes the shift from beauty of form to modern views on female independence and highlights Ida Tarbell and Mary Hanchett Hunt as early advocates, with Darwinian ideas on women evolving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Yuan Mei
Yuen Mei
Shen Yo
Yang Kowi Fei
Han Tung Lang
Amazon
Ida Tarbell
Mary Hanchett Hunt
Haif
Mrs. Hunt
Peters Great Confession in Matthew Sixteen
A Sunday School commentary on Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ and the living God, with notes on Peter’s name meaning rock, key authority, and the discipleship conditions. It outlines differing views on the rock of the church and explains Jesus’ forthcoming suffering and the call to deny self, take up the cross, and follow.
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Dgesus
Caesarea Philippi
Jesus
Christ
John the Baptist
Elias
Messiah
Jeremias
Jeremiash
Peter
God
the Apostles
Bar Jona
Jonah
Bar
John
Tellnao
Satan
Adversary
Chriast
Mann
Earth
Sunday as perpetual sabbath across nations
A note from Succe Magazine claims many nations observe Sunday in lieu of their traditional days, with Greece on Monday and Persia on Tuesday among others. The piece frames this as a universal sabbath across Earth and time.
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Succe
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