Americans and British titled marriages stir high society talk
The piece surveys American women who married British and European nobles, noting figures from Jennie Jerome to Consuelo Vanderbilt and Mary Millicent Rogers. It contrasts love matches with wealth-driven liaisons, cites marriages of Cornelia Vanderbilt and Miss Astor relatives, and sketches ongoing fascination with transatlantic alliances and fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman Wheformers
Germany
Henry James
Jennie Jerome
Brooklyn
Lord Randolph Churchill
England
London
Randy
Winny
Winston Churchill
Britain
Lady Astor
Nancy Witcher Langhorne
Virginia
Robert
O. H. P. Belmont
National Woman's Party
Cornelia Vanderbilt
George W. Vanderbilt
John Francis Amherst Cecil
William Cecil
Biltmore
N. C
United States
Duke de Talleyrand-Perigord
Prince de Sagan
Mary Victoria Lester
Chicago
Lord Curzon
Earl of Hedleston
Court of St. James
Mary Millicent Rogers
New York
H. H. Rogers
Standard of Fame
Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraten
Henry K. Rogers
Paris
Europe
Berlin
Vienna
Prince Viggo
Denmark
Eleanor Margaret Green
Abram S. Hewitt
Peter Cooper
Princess Eleanor of
Rosenborg
Viggo
Christian X
Jacob Wendell
Hertfordshire
Philippa
Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart
Resting Pools Help Salmon Climb Dams
A discussion on west coast and Alaska dams opposes by fish industry interests. Resting pools allow salmon to pass taller dams, revising the prior belief that fish cannot pass more than thirty feet. The U S Bureau of Fisheries findings arose from California experiments with series of resting pools aiding the long climb.
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Alaska
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Califoria
Knitted Hats Lead Fall Fashion With Rich Textures
Julia Bottomley surveys fall millinery focusing on velvet and knitted fabrics. Jacquard patterns, brocade effects, and plaid and striped knitwork rival loom weaving with new silhouettes. Velvet, sable colors, ostrich feather accents, and fur-like yarns define bold, varied hats and matching outfits across street and sports wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Cleaning Silk With Borax Solution
A practical note advises treating satin and silk with a weak borax and water solution to remove grease. Gently sponge the fabric lengthwise, then press on the wrong side with a warm iron to restore sheen without damaging the material.
Deft Touch to Frock When the Parisienne Wears Simplicity
A Paris fashion portrait highlights the chic allure of simple, sharply tailored frocks. Designers emphasize clean lines, minimal ornament, and a poised silhouette that elevates restrained elegance. Models showcase understated gowns, reflecting era's refined street style.
Frocks Describe Subtle Touches On Satin Silk
A description notes how a outfit softens severity with two deft touches. A soft ivory silk collar and an ivory silk flower near the shoulder are added to the black silk crepe dress.
Paris Frock Features Bertha Flounces in Lacquer Red
A Paris display shows an afternoon dress with four wide flounces of lacquer red crepe georgette. Each flounce is neatly pleated and a narrow red velvet embroidered belt accents the waist.
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Paris
Great Minds Rise Above Misfortunes Quote
A compact feature from 1924 by The Kitchen Cabinet with a Washington Irving quotation about great minds rising above misfortunes and small minds being subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
Classic Blue Grass Burgout and Chaumiere Ham Recipes
Old Kentucky dishes include a burgout made from six squirrels and six young birds simmered in seasoned broth with tomatoes corn beans onions barley and oysters served with cream butter and flour paste thickened broth. Chaumiere baked ham is crusted with flour paste baked slowly until tender then glazed with egg brown sugar and mustard and served with parsley.
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Blue Grass Country
Kentucky
Chaumiere
Keeping Hearts Young and Eyes Open on the Run
A compact reflection on life’s joy found in small moments and swift actions. Cherbullez urges keeping hearts youthful and eyes alert so nothing meaningful escapes us and every moment holds value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Cherbullez
Lafayette and Classic Vintage Recipes Shared
A hundred year old menu features Lafayette Cake with white frosting and an American flag, plus Monsieur Girons Fruit Punch Rice Waffles and Kentucky Beaten Biscuit. The text preserves bake times, ingredient amounts, and old kitchen methods in compact recipe notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis Lafayette
Tramp Dialogue on Judgment and Work
A humorous exchange contrasts two tramps, one claiming a preacher warned of judgment by works in the afterlife, the other retorts that they have done no work and thus are not judged. The quip leverages preaching themes to underline laziness and irony.
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House of Carnarvon
Bretby Hall
Lady Chesterfield
Charles II
House of Galloway
Lammermoor
Ava Alice Muriel Aator
Prince Berge Plintonovitch
Obolenski Neledinalki
Meletaki
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Barlatinaka
Alexander II
Catherine Dolgoru
Itusatu
London
Princess Obolenski
Alice Astor
Princess Obolenaki
John Jacob Astor IV
Ava Lowle Willing
Philadelphia
Ribbleddale
Alice
Mundelein Force
Mra
W. I. Diels
John Jacob Astor VI
Mathilde Oser
Max Oxer
Zurich
McCormick
Rockefeller
William B. Leeds
Christopher
Constantine
Greece
George II
Anastasia
Nonnle May Stewart
Cleveland
Ohio
Ksenia
Ruegsin
Young Leeds
Leeds
America
Ufe
Unclear Quote On Fly Diet From Atlanta Constitution
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution reflects on a joke about a fly and its eating habits. The speaker notes uncertainty about what a fly likes to eat and offers a humorous side dish idea while acknowledging the fly samples everything and sticks to nothing.
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Pennywise
Atlanta Constitution
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