Birds that threaten wild plumage laws spark international debate
The essay notes New York officials warning retailers to enforce laws against selling wild bird bodies or feathers with a $60 fine plus $25 per bird. It cites tourism, trade, and fashion implications, quoting London and San Francisco commentary. It also mentions the dry dock Dewer voyage to the Philippines and various global opinions on manners, customs, and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whipple
New York State Forest, Fish and Game Department
New York
Serious Problems of Child Life in Cities
An examination of urban child welfare notes ongoing summer drift and year round issues. It highlights of mental discipline gaps and the need to address conditions harming mind and body growth, urging action beyond seasonal programs. It calls for reducing parental and home environment factors that contaminate child development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Floyd
In Default of the Bride at St. Pauls
Young Stamford and Charley Etheredge improvise a ruse to marry to fulfill a dying uncle's demanded condition. Disguises and a staged ceremony lead to a real double wedding two weeks later at St Pauls. Katherine Stanford realizes the truth and accepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Stanford
Etheredge
Kate
Katherine
Charley
St. Paul's
Daily Story Pub” Co
Not Accordant To Contract In Church Marriage Tale
The tale recalls Bishop Wilmer of Alabama who offered to marry a Black man for five dollars like white folks. The groom arrived with the ring at 6 am, but the bishop overlooked the bride salute. The punchline: the groom points out the missing salute before blessing the union and ending with well wishes. The piece shifts to note Berlin’s rapid telecommunication growth from 193 phones to 35,000 over twenty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewer
Philippines
Wilmer
Alabama
Darky
Episcopal Church
John
Lippincott's Magazine
Purely Feminine Duty to Money for Wage-Earners
An article urges working girls to value money and spend wisely. It stresses duties to self and family, avoiding extravagance and sentimental purchases, and to educate about income, clothing standards, and financial responsibility. It praises workers while warning against wasteful spending and improper generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dri
Fall Hats Show Size Shift From Day to Night
New York fashion exhibition previews fall styles with day hats expanding to grand proportions while evening hats shrink. Spectacular artificial birds replace real plume adornments and theatrical hats trend toward smaller, refined designs. Proceeds from the sale aid California women teacher trainees harmed in the Great War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norel
New York
Sweet Charity
California
Plateau
Amazon
For the Housewife Hints on Thrift and Household Care
Practical consumer tips from a thrift manual cover cleaning methods and repair ideas. It recommends lining garbage cans with newspapers, patching rubber overshoes, using peroxide as antiseptic, a powdery polishing glove, cleaning diamond panes with kerosene and newspaper, waxing shoelaces, and a curtain lift device. It also advises rubber gloves for hand care and methods to tenderize and cook steaks with olive oil and proper searing.
Develop Chest Position and Doorway Exercise for Posture
The article describes chest position No 1 and No 2 shown in pictures and adds an unillustrated exercise of doorway leaning. It promises gradual results via perseverance, noting that proper chest development buries shoulder blades, improving silhouette with beauty‑culture guidance.
Odd Fancies in Jewelry Shine in Red and White Styles
The article notes a vogue for red and white stone combinations in sleeve links brooches and bracelets. It highlights paired links with contrasting centers featuring diamonds and red stones, crystal covered figures like a wild duck and bird dog, and revived flower basket brooches in gold lattice with colored gems. Pink and white stones with pink amethyst bracelets are also described.
Yellow dominates gown trimmings in fashion notes
The article notes yellow’s versatility in ornamenting gowns regardless of base color and that yellow lace enhances white gowns. It mentions white lace is less favored on new gowns and cheap home dyes can tint white lace yellow for about 15 cents. A cream yellow guimpe with blue velvet embroidery and gold details is described. Flounced linen skirts are also noted.
The Photograph Handkerchief Trend Adds Face on Fabric
The article describes photo handkerchiefs as a new decor and keepsake trend. It notes provisions for transferring portraits onto handker chiefs and suggests uses such as sofa cushions and rooms with friend portraits. It compares exchanges of handkerchiefs to postcard trading.
Embroidered flounce gown with scalloped border and jacket
A pale green coral pink or bright blue gown features a flounce with embroidery and a scalloped finish, plus a scalloped jacket with turned collar. The high girdle bodice has scalloped edges and the skirt must be well cut to look proper. Miss Bunting appeals to women for a thermometer from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore claimed as finest ever made costing $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Colored silk gloves offer economy and style
The piece argues colored silk gloves cost the same as white, wear longer with fewer washings, and pair with most dresses. It highlights a 50 cent wavy blue silk pair and suggests tan, light gray, and colored options suit various outfits, noting practicality for daily wear.
Amber replaces gold in women's combs trend
A hairdresser declares amber a fashionable substitute for gold in women's combs. Dark amber suits blondes and light amber suits brunettes to create contrast, with back combs featuring olive shaped amber tops. Amber combs are stylish and affordable though high quality pieces match gold mounted prices.
Linen gowns gain softer fabrics for outdoor wear
The article notes fabrics for outdoor gowns have softened and become thinner than in earlier periods, though they remain nontransparent. It lists preferred linen colors including pink raspberry gray browns and blues.
Peach Layer Cake With Pudding Sauce
Beat butter and sugar until light. Add flour and baking powder then bake in two layers. Fill with chopped sweetened peaches and assemble. Serve with hot pudding sauce.
Housekeeping Tips From The Era On Washing And Bathing
A collection of household hints describes how to remove stains from white clothes using paraffin and salt in rinse water, grease bread bowls for washing dishes, and denaturing odors. It advises padding with old carpets for padding and cooling, adding salt to bathwater for overheating relief, and careful washing and drying of dresses to preserve color and fabric.
Rice and Apple Dumplings Method
A recipe notes rice and apple dumplings as wholesome. Boil a pint of rice until tender, lay ready pudding cloths, spread rice half inch thick, place peeled sour apples in center, fold and seal, then steam three quarters of an hour.
Native Florida Orange Juice in Salad Dressing
A fragment notes that juice from Florida oranges, used as the acid in salad dressings, offers an improvement on lemon juice and differs from cider vinegar, contrasted with the term touchable moon.
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Oxford
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Europe
Bfe
WC TT
Los Angeles
Heman
San Francisco Chronicle
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Back Bay
L. O. Howard
Philadelphia
Mexico
French Legion of Honor
Sarah Bernhardt
Baroda
Pittsburg
Millionairesses
Chorus
Nellie Cravey Gillmore
Stamford
Miss Etheredge
Dwck
Miss Etherize
Harey
Charley Etheredge
Ton
Grand Central
Springfield
Berlin
Tooney
Chicago Inter Ocean
Gilbert
Miss Bunting
Gemine
Deccan
Mee
WeNarryeey
Mapes E. Smith
Codenter
Perona
Capudi
Chad
Ceachord
Mrustion
Geshen
Gow Delier
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