Social season bursts with debutantes and dinners
A rapid sweep through Philadelphia society highlights a holiday week of debutante presentations, numerous dinners, box parties, and dances. Notable events include a West Point Annapolis football game, Gilbert Sullivan performances, dog shows, and multiple weddings and engagements. Debutante teas, dances, and club dinners fill the calendar as families anticipate more society fêtes.
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Edmund Hamersiey
Anne Emien Hamersiey
Merion Cricket Club
League Island
Philadelphia
Savoy
Natatorium
Roosevelt
Drivers Banquet and Dance in Qua ker City
The Qua ker City Driving Association held a Thanksgiving banquet and dance at Mosebachs with a horseshoe table and palm decorations. President Dana W Fields opened with a history of the organization, followed by speakers including H M Cullen and others, as guests danced late into the night with attendees listed such as Mrs Charles Lenker and Miss F See.
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Edward B. Chase
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Charles L. Matthews
Robert Potts
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Joseph Seeds
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Joseph H. Bromley, Jr
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Samuel Bispham Bowen
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Abraham M. Beitler
We Beltler
Harold Beltler
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Henry B. Curran
John Sawyer Wilson
Martha Tyson-Manly
Harriet Brown
Bosale Wilson
Grace Brown
Agnes Gill
Sophy Sigourney
Virginia Latrobe
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Jane Harvey
Jean Albert
Nina Gill
Emily Mercer Peter
Bessie Lord
Eleanor Moale
Bessie Herbert
Elizabeth Cromwell
Wilson
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Mansfield
Academy of Music
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Robert H. Warring
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Central Savings Bank
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Woman's Literary Club
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Mary Stuart Patterson
Daughters of the Confederacy
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Gilbert Fraser
Miss Paillon
Mary Gregory Powell
Robert Powell
Alexandria
Louis Scott
Josephine Gilmore
Robert Gilmore
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Miss Gilmore
Mosebach's
Dana W. Fields
H. M. Cullen
Robert Laycock
Joseph Snee
William Hall
W. H. Shies
James Ot
Thomas Waddington
H. H. Branka
Eyid Weeld
Re. A. Is
Wen . Thorne
H .Shields
Annie Simons
Booths Celebrate Silver Wedding in Chester Reception
Mr and Mrs George M Booth observed twenty five years of marriage with a reception in Chester The celebration honored by family and friends at the home of Mr and Mrs Booth near the National Bank area with guests from the community and related circles.
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Overbrook Golf Club
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Malcolm Lloyd
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Law Department
University of Pennsylvania
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Fred Wilson Sewell
New York
Charles Stewart Wurts
Anna Randolph
Elliston Perot Bissell
Walnut Street
Joseph H. Brown
Alma Brown
Arnold Harris Hord
St. Michael's Church
Germantown
S. Price Ewing
West Cheltea Avenue
John Williams
East Logan Street
Sarah L. Crawford
Coloperstown
Helen Johnson
West Walnut Lane
John Bohlen
Chestnut Hill
William Ashmead Schaeffer
Anna Thompson
Bessie Wood
Florence Meredith Wood
Alice Morton
Levi P. Morton
Philadelphia
Helen Morton
Count Tallyrand de Perigord
Helen Hay
Payne Whitney
Hay
Whitney
Montgomery Schuyler
Park Avenue
Miss de Groot
Cannes
Chester
George. M. Booth
In Recelyin
Booth
Fi National Bank
Iesus
Day in Philadelphia Dedications and Memorials events
Dedication of a Wylie Church on Broad Street near Spruce. Philadelphia Lodge of Elks holds memorial services at Garrick Theatre at 2 30 pm. Sacred concert by the choir of St James Roman Catholic Church at Thirty seventh and Chestnut in the evening. Israel
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Miss Green
Ailis Green
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Walter Addison Fox
Barclay Johnson
Pine Street
Johnson
Pauline Johnson
James Wilkes O'Neill
Colonial
Florence Chandler O'Neil
William B. Elliot
Louise K. Elliot
Josephine Elliot
St. James’ Place
Arthur Hart Remington
Acorn Club
Anna, Remington
A Wylie
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Israel
The Don't Kick Club And The Habit Of Complaining
Martha Taft Wentworth reflects on a city streetcar encounter with a constant complainer and extols the value of humor over gloom. She describes a “Don’t Kick Club” idea to curb nagging, contrasts masculine and feminine tendencies, and highlights humor as a shield against daily woes.
Morning Cakes and Simple Breakfast Bakes
A vintage guide celebrates hearty morning breads and simple rolls for breakfast. It details lemon syrup for flannel cakes, beaten biscuits, bread griddle cakes, fried rye muffins, and related steps using yeast, milk, flour, butter, eggs, and baking powder, with instructions for texture and cooking times.
Flowered hats bloom for winter millinery trend
A newspaper note describes a season where flowers dominate hats despite the colder months. Toques feature large silk petals and roses, camellias, orchids, and flag lilies, with Irish lace embellishments. All flower or all foliage styles appear on toques, felts, and beavers, with pink rosebud accents and feather trims highlighted.
Floral muffs and mousseline trims adorn fashion shows
Fashion notes describe floral muffs trimmed with mousseline and fur and con plaited mousseline edged with sable with matching boas. Paris hosts chrysanthemum shows with chic toillettes and smart detailing as designers exploit new textures.
Cooking tips for fish and shellfish from historical guide
The guide lists signs of fresh fish and proper prep methods. It covers keeping oven heat in check, preparing raw oysters with cream and horseradish sauce, wine or mace for Newburg flavor, and breaded fried oysters. It also notes methods for egg whites, parboiling, and frying beans to a golden brown.
Violet popularity endures at New York show and game
Still the violet holds sway as a popular flower. Violets reign in bouquets at the New York Horse Show and appear as a staple at Thanksgiving football celebrations. The fragment suggests no shift in status and notes violets remained prominent in both events.
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New York
Brooms to Philadelphia Belles This Winter as Last
Violets are lovely but fit best with street costume making them likely to remain the preferred corsage flower this season.
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Philadelphia
Lovely gowns of Mme Hading in La Pompadour play
French actress Jane Hading appears in Paris in La Pompadour wearing the most beautiful gowns of her stage career. Costumes were built from old documents in the Bibliotheque Nationale, with one dress weighing forty pounds and costing about 2500 dollars.
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Louis XV
Mme. Hading
Bibliotheque Nationale
Mme. la Pompadour
la Tour
van Loo
la Belle Jardiniere
Marie Leckenska
la Pompadour
Hints for Mothers on Raising Healthy Children
Guidance emphasizes self reliance and politeness for all children, with mothers modeling good manners. It advocates early toothbrushing, gentle discipline, salt baths, simple bedtime routines, healthy meals, and attentive care to prevent illness and promote happiness.
Old Time Kitchen Rules For Cooking And Measuring
Cooking guidance on fat rendering broth preparation and paste handling. Includes standard measures such as one pint equals a pound and one cup of butter equals two ounces. Lists time guidelines for various foods from eggs to mutton and beef, with ranges from minutes to hours for different items.
Queen Alexandra eases court dress in decollete ban
Critics hail the new queen’s dispensation allowing modest dress at court. Alexandra favors bonnets returning to favor, notably the Alexandra bonnet with velvet strings and ostrich tips, easing restrictions once imposed by Victoria amid health and age concerns.
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St. James
Queen Victoria
Queen Alexandra
Victoria
Aléxandra
Alexandra
Mary Queen of Scots
Janauschek
College women join growing alumnae association ranks
The article notes a surge of college educated women in American history with the National Association of Collegiate Alumnae adding 1,400 members in a year, swelling total membership to about 4,000. It highlights the rising presence of women in higher education and suggests broader social changes.
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