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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
9
A poetic meditation on June as a rare day of perfect weather. The speaker praises nature’s liveliness from grass and flowers to birds and nests, noting light, warmth, and the instinctive surge of life. James Russell Lowell is cited as the author.
A collage of aphorisms and social musings on June customs marriage behavior and women's roles. It contrasts edible imagery with moral judgments noting strawberry festivals church life Madagascar beliefs and June birth lore.
The feature shows thin gowns using embroidered batiste with lace insertions and medals in pale ecru and yellow tints. Foulard gowns gain from batiste trims, collars, and cuffs. Valenciennes lace edges are fashionable. Yellow laces, Empire belts, and wide belted scarves complete the season’s refined silhouettes.
A household guide notes how fern dishes and tropical plants enhance table decor but require humid conditions to survive. It warns that dry indoor air, especially in fall and winter, destroys the plants, advising keepers to place the dish in kitchens where steam preserves moisture.
Miss Mary Frances McClure of Philadelphia has earned a scholarship at Bryn Mawr College awarded by Cornell University. A graduate of Girls High School and Philadelphia Normal School, she entered Cornell after preparatory work and will complete four years in three. She is noted for scholastic achievement and social popularity among students.
A brief, approving message to Lord Roberts from three Dobtinotaphens stands out amid many communications from abroad. The note expresses praise and reflects the public’s respect for his conduct in South Africa.
School of Design Alumnae Association of Valladeienis School of Design for Women holds its annual reunion tomorrow at 6 pm at Broad and Master streets. The event gathers alumnae now notable in art and signals plans to broaden membership to include non graduates with three years study.
Nine widows live side by side in nine different owned homes in a Chicago block. Eight occupy adjacent houses on one side and the ninth resides across the street. The article explores their unity and the idea of a single cooperative block.
At a banquet honoring Julia Ward Howe on her eighty first birthday the New England Woman's Club reflected on youth and aging. The event featured remarks from a noted philanthropist and philosopher who recalled childhood friendships and enduring vitality.
An elegant Wissahickon Horse Show attracted a fashionable Philadelphia audience. Mrs Marion Halloway and siblings drew crowds in saddle classes while Angelo Devereux on a Radnor Hunt horse impressed judges. Notable attire featured bright colors, light muslin dresses, and hats, with spectators noting the crowd’s social prestige.
A Saturday parade of prize winners featured many fine horses in harness and roadster classes. Entries included A G I, B G I, Jakim, Lokin, Annawon, Pocahontas, and Flashlight with Casaatt in harness and Bar Altamont among top roadsters. Judges assessed hackneys, fillies, ponies, and harness pairs across multiple classes with notable consignors such as Cassatt and Jordan cited among exhibitors.
Advertises summer rugs priced from 7.50 to 29.00 per roll offering a wide variety of styles at the most reasonable prices.
Special Telegram reports that George L. Huggins and J Rooney Cunningham fell 45 feet into the Delaware and Chesapeake canal near Buck bridge after racing with others. Huggins drowned. Cunningham was injured but swam ashore and later delirious under a Newark doctor care. Coroner Vandever cites curve in road, no gate, and missing red warning light as factors.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report recalls the Chicago World’s Fair lunch basket brigade style visitors, many from small towns and teachers, who planned frugal trips and carried rations from home to save costs. The writer warns similar behavior may appear among Paris Exposition guests, predicting frugality and trouble for local vendors.
Mrs. Emma Jones of Harmonsville near Norristown died today from scarlet fever after a severe illness. It is the first local case in years. Five other members of the family are ill, including the dead woman’s children. The husband is ill with grief and anxiety.
The Cumberland Valley State Normal School graduating class of 92 students, led by Dr. J. F. Barton, leaves Shippensburg for Washington. They meet the President tomorrow and return Saturday via Baltimore and Philadelphia.
In Wilmington, the New Castle county executive committee met with Patrick Neary named chairman and J. was elected secretary along with T. Bayard H 1 treasurer. Reports mention local bank proposals, government launches, barracks bids at Fort DuPont, and a forthcoming Fourth Delaware Regiment reunion. Holly Oak residents report mad dog fears and alms trustees seek 000 for next fiscal year.
Sheriff Pohlman authorized a posse of 1,000 deputies to aid police during a street railway strike and later ordered 1,500 more, totaling 2,500 armed men. Captains will command squads across the city while warnings urge no street gatherings and disputes over legal authority continue.
Brokers Sonneborn and Jackel of Sonneboon & Co suspended business amid rumors of a country move by George L. Sonneborn. Neighbors report vacant home at 2147 North Howard Street, shutters closed, furniture removed, while the stock firm faces limited liabilities and market-linked causes.
A fragmented Washington note discusses a claim to a Chicago lake front port valued at 150 dollars forwarded by a group of potentates. The House committee on Representatives Richardson Tennessee presented a perday resolution urging appointment of Joe Wheeler as a major general in the Regular Army. Additional remarks reference Butler from Pennsylvania and Waite during a recent White House event.
Two tone striped wallpaper with faint tracery becomes a current taste. Our shop stocks embossed grounds, extra wide widths at low prices. Forest greens and deep reds are in vogue.
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