Society Notes Annual Garden Fete at Pembroke Bryn Mawr
A society garden fete for Rosemont Hospital of the Good Shepherd for Children is set for Friday June 20 from 3 to 7 at Pembroke Bryn Mawr hosted by Mrs Charles Wheeler. Patronesses include Mrs H W Biddle Mrs G H Earle Jr Mrs G W C Drexel and others. A Philadelphia party heads to the Thousand Islands and Niagara Falls. many locals host and attend social events and travel.
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Charles Wheeler
Pembroke
Bryn Mawr
Rosemont Hospital of the Good Shepherd
Thomas Patton
George C. Thayer
John C. Groome
H. W. Biddle
G. H. Earle, Jr
G. W.C. Drexel
Ore Biddle
Ellen D. Paul
E. Zantzinger
A. J. Cassatt
Wm. D. Winsor
R. K. Cassatt
J. B. Thayer, Jr
James Rawle
W. Hinckle Smith
Harrison
E. M. Robinson
S. F. Shaw
Theodore N. Ely
J. Rulon-Miller
Miriam
Dale
Jessie Dudley
Allan Ryan
Charles Ferrick
Hibberd A. Kenrick
John Randall Wells
D. Miles
A. George Darlington
Notable Atlantic City Summer Cottages and Residents Listed
The June report catalogs numerous summer visitors and residents at the Royal Palace and nearby areas. Names include the Snellenburgs Wolf family Nathans Jonas Loeb Mayer Teller and many others from Philadelphia Germantown Bryn Mawr and local clubs. Several families plan extended stays while others prepare to relocate to Chelsea New Jersey or return to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Joseph N. Snellenburg
Albert Wolf
Howard A. Wolf
Harriet L. Wolf
The
Royal Palace
Simon Loeb
Joseph Greenwald
Horace T. Nathans
Henry Jonas
Leo Loeb
Clinton O. Mayer
8. Teller
Kuhn
E. W. Steppacher
Harry M. Nathanson
R. Teller
A. Schlessinger
Philip Kohn
B. F. Teller
Louise
Lorine
Notable Figures Plan Summer Getaways and Moves
Washington reports show Cuban Minister Quesada and family settling in Chevy Chase Inn while awaiting home completion. Mrs. A L Barber sails to join her husband and family abroad. Frank Ellis and wife take a cottage at Narragansett Pier for the season as Mrs. Walter De Montreville spends June in the city. Harold Smith prepares for three months of travel in Europe, sailing June 18 with Professor Charles J Bullock. Mrs. Manning hosts Mrs. E Washington Howard in Albany. Mrs. William Geary Morgan and daughters stay at Hideaway on Lake Sunapee New Hampshire.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Quesada
Chevy Chase Inn
Harold Smith
Europe
Southwark
Antwerp
Charles J. Bullock
Harvard
Wiliams
Vanderbilt guests arrive for summer at Newport estates
Newports social note reports Frederick W. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Vanderbilt visiting J. Lawrence Van Alen on Bellevue avenue. Mrs. William Jay stays with Mrs. C. Vanderbilt at the Breakers. Edith Cushing and Mrs. Mason arrive for the season. Stokes and Carson families also present. Cornelius Vanderbilt expected at Beaulieu later in the week.
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Philadelphia Times
Newport, R. I
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
J. Lawrence van Alen
Bellevue Avenue
Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Beaulieu
Weddings in West Philadelphia and Chestnut Street pair
Miss Bertha Frances Cox wed Charles Ellis at St. Andrew s Church West Philadelphia with Rev. Charles M Armstrong officiating. Maid of honor Miss Florence A Doyle wore white Duchesse satin. Best man William Nye and ushers included James Rutherford Scott and others. Reception followed at 604 North Thirty fourth street. The newlyweds plan to live at that address after their honeymoon. In a second ceremony Miss Lillian Gardner Whaland married Henry J Churchman at Asbury Methodist Church Thirty third and Chestnut streets. The bride wore a seal brown traveling outfit. bridesmaid Miss Elizabeth S Whalland wore old rose cloth with Russian lace. Best man Edward Rieber and ushers included John C Forsyth and Hiram McCollum. The couple departed for a southern honeymoon and will host a reception July 7 at 1230 Redfield street.
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Bertha Frances Cox
St. Andrew's Church
West Philadelphia
Charles Ellis
Charles M. Armstrong
Florence A. Doyle
William Nye
James Rutherford Scott
New York
David Griffith Cox
Henry A. Gross
Arthur J. Hehl
North Thirtyfourth Street
Mrs. Bilis
Lillian Gardner Whaland
Henry J. Churchman
Virginia
Asbury Methodist Church
Thirty-third
Chestnut Streets
Lindermett
Elizabeth 8S. Warner
Trenton
Edward Rieber
John C. Forsyth
Harry H. Whalland
Frederick R. Whipper
Hiram McCollum
Mrs. Churchman
South
Redfield Street
Bride Bertha Bratton Weds John Smith Tydeman
At 130 Prospect Street Merchantville the couple Mary Elizabeth Murphy and William Tydeman Jr served as attendants in a ceremony for Bertha Bratton of Camden and John Smith Tydeman of Merchantville. Rev. Gilbert Underhill officiated at St. Johns Camden.
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Prospect Street
Merchantville
Bertha Bratton
Camden
John Smith Tydeman
Gilbert Underhill
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Mary Elizabeth Murphy
William Tydeman, Jr
Lillian Frisbee
Wilmington
Del
Edward Tydeman
Hanna Daughter Weds Harry Parsons in Cleveland Home
Miss Mabel Hanna eldest daughter of Senator M. A. Hanna married Harry Parsons today at the Hanna residence on Lake Avenue. Bishop Leonard officiated before a close circle of family and friends under a canopy of rambler roses. The bride entered with her father as her sister Ruth Hanna and cousin Lucia McCordy served as attendants.
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Cleveland
Mabel Hanna
M. A. Hanna
Harry Parsons
Hanna
Lake Avenue
Leonard
Ruth Havna
Lucia McCordy
George T. Tillman
York
Bride
Carlisle Marriage Couples Leave for Honeymoon Tour
In Carlisle Pennsylvania on June 16 Miss Helen Adele Hocker wed George Metzger Hays a Carlisle lawyer in the Second Presbyterian Church. The couple will tour Eastern cities then honeymoon at a summer home in Sault Ste. Marie after a boat trip to Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Hanna
Philadelphia Times
Carlisle
Second Presbyterian Church
Helen Adele Hocker
George Metzger Hays
George Norcross
Helen Bosler
John Rhey
American in London Weds Dutch Countess in Embassy Chapel
Rutherford Stuyvesant of New York brother of Mrs. Henry White wed the Countess De Wessenaer at St. George's Chapel in Albemarle Street near the United States Embassy. Attending were Henry White Mrs White Mrs Choate John R. Carter Mrs Carter William Eustis and other relatives. The couple will return to the United States after a continental trip. The bride is widowed from a Dutch count.
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London
It Matters Not How a Man Dies But How He Lives
A reflection on living well over dying well, invoking Dr Johnson to claim that true immortality lies in a life well lived. The piece argues that death ends the body, while a virtuous life resonates as an enduring, unplayed chorus in the memories of others.
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Dr. Johnson
Herman
Kaiser Attends Jubilee at Nuremberg Museum
Emperor William and Empress attend the semi centenary celebration of the Germanic Museum in Nuremberg with King William of Württemberg and Count von Bülow. The Kaiser reads on the museum’s history, praising its role in reviving German imperial aspiration and noting his gifts of replicas of Hohenzollern seals.
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Germanic Museum
Nuremberg
Lands Work Institution
Bavaria
William
King William of Wurtemberg
Count von Buelow
German Empire
Germany
Fashion Notes On Summer Women’s Attire From The Era
Continental canvas outing hat and checked silks form foundations for outfits. Lace jackets, mohair dots, white petticoats, and chiffons rise in popularity. White gowns trimmed with delicate laces span pale lemon to cafe au lait, with sunlit hats and ornate parasol handles showcased.
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Ecru Batiste
New Neckwear Trends Highlight Alice Dle and Wide Collars
The neckwear sections showcase a variety of styles from simple smart looks to elaborate mousse chiffon and crepe de chine pieces including the Alice dle named for the President’s daughter. Options include four in hand shapes with surah and silk shields, starched linen collars, stock-and-tie ensembles, and wide sailor collars trimmed with lace and Valenciennes.
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Alice Dle
Alice
Madras
Fashionable Bathing Suits for the 1902 Season
The article surveys chic 1902 bathing suits, favoring black silk and mohair fabrics, with trims of taffeta and braids. It notes color trends like blue and red, describes skirt cuts in circular or pleated styles, and highlights waistlines and sleeve lengths for fashionable beachwear.
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Perse
Artistic parasol handles a sunshade of exclusive elegance
A sunshade in white taffeta silk features Black Chan tilly lace on the outside and an ebony carved handle shaped as a black lotus with ivory inner petals. A Dolly Varden sunshade in warp-printed taffeta appears white with pink and green naturals, and a white enameled handle topped by hand painted porcelain detailing.
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Dlack Chantilly
Bride Receives White Enamel Box for Wedding Gown
A June bride received a novelty treasure box for her gown and accessories. The box is enamelled wood in bridal white, lined with tufted satin and perfumed, with the bride’s initials in silver, a silver lock, and white leather straps.
French and Italian Cooking Tips and Jewelry Brooches
A 1902 style piece extols fresh fish, proper drying, and careful frying with crackers or cornmeal, plus guiding notes on timing, seasoning, and garnishes. It also describes lavish jewel teardrop brooches featuring diamonds, olivines, rubies, and opals in animal shapes.
Safe Feeding Rule For Warm Weather Infants
A hospital diet rule advises reducing milk by ounces and replacing with water or grass on warm or damp days. The plan may last several days and only resumes full feedings when weather improves. Teething and impurities in water are cautioned factors. boil water twice daily for safety.
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Marianna Wheeler
Harper's Bazar
Christmas Bells and Faith Amid Courageous Hope
A reflective verse contrasts suffering and resilience with a call to endure tyranny and gloom. The speaker invokes loyal spirits and freedom as Christmas bells echo, guiding pardon and memory as a tribute to Alfred Austis and shared perseverance.
Park Theatre closes season with Lovers Lane and mixed bills
Last evening offered a mix of acts at the Park Theatre and nearby venues. Lovers Lane marked the 107th local performance, while Keith's Theatre featured The Two Juliets with mixed reviews. other acts included Cole and Aason, Snyder and Buckley, Almond from Australia, and the Orasus Comedy Four, plus a biograph of the Georgetown Loop.
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Keith
Park Theatre
Victor Herbert
Pittsburg
Sousa
Willow Grove
Chestnut Hill Park
Phinney
Lawrence Steiner
Two Juliets
Léna Merville
Marion Bimore
Sydney Booth
George .W
Mr. Booth
Cole
Aason
Snyder
Buckley
Muasic
Toth Almond
Ellsworth
Burt
Hayes
Wynne
Joelson
Moore
Zarnes
Hafford
Worth
Colorado
Grand Opera House and Park Theatre Programs Recap
The Grand Opera House featured Carlisle's trained animals including the Nagarras and famous sketches What Are the Wild Waves Saying and A Skin-Game. Park Theatre closes Lovers Lane in its final week with Millie James and Nora Dunblane among cast, officials invited to a box, and continuous Saturday performances with quick scene changes.
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Grand
Jimmie Barry
Sheehan
Kennedy
Carlisle
Gore
Ida Russell
la Petite Grace
Nagarras
Ray
Brodie
Park Theatre
Millie James
Walter Hodges
A. ©. Sanders
Lizzie Conway
Mrs. Sands
Lillian Lee
Edith Browning
Lane
Mace Greenleaf
Nora Dunblane
Ashbridge
Pennypacker
Miss James
Professor Fenton and Pearce Boys at Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum Theatre hosted an evening of entertainment with Professor Fenton the dancer and the Pearce boys among the contributors. Electric fans operated during the performance and the programme closed with a go as you please extravaganza featuring a dozen or more figurantes and choristers.
Herbert at Willow Grove Delivers Pleasant Park Concert
Victor Herbert and the Pittsburg Orchestra played a damp afternoon program at Willow Grove. The audience faced rain yet enjoyed a refined performance as the band showed mellowed, lively, and lyric character though not reaching Boston Symphony standards.
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Victor Herbert
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Herbert
Boston Symphony
Scheel
Techaikowsky
Auditerium
Thinor
Willow + Grove ellentelle
Rain Dampens Willow Grove Chestnut Mill Park Show
Rain affected the opening evening by the band of specialists for the next fortnight at Chestnut Mill Park. Lapetina's orchestra provided promenades before and after the stage performance with acts by Wirth Curran and others, ending with an old fashioned slice called A Quiet Time in Atlantic City.
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Willow Grove
Chestnut
Mill Park
Phinnéy
Lapetina
É¢Vening
Susic
Annie Wirth Curran
Abodes
Four
Corrigan
Door
J. A. Trotat
Magee and Crimmins
Vic Richards
Dumont
Atlantic City
Rattles of Our Nation and Other Acts at Woodside Park
Entertainment at Woodside Park featured Conterno and Dia band performances with Adgie training jions, drawing crowds despite the late hour and lingering smoke. The night proved lively near the outskirts, as spectators noted the glowing lights and warm atmosphere amid gusty conditions.
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Conterno
Dia
Adgie
Woodside Park
Tellos
Theatrical Managers Form Independent Booking Agency
New York June 16 An organization named the Independent Booking Agency was formed today by theatre managers to secure bookings without the theatrical syndicate. Greg Pike Maurice Campbell signed the agreement and stated no intent to join the syndicate.
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New York
Iodent Booking Agency
Greg Pike
Maurice Campbell
Independent agency forms to book attractions
The new agency will book both its own and outside attractions independently of existing combinations and is not organized for pecuniary gain. It opens with eight attractions on its list including Mrs Fiske Henrietta Crosman James K Jackett in The Crisis Isabel Irving in a special company for The Crisis and Mistress Nell and Captain Molly.
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Mrs. Fiske
Henrietta Crosman
James K. Jackett
Isabel Irving
Nell
Molly
Julie Opp Wins Divorce From English Husband
American actress Julie Opp was granted a divorce from Robert Loraine on grounds of desertion and misconduct. The case was not defended. Opp rose to fame in London with George Alexander's company and in New York with Daniel Frohman.
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London
Julie Opp
Robert Loraine
New York City
George Alexander
Saint James’ Theatre
Fay Davis
Mr. Alexander
Rosalind
America
Daniel Frohman
Lyceum Theatre Company
Pinero
Carton
Philadelphia
David Bispham
Adelaide
Beethoven
Yvonne de Treville
Paris
Lakme
Andrs
Charles Walcot
Miss Opp
Maritana
William Faversham
Don Caesar de Bazen
Lorfine
Daniel Rohman
Faversham
Sport
Soup
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Cissie Loftus
Opp
Laraine
Big City Theatres Screen a Packed Evening Schedule
Entertainment listings show Grand Opera House and Prertes SS SE Keith's Theatre offering continuous variety from noon to night. Willow Grove Park presents minstrelsy, variety shows, and orchestra at 8 PM with tickets 8.80 and 5.00 range. Woodside Park features Conterno's Band at 2.30 and 8.30 PM.
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Grand Opera-House
Keith's Theatre
Chestnut Hil Park
Willow Grove Park
Woodside Park
Conterno
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