Glamour and gossip at Mrs Wanamaker's Washington receptions
A Washington soci ety tour chronicles calls at Mrs Wanamaker's home and nearby venues, noting the notable guests, lavish surroundings, and the social ritual of Cabinet, Senate, and diplomatic circles. The piece highlights Mrs Wanamaker, Miss Minnie Wanamaker, Mrs Sherman, Mrs Stanford, and figures like General Van Vliet and Speaker Reed, with reflections on the ongoing Cabinet calling season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sherman
Horatio King
John
Congress
Washington
Harriet Lane
Lincoln
Wanamaker
John Sherman
Treasury
K Street
Mary
Minnie Wanamaker
Mrs. Stanford
General van Vliet
General Sherman
Senator McMillan
Senator Wolcott
Wimodaughsis forms to fund a Washington clubhouse
The Wimodaughsis organization plans a stock funded club in Washington to secure a site for a combined home and auditorium. President Anna Shaw and Vice President Adelaide Johnson lead the drive to host major women’s associations, with classes, library, gym, and meeting rooms for suffrage, temperance, and other groups. The first stock issue of 5000 shares at $1 each has begun, with 200 already subscribed and more planned as subscriptions are paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimodanghsis
Washington
Anna ¥. Shaw
Adelaide Johnson
Wimodaughsis
Wimedaughsia
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The
Association of Collegiate Alumni
Woman's Relief Corps
Woman’s Press
Red Cross
Labor and Indian Associations
Federations of Clubs
G Street
Woman's Suffrage Association
Indian Association
Steam Phaeton Appears in Paris With Hidden Boiler
A steam phaeton shown in Paris resembles a regular carriage but carries a boiler beneath the body. The boiler is designed not to explode, and a funnel bent downward vents smoke under the rear seat.
Intelligent Women Can Bring Dignity to Any Calling
The piece argues women wage workers should seize their own remedies by seeking better pay and conditions. It cites historical examples from New England, Lowell and Lucy Larcom, noting women progressed from factory labor to respected roles through skill, independence, and organized efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
P Whitten
New England
Lowell
Robinson
Boston
Woman's Club
Lucy Larcom
Harriet Farley
Miss Curtis
Praiseworthy effort and plight of working women
A lengthy passage extols a magazine's contributors while detailing long hours and harsh labor in loom work. It contrasts rural industry with urban slop shops, recounts a Chicago cooperative tailor shop story, and condemns society pressures on working women, urging wages, cooperation over competition, and fuller recognition of honest labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazareth
Chicago
Barry
Fifth Avenue
A Sketch Wound Up Harper's Bazar Action
A brief note from Harper's Bazar implies a forthcoming burst of activity with expected vast impact, suggesting momentum building and notable consequences for the scene. The remark hints at a near term change driven by this rising energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
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Thetore
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Tracy
Mrs. Wanamaker
Sue
Buchanan
Jef Davis
Ward McAllister
Secretary Noble
Senator Stanford
Secretary of the Interior
Franklin Square
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America
Paouing
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Major
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Army
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Iast
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Supreme Court
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Rusk
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Paris
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Miss Grundy, Jr
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Rosebuds
New York Times
England
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Mantilini
Land of the Nile
Anna C. Fall
Suffolk County
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Lelia Robinson-Sawtell
Marie Lentillion
Mie. de Barrios
New York Exchange
Arcady
Connecticut
Central Park
New York Morning Journal
Elephant House
Tippoo Sahib
Tip
Bellamy
Indies
Emerson
Wagner
Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Besstz Bramble
Pier Krey
Talleyrand
Vienna
Henry Lytton Bulwer
Carlsbad
Eisner & Mendelson Co
Barclay Street
N.Y
Shertion and S
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Ent Odelson Co
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