Marie Blaine tale stirs old debates on marriage and power
The piece argues that in the Marie Blaine story the woman is blamed or praised by society depending on age and class. It contrasts male and female ambitions, condemns mercenary marriages, and champions women’s pursuit of autonomy, education, and professional roles. It cites Ruskin and modern trends toward equal partnership.
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Tuk Pieratch
Marie Blaine
Garden of Eden
Harnest
Father Blaine
Blaine
Jimmie
Ruskin
Jdesienona
Blackamoor
Omelia
Othello
Marie
Talmage Sayls
Garett
Conrol
Cold Cream and White Hands Shirley Dare Readers Advice
Shirley Dare answers reader questions in The Dispatch on cold cream skin effects and ways to whiten hands. She cautions against daily heavy use of oils and glycerine, notes that cold cream is for chapping not as an all over cosmetic, and offers home remedies including an oatmeal paste with lemon and fats for whitening hands while stressing prevention of scalding and hard work on skin.
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Shirley Dare
Dispatch
Tur DisPatch
Marbelle
M. B
The
Republic
Millionairesses of Chicago Curtains Show Wealth at Windows
Boston Herald notes Chicago socialites pour cash into window decor using point lace flounces and banners of wealth. Observers compare lace decked panes to Paris couture display, sparking envy among locals while warns against excessive spending amid social fairs.
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Boston Herald
Chicago
Boston
Worth
Felix
Paris
Fashionable Cotton Garments and Fast Color Washing
The article describes durable fast color cottons, washing tips, ironing on the wrong side, and elaborate cotton gown ideas. It discusses trims like Irish lace, embroidery, and velvet, with details on Bedford cords, Latines, satins, cambrics, and ginghams, plus jacket waists and sleeve designs for the season.
Fashionable Linen Lawn and White Dress Styles
Ema M. Hooren surveys summer gowns focusing on washable white and linen lawn fashions. Describes vests, surplice waists, sailor waists, cuffs, lace, and embroidery, with notes on washable fabrics, color accents, trims, and the enduring appeal of linen lawn and organdie outfits for various ages and settings.
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Bretelles
Kobe
Chambers
Valenciennes
Ema M. Hooren
Needlework for Lent Easter Gifts for Church Use
Article outlines simple seasonally appropriate needlework gifts for Easter tiding, focusing on symbolism and restraint. Recommends a white silk decorated stole for clergy with simple cross and floral motifs in white and gold and a lily themed blotter for women friends.
Easter Gift Ideas from Lace and Linen Crafts
A Victorian style guide describes DIY Easter gifts including painted bonbon boxes and handkerchief cases. It details materials, sizes, stitching patterns in Turkish floss and gold thread, linen lace edging, and care guidance, highlighting dainty, reusable gift notions suitable for the season.
A Reglected Vegetable and Its Kitchen Valor
Octave Thanet extols the carrot and other vegetables as essential flavors in salads and soups. He argues carrots are misunderstood, supporting dishes with subtle taste and color, and highlights how vegetable salads absorb leftovers, with a playful moral about humble produce joining any mix.
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Octave Thanet
The Perishable Pearl
Pearls prove a fragile investment as described in a brief note on their decay and deterioration when buried or aged. It notes thin films with animal matter, highlights the quick loss of luster, and mentions Indian graves yielding valuable yet evanescent finds that fade over time.
Excited Empress of France and the gold age
A Ladies' Home Journal piece contrasts the young Empress of France with modern aged women, recounting her Paris debut, white dress with emeralds, famed beauty, extravagant ward robe of a million, and daily $10,000 household expenses. It notes her influence, generosity, and role in arts like Rosa Bonheur. her downfall is referenced.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Paris
Enugenie
Niagara
Rosa Bonheur
Deco- Ta
Courage Through Adversity Inspires Persistent Effort
The verse praises perseverance over success, noting that nobility lies in daring and trying despite failures. It asserts that perseverance amid trials defines true strength, with occasional heroes falling yet honorable effort enduring beyond defeat. Credits Myron Hanvorp Vrom, Coorgnstown, Pa.
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Myron Hanvorp Vrom
Coorgnstown, Pa
Pretty Bulgarian head-dress gains vogue at seashore
A capeline from Bulgaria is adopted by French women at the seaside. The drapery hood is pretty and comfortable and protects the front hair from dampness and wind while shielding the throat neck and ears from draughts making it desirable for piazza wear.
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Atlantic City
Piazza
Black cashmere travel hooded garment described in old sewing text
The passage details a black cashmere hooded garment for travel and evening wear. It explains fabric choices such as Indian silk and albatross cloth, and notes the hood consists of coronet and cape pieces. Two yards of fabric are required, with adjustments if the material is wider.
Crafting a Turkish yashmak with silk braid and crown
Directions describe braiding yellow silk into an arabesque, trimming a cape, attaching to a coronet, adding brass sequins and elastic tape to secure the dress. The result is a Turkish yashmak with a white veil positioned beneath the eyes on the coronet.
Heat from one lamp Edward Atkinson scconstruction
Edward Atkinson describes a home appliance concept that captures waste heat from a lamp or gas burner in a thick non heat conducting outer box. Inside, a metal inner oven holds food in porcelain vessels. He claims kerosene fuel can cook 25 to 30 pounds of food per pound of fuel, with potential for broader kitchen use.
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Tam
Epwamd Atkinson
Japanes e decor in homes contrasts with American clutter
The essay praises Japanese restraint in display emphasizing treasured bric a brac kept in a cabinet and viewed for delight and education. It contrasts with the American modern home filled with clutter, multiple curtains, walls crowded with pictures, chairs on floor space, and ubiquitous decorative items lacking taste or spiritual quality.
Price Flavoring Extract Co Largest in the World
The Price Flavoring Extract Co claims the largest and best equipped vanilla laboratory worldwide. It uses thousands of pounds of true Mexican vanilla beans annually and emphasizes purity, quality, and safety in its vanilla extract, aiming for high strength at affordable prices through determined effort.
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Price Flavoring Extract Co
Dr. Price
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Kensington
Clare Bunce
Evan
France
AE Oriental
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Wn. Trinkle & Co
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