Rich Women's Work and the Morality of Wages
A provocative piece argues rich young women can raise wages for others by working for value, not mere moral reward. It asserts work is a personal choice, links compensation to competence, and predicts better pay through demonstrated skill. It notes some wealthy women already seek openings, while urging solidarity among working women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Coliabine
Oman
New York
London
Paris
Vienna
Prominent Women View How They Would Earn A Living
A 1900s feature asks Mrs Harrison and Mrs McKee along with Grace Dodge and other doyennes how they would support themselves if needed. The piece, noting social traditions and fear of loss of caste, sketches imagined careers from painting and literature to organizing secretaries and matrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. McKee
Roger A. Pryor
Rice
Blairs
Reral Cymru
South Wales
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary Washington Monument Association
Dodge
Grace H. Dodge
Edcation
Grace Dodge
Hewitt
Bishop Potter
Russell Sage
New York
Jey Gould
Parian Sage and Paran Stevens in New York Society
The article profiles Mrs Paran Stevens and Mrs Russell Sage, comparing their influence in New York and European circles. It quotes Louise Alcott's advice on diversifying work and self reliance, and stresses the value of education, energy, and opportunity in a woman's career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paran Stevens
Queen Victoria
New York
London
Easily Made and Comfortable Uipil For Home Wear
The uipil, a simple, airy garment from Mayan culture, can be sewn in under an hour with two yards of 36 inch material. It requires no fastenings, a head slip opening, and is suitable for warm or cold weather, with variations in neck and trim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gusiemals
Honduras
Yucatan
Central America
Darien
China
India
Art of the Milliner: New York Hats and Style for Winter
In Fifth Avenue millinery salons a shopper browses winter designs of beaver velvet satin and felt hats. Editors advise self taste over stylist authority and describe trends from large dramatic hats to compact bonnets with ribbons rosettes ostrich tips and feather accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndence
THE
Dispatch
New York
Fifth Avenu
Dessartian
Madan Tenn Pe
Weg
Ribot
Prince of Wales
Sony
Paul Jones
Black millinery described with slashed brim and velvet fan
A detailed hat description notes a black brim slashed at the back with one edge turned up and the other curled. It features three rich ostrich tips, a large three cornered velvet fan, two pale heliotrope ribbon rosettes on front and back, and black satin strings cascading from the slash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Bernhardt
Wiles of the Landlady in a Frigid Scene
A vivid vignette shows Pitts burg shivering through a first cold wave. The boardinghouse landlady presides at a frostbound meal, while a visitor offers to open a window as the group endures the chill with steamer rugs and sealskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Portrait Frames On Special Holiday Offer
An ad promotes 8x10 portrait frames at discounted prices. It highlights cabinet photos and genuine portraits at low rates from Liss' Studio located at 10 and 12 Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liss
Sixth ‘St
Mwssu
Bernhardt Sets Chicago Hat Trend with Satin Originals
Bernhardt, famed actress, ordered three satin hats from Chicago milliners, signaling a new style influence. Her choice underscores the satin hat as the season’s elegant, fashionable headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dispatch
Bernhardt
The Three Quarter Cape Declared Unglamorous For Street Wear
The Dispatch notes that three quarter capes will not suit discerning wearers. It cites their pronounced lifted shoulders and Medici collars as unsuitable for street fashion, endorsing simple street jackets with minimal trim and modest fastenings as preferable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Handsome street jacket described with elegant passementerie
A detailed note describes a fitted street jacket reaching nearly to the knees with hip seams. It features hunter green serge double breasted styling, turned over collar, and black passementerie along the neck and front, with brown, dark green, blue and black as preferred colors. Rough surface finish noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Distatch
Hunter
Fabrics and trimmings for jackets and cloaks listed
Materials include chevrolet and camel hair from $225 a yard. Two yards needed, Bedford cord at $6, lady’s cloth at $45 with interlining. Jackets fully lined, AstraK used, prices $4 to $17. Open-work passementeries for jackets, black astrakhan collar facing common. RAILOGs counters and shelving at Havens Kreay 33 and 3 Water.
Ewing Says How to Live on 6150 a Week
Ewing shares from real experience how to manage money for a comfortable lifestyle with choice meals. She emphasizes that good food and good cooking are the two great secrets to living well on a modest income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
Ewing
Food Costs and Cooking Skill Define Frugal 1887–88 Diets
Eva P. Ewixa recounts seven weeks of family meals at Iowa Agricultural College in 1887 and a week of Purdue University dining in 1888, detailing menus, quantities, and a total weekly cost of $42 for four. She argues quality and skillful preparation matter as much as price, criticizing poor cooking and wasteful meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural College
School of Domestic Economy
Purdue University
Indiana
Eva P. Ewixa
Books That Shaped My Children Through Reading
A mother recalls how Robinson Crusoe Swiss Family Robinson and Jules Verne sparked imagination in her children. The eldest daughter loved history and travel books Abbott’s histories and Parley’s atlas fed dream journeys from Rome to distant seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Verne
Leah
Bosh Gs
Lord Fauntieroy
Thackeray
Miss Mulock
Prince
Abbott
Atlas
Napoleon
Marie Antoinette
Maria Theresa
Parley
Rome
Hter
Schon’ Cotts
William Claflie
Be Strong and Learn to Rest in Silent Training
This excerpt argues for physical vigor and strict posture, urging women to cultivate strength and mobility through disciplined rest. It contrasts traditional female fragility with Japan’s habit of sitting on heels, then prescribes a method to relax nervous strain by letting gravity guide movements and focusing on leg strength and controlled breathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleba
Ademired
Japan
America
Samer Dake
The Sinking of the Oneida
The sloop of war Oneida sank after a collision with the British steamer Bombay near port in 1869. The Bombay left the sinking vessel, citing civil immunity for Lady Eyre aboard, leading to outrage in Yokohama where the captain was dismissed and died in disgrace years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Bombay
Eyre
Yokohama
Selecting a Turkey and Ice by Expansion
Maria Parloa advises a plump tender turkey as the centerpiece of Thanksgiving with dry picking for flavor and higher cost offset by quality. In Buffalo an inventor demonstrates a gas expansion process that freezes water to form three inch ice slabs daily, claiming potential for large scale use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Parloa
Philadelphia
Buffalo
N.Y
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Ecorntria
Astir
Sigaiset
Louise Alcott
Ted
Whitten
Ada Cone
Havens Kreyay
Waites
Grace
Shirley Dare
Oneida
Turkey
Marteah
Dr. Price
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