French marital law to drop wife's obedience clause
Report from Ulere outlines a bill by six male lawmakers to abolish the old French civil code paragraph requiring wives to obey husbands, arguing it harms women and reflects outdated gender roles. opponents say law changes are unnecessary and note wives often head families.
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Rue Lagac
Law Ag Ulere
France
Paris
M. Paul Herviu
French Academy
M. Hervieu
Antis
St. Cammille Pelletau
Flannelette Sacques and Kimonos Arrive at Bargain Prices
New flannelette short dressing sacques and long kimonos have arrived in attractive colors. Styles include fitted backs with short sleeves or long flowing cuts. Prices range from 1.50 to 2.50 dollars, with long kimonos priced at 1.95, 2.45 and 2.95 dollars.
Women's Tailored Suits Priced at Fourteen Ninety Five
The notice advertises women’s tailored suits of all wool fabric with striped patterns, quality rivaling higher priced garments. Coats feature 36 inch semi fitted lines with satin trim and button details, heavy satin lining, and a new gores style skirt with a center fold. Available in gray navy tan brown blue and black in misses and women sizes, with a special Monday sale.
Women's Tailored Suits In Oil-Wood Finish
A catalog item describes women’s tailored suits at 19.95 featuring fine oil-wood two tone chevron lam satin collar satin buttons and plain gored skirt with a fold at the bottom. Sizes up to 44 offered with a special promotion Monday at 1.7 likely sale event.
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Rees Aee
Tailored Women Suits Go On Sale At 24 15 Special
The Directoire models feature forty inch semi fitting coats with satin trimmed cuffs and patch pockets. Colors include navy green brown catagha and black. Priced at 24 15 on Monday for a limited sale versus 32 50 elsewhere.
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Directoire
Sample Suit Sale Offers One-Third Off Regular Prices
A sale of sample suits remaining from last week offers 45 top styles at one-third off. Customers may find the color and size they want, with prices from 25.09 to 65.00 after the discount.
Two Great Coat Values at Low Prices
Advertisement highlights two coat styles with distinct fabrics and trims. The $4.95 coats use all wool black broadcloth or dark striped fabrics, satin lined yoke, silk braid trim, and velvet collar. The $7.90 style features fine black kersey with satin braid. A new semi-fitted model is offered at $87.50.
Reduction Sale of Furs 20 Percent Off All Week
Reduction sale offers 20 percent off regular prices on furs and fur sets all week. Readily available mink fox Japanese sable lynx wolf squirrel coney martity and more. Scarf prices start at 2.95 to 3.95 with fox hats and bags listed from 6.00 to 145.00.
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Beto
Swindled dealer prompts arrest of American in London
An American, urged by a forged telegram from a dealer, left a car with an English buyer and travelled to London. The dealer, realizing the ruse, filed a complaint and the man was arrested there. At the magistrate’s questioning the American claimed entanglement and promised funds from his brother, which were not forthcoming. The case shifted to Turkish baths scheduling in the vicinity.
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Saint German
Wne
Uéial Penalier
Jall
New York
Sante Prison
Sone
Fith Avenue
Credit Lyonnais
Fleaser
Parla
London
Judea
Petion
Kaiser Exhorts Bride of His Son at Wedding Supper
Special cable from Berlin reports imperial ceremony speech at the wedding supper of August Wilhelm and Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein. The Kaiser urged the bride to build a home, work hard, and serve the fatherland while pledging support and charity with his wife. He praised the couple’s education and called for continual effort for the nation’s welfare.
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Berlin
August Wilhelm
Alexandra
Schleswig-Holstein
Kaiser
Alix
Jabor
Con
Alexanediia
Sovety
Prince August Wilhelm
August Whol
Prussia
Maharajah Bids Goodbye to London After Night of Splendor
The Maharajah of Cooch Behar departs London for the season amid a glittering farewell at Princess restaurant. Notables from theater and Bohemia attend as the rajah greets guests with courtesy. His two daughters, Indian beauty contestants, share the stage with Ruth St Denis and Mity de Sousa. The grand mask ball follows at Bonn hall with prizes and tickets offered.
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London
Cooch Behar
Rad
Princess
Bohemia
Atake
Mity de Sousa
Chicago
Gaiety Theater
Ruth St Denis
Miss St. Denis
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