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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1901
Page
11
A spirited critique contrasts male weakness with female strength, attacking blaming women for men's errors while praising women like Bessie Mulhall and Mrs Fawcett. It applauds the Episcopal Church for opposing divorce and cites Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt on dress standards and women's roles.
Small girls imitate adults as two nursemaids parade their charge in couture. The scene shows four and five year olds flaunting fashion and mothers pushing status, while onlookers lament the vanity echoing through generations. Mavup Ropinsox.
A guide of common expressions for visitors meeting a newborn offering lines like What a pretty little thing and Looks very like you. It notes kissing depends on age and willingness to please the baby’s mother. The piece suggests simple, friendly remarks.
The column extols pearl decorations for hair as a timeless, elegant trend, even suggesting faux pearls. It shifts to a reflective piece urging readers to perform daily duties well, arguing common tasks prepare for higher goals and that neglect blocks true progress.
Mary Stier explains a plain method where forming a mental image of a desired outcome precedes its materialization. By repeatedly visualizing a specific goal and coupling effort, readers can attract the object or status they seek while avoiding harmful wishes.
Amateur crafts readers learn to build a hanging wardrobe with a wooden frame, moldings, standards, and a dust excluding cover. A second, compact pipe cabinet features a tobacco plant motif, green stain, copper handle, and hooked wire pegs for pipe stems.
A tirade condemns a man in a hotel dining room for uncouth eating habits. It contrasts his behavior with polite diners and compares him to an Eskimo eating raw fish. The writer questions male manners and suggests training the masculine sex from youth to improve civility.
Miona Mrs Brown envisages a modest autumn dinner to cover summer obligations. The centerpiece features golden corn, grapes and autumn leaves while menus on pale yellow cards note dainty, leaf shaped dishes and pumpkin ice desserts. A second piece urges women to train boys in manners and hygiene, criticizing toothpicks and improper table habits.
The article describes updated three-quarter coats with semifutting backs curved silhouettes and loose fronts. It notes bell sleeves wide revers collars and capes in velvet silk or cloth. Paris houses display exquisite velvets in gemlike colors and novelty fabrics.
A telegraph firm in an eastern city experiments with messenger girls to replace boys who loiter and complain and resist hard work.
An interior design note suggests treating a dark city alcove with pale green portieres old rose wallpaper and Flemish oak furniture. Two small yellow stained glass window panes backlight a recessed electric lamp with a reflector to cast even glow.
A dialogue on matrimony with Mr. Manley and Susan Pepper explores happiness in marriage. Manley credits his wife for harmony, growth, and shared individuality, recalling twelve years to learn mutual respect and financial prudence, ending with renewed happiness and respect.
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