The Feminine Tyrant of the Home Circee Explains Economy
A column mocks domestic excess and offers practical tips on economy. It riffs on women who police family life and their own image, arguing for simpler living, basic cooking skills, and home sewing to save money. It urges girls to learn bread making, soups, roasts, gravies, and pie while promoting modest wardrobe costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Clyde
Brad
Rae
Circee
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Batista
Style and economy in home sewing and dressmaking
Kate Clydd of New York urges practical dressmaking to save money. She discusses preferring ready fabrics for evening frocks, avoiding overfitting, and using garments like embroidered belts and fixed slips to change looks. She critiques ostentation and praises tasteful, quiet interior decor as essential to a well dressed home.
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Dhess
Banad Mougseline de Sols
Avery
Thalr
Kate Clydd
New York
A New Dream of Fair Women in American Life
The piece argues that if Tennyson were alive today he would expand the idea of fair women to include American women across ages. It cites historical figures and notes that modern American women, especially matrons, are influential and often beautiful leaders, contrasting old maid stereotypes with changing social roles. It reflects on Aunt Harriet as a critique of age-based labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Judith
Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Harriet
Washington
Mra. Roosevelt
New York
Congress
T. Jefferaeh Podunksk
Senatoy Squerus
Senator Squebus
United Order of the Revere
Remarkable Youths and Queens Keep Youthful Looks
A long profile notes Marjorie Gould and Consuelo Yznaga among strong women famed for poise and charm. It highlights Queen Alexandra’s youthful appearance at sixty one and describes beauty regimes including fresh air, dieting, exercise, and mental calm. It cites notable figures like Mrs George Cornwallis West and Mrs John Jacob Astor as examples of aging gracefully through discipline and simple living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consualo Yznega
Mancheatar
Gieliah
Consuelo Yznaga Yas
Conguelo
Queen Alexandra
England
Mra
Arthur Poet
Misa Stevens
New York
Haitish Court Society
George Cornwallis- Weat
Randolph Churchi
Jeroma
Mr. West
George Cornwallig-Wast
Aa Brillant
Ted
Hera
Sup
Alexandra
Iskawlea
Serena
John Jacob-Astor
Ton
Lillian Russell
Amalia Ringhaom
Judix
Guarded Royal Jewels Amid Fortified Vaults And Guards
Portrayed here are royal jewels and storied collections. The Russian imperial family keeps a vast consignment in fortified palaces and bank vaults in London and Paris. Italian royalty stores gems under a fortress on the Tiber with river and military guards. The Bulgarian prince holds a 46 million gem hoard in a Danube fortress. The passage notes imitations in paste and describes regal attire and accessories accompanying the jewels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolver
Londo
Imperial Family
Russia
Tha Ezar
Banka
London
Paria
Uy Tie Laland
Tiber
Daland
Prince of
Bulgaria
Attis
Danube
Notes of Matters Interesting to Women
A compact collage of women's progress, clubs, and labor issues. Mentions Amanda Johnson on civil service advancement, London Lyceum Club finance, Chicago Training School deaconesses, College Settlements in Philadelphia, women operating typesetting in Chicago, and Ellen Henrotin on wages. Roosevelt endorsement for investigations into women’s working conditions. Ends with social quips and domestic scenes showing evolving attitudes toward women workers and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Housekeaner
Amanda Johnson
Lyceum
London
Uta
Chicago Training School
College Settlements Association
Walnut’ Street
Philadelphia
Chicago
Scarcity of Blue Eye Pairings Attracts Blue Eyed Pairs
A gender professor notes that among a thousand men blue eyed individuals are rare. He finds blue eyed men and blue eyed women pair at a higher rate in marriage, 140 per thousand, about 36 above the random expectation, suggesting unconscious attraction between blue eyed partners.
An Authoress Luck and a Life of Mary Mitford
Anecdotes note Mary Russell Mitford’s death walked into a tenth anniversary remembrance. A childhood wager friend recalls her choosing ticket number 2224, claiming it matched her age to win a large prize. The piece links her literary fame with a dramatic lottery win and a fortune mirroring her enduring legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Russell Mitford
Our Village
Shottertea Ward
Mary
Washington society dinner spurs calls for reform
A column critiques heavy dining among Washington elites led by Mrs Roosevelt and other patronesses. It argues excess meals harm statesmen, recounting gorged dinners by Podunksk and Squebus, urging dainty moderate fare. It also notes fashion pieces and school dance lessons as parallel reform themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uw Club
Washington
Mary Gould Lytlh
Colors in Names and Mrs Astor at Garden Party
A writer links colors to feminine names such as Mary Isault Margeret for white and green. An article notes jealousy and visions of green names. Mrs Astor attends a European tour garden party, remarking on decorum and a young officer asking about smoking.
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Mary
Isault
Margeret
Chlorinda
Inne
Henrietta
Gabriella
Valeria
Harnardime
Anastasia
Bertha
Astor
Ars. Astor
Astor J
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