Parisian views on cigarette use by women and fashion trends
Catharine Valbot surveys evolving female smoking habits among Parisians, noting cross country adoption, fashion influence, and public sentiment. The piece details cigarette case styles, corset innovations, hygienic designs, and Salon des Beaux Arts gowns, blending social commentary with fashion reporting and observations on Boldini and Gervex portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aris
Germany
England
Enamal
Aly
Salon Des Beaux Arts
Salon Des Beaux Arte
Thersa
Boldini
M. Gervex
Pictura
Manlita
Rue de la Paix
Catharine Valbot
Why the American Woman Is Popular In England
A reflective piece argues American women charm English society with vitality, wit, and independence. It contrasts American frankness and mobility with British reserve, noting Americans’ ambition across careers and social influence. The essay cites social trends, marriages, and aristocratic preoccupations, praising American women for revitalizing a stagnant aristocracy while lampooning cloistered English manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Marie Corelli
Astolat
Fair Plaine
Lancelot
Herrself
Bridetts
Keats
Sha
Women Fashion Notes and Social Highlights Across Town
Items for women span spring hats in simupberry red with pale blue accents and varied pumps in canvas and leather. Features discuss Mrs Elizabeth H Glover wife of Chancellor von Bulow, her intellect, and press fame. Also notes on Mrs Elisha Sales aiding discharged convicts, Dorothy Rice the sole woman motorcyclist in New York, and Mrs J S Blackwelder leading Chicago women’s clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Israel
New York
Chicago
Cleopatra
Fay Carole
Stephen Daye
Vane Repubser
von Bulow
Elizabeth H. Glover
Dersti
Urene
Joseph Glaver
Peror Wililant
Prilitant
Fingland
Elisha Sales
Slater
John Wanamaker
Honest Ife
Nun Daily Paner
Dorothy Rice
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Sak
Paris
Catherine Talbot
Tynes
Goming
Sering
Aeen
Aee
Eternal Mayflower Pedigres
Qankly
Sirat
London
Money
Sam
Clement
Afty
Awitzer-lang
Hellicher
Mia
Ciichon
Federation of American Moture Eyelets
Turope
Miss Rice
Mra. J. 9
Blackwelder
Morgan Park
Chicago Women’s Club
Mra. Blackwelder
Chieags Political Equality League
Vacation Schools Committee
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