The Coquette and Social Grace in Earlier Times
A fragment from Carolyn Wells on romance and social life. It contrasts a coquette's subtle glances with a suitor's rival while urging self-confidence and restraint. A later passage cites an Eastern writer on poise, recounting a woman trained to flawless neatness and unselfconscious attire.
Popping the Question in a German Professors Stocking Darning Proposal
A learned German professor, long a bachelor, falls for a younger girl Gretchen. He proposes by gently asking her to darn his stockings, a clever practical gesture that leads to a yes. The tale contrasts romantic clichés with a comic, old world courtship.
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Popularity of Girls and social advice in society notes
A discussion on what makes a girl popular in social crowds, citing a New York Tribune view on self perception, warmth, and moderation. The column lists several society events and visits such as Mrs. R. S. Gano in Georgetown, Ida Schiffinge in Chicago, and plans for dances, receptions, and club meetings across city ladies groups during March.
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Georgetown
Ida Schiffiinge
C. C. Palmer
Chicago
William H. Brown
New Orleans
William Zumpfe
Jay G. Voss
Hot Springs
Ark
Samuel A. Johnston
Bay
St. Louis
Minuet Club
Anna Hawksley
Emma Meier
Fred C. Gardner
L. W. Cooper
Surrey
Broadway
Jacqueline Card Club
Nelle Thornton
North
Delaware Street
Harry W. Smith
Robert C Coffy
Brenneke Academy
Poole’s Hall
Grace Watson
Miss Crain
New York City
Woman's Research Club
F. T. McWhirter
College Avenue
Louise Nettleton
Mercer
Stella Vondersaar
North Alabama Street
Lu Lana Warner
Goshen
Edward Grant Hereth
M. B. Mueller
George Mueller
California
D. A. Chenoweth
Miss Cooper
Shelbyville
Tenn
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Parlor Club
Walter P. Benton
J. Cumming Smith
Browning
B. Howe
Morton Place
Richie
Sisson
George Edwin Hunt
Marie Celeste
Francis Wilson Opera Company
G. P. Barber
North Capitol Avenue
Charlies Hanson Scott
Los Angeles
Cal
Elizabeth Bigelow
James K. Bigelow
Marguerite Lemon
Thomas Orchestra
J. Reed Littell
New York
Veronica Club
Kaffe Klatsch
William Smith
Savoy
John Schleppy
M. Coquelin
Propylaeum
Propylaeum Association
John W. Whitsett
Illinois Street
William T. Brown
George Chandler
Aa PS
M. W. Wiggins
Elmer Elsworth Perry
Elizabeth Cooper
A. J. Meyer
C. F. Meyer
A. B. Meyer
J. 8. Meyer
E. H. Meyer
C. A. Meyer, Jr
Charles Meyer
Sara Katharine Meyer
Eda Meyer
Thomas Cora
W. G. Davis
J. Odell
Terre Haute
Pressly Flats
Davis
Ta Odell
Ae William de
Lillie Bohnstaldt
Elia Glass
Mabel Parsons
Edith Schowe
Alice King
Ethel Collings
Gertrude O'Bannon
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Grape-Nuts Promises Brain Fuel Boost for Students
Ambitious students overwork and suffer stomach distress, memory trouble, and fatigue. Rosa Levett of Kenoma Missouri credits Grape-Nuts Food with rebuilding brain and nerve strength, improving focus, and enabling long study sessions after she stopped ordinary foods and ate Grape-Nuts with milk or cream. Her experience endorses the product as a superior diet to support study and mental effort.
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