Fall fashion notes from New York reflect simpler tailoring
The illustrated fashion piece details fall street attire trends with basque and habit coats, three quarter coats, and shorter walking skirts. It highlights materials like tweeds and velvet, suede accents, bold leather trims, varied fur pieces, elaborate textiles, and new sleeve shapes, signaling a luxe yet diverse season.
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Fall Street
The Man Milliner's Prattle Experience Showed You Can Try
A New York Sun piece recounts a tale from Broadway riders at Twentieth Street, detailing two Middle West visitors from Indiana or Illinois who boarded a Broadway car and sat upfront facing the others, illustrating a broader theme of effort and possibility.
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New York
Twentieth Street
Middle West
Indiana
Illinois
Blind Worcester man publishes Braille novel by pin pricks
Albert Fairbanks of Worcester, blind for thirty three years, has published a novel written by the Braille pin prick method and translated by a friend whose manuscript served as the publisher's copy.
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Worcester
Albert Fairbanks
Would You Be Young Again Poem by Law Nairne
A fragmentary verse recalls nostalgia for youth and memories of loved ones. The speaker laments lost joys and asks time to hurry, contrasting past delights with present longing, set in a melancholic, reflective tone.
OF INTEREST 10 WOMEN One Respect in Which American Women Are Deficient
A dialogue among three women in gray, Blue Eyes, and a Gray Gown explores social irritants in hosting and visiting. They laugh at meddling relatives, experimented guests, and sensitive types, then resolve to be considerate guests who respect hosts and keep to agreed routines.
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Cafe Frappe Brown
Mont Pelee
Miss Kirby
Jones & Brown
Jones
New York Times
Mollie
Bridget
Blue Eyes
Jack
Blanks
Mrs. Blank
Cope
Washington Star
Buffalo
Lake George
Chicago
Saratoga
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dame Gilpin
Grace
American Women Abroad Club Networks in Early 20th Century
The Society of American Women in London forms a strong network for literary artistic scientific and philanthropic women. It hosts rooms at Prince’s and a large banquet hall for monthly luncheons. Members enjoy teas recitals and invitations to speak while dues support club upkeep with officers and international affiliations.
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New York Evening Post
Society of American Women In
London
Metropolis
Prince's
United Kingdom
Hugh Reid Griffin
Wells- Beach
Waterbury, Conn
Chicago
England
Daughters of the American Revolution
General Federation of Women's Clubs In
America
India
China
Australia
Paris
Ladies’ Club
Place de la Madeleine
Mme. de Marcy
Berlin
Shanghai
Ceylon
Bombay
Emily An Ryder
Karrakatta
Perth
Adelaide
Santiago
Chile
Manila
Alaska
Hawaii
The Coat of Cleanliness in Collier's Weekly
The piece argues that keeping clean is a costly constant for American women, detailing laundering costs for lace and shirtwaists, impact of coal strikes on prices, and the rising expense of underwear. It contrasts American thrift with foreign views, notes steam laundries multiplying, and ends with social commentary on domestic stewardship and frugality.
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M. B. Sherman
Collier's Weekly
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
United States
Stylish Afternoon Gown Promotes Louisine Silk Fashion
A fashionable indoor gown in Louisine silk with cream lace and chiffon trims. Details include blouse pattern 4048 and skirt pattern 3888 with sizes listed. pattern coupon costs 10 cents per set, mail to Pattern Dept The Journal Indianapolis, Ind. Allow one week for return.
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Dolly Varden
Dresden
Chantilly
Valenciennes
Napolis
Ind
Little Lessons in Economy
An early summer feature offers quick economical egg based dishes using common kitchen staples. Escalloped Eggs blends mashed potatoes and hard boiled eggs with white sauce and brown top. Egg with Shrimp Sauce pares toast rounds with poached eggs served with a shrimp sauce made from stock, butter, flour and anchovy seasoning. Curried Sardines continues with sardines seasoned and prepared in a curry style for a simple yet flavorful meal.
Odd and Appetizing Little Dishes for Easy Daily Dining
A compact guide to simple curries with sardines and a lemon finish, plus a spiced tomato sauce and a long, careful note on making spaghetti with tomato sauce. It covers curry base, vegetables, butter roux, and serving with rice, plus detailed steps for tomato sauce and macaronis.
Etiquette of Sending Sick-Room Delicacies
An observant woman advises careful gifts of food to the ill noting avoid heavy china and damask napkins, use inexpensive china and Japanese paper, and send advance word of tray pickup. She urges thoughtful acts for housebound, boarding house, and nervous patients to ease strain on families and support recovering relatives.
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New York Tribune
Autumn fashion and homemaking notes from a fashion column
The article surveys fall and winter style trends with emphasis on hats, feathers, and velvets, noting coarse muslin pillow covers for protection, camphor to remove dish stains, kerosene treated tubs, and cherry-picked fabrics. It highlights velvet garments, ostrich plumes, laces, and empire cloaks as key items, with English corduroy and mirror velvets shaping the season.
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New York
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