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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1915
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text in a newspaper item mentions Bell Phone and a home photo. Lacking clear names, dates, or context, the readable bits suggest a brief note about a telephone company and an image feature without a full story.
The article notes actress Gladys Hanson during Sothern's tour in Mobile, with teas hosted by Mrs. C. Shawhan and a motor tour entertaining her at multiple events. Lifelong friend Mrs. George Gaines is also mentioned amid the guest attentions during her stay.
A period piece notes poems about not delaying love then shifts to Knoxville Journal and Tribune coverage of Arras club at Daphne and the Raphael Semmes Club meeting. It describes Arras members, guests, and program details with a moonlit beach reception and a mock Shakespearean scene.
Dame Fashion previews this fall's hat styles from broad brimmed and turban shapes to tri corner toppers and velvets with beads. The display highlights hats for Everywoman and hints at a late fall vogue shift toward small close fitting turbans. The pieces, including a Merry Widow echo and a dove wing crown, will be shown at the August Chicago style show under the Chicago Garment Manufacturers' Association.
Calendar items list meetings and social events for groups including the Children of the Confederacy, Sigma Tau Society, Law Club, Ladies' Aid, Knights and Ladies, Reed Avenue Street Improvement, and the Mobile Equal Suffrage Association with times, hosts, and venues. Also notes a Fort Morgan trip and a dramatic charity entertainment, with an essay arguing for Alabama women’s suffrage by Mrs. Martin Holbrook highlighting taxation, morality, child labor, and home protection.
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