Ideal Marriage Proposal Sparks Fashion and Social Debate
Margaret Hubbard Ayer explores how couples envision the perfect marriage proposal through anecdotes from society figures. The piece surveys romantic and practical angles from Mrs. Arthur A. Brooks and Miss Mabel Hill, noting modern emphasis on sentiment paired with feasible support while critiquing outdated chivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Chambers
Mary Wilkins
Arthur A. Brooks
Gotham Club
Brooks
Mrs. Brooks
Wools
Trousseauing
Lochinvar
Anita Share
Eleanor Mullin
Pannier fashion echoes and seaside social notices
A verse on panniers blooms with delicate prints and May blossoms, celebrating stylish revival. Also notes travel from Battle’s Wharf, latch string lore, and holiday hospitality on Mobile’s gulf coast with updates on families and visits to and from Alabama towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Metzgers
Ivalich
North
South
Residents Return From Trips and Winter Plans
New York hosts Mr. Tef r Hodgson and Mrs. Waters' brother afterOrient travel. Mrs C L Coleman of Fairhope wintering in Mobile sends children to city school. James Coleman family back from Virginia. L Lowenstein family arrives in New York aboard the Lusitania. Marshall Turner party to Las Vegas New Mexico for health. Leslie Taylor family back from Evanston with Virginius. Mabel Houstis returns from Hattiesburg. Mme Emil Tacon returns with daughter Cecil after visits to New York and Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tef'r Hodgson
Watters
Orient
C. L. Coleman
Fairhope
Mobile
Marshall Turner
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Mr. Turner
Mme
Emil Tacon
City
Birmingham
Cecil
Magnificent Display at The Reiss Opening
The Reiss opens with a grand fashion display along Dauphin and St Emanuel streets. Models showcase chic new costumes and millinery including a blue charmeuse ceremonial dress with crystal fringe and a pearl adorned tunic, complemented by velvet and lace ensembles across window displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point de Paris
Directoire
Rue de la Paix
Reiss
Maison
Julie Boulevard Des Capucines
Prince of Wales
Faille
Regina
Gage
Dernier Cri
Baby
Berthe
Vendome
Elizabet
Dreas Nothi
Robespierre
Reies
Dauphin Street
St. Emanuel Street
King Blue Charmeuse
Crysta
Faust Spaghetti Promises Value and Quality for Households
Advertises Faust Spaghetti as high value affordable food. Claims American wheat and American production in a clean factory. Promotes 10c packages sold by Maull Bros of St. Louis with dust and damp proof packaging. The copy urges frequent serving to save money and please families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk
Belle
Faust Spaghetti
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
An old advertisement claims thousands of American women suffer in stores mills and shops yet may regain vigor by taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, presented as a long standing remedy for women's ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Wells
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ad Page Prompts Readers on Building Now or Later
Advertisers on the B11 page urge readers to consider immediate or future construction plans. The message emphasizes evaluating timing and investment, impacting reader decisions on current or delayed projects.
Digestit tablets offer quick relief for indigestion
A Brown's Digestit advertisement promises fast relief for indigestion sour stomach gas and belching. One dose supposedly digests food stops fermentation and restores a worn-out stomach with a money back guarantee from Van Antwerp Drug Store.
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van Antwerp Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Hubbard Ayer
Barney Sheridan
Small Son
Battle's Wharf
Maude Graham
Teachers’ Institute
Seminole
Blanche Graham
Gasque
Nina Spence
Gosport
Selma
Ed Moore
Gregory Smith
Mr. B. B. Holloman
Washington
Mr. H. S. Lyons
Healing Springs
Mary Hagan
Lizzie Powe
Winchester
Annie Krassin
Mt. Vernon
Charles Coleman
Matt Westrom
Fruitdale
Norville
Yuletide
Maids of
Telfair Hodgson
Julian Watters
Julian, Jr
Tas Cpiagientes
Nadinola
National
Ports
Tex
James Coleman
Virginia
L. Lowenstein
Leopold Lowenstein
Europe
Leslie Taylor
Margaret
Virginius Taylor
Evanston
Mabel Houstis
Hattiesburg, Miss
C. W. Rich
Lucile
Maull Bros
St. Louis, Mo
Mazda
Mobile, Ala
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