Fur and Velvet Dominant Note of Paris Style
Paris fashion week signals fur and figured velvet as the dominant note with Robespierre coats, wide skirts, and black and white velvet hats. Seven American women in figured velvet dresses attend the Longchamps races, including Mrs. La Montague and Mrs. Vanderbilt, while Mrs. Van Valkenburgh models a white gown with orchids.
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Paris
Longchamps
Robespierre
Harry la Montague
Cavendish Bentick
Frank L. Gardner
Walter S. M. Burns
London
Iselin
New York
Tried GETS IT New Corn Cure The Easy Drive Away Corns
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a safe corn cure for corns calluses warts and bunions. It claims painless action no skin irritation and easy removal with medical efficacy touted by E Lawrence & Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
American Born Women Host Royal Guests in Autumn Visit
Two American born hostesses will entertain King George and Queen Mary this autumn. Duchess of Roxburghe, May Goelet, and Mrs David Beatty lead a list of guests including Paris socialites and Chicago New York society figures. Mrs Tommy Pierce arrives in Paris with KE Alsop, driving herself in a 60 horsepower car, amid curious crowds. J P Morgan backs a Paris tapestry exhibition showcasing Knole tapestries once owned by Sackville-West.
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John L. Eddy
London
King George
Queer Mary
Duchess of
Friars Castle
Kelso
Roxburgheshire
Scotland
Eward VII
Beatty
Henry Ridgeway
Philadelphia
Longchamps
Payne Whitney
Guy Faucigny Lucinge
Miss Terry
Walter Durney
John A. Hartwell
Gordon McDonald
O. C. Cook
Charles Peabody
Graham White
New York
Grand Duke
Tommy Pierce
Paris
KE. B. Alsop
Pittsburg
Europe
J. P. Morgan
Jake Seligman
Mr. Morgan
Lady Sackville
Knole
Sackville
Knole House
Henry VIII
Elaborate christening planned for Decies baby in England
New York dispatch reports elaborate September 29 christening for the infant daughter of Lord and Lady Decies at Stoke Poges Church Buckinghamshire. Attendees include English nobility and prominent Americans. Vivien Gould Decies will wear priceless Irish lace. Godmother Mrs Anthony Drexel Jr. and guests travel by special train.
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New York
Stoke Poges Church
London
Lord
Lady Decies
Atlantic
Decies
Helen Vivien Gould
Lord Decies
Bride
Groen
Vivien Gould
Vercauld Castle
Royal Balmoral
Beatty
Duke
Duchess of Manchester
Grosvenor Square
Kyleemore Castle
Clarence Mackey
Scotland
Stokes Pores Church
Buckinghamshire
Gray
Lady Delcies
Vivien
Canon Barnett
Ireland
Lord Delcies
Anthony Drexel, Jr
Andrew Carnegie
Herbert Asquith
Skibo Castle
Elizabeth
Carnegies
Skibo
Carnegie
England
America
Asquith
Dornach
William B. Davis
George Bernard Shaw
Captain
Queen Mary’s Durbar Jewel Pride Wonders Delhi Crowd
A London dispatch reports the first photo of Queen Mary at the Delhi Durbar, where she wore the coronation crown containing half of the great Cullinan diamond. Her jewels featured large emeralds turquoise and numerous diamonds, admired by Rajahs, with her garter displayed on her left arm.
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London
Queer Mary
Delhi
Mary
Order of the Garter
Republican campaign opens in Ohio with US speaker
In Columbus on September 21 the Republican national and state campaign formally opened with a speech by a United States official. The event marks the start of organized campaigning in Ohio for the party.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States
Builders' Page Adverts Read Every Wednesday and Sunday
Advertisers on the builders' page are highlighted on every Wednesday and Sunday. The notices sketch products and services for construction and home improvement and invite readers to compare options.
De Pachmann Admires Paderewski While Scorning New York
Paris interview with Vladimir de Pachmann reveals his praise for Paderewski in some music and his disdain for New York critics. He claims strong contrast between Boston and Berlin as his two towns and asserts no need for Paris critics.
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Paris
Barbizon
Fontainbleau
Vladimir de Pachmann
de Pachmann
Liszt
Chopin
Godowski
Paderewski
Mueice
Rubinstein
Busoni
Blum
Joseffy
Chopf
Hummel Liszt
Leczititsky
Paderewski Weli
America
New York
Patti
Boston
Berlin
Fadorowski
de Pachmaenn
Metropolitan
Former Gaiety Girl in Favor Across London Social Scene
London society buzzes about the Marchioness of Headfort once Miss Rosie Boote of the Gaiety Theatre. At Headfort parties she is the most talked of guest and star attraction. At Doncaster races she entertained Wentworth Woodhouse’s party with wit and stylish, tailor cut costumes throughout a cold wet spell.
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London
Headfort
Rosie Boote
Gaiety Theatre
Lady Headfort
Doncaster
Carl
Countess Fitzwilliam
Wentworth Woodhouse
Lady Head
Drake stage drama stirs England and patriotism
London review of the play Drake by Leig N Parker at His Majesty's Theatre credits Herbert Tree for lavish production and says the drama ignites British patriotism, arguing the nine pivotal lines reinforce naval expansion and national resolve amid calls by Churchill and Asquith.
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Chester Overton
London
Ward
England
Drake
Philip II
Brittania
Kiel
Essen
Winste Churchill
Asquith
Churchill
Halftam Ean Blood
Charles McEvoy
Queen Elizabeth
Phyllia Nelison-Terry
Elisabeth
Amy Brandon Thomas
Elizabeth Sydenham
Lynn Harding
New York
Bill Sykes
De Castellane Visits Mistral in Provence Birthday Tribute
Marquis de Castellane reports from Millane France on honoring poet Mistral at his eighty second birthday. The visit celebrates his forty year dedication as the village dean and his role in preserving Provencal language and culture.
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Marquis DE Castellane
Paris
Millane
Eric Mistral
Mistral
Provence
Fragmentary notes on a marchioness and marriage status
A clipped excerpt discusses a marchioness and her marital status with uncertainty. The passage notes she has gained anecdotes since marriage and hints she remains unmarried, without clear context or names.
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Paul Pierre Rignaux
Lady Desies
Nee Gould
Marchioness of
Waterford
the Durbar
Columbia
Velvet
ColumbIa Ice Cream CO
Dauphin Street
Mobile
Ala
V. DE Pachmann
Vde Pachmann
Charles Henry Meltzer
Gaiety Girl
Ford
Louis Parker
DE Castellane
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