Gossips in a New York Shopping District
In Twenty third street scenes Aunt Sophronia and a narrator follow a fashion tale through the bustling shops where a renowned dress, a $320 gown, draws attention. The aunt recalls a tumultuous romance with a rich husband, her taste for couture, and the dramatic color rose, ending in a costly but triumphantly dramatic wardrobe choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sosarécia
Tom Hendes
Monte Carln
Malai
Sephironia
Valores
Sophronia
Garter Order Claims English High Society Attention
A sensational note describes Queen Alexandra receiving the Order of the Garter, now worn by a select circle of women in society. The piece details a secretive female group calling itself the Social Order of the Garter, its rites, pages bound in vellum, and a bracelet garter emblem signaling membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garter
Edward
Order of the Garter
Alexanddra
Peera
Social Order of the Garter
Women Stock Speculators Move Quietly at Margin Board
In a great city banking floor scene, women frequent a broker’s office near the Stock Exchange, trading on margins amid male staff and whispers. Aged, dressed in black, many mourners risk losses while certain high rollers push ahead, some losing tens of thousands. a grand motherly investor watches tickers as others advise against men’s tips.
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Bearn
Jon
Tor
Jen
Sean
Great Central Stock Exchange
Ladies Missionary Society
Atady
Sheenya
Ghostie
Stepa
Otte
Iast
Min
Use of Lace Brats Revives Old Fashioned Embroidery
Old black lace braids are being revived and will be trimmed with discretion. They suit boleros, where amazon cloths vicunas and fins crepons will be pressed into gerrice.
Woman's Odd Little Ways and Browne Hash Lunches
Sal Girty Down recalls a lunch at Browne Hash's restaurant with Ise Rose as they discuss events of the week. A playful exchange reveals Shewkey paying for an extravagant luncheon of broiled spring chicken, doteter salad, English lamb chops, strawberries, imported grapes, and French coffee, ending with a hearty joke about the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie Rose
Miss Girty
Huma
Sal Girty
Browne Hash
Shewkey
The Nim for It and the Lunches of Ivie and Girty
Tabitha narrates a social vignette of Ivie and Girty discussing the men who fund their lunches and outings. Ivie mocks Nicken and other suitors while recounting how Nic ken, Donaldson, and Holden pay for various treats, theater tickets, and rides, revealing casual flirtation and social dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicken
Girty
Fes
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Kate Clyde
Sonemon
Jack
Shronk
Bette
Verinity
Sherry’s
Hater Clyde
New York
Ginlhopd
Joualinger
Paris
Lesign
Tulle
Tabitha Sourgrapes
Ivie
Evie
Irie
Bump
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