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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1904
Page
2
A fashion and etiquette column discusses hair, dress, and social conduct. It contrasts modern grooming trends, the popularity of pompadours, turbans, and turbaned hats with practical advice for flattering styles. The piece criticizes impractical clubs and praises refined domestic training, noting shifts toward simpler elegance and new materials. It includes commentary on cross cultural marriages and class expectations.
A newspaper note reports a pair of opera glasses priced at twenty five thousand dollars. The items boast platinum barrels and are adorned with diamonds rubies and sapphires. Queen Alexandra once owned one pair made in Viccon and Empress Hu Genle reportedly possessed another among her notable possessions.
Ellen H Richards, renowned instructor in sanitary chemistry, weers the nation with a banner of skilled domestic science. Her career spans MIT and Harvard health circles, advancing women’s education in household science while publishing works on air, water, and nutrition.
Baroness de Bacus remarks on American girls marrying titles, saying independent Yankees know what they are buying and are not misled. She frames marriage to foreign nobles as a purchase and sale, challenging perceptions of romance.
The article advises against baroque styles and black ready made hats, praising simple shapes with rose petals ribbons or flowers. It suggests avoiding three black hats with ostrich feather and endorses colored hats, including a vivid red feather hat shaped like a trench sailor with a rose crown and upraised brim.
The article notes golf as a social bridge breaking class barriers. It argues that men of different trades mix on the links, challenging established hierarchies in both commerce and society.
Mrs Kate Trimble Woolzey, noted for her book Republics Versus Women, argues that no woman has been publicly recognized for individual merit or service in the United States, reflecting a persistent gender gap in official acknowledgment.
In old days platinum was rare for jewelry and opera glasses in gold were set with proud pearls rather than diamonds. The barrowed pearls vanished with the glasses and were never returned to their owner.
The Women's Traveling Exchange promotes selling home handwork through hotel and boarding house sales, college and school events, and city sales. It handles embroidered items, baby clothes, toys, aprons, baskets, and more, with headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts led by manager Ada E. Chapin.
The article discusses international child exchanges between Danish towns and rural areas, notes Zurich agencies matching Swiss and French Swiss residents for language learning, and highlights American efforts led by Mrs Helen H. Richards. It profiles Richards as a pioneering chemist and educator at MIT who advanced sanitation, food chemistry, and public health initiatives, including the New England kitchen scheme and the Rumford Kitchen exhibit.
A column laments hurried marriages and the missteps of choosing partners. It warns that wives or husbands may later regret a rushed union, citing the high emotional and economic costs, and stresses the lifelong impact on happiness and companionship.
A fashion note highlights wrist hogs made from cashmere morsels and chic reticules of richly colored material. It profiles Mrs G Kidd, a leading businesswoman in the South who built her empire from pin money productions after wartime fortunes faded. The piece mentions Mrs Julia Frankau and Praas Danby as notable names in color printing and writing.
Mary Gould Lytle urges regular dental care to preserve beauty and health. She promotes brushing, flossing, tartar removal, and yearly checkups, notes coffee and tobacco harms, and advises proper care of artificial teeth for married women and children.
The article notes that elderly Chinese women in China work as gossips, visiting homes with a drum to announce arrival, offering to share the latest news and scandal. They earn a regular fee plus a handsome precepe if gossip stocks perform well, and many maintain a large client base with regular visits.
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