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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
9
Kate Clyde surveys early 20th century dress reform trends, criticizing rigid silhouettes while praising clever alterations. She highlights how waistlines, sleeves, and skirts reveal proportions, praises individual tailoring, and cites examples of updated garments, trims, and accessories that create elegant, practical looks without sacrificing style.
A feature on Julia Ward Howe at the center of a portrait with descendants: Julia Ward Howe Hall, Florence Howe Hall, and Henry M. Hall. The piece notes Howe as a writer, lecturer, and long‑time emancipation advocate, plus her role in women’s clubs and suffrage activity in New England, with mention of her lineage to Sally Ward Howe and Emerson.
The article praises American women sculptors facing male prejudice and hardship. It highlights Miss Yaniell, Elisa Ward, and Emma Willard Association commissions, noting women’s clubs favor female sculptors for monuments and fountains at the World’s Fair and similar projects.
A reflective piece contrasts vanity and ambition with discipline as a Harlem era narrator recalls women who rise through opportunity yet squander chance. It ponders whether talent suffices or guidance spoils drive, citing a promising singer sent back to Alabama after delayed progress and costly aid.
The article highlights women sculptors active around the St Louis and Pan American expositions. Enid Yandel and Elsie Ward lead decorative pieces for colonnades and buildings, while Janet Scudder and Evelyn Longman create portraits and statues. Alice Ruggles Kitson and Miss Stevens also contribute heroic works, with Longman noted as C French's chief assistant.
A fragment hints at fashion planning for spring, mentioning a chic costume and a beautiful gown of heavy white china. The text advises preparation and cleverness in choosing attire for the season.
Mary Gould Lytle argues for female physical vigor through outdoor exercise and productive work. She praises ancient Greek ideals of health and beauty, urging modern women to embrace breathing, sunlight, cleanliness, and a positive mindset to achieve lasting well being.
A retired Indian judge recounts a dramatic tale of Lady Curzon guiding a detective. At a vice regal lodge dinner she asserts the accused killer is in disguise nearby. The judge notes her claim led to the innocent man’s release, but she refuses to reveal her method.
A whimsical tale from Sandringham centers on a teapot shaped like a wine barrel with a Dutch rider, said to be a favorite of Queen Alexandra. A misattributed story about Queen boxing a boy’s ear is denied by Princess Maud, who jokes about her mother’s imagined mischief.
Society voices pessimism over excess similar to ancient Rome as the rich dine lavishly yet the vegetarian trend grows among the elite Baron and Baroness de Meyer eat principally vegetables and fruit The dowager Lady Ormonde Lady Gwendolen Herbert and Lady Windsor also adopt vegetarian meals
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