Morning After Memories and Fashion Hints From a Gray Day
A rambling reminiscence captures a dim social scene from the night before with a bashful companion and clever party talk. The writer pivots to fashion, praising new faux maintenance trends, bold rhinestones, and affordable imitations. There is advice on furs, including sable alternatives like baum marten, and notes on durable, low-cost jewelry options and past industry scams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Tamvine
Baum Marten
Cleaning Embroidery Without Injury to Wash Silk
Instructions advise immersing the embroidery in warm suds of pure unscented soap, gently moving the cloth, then rinsing in clear waters without wringing. Lay on a clean cloth to dry, avoid sun, and change drying positions to prevent color running. When dry, dampen with a fine sponge, press quickly with a hot iron along the grain, and finish hems from the right side with fringe tidied by comb and scissors.
Notable Gloves From Royal and Noble Lineages
In a fragmentary note, the article recalls heirloom gloves linked to Queen Elizabeth, Clifford Earl of Cumberland, Henry VI, and William Wykeham. It mentions a fur lined glove from Hexham battle shelter, a Pudsey Bolton Hall heirloom set with a boot and spoon, and a pair in New College Oxford with no uncertain provenance.
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Clifford
Elizabeth
Earl of Cumberland
Henry VI
Hexhant
Pudseys
Bolton Hall
Yorkshire
New College
Oxford
William Wykeham
Bridal Superstitions From Old Wedding Lore
Readings warn against overlong marriage rites and warn brides to avoid pins in wedding attire and wearing green. The proverb notes that changing the letter does not change fate and that blessings come when the sun shines on the bride.
Jane Addams and Her Hull House Reform Spirit
Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, champions social reform through living among the poor. Her book Democracy and Social Ethics argues for top level reform and for reformers to join the people they aid. Hull House hosts sixty clubs and extends influence through its Chicago Nineteenth Ward work.
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Aathor
Lfe
Nineteenth Ward
Chicago
Salvation Army
Alma
Jane Addams
Pullman
Mr. Pullman
Rony
Europe
Woman's Medical College
Philadelphia
Chicago Nineteenth Ward
Glenrly
Hull House
Jane Addams Founding Co operative School in Chicago
A forty two year old native of Illinois and daughter of Hon. John H. Addams founded Hull House and established a summer school at Stockford loaned by Rockford College. The co operative school for young men had women teachers and girls performing chores. Jane Addams emphasized active work as life and health and once halted a student from taking a broom. One Rockford student mentioned was of Hebrew descent.
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Rockford
Jane Addams
Europe
Tolstoi
Miss Addams
Hull House
Ilinois
John H. Addams
Rockford College
South Halsted Street
Stockford
Rockfort
Endewe
Hints on How to Dress Well With a Slender Purse
A fashion feature outlines thrifty wardrobe upgrades using last season gowns and fabric scraps. It details remaking gowns, jackets, and sleeves with velvet trims, braid, and contrasting appliques. Tips include converting Eton jackets, altering sleeves, and choosing affordable linings for timeless, stylish looks.
Things That Keep You Young Advice Column
Practical health column outlines daily exercise ideas from brisk walking to cycling, emphasizes nourishing fruit and plain food. Stresses personal cleanliness, daily baths, air circulation, open windows, and proper bed and fitting room ventilation. Warns against tight clothing and insists on eight hours of sleep to rest the brain.
The Little Italian Princess
The article describes the queen of Italy’s fondness for English culture and language. It notes her habit of speaking to English speakers in her household and her enjoyment of conversations with diplomats’ spouses during receptions.
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Italy
St. Jane Addams and a World of Labor and Bias
Fragmented passage discusses Jane Addams praised for labor ideals and municipal ownership, paired with harsh anti-Semitic and xenophobic views among society. It contrasts Addams’s vision with a preface on cheap gloves and a queen’s nursery anecdote, all reflecting a turbulent era’s social tensions.
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Ward
Hastings
Bowers
Meath
Broadway
Dike
Bill Pala
New York
JANE_A _ADDAMS
Schopenhauer
Oulda
Ellen Starr
Jane Addama
Mode
St. Jane
Lillian Gray
Foo Ming
Yoiahda
Helena
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