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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1901
Page
2
New York fashion column urges women to pursue individuality in hats and gowns. It covers Gainsborough style trims, velvet brims, ostrich plumes, and light lace stocks, warning against stiff, overdone collars and urging tasteful color accents.
The article describes Japanese household duties for women of all classes, noting market delivery to homes, home sewing, and thrifty dressmaking. It details dinner rituals, serving order, and artistic food presentation, with examples of omelet and fish shaping. It also mentions Mrs. Patrick Campbell’s recent travel feats and a note on historical pin selling days and pin money as wedding gifts.
A critical reflections on American women’s exhibits at 1876 1888 and the Pan American fair in Philadelphia. It highlights limited gains from silkworm cultivation displays and notes modest women’s work stalls with embroidery and lace. The piece credits female design in New England and London influenced interiors, praising Enid Yandel Cecilia Beaux and the New York School of Industrial Arts while lamenting scarce substantial women’s industry presence.
In a Pan American fair report, women dominate among exhibition staff and show personnel, with the regular list of employees now including twice as many women as before. Separate features praise or note women in dairies, corset factories, and schools, while other items discuss marriage choices.
Mrs Li Hung Chang, wife of Li Hung Chang, is described as the wealthiest woman in China. She indulges in luxury baths of citrus and flowers, yet manages a vast household with over a thousand servants. Her expertise as a bookkeeper keeps detailed accounts of all transactions.
This piece explains Scorpio born individuals from Oct 23 to Nov 22. It praises nerve and brain power, self confidence, and success potential while warning of selfishness, volatility, and susceptibility to flattery. Mars rules Scorpio and harmony with Virgo is noted for some. Clara Branscomber.
Autograph hunters pester Mme Melba and Dr Joachim as crowds clamour for handwritings and photos. A guest violinist once left his own photo signed in the room after waiting. The piece ends with a note on the Empress of China carrying vast luggage, thousands of dresses, and many servants.
A fictitious tale describes the annual reunion of the Grand Order of the Brotherhood of the Gecuit Rainbow in Halleolumbia. Women, afraid to stay home, are housed on hospital like stretchers in a hotel dining room as men sleep in hallways and corridors amid anxious debates and frantic hairdos.
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