A Party Season Tale From A Distant County
In Verrille County a lively gathering around a wood fire unfolds with chatter about fashion, dances, and a memorized joke book. A guest recalls a boy’s odd list of plans for March 10 and reflections on dress, style, and the art of putting on clothes while sharing observations from a late afternoon dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perhuaepe
Nan
Mary
Jack's
Dalsy van Twitter
Pompadour
Saeher
Hairibbons
Sumatra Marriage Rules and Modern Love Advice
A quirky colonial-era piece contrasts Sumatra marriage customs with advice on single life and romance. It details dowries, living arrangements, widow etiquette, and the social rules governing couples and children, alongside light notes on fashion, flirtation, and a playful trend of making a face book sketchbook from friends' drawings.
Women clubs and their homes across the United States
The article surveys American women’s clubs from early Boston roots to modern groups with own houses. It highlights notable examples like the Philadelphia Woman’s Century Club and the Professional Woman’s League, praising clubs that house meetings, rent space, support philanthropy, and foster education, public speaking, and arts. It notes how houses correlate with achievement and civic impact, citing Rochester and New Orleans efforts led by Susan B. Anthony era figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OME Indies
Jennie June Croty
Alice Cary
New York
New England
Boston
Samson
Texicell
Skaguay
Alaska
United States
Woman's Century Club
Philadelphia
Professional
Woman's League
Ila
PB. W. L
Feminine Society
Woman's Leagues
Hve
A. M. Palmer
May Wright Sewall
Woman's Industrial and Educational Union of
Rochester
Susan B. Anthony
Era Women's Club of
New Orleans
Kate Gordon
Bend
Louisiana
How One Young Man Solved a Problem
A humorous tale recounts an elderly German professor courting the eldest daughter of a family, amid a lively scene of stockings darning and a shy confession. The piece blends light romance with social fashions, noting attire and summer wear while hinting at marriage prospects and wit.
Woman's Odd Little Ways and Montie Widdle Hero Tale
A lurid tale follows Montie Widdle, an awkward 18 year old with watery eyes who robs a popcorn stand in the public square. After imprisonment, women shower him with affection, flowers, and gifts while a grandmother parades affection and promises comfort, while a sheriff suppresses the crowd. The piece mocks romance and public fascination with a bungling “hero.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montie
Montgomery Widdle
Mons
Cordelia Coddlington
Sn NE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ftouse Parelils
Berkshires
Amy
New Wey In
Peto
Gew
Sumatra
Mom
Annny
Heron
TRE “Face Book
Women's Clubs
League
Indlankpolly
Chicago
Alich W. Mortiauze
Meutlingys
Baris
Lew
Tabitha Sourgrapes
Abe
Angel
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