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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1909
Page
40
A humorous, gossipy dialogue about dieting by exercise and “directoire” styles. Mrs Rubberino teases a visitor about weight loss methods, gymnasium scales, and the social folly of fat women chasing thinness, while noting fashion pitfalls and the dangers of extreme dieting.
The review praises Miss Crosman in three outfits worn on stage last week. A pastel blue crepe meteor street costume with a self-colored silk coat and chinchilla trims. a palest peachblow chiffon ballroom gown draped over satin crepe de chine with gold crystal bodice. and a rose satin empire gown with a flowing train. The outfits are from the Osborne firm in New York and drew much admiration from the audience.
Miss Winifred Holt reported that a sightless Russian artist at the recent international congress for the blind in England painted a true landscape using touch labeled color boxes. The act proved a blind man can create art though Holt judged the work only average, akin to many pictures sold daily.
The piece notes fashion trends in women's hair as a sign of culture, describing soft mass hairstyles with fillets, ribbons and ornaments. It mentions high coifure decline and the practical elegance of ribbon fillets and gentle knots, with comments on how styles suit age and elegance.
A kindergarten leader urged the need for play instructors in playgrounds for children of the poor and wealthy. She described the mission as essential, contrasting reform literature with practical child development needs.
A shopkeeper recalls the shift from twine and elastic bands to adhesive paper tape used on bundles. The perforated paper comes on rollers and is torn off, moistened, then stuck over the wrapped area. The speaker jokes about what will come next in packaging innovation.
A Brooklyn woman on the third floor lowers a cat in a small basket to the yard each morning at the same hour. The tabby leaps out to enjoy freedom, then the basket is hauled up again. The routine continues daily with the cat reboarding without reminder.
A Brooklyn boy raised a turtle found egg in Connecticut and cared for it through winter. The creature has not grown since hatching, remaining the same size, yet thriving. The piece then shifts to fashion, detailing Greek inspired coiffures, hair ornaments, and Parisian Empire influences for women, noting how trends mix antique pieces with modern styling. It also includes anecdotes from a private kindergarten about wealthy children and mothers, highlighting class and leisure contrasts in urban life.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker deriding a woman who used a slimming regimen, claiming hair loss required a wig and prompting jealous remarks about money and appearance. The scene ends with a sarcastic goodbye and a jab about a secondhand fur coat.
In Constantinople a Turkish woman educated in Scutari speaks to foreign women about awakening to education for Turkish women and men. She describes plans for schools with English and American teachers, argues for progress while noting widespread illiteracy among women. She reflects on seclusion, fashion, and the early stirrings of reform within Turkish society and the Young Turk movement.
A mosaic of early 20th century women leaders, politicians, and suffrage actions is presented. Colorado gains a female legislature member and committee roles, Philadelphia nominates numerous women for school boards, and Louisiana women back tax funding for a state industrial school. Notable mentions include Mrs Helen Woods Willer bequeathing funds to Brown University, Mabel Wilare and Mand D Wood touring to study women globally, and Mrs Catherine Wo McCullough’s provocative critique of Adam as a loafer.
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