Innovation Gavotte debuts to quiet tango critics
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and guests at her New York dinner tonight premier a new dance the innovation gavotte. Created by Mr and Mrs Castle to combine minuet style with tango music it aims to be criticism free and dignified. The Castles performed the steps amid playful nicknames from guests and repeated encores.
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Cardinal Denounces Tango Dances in Venice Church Edict
Venice Jan 22 Cardinal Aristide Cavallari issued a pastoral letter denouncing tango and other modern dances. He instructs priests to deny absolution to Catholics who confess indulging in them unless penitents renounce the dances. The pope is believed to prepare a wider pronouncement on the tango craze.
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No Tango at Yale Prom Declared by Dean Jones
Lew Haven Conn Jan 22 There will be no tangos danced at the Yale prom decried by Dean FW Jones today There isn t one on the card for I have looked The boys won t dance it anyway I m sure Too many men of good breeding there This occasion is against it Yale s prom is the most elaborate of undergraduate life notes in this distant report
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Gift by Mrs Rockefeller to Hueclid Avenue Baptist Church
Mrs John D Rockefeller presented Hueclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland with 30000 in gold bonds of the Rockefeller foundation fund at the annual meeting. The five percent bonds will yield 1500 annually for current expenses as requested by the donor. Also noted Secretary Redfield urged practical training and geography knowledge to Springfield high school graduates urging study of railroads. Mississippi rejects suffrage resolution in state House. Jackson, Miss Jan 28.
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Gertie Millar Key To Tango Fad Wanes Minuet Favored
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports Gertie Millar as Kitty Kent in The Marriage Market appears barefoot and finishing touch to Oriental dress. tango may fade, while the minuet could return as London dances revive. Keble Howard cites a winter tango decline and Pall Mall Gazette praises the minuet. Four main minuets are noted with English dancers adept at the pace. Cakewalk offered as faster alternative for those who dislike slow dances.
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Their Married Life by Mabel Herbert Urner
In Cafe Rheims Helen and Warren critique the new venue as they sample a bargain dinner and watch dancing scenes. Helen frets over atmosphere and lighting while Warren comments on value and the crowd, noting parallels to trendier Broadway spots.
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This Will Revive A Faded Complexion
Winter complexion troubles could be avoided with a plain manystone lotion. Mix an original magatone package with one half pint hazel and apply after cleansing. Rub until dry to clear pimples and blackheads and restore a youthful tint.
City Short of Babies Curious Study in Statistics
The Baltimore Evening Sun quotes Dr John G Fulton describing Washington as short of babies with a persistent hump in population age 16 to adulthood. The piece contrasts Washington with Baltimore and Cleveland, noting Washington relies on federal and domestic service for outsiders and that the city appears youthful but elderly in character, with age metrics showing Washington aging differently than peers.
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Quiet Weddings Signal Simpler Rich Weds Ahead
Special reports from London describe a trend toward intimate weddings next year. Wealthy families plan smaller guest lists, from fifty to a hundred, with old fashioned breakfasts replacing large buffets. A couple discusses a Paris cafe style restaurant dream as a quieter future.
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Loti to divorce his wife and wed Jane Catulle Mendes
Special to The Washington Post reports Fierre Loti the French writer plans to divorce his invalid wife and marry Jane Catulle Mendes widow of a famous author. Loti known for liberal views on marriage and religion faced pleas from his wife before agreeing. The Paris dispatch notes his wife may retire to an asylum after the divorce.
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Suffrage Leaders Gather as Congressional Union Frays
Mrs. Medill McCormick arrives from Chicago to join a lobby committee with Mrs. Sherman Booth and Mrs. Antoinette Bunk. She laments the split with the Congressional Union while stressing shared aims. A Washington meeting at Mrs. Huntington Wilson's will hear speeches by McCormick and Funk.
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American Women Protest Slurs on US Singers Abroad in Berlin
The American Woman's Club in Berlin, led by Mrs. James W. Gerard, calls a general meeting to denounce a New York journal's claim that American girls in Europe lose virtue to gain opera roles. Prominent singers Eleanor Painter, Marcella Craft, and Maude Fay push for action. board member Dr. Alice Luce organizes. Representations may come from Munich and Dresden.
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Baggy the Boston Terrier Flees White House
A Manchester terrier named Baggy overheard plans to spend time at the White House and leaped from a second story window to head home to Boston. Advertisements failed to locate the missing pup after he arrived days earlier as a gift to Miss Belle Hagner.
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New Underwear Styles Move Fashion Forward
The piece discusses innovative women’s underwear trends, including knicker petticoats and lace blends, made from satin glove silk and refined fabrics. It notes fashion’s whimsy, rising costs, and the allure of washable fabrics, with recipes for oyster jambalaya, crab salad, and pineapple dainties alongside sewing tips.
College Boy Donts in 1900s Etiquette Notes
A quirky cautionary list in the Laura Jean Libbey vein warns young men about choosing playmates, wealth temptations, stage proximity, and marriage prospects. It lightly parodies social foibles, contrasts romance with responsibility, and nods to notable figures like Bell while advising prudence toward home life and virtues.
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Great Trials of History Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's fall
A historical account recounts Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn, her alleged offenses, trial by peers, and execution at the Tower of London on May 19. It notes the suspicious evidence and absence of cross-examination, including the fate of Anne and her body buried in the Tower chapel.
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