French Labor Inspector Praises U S Society and Warns of Fashion Temptations
Mme Alice Guebel de la Ruelle, sent from France to study industrial relations, completes a yearlong tour of eastern factories and schools. She lauds Washington society and U S philanthropies while noting dangers for factory girls, especially temptations from fine clothes and unequal wages. She plans to report back on industrial training ideas France can adopt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. de la Ruelle
Mme
Alice Guebel de la Ruelle
France
United States
Washington
Mme. Susserand
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Mme de la Ruelle
Prestert
Bryan
Redheld
Wilson
Tattories
Garth Temptation
Trance
Governors Join Thrift Society Advisory Panel Across States
Cabinet members and Congressmen were invited to join the American Society for Thrift headquartered in Chicago led by Simon W Straus. Governors from Oklahoma Michigan Idaho West Virginia Washington New Mexico Arizona Alaska and Massachusetts joined the advisory committee. Prominent senators and officials argue for reduced appropriations while the society promotes thrift through inquiry education and discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Bresg
Amercan Soeciety
Thrift
Chicago
Simon W Straus
Congress
Chicago Society
Lee Cruce
Oklahoma
Lerris
Michigan
John M Haines
Idaho
N D Hatfield
Weat
Virginia
Washington
Benaton Gore
New York Research Bureau
Distributors—Commission
Burton
Ohio
Reeds
Clarks
Gov Glynn
New York
A Society
American Society For Thrift
United States
Half-Stockings Rise Then Falter In Paris Fashion
Paris fashion notes from January report ultra fashionable women abandoning the impractical leg stockings once held aloft by bracelets. They switch to stockings just below the knee, encircled by gem bracelets, amid a shift away from masculine attire like stove-pipe trousers. Paul Adam sparks the trend by parading velvet knickers fastened by a gold buckle with black stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arisian Ultra
Washington Post
Paris
Lex
Ultra
Paul Adam
France
Minuet Rules the Ballroom in Paris Fashion
The tango fades as the minuet becomes queen of the ballroom. Department store windows show the shift from tango gowns to white brocade gowns with pink rose accents. Shoe departments display Louis XV slippers with high red heels, signaling a change in style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paris
Sells Caricature of King In Alexandria
A Greek newsdealer in Alexandria was jailed for three months and fined 75 dollars after selling a Greek comic paper that carried a caricature of the King of Italy. The arrest followed a request from the Italian consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Washington Post
Italy
London Peeress Debuts as Soprano After Crowned Life
The Marchioness of Dufferin announces a musical career, formerly Miss Flora Davis of New York. She studies daily at Putney with two instructors, plans a Covent Garden debut in March, and would earn fees if her voice proves worthy. Her aim is to pursue singing after dedicating years to family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Society
Misa Davis
New York
London
Marchioness of Dufferin
Lady Dufferin
Covent Garden
Putney
Flora Davis
Earl of Avon
Tosca
Onera
Archduchess Isabella becomes Sister Irmengarde nurse in Vienna
Archduchess Isabella, daughter of Archduke Frederick and divorced from Prince George of Bavaria, rejects convent life and trains as a nurse at Rudolfinerhaus. She works daily in outpatient and surgical wards, scrubbing floors and comforting patients, insisting she is merely Sister Irmengarde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archduke Frederick
Irmengarde
Selecta
Vienna
Isabella
Prince George of
Bavaria
Spain
Albania
George
Rudolfinerhaus Hospital
Red Cross Society
Oyster Imengarde
Rudolfinerhaus
Yo ‘Imperia
King of
King Constantine Leads Popular European Royal Tour
King Constantine of Greece travels with his queen and a large royal family including six children, accompanied by Prince Andrew of Greece and his wife’s offspring. Queen Sophie, formerly Princess Sophie of Prussia and Kaiser’s sister, is noted for firmness and gentleness, with frequent visits to Germany shaping good will after her aid to the Greek cause in the Turkish war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Europe
Constantine
Andrew
Sophie
Sophis
Prunysia
Empress Frederick
Victoria
England
Germany
Margaret
Theodora
Cecily
King
Trials of history narrates Mollie Maguire era in Pennsylvania
The piece recounts 1870s labor mob violence in Schuylkill and Shamokin counties, led by the Mollie Maguires. It notes gang intimidation, derailed trains, arson, and murders, and credits Franklin Gowen with organizing Pinkerton detectives to infiltrate the group. McParlan’s testimony helps convict leaders, ending major outrages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molle Maguires
Ireland
Schuyhall
Shamokin
Alexander Rea
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Gowen
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Pinkerton Detective Agency
McPartan
McParlan
Prita
Ang. Schuylkill
Slibi
Bird of Paradise Paints Cheek Sparks Broadway Fad
Miss Kitty Gordon debuts a new fashion on Broadway with a bird of paradise painted on her cheek. The striking look, tied to a recent St. Petersburg to New York fashion jump, draws more attention than past Broadway events as the elite of Russia had recently embraced the fad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Gordon
New York
Broadway
St. Petersburg
Russia
Detectives Consult Seers On Regent Street Fortunes
London officials confront a Regent Street crystal gazer jailed for six weeks for fortune telling. Police and Scotland Yard experts, who often seek guidance from so called witches, remain puzzled by the reliance. The force may publish a list of investigators who consult these fortune tellers on tough cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Regent Street
Cane
Scotland Yard
Lady Barrymore to Dance at London Ball
Special Cable reports Lord and Lady Barrymore will host an elaborate ball at their Yorkshire home next Thursday in London. Lady Barrymore, formerly Miss Elizabeth Wadeworth of New York, is noted as gracious and vivacious in this silver jubilee year marking her second marriage after widowhood of Arthur Post.
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Washington
London
Lord
Lady Barrymore
Trish
Misa Elizabeth Wadeworth
New York
Arthur Post
Lord Barrymore
Palmists Deserted as London Seances Draw Creaky Crowds
In London the occult craze shifts from palmists to seances. Cecil Husk, an elder blind medium in Peckham, hosts exclusive circles on Wednesdays and Sundays. Sir William Crookes and Gen Sir Alfred Turner are among followers. Husk charges 1 dollar per person. A society woman recounts a vivid ghostly encounter with her deceased uncle noting a distinctive cough.
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Bond Street
Cecil Husk
Peckham
London
William Crookes
Alfred Turner
Husk
Parisians Turn Staid as American Guests Halt Arts
Parisians see a shift in Montmartre as nightlife grows more respectable. Bohemian circles fade from prime roles while foreign revelers fuel demand and transform once artistic cabarets into money making venues. One cave venue near Boulevard Michelet preserves a singular artistic vibe.
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Paris
Quatre Arts
Montmartre
Boulevard Michel
Bumper Orange Crop for United States
California citrus growers report a bumper crop after three years of poor yields. Officials estimate a 40,000 car shipment and enough fruit to provide about 15 oranges for every person in the United States, signaling a strong rebound for Pacific coast productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
U. S
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Railroad
United States
Dixie Women Rally Against Equal Franchise Efforts
Mrs. George addresses large meetings as antisuffrage leaders expand into the South. National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage officials announce campaigns across Virginia Texas Alabama Georgia and Kentucky while noting Southern women largely oppose equal franchise and will form local antisuffrage committees. A Charleston Isle of Palms appearance marks the kickoff of a broader regional defense against suffrage.
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South
National
Arthur M. Dodge
National Association
Migs Minnie Bronson
South Carolina
Washington
Charleston
New York
Virginia
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Middle West
West
Miss Bronson
Sun
Isle of Palms Hotel
Alva Gage Hall
East
United States
D A R Fight Over Martha Washington Will Recovery
Split in Virginia between the Daughters of the American Revolution and State Senator R E Thornton over the return and final resting place of the Martha Washington will from J Pierpont Morgan New York. Thornton backs legal action and Fairfax courthouse display while D A R prefers resting in Richmond or other member substitute, sparking factional tensions. Special to The Washington Post New York Jan 2 Joseph H Choate celebrated his eighty second birthday amid illness rumors and rain kept him indoors.
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Martha Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Daughters of the American Revolution
R. Ewell Thornton
Fairfax County
Thornton
Fairfax
George Washington
Capitol
Richmond
Lkely
Virginia
State Senate
Washington Post
Joseph H. Choate
England
Choate
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Addion
William Love
Copyright
International News Service
Miss Kitty Gordon
Willi
Occult
Sir William Crookes
Half World
Jane—Montmartre
Gay Hill
DIXIE
Stanley Hall
United States Soldiers
Hama Band
John
Zimmermann
Massenst
Hoschna Moret
Auclife
Friedemann
Marine Barracks
Marina Barrecks
Santelmann
Maerch
Zampa
William
Warnker Herold Nicode Herbert Jods
Strauss Martin
Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck
Boys’ Shop
Palais Royal
Knickerbockers
A. Lisner
Order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Express Insured
Atlanta
New Orleans
Dallas
Denver
Ihe
Clark
al Reeves
Columbia University
Mandolin Clubs
Raleigh
Mer. Greene
Droop's
13Th
I . Woore
Jack “Barryisore
the Sunday Post
Cutty
Eugen Feotome
Newman
Charles Trohy Donald
Walker E Walter John Fox, Jr
Lumbia
Wed & Sat Qan
Brian
Our Cohan and
Harris
Raymond Hitchcock
Lage
Seaver
Chenning Pollock
Renno Wott
Chas J Gebert
Aurental Orchestra
B.F. Keith
Adelaide
J. Hughes
Madge Terk Worton
Nicholson
Los Gox- Leys
Elsle J4nny
Sloan Liniment
Mr. Dewar
B.f.d.ilesnie
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