Paris Play Stirred by American Art Student Case
A Paris revelation claims Henry Bataille based the central figure of his play Phalene on a New York art student who died by suicide after a life of scandal. Critics condemn the drama for its immoral themes while Bataille insists it only drew traits from life.
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Washington Post
Paris
Henry S Bataille
Bataille
Phalene
Lfe
Ba~taille
Luxembourg
Batale
Marie
Freak Fashions for Dogs at Crystal Palace Show
At the Kennel Club show in Crystal Palace London the freak fashions for dogs were on display. Small dogs like Poms sported avant garde cuts and strange shapes with hair arranged for odd head and shoulder effects. Owners even cut tufts to heighten the bizarre look while color matching with outfits.
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Washington Fes
London
Sho’s
Crystal Palace
Ashton
Off with women's veils in Cairo reform movement
Cairo reports a reform campaign arguing veils restrict Egyptian women and hinder progress. Young men educated in Europe push to end seclusion, while traditional authorities fear upheaval and moral decline. some foresee broader militant suffrage currents emerging later.
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Cairo
Leguiad
Fashions Through A Century Of White House Brides
Jeasse Wilson becomes the thirteenth White House bride on November 265, tracing the century of brides from Lucy Payne Washington through Maria Monroe and others. The list follows their marriages in presidential history, including Anza Lord and Delia Lewis during Jackson's era.
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Jeasse Wilson
White House
Lucy Payne Washington
Anza Lord
Maria Monroe
Mary Hellion
Emil Wartie
Mary Easton
Delia Lewis
Jackson
Ban on Rag Dances Lifted at G. W. Freshmen Ball
Washington college freshmen win approval for one step fish walk and tango at Raucher’s on December 1 with conditions. Turkey trot remains under question as faculty bans vulgar dancing and requires ample two step and waltz to balance the program.
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Turkey
George Washington University
Rauacher's
William A. Wilbur
Wedding Secret Kept A Year Miss Stoddard Bride of Ensign Phillips
Miss Edith Stoddard of Lafayette Indiana married Ensign Wallace B. Phillips of the A N T and Terry. The wedding occurred in Wilmington Delaware on December 14 1912 and was kept private due to a death in the bride’s family. Mrs Phillips is known in dramatic circles in the United States and Europe. The couple plans to reside in Charleston South Carolina when the Terry travels south.
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Miss Stoddard
Ensign Phillips
Army and Navy Journal
Wallace B. Phillips
Edith Stoddard
Orren J. Stoddard
Lafayette
Ind
Wilmington
Del
Ensiga Phillips
A &. & Terry
Navy Yard
New York
Phillip
United States
Europe
Amelia Bingham
Olga Nethersole
Terry
Charleston
8. C
Phillips
Crusade Against Hatpins Reeled In Berlin Transit
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports a drive to curb dangerous hatpins on German trams and buses. Conductors inspect hats before issuing tickets. unprotected pins trigger removal. A Dusseldorf anecdote shows a market basket potato used as a makeshift protector.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Dusseldorf
Prince Gustave of Sweden to visit United States en route to Northwest
Prince Gustave of Sweden plans a U S visit soon in aid of the Lutheran American Scandinavian Foundation. He is expected to come to Washington and spend most time in North Dakota and Minnesota where Scandinavian Americans are densely settled.
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Gustave
Sweden
Northwest
Prince Gustave
United States
Lutheran American Scandinavian Foundation
Ita
Washington
North Dakota
Minnesota
Foreign Supper Ideas for Winter Entertaining
The piece outlines formal and informal supper options for winter hosting with international themes. It suggests English Scotch Irish Spanish and French inspired menus, decorations and drinks, including notes on appropriate dishes, decoratives, and festive elements.
The Black Cat Dines at the White House Mystery
A New York Evening Post summary recalls a Washington Post item about a black kitten found at the White House with President Wilson. Miss Willison halted attendants and the cat stayed through breakfast and all day in the study, purring. its origins remain unknown and the mystery invites a cautious reveal by the unnamed man who knows.
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New York Evening Post
Washington Post
Wilson
White House
Washington
Fies
Beast
Bird
Executive Mansion
Russell special ambulance stretcher patent wins notice
Irene Hancock Russell wife of Col B Reeves Russell and niece of Gen Winfield Scott Hancock adds to fame as inventor with patent on the Russell special stretcher. Wheeled on two hard rubber tires it serves as life saving device operating table and bathable linen carrier, aiding nurses and reducing risk for typhoid cases and wounded patients.
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Irene Hancock Russell
Pee Col. B Reeves Russell
Winfield Scott Hancock
Russell
Army
Navy
Sewing Kit For The Kitchen In A Handy Box
A practical sewing kit for the kitchen should be a compact well stocked box or bag kept in a known place. It should hold sewing materials not for mending clothes but for use in preparing food, with items like a thimble spool of white cotton and needles.
Sewing kit for kitchen use in smart Paris fashion
A 1913 McClure newspaper feature details a compact sewing kit and kitchen scissors designed for domestic tasks. Instructions cover creating pasteboard and cretonne kits, attaching tape loops for needle storage, and practical uses for scissors in food prep and cleaning.
Militant fund flows from wives of radical politicians
London November 3. The Women’s Political and Social Union led by Mrs Pankhurst sees no decline in funds. Contributions of 71500 to 2500 weekly come from a liberal peeress and wives of four former radical politicians. Money aims to trouble the government after husbands are slighted, not from steadfast support. Contributions stop when quarrels end or peace is made.
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Haraesa
Washington Post
London
Women's Political and Social Union
Hig Party
Fur Trimmed Bolero Styles Feature in 1920s Fashion
The article reviews fur trimming as a chic element in boleros and evening gowns, noting sleeveless versions with sheer underblouses and fur collars framing faces. It describes fabrics like velours de laine, black fox cuffing, embroidered front bib belts, and pattern details for a size 26 remake, with instructions and prices from Ladies' Home Journal patterns and Washington agencies.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Washington
Love and Life painting returns to White House walls
The famous Watts canvas Love and Life, gifted by George Frederick Wyatt, returns to the White House after periods in the Corcoran Gallery. It was displayed there during earlier administrations and briefly removed amid nude-in-art protests before being restored to the mansion by Mrs. Wilson and later by Mrs. Taft.
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White House
George Frederick Watts
Roosevelts
Corcoran Art Gallery
Woodrow Wilson
George Frederick Wyatts
Act of Congress
Congress
Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Tafts
Mra Wilson
Nansen to Enter Politics Form Nordic Defense Pact
Special cable from London reports famed Arctic explorer and former Norwegian minister to England Nansen plans to form a three nation Nordic defense alliance against Russia. He seeks neutralization of Norway and stronger defenses to preserve neutrality amid possible Anglo German war near Ber wen port, noting Sweden may side with Germany while Denmark and Norway lean to England. Mrs Newton Corbin dies in Luray Virginia at about 60 from heart neuralgia. husband died within year. survivors include two children Carrie Corbin and W H Corbin.
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Washington Post
London
Nansen
England
Arctic Ocean
Russia
Norway
Europe
Berwen
Dr. Nangen
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
Newton Corbin
Luray
Nova
Newton Corpin
Carrie Corbin
W H. Corbin
Figs and Fig Pudding in New California Recipes
A vintage note on dried figs from the Mediterranean era gaining popularity in the United States, highlighting fig usage in cooking and a fig pudding recipe. It details ingredients such as figs suet bread crumbs sugar nutmeg salt and eggs, baked in a buttered mold for four hours, served with sauce.
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Amvina
New California
Moi
ThPuy Syndicate
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