Wilson Sayre wedding set to draw 700 guests in Washington
Washington society buzzes over Miss Misa Jessie Wilson and Francis B. Sayre’s marriage amid plans for a large official guest list. Invitations hinge on White House limits, with a guest roster likely rivaling the Alice Roosevelt Longworth event. Preparations include gowns made to order, a refined trousseau, and a Williamsburg, Massachusetts home for the newlyweds.
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Washington
Misa Jessie Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Wilson
White House
Hfe
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Washington Tong
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Tiousseau
Jessie Wilson
Trousseau
Williamsburg
Mass
Miss Wilson
Eleanor
King and Queen Host Royal Wedding Party at St James Palace
London October 13 The king and queen gave a party at St James Palace for Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duchess of Fife who are soon to be married. Eight hundred guests attended. Notable wedding gifts included a diamond tiara from the king and queen and a gold dessert service from the Princess Royal.
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Leonard Jerome
New York
Randolph Churchill
London
Duke of Connaught
Glassrough
County Monaghan
Leslie
Prince Arthur of
Col. Leslie
Leeie
Shané Leslie
Miss Ide
St James Palace
Connaught
Duchess of Fife
The Fireside Woman and Self-Sacrifice Conversations
Barbara Boyd presents a dialogue between the Fireside Woman and a Forward looking Woman on changing ideas of virtue and self-sacrifice. They discuss whether sacrificing oneself remains admirable, the danger of losing individuality, and how marriage can prompt hidden self-sacrifice without losing personal identity.
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George Eliot
George Hiot
Ufe
Fireside
Hachive
Society notes from the seventh page of Prom
Mrs. Theodore W Richards returns to Nineteenth street after summer in town. Capt and Mrs Casper H Conrad Jr travel from Winchester and Washington to Fort Sheridan. Rear Admiral William Sheffield Cowles spends time in Washington. Brig Gen William Crosier sails to Europe. Col Selden Allen Day and Mrs Day return to Lamont street for the winter. E R Holmes and family visit Senator John Sharp Williams then return to Mississippi. Mrs Richmond Pearson Hobson joins Representative Hobson after Deer Park. Mrs Kern of Indiana goes home for time. Senator Colt travels to Newport for a short visit and dines with K R Livingston Beekman.
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Mrs. Day
Virginia
Lamont Street
E. R. Holmes
John Sharp Williams
Holmes
Mississipp
Miss Hughes to Be a Debutante This Season
Representative and Mrs Hughes of West Virginia will not travel to Washington until January as Miss Hughes becomes a debutante this season. Mrs Smith visits relatives in New York and Huntington. DAR state regent invites district chapters to meet at 1st Connecticut Avenue October 20 to 25 to plan the winter schedule.
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Effie Baker
Katherin Dunkhurst
Lenore de Grange
Wlaje Hill
Representative Hill
Connecticut
Gladys Hinckley
Gizycki
Roberta Amies
Walter Tuckerman
Margaret Ferl
Rebecca
Hughes
West Viginia
Lucien Smith
Ladelle Hughes
Huntington
Miss Hughes
Smith
Charles W Richardson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Connecticut Avenue
Vera KE. Clementson
Seventeenth Street
Messrs. Boyajien Bros
G Street Northwest
Bloom to Bear Her Name in White House Wedding
Thousands of chrysanthemums grown in the White House conservatories and Agriculture Department greenhouses for the upcoming White House wedding will include a new aristocrat of the plant family named for the bride Miss Jessie Wilson. Government horticulturists study its color size and variety, promising it will lead among all chrysanthemums decorating the White House rooms on November.
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White House
Department of Agriculture
Jessie Wilson
Hundreds of Pupils Overcrowd Business High Hallways
Report into overcrowding at Business High School shows 504 pupils attending classes in hallways with seven daily typewriting sessions. Alumni press for expansion to original plan while other high schools also near capacity. Cadet drill crowds and planned appointments for cadet officer roles noted as district schools push for new Contra school completion.
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Business High School
Supt. Davidson
Central High School
Prospect H
Col. Ross
New School for Liberia Funded by American Colonization Society
Liberia to establish an industrial school modeled on Hampton and Tuskegee with 85500 US dollars gifted to the Liberian government for exclusive use by children of current citizens. Fair State Senator Helen King Robinson of Colorado will speak at the National Women's Suffrage Association opening meeting on November. Leonora O Reilly of New York, president of the Wage-earners League, will also address. The Suffragist opened offices at 1429 FY Street as convention plans near completion.
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Hampton, Va
Tuskegee, Ala
Liberia
American Colonization Society
Achogs Ia
United States
Helen King Robinson
Colorado
National Women's Suffrage Association
Misa ‘ Leonora O'Reilly
New York
Theodosia Burr Shepherd and Frances Kelly Orgs of 19th Century Arts
The article records October 14 as the birthday of Theodosia Burr Shepherd, a California seed grower who hybridized plants from 1885 and became a noted lecturer. It also notes Frances Kelly, famed English actress born on October 14, who survived two audience shootings in 1916 and Dublin later, and her lasting ties to Charles Lamb and his sister Mary.
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California
Frances Kelly
Lord Byron
Charles Lamb
London
Miles Kelly
Mary Lamb
Miss Kelly
Dublin
Charles
Mary
Lamb
Kelly
Ana
McClure
German Housewife Economy In Kitchen Dishes Beans Lentils
A 1913 McClure Newspaper Syndicated article outlines German American thrift in cooking. It highlights economy through bean preparation and lentil dishes, detailing whittled beans, salted beans, and lentil soup with sausage. A lentil sauce with butter flour onion and vinegar is described, served with boiled sausage and fried bread crumbs.
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Ocean
McClure Newspaper
Modern tailored and semi tailored suits dominate smart American wardrobes
Fashion notes describe tailored lines giving way to semi tailored silhouettes. Skirts vary with draped, double or plain styles while coats feature sashes, novel collars and cuffs. Fabrics include flou de laine and duvetan with navy velour options and pattern instructions for various bust and waist sizes, with pattern copies available through Washington agencies.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Washington
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