The New Woman and Her Rising Fortune
A long column on female self-help and labor, detailing women who rose from poverty through work such as corset selling and teaching. It highlights unions, domestic service, balloon factory roles for women in Augsburg, a Chicago suburb fire brigade led by women, and a report praising physically fit female teaching candidates. The piece cites Mrs. J Rt Terrell, Ex-Sultan Murad, and Archduke Leopold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Union Labor League
Working Women's Union of America
Chicago
Normal College
Fashions for Children Fall Bonnets and Boy’s Suits Debut
A fashion write explores oversized fall bonnets for young girls with elaborate silks, frills, plumes, and blue china silk crowns. It also surveys children’s wear from white muslin frocks to ginghams, three dress shapes, and outdoor coats in velvet, wool, and velutina, plus naval and duke coats for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainsborough
Melton
Acclaimed American Women Teachers to Manila Mission
Accomplished American women teachers sail toward Manila as a notable U S gift to the Philippines. The article highlights their dignity independence and strong character with biographies such as Miss Kimma R Ross a sewing instructor with a long record in education and language studies. It notes her training from Massachusetts colleges and work in public and night schools. Susan Perper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
Buford
Thomas
Kimma R. Ross
Haverhill
Mass
Miss Ross
Massachusetts
Vassar
Wellesley
Susan Perper
Trakhan coat with black silk frogs described as fine
The text describes a coat with tangy black silk frogs on cuffs and collar. It notes Astra Khan fabric, a knee length bottom, and mentions adjusted sizing for full reach.
Hints for the Housewife on Cleaning and Dyeing
Practical tips cover cleaning with raw potato juice for stains on lands and wool, polishing with black lead mixed in turpentine or soapy water, removing onion smell with celery, cleaning alabaster with starch paste, drying air with quicklime in a damp cupboard, making red brick wash with glue alum venetian red and Spanish brown, and brick coloring guidance. Also notes calico shrinkage requiring extra length.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Georgian Lawyers’ Association
J. Rt. Terrell
Murad
Turkey
St. Paul
Augsborg
Bavaria
August Riedinger
Herre Riedinger
Archduke Leopold
Riedinger
Mont Clare
C. B. Eames
Harriet Sayre
RovssEav
Emden
OLO
Weiser
Idaho
Loeie Origen
Fosselman
Stirling Remedy CO
New York
Williams
T. Williams
L. ©. Verbeck
Jersey
Washington County
Mitchell
E. C. Oawitt
Black & Brizendine, Peornierons
Kim, Barton
American Plane
Bell
the Vendome
Coakley Brothers
Frank Borup
Vance
Che
J. L. Mead Cycle CO
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