Ring and belt knuckle tale of doomed sentiment
Detroit Free Press items recount a man seeking an engraved ring for his girlfriend, the clerk declining to fit a long romantic inscription, and the man opting for a silver belt knuckle with a sentimental, if impractical, full message. Other snippets include anecdotes from Colonel Vogelsang, a tale of a Chinaman case, a Cowboys Rest joke, and travelers’ quips.
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Woodward Avenue
Waal
Thomas J
Helen H
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Those Foreign Chaps Get There Every Time
A fragment notes a tense scene in Chicago with a speaker claiming a friend is in trouble over a debt of ten dollars and a desire for confrontation amid a street setting. The garbled text mentions jealousy and a setter, referencing a newspaper voice and street tension.
Motocycles, sleighs and a winter romance mix
A playful Chicago Post item blends a North Shore tale of deceit in marriage with a comic dialogue about motocycles versus sleigh rides and a grandmother asking a child about dinner in a light column. The piece weaves characters, settings, and a humorous punch at the end.
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Jnet
Chicago Post
Stage Glints in the Mexican Role and Other Theater Notes
Lilla Linden shines as the Mexican girl in Vetiva while Henrietta Crosman leads Burma at the Boston theater. Ada Rehan may study in Paris as Victor König adapts L Abbe Constantin for her use.
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Lilla Linden
Henrietta Crosman
Boston Theater
Augustin Daly
Victor Koning
L’abbe Constantin
Ada Rehan
Courtenay Thorpe
Girard Avenue Theater
Philadelphia
Caroline Hamilton
Marian
Robin Hood
Europe
Paris
Hartford
Matual
Willard Lee
Bonnie” Scotland
Herbert
Hall Winslow
W.R. ‘Wilson
Charles A.blaney
John Oliver ‘Hobbes
Mrs. Craigie
New York
Ebien Terry
Care of Hats A Harper's Bazar Lesson In Wardrobe
The article notes hats as a major wardrobe expense and advises on care and storage. It warns that improper handling, wear during damp weather, and rough brushing ruin hats, especially feathered varieties. Proper pin placement, dust removal, and a lined box for storage are recommended.
Fashion Notes Describe Velvet Fashions and Colors
The article details dahlia mulberry plum velvet shades in elegant fur trimmed costumes, changeable velvets for Louis XVI theater capes, jacqueminot red velours for bodices on black gowns, and bold silk and velvet blends. It notes black crepons with colored figures for dinner gowns, moss green corduroy with iridescent passementeries, gold belts with clasps, and Parisian greases. Bright colors appear on gown fronts with cherry orange yellow and green accents.
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Paris
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Gilleland's Place
Gilleland’s
MY Cafe
Norfolk Extra
Blanke & Bros
Tenney Co
What HE
Wanted
A .T. Vogelsang
Dennis Spencer
Napa
Spencer
Chinaman
Indianapolis Journal
Africa
Texas
New York Weekly
Sauer
Chicago
Bos
Weekly
Willi
Myron E ‘McHenry
John R. Baldwin
Long Island
Fallis
A. E. ‘Alvord
Syracuse
Hod P
Somerville Journal
Harper's Bazar
Fashion Plate
Minder’s
Merchant Tailor
Scope Wen Wuiiaing
Congas Avenue
UF States
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