Mrs Harrison Defends White House China Design
A letter by Mrs. Harrison, linked to The Art Amateur, defends a White House china set riffing on the Lincoln pattern with blue eagle and flag centers and corn borders. Also notes Empress Eugenie’s gouty feet, Vassar trustees ending music and art schools, Girton college life, and a Paris marriage bon mot about sugar stains.
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White House
Europe
Lincoln
Henry Villard
Howard University
Washington
William Lloyd Garrison
Braddon
Violet Defries
America
England
Wilde
Oscar
Eugenie
Vassar College
Newnham
Girton
Vassar
Montensin
Paris
United States
Chicago
Paul
Russia
Holy Russian Church
St. Peter
Kingdom of Heaven
Milo
Renee de Tredern
Vicomtesse de Tridern
Vicomtesse
Faubourg Street
Germain
Duc de Praslin
Troops Ordered to Rio Grande Border in Quick Engagement
General David S. Stanley ordered two cavalry troops to the Rio Grande border amid revolutions near Cariso and Encinal county. Captain Rourke reports Garza's men scattered, with 31 camps and six dead beeves. they aimed at Mier but were repelled at Retinal Springs. Diaz commends U S officers for anti revolution efforts.
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New Oreans
David S. Stanley
United States Army
San Antonio
Tex
Rio Grande
Rourke
Justin
Cariso
Garza
Hardie
Mier
Camargo
Retinal Springs
Encinal
Laredo
Sandoval
Coahula
Stanley
Diaz
Mexico
Capture of Garza Band Routed Near Rio Grande
Washington reports Major-General Schofield received General Stanley telegram confirming the rout of Garza's band. Captain Bourke with a small force surprised Garza's camp near the Rio Grande, infantry in wagons supported the attack, Corporal Edstrom of the Third Cavalry was killed and Lt. Hayes slightly wounded. General Stanley sent more troops to Bourke's aid to stop further crossings into Mexico.
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Washington
Schofield
Stanley
Garza
Bourke
Third Cavalry
Rio Grande
Fort Ringgold
War Department
Captain Bourke
Mexico
Edstrom
Hayes
Eighteenth Infantry
Troops Report Garza Invasion Across Mexican Border
Reports from Cariso in Zapata county say Garza has crossed the border with about 900 men between Laredo and Brownsville. Mexican forces reportedly met Garza at Las Torillitas with heavy casualties. Captain Hardie’s cavalry and rangers move toward the Rio Grand e city area ready for possible engagement.
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Largedo
Tex
Cariso
Zapata County
Hardie
United States Cavalry
Garza
Mexico
Brownsville
Las Torillitas
Nueva la Laredo
Captain Hardie
Rio Grande City
United States
From the Easy Chair and Related Works Review
A period-toned review summarizes George William Curtis’s From the Easy Chair with its essays and a frontispiece, noting the familiar voices of literary friends and the book’s enduring charm for readers. It also previews The Debaters Treasury by William Pittenger and James Townsend’s modernized classic. plus Huidekoper’s Age of Domestic Animals and two sea adventure titles Braganza Diamond and Syd Belton, with a brief nod to Alfred J. Church.
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Elia
Irving
George William Curtis
Brom
Edward Everett
Dickens
Emerson
Thoreau
Thackeray
Wendell Phillips
Harvard
Brownings
Evermore
Treasury
William Pittenger
North Pole
James Townsend
Achelor
Salamanca
Rush Shippen Huidekoper
James Otis
Syd Belton
G. Manville Fenn
Alfred J. Church
The Story of the Iliad in New York edition
A refined English rendering of the Iliad by the Rev. Alfred J. Church with Flaxman illustrations. It presents Helen and the Trojan War with vivid living pictures, suited as a holiday gift for youths. Published by Macmillan & Co at price 1.60.
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Flaxman
Helen
George William Curtis
New York
Harper & Bros
William Pittenger
Philadelphia
the Pennsylvania Publishing Company
James ‘Lownsend
Worthington Company
Rush Shippen Huidekxoper
M. D
T He F. A. Davis Co
James Otis
T He Penn Publishing Company
Syd Belton
G. Manville Fenn
D. Appleton & Co
Alfred J. Church
Macmillan & Co
Reading List Highlights From Winter 1892
A survey of upcoming literary and reference releases includes Emerson material in the Atlantic, Lucie Villeplait’s Buds and Blossoms for children, Kate Upson Clark’s The Quest of the Christmas Angel, and Mrs. Sherwood on entertainments. Also noted are Fay House Monographs, McDougall on Fugitive Slaves, Verity’s Electricity Up to Date, Fiske’s The Discovery of America, Barker’s Facts and Figures for 1892, Horatio Bridge’s Hawthorne recollections, and French’s Our Boys in Ireland with its travel portraits and cultural sketches.
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Boston
Emerson
Lucie E. Villeplait
Harper’s Bazar
Kate Upson Clark
John Sherwood
John Wenzel
Boston University
Bowdoin
Dartmouth
Smith
Fay House
Ginn & Company
Marion Gleason McDougall
Frederick Warne & Co
New York
John B. Verity
M. Inst
E. E
London
John Fiske
America
Harper’s Magazine
United States Navy
Bowdoin College
Hawthorne
Longfellow
George B. Cheever
John S. C. Abbott
Ireland
Harry W. French
Clubs of Boston compiled by Arthur W Brayley
A useful supplement to local directories is The Clubs of Boston compiled by Arthur W Brayley. It lists about 125 clubs with over 30,000 members, includes diagrams of theatres, and is bound attractively in light blue with gold and silver designs. Published by N Wilson & Co Boston price three dollars.
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Boston
Arthur W. Brayley
iClubs of
Arthur W
N. Wilson & Co
Price
Lily of the Arno inspires Florence love and a new look
The article praises Virginia W. Johnson and her book The Lily of the Arno, noting Florence’s enduring charm viewed from a window on via Ricasoli. It highlights echoes of Dante, Michelangelo, Benvenuto Cellini, and Lorenzo de Medici in the city’s streets and monuments, inviting reflection on what a modern writer should choose to capture.
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Florence
Milan
Virginia W. Johnson
Savonarola
San Lorenzo
Santa Croce
Westminster
Europe
Dante
Commonwealth
Michael Angelo
David
Benvenuto Cellini
Lorenzo d’ Medici
The Lily of the Arno: Florence Sketches in Photo Illustrations
A Florence book review admires Virginia W. Johnson’s The Lily of the Arno for its vivid, spontaneous Florentine scenes. The author’s fascination with Savonarola, Arno, and local life shines through, aided by photogravure illustrations and handsome binding.
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Vallombrosa
San Gallo
Florence
Lily of the Arno
Virginia W. Johnson
Boston
Estes & Lauriat
Literary Notes on Carlyle and Classic Works
A long review roundup praises Carlyle’sFrench Revolution as a masterful prose poem with vivid language and fierce imagery. It highlights Porter & Coates edition with photogravures, notes Moore’s Lalla Rookh and Thylis of the King, and includes mini wraps on Arabian Nights selections by Lane Poole, Plant World by Massee, and Peter a Cat to One Tail by Morley with Wain illustrations.
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Carlyle
Porter & Coates
Philadelphia
Elton Hazelwood
Frederick George Scott
Moore
Lalla Rookh
Tennyson
Thylis
A. C. McClurg & Co
Galland
Stanley Lane-Poole
Sultan
Shahrazad
Poole
al- Baba
Nickerbocker Nugget
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
George Massee
Bos'on Republic
Eugene Davis
Iish
Napoleon I
Ireland
Peter
Charles Morley
Louis Wain
Thomas
Carine, & Coates
Price
Frederick G Scott
New York
Thomas Wintarer
Thomas Moore
McClurg & Co
Chicago
Alfred, Lord
Roe
Prince Albert Victor to Wed Princess Victoria Mary at Windsor
Lonproy December 24. It is officially announced that Prince Albert Victor Duke of Clarence and Avondale will marry Princess Victoria Mary of Teck on February 27 at St George's Chapel Windsor Castle.
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Lonproy
Prince Albert Victor
Duke of Clarence
Avondale
Prince of Wales
Victoria Mary of Teck
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
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Girton College
Empress Eugenie
Violet
Mot
New York Depot
Canal St
Otels
Young’s Hotel
Parker House
Mass
J. R. Whipple & CO
Proprietors
Palace Theatre
WM. Austin and
AL. Haynes
WILEY
Singer
Maine
Joseph Arthur
Rosenquest & Arthur
Neil Burgess
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Elmer E. Vance
THE
Limited Mats
Carmencetpa
Tremont Theatre
Abbey & Schoeffel
Rosina Workes
Felix Morris
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Barbara
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Enant
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Boston Clubs
Lily OF
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Lane-Poole
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Wees
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Boston Almanag
Sampson, Murdock & CO
Franklin Street
Tremont House
Beacon and
Tremont Sts
R. A. Stranahan
Hotel Bellevue
Beacon Street
S. R. Smith
Boston Wharf
Boston Postoffice
J. B. Russell
John Jeffries & Sons
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Ig Ton and Viewty
Devonshire St
Humphreys
Yepepsia
City OF
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City Hall
Massachusetts
Basin 6
Ashland
Boston Waiter Board
Robert Grant
John W. Leighton
Thomas F. Doherty
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Humphreys’ Medicine CO
William and John Streets
Geo. B. Moore
Maine Jols
State St
Boston Post
Boston Herald
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Office of the Post
Board OF Police
Pemberton Square
Edward IL. Lavant
Blue Hill Avenue
West Cottage Street
Thomas Ryan
Patrick H. Cusick
Thomas J. Cusick
P. H. Cusick & CO
Heath Street
Tremont Street
Safa
FFICE
Board OF Fire Commissioners
Boston Fire Department
Bristol
Stevet
Paderewskts
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Music Hall
Artiszo KR Nikisch
Handel
Peind
Parsifal
Wagner
Ocean Symphony
Rubinstein
Hollis Vr Eae RE
Isaac B. Rich
Tonizsht
America’s Great Dramatic Organization
Pitou’s Stock Co
Geoffrey Middleton
Oston Museum
R.M. Frevo
Columbia Theatre Tat Harris & Atkinson
Handsome T Theatrein
Oaton
Slanagergs
Street
Charles Frohman
Henry
WY and Company
Howard Atheneum
WM. Harri
Managa
Grand Opera House
Proctor & Mansfeld
the Banker’s Daughter
Brady
State Street
Massachusetts National Bank
Milk Street
Charles W. Perkins
Franklin St
Corner Arch ST
Pope Manufacturing Co
WM. Minot, JR
Court St
American Insurance Co. Capital
Thilby Street
Messrs
George Croshaw & CO
Francis Peabody
J. W. Field
Henry S. Brean
N. A. Thompson Coal CO
Congress Bt. Telephone
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