Thanksgiving Mischief and a Cat Tangle at Miss Benson’s
In a small town, two sisters begin a playful stealth plot at the minister Rev. Thomas Bloom’s home. A big white cat, a lamp, and a prank escalate into a night of scares, a dog, and a comic shedding of propriety. Richard Dent returns, declares love to Jane Barber, and a hurried confession leads to a springtime engagement plan amid family surprise.
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Jane
Lucy
Dama
Lacey
Jimmy Towne
Mrs. Barber
Miss Benson
Benjamin
Thomas Bloom
Mrs. Fanshawe's
Mrs. Fanshawe’s
Fanshawes
New York
Mr. Barber
Cowsar
Goshen
Richard Dent
Jip
Young Dent
Qurtly
Dane
Rey
Omas Bloom
Richard
Fanshawe
Tom
Thomas
Dent
Mr. Bloom
Young Deab
Deacon Tobey
Halloa
J. P
Ichard
Rascal
Yanshawe Woodsire
Jane Barber
Mr. Dent
Miss Barber
Barber Steps
New York Shops Spotlight Tiny Accessories and Gifts
A fashion feature highlights small dress details as key personal signals. Gloves, stockings, handkerchiefs, corsage pieces, slippers, and jewel boxes are praised for color, embroidery, and design. It notes fashionable evening tops, corsage linens, and garter styles, urging tasteful, durable choices and original gift ideas in a lively early 20th century tone.
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Billee Taylor
Romeo
Newark
Shirley Dare’s Helpful Chats for Women Varies Tips
Shirley Dare invites Sunday Globe readers to send questions on hygiene personal care domestic affairs and cosmetics. The column offers practical tips on teeth whitening hair care skin care and makeup along with breakfast dish ideas and weather appropriate clothing guidance for winter comfort and travel style.
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Shirley Dare
Sunday Globe
Shirley Care
Tak Sunday
Like Tall Lilies A Look at Contemporary Women’s Form
New York observers discuss fashion aims to look slim and natural rather than pinched or narrow. Descriptions cover delicate gowns, black velvet trim, lace muffs, turbans, and Parisian chic, with examples from matinees and a fashionable tea room.
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York
Fur Cape Fashion Sparks Mixed Reactions on Fifth Avenue
Seen on Fifth Avenue reports shoppers and promenaders in New York on November 28, 1891, where fur capes and wrapped garments dominate street wear. Critics say the high collars and hidden figures mask form, creating a mummy like silhouette while many applaud warmth and style.
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New York
Broadway
Fashion notes on Louis XV coats and Redfern gowns
The article surveys 19th century coat styles for all ages, noting middle aged comfort and bold young silhouettes. It highlights fur and lace trimmings, astrakan vests, velvet links, royal blue camel hair coats lined in mink, seamless backs, braided fullness, and high pointed collars. A Redfern gown sketch features silver gray cloth with chinchilla bands and terra cotta velvet for warmth.
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Jonafay
Redfern
Taureau
Silver Gray Chinchilla Gown Described in Princess Style
The gown features silver gray chinchilla with a short train and novel puffed sleeves edged in chinchilla. A braided brown pattern with steel beading runs down the bodice and gown lengthways, fastening at the back. Baron de Bremont is mentioned.
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Baron DE Bremont
American girls and the foreign gaze on virtue
Ella Wheeler Wilcox surveys how American women are judged abroad and by themselves, blaming three causes for male cynicism: foreign influence, chaperone culture, and growing self awareness. She argues independence fosters modernization, yet insists freedom does not erode virtue but changes its expression. Her critique affirms enlightened virtue over blind innocence.
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America
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Queen Victoria's walnuts and almonds for royal dessert
Two girls are employed to shell and skin walnuts for Queen Victoria's table. They extract and peel whole nuts, discarding any broken ones. A large dish of blanched almonds is also prepared as the nuts come into season for her majesty's royal dessert.
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Chesenutta
Queen Victoria
Proclamation on Tynwald Hill Marks Isle of Man Law Tradition
A yearly Sun day ceremony on Tynwald Hill in the Isle of Man crowns new laws in Manx and English after a procession from the church. Officials including clergy attend as the deemster announces the year’s laws to a large crowd, tracing Norse heritage back to early times.
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Isle of Man
Tynwald Hill
Oscalatory Contortion Among Dental Wardens
A vivid, humorous description portrays two stern dental custodians reacting with extravagant, joyful movement when they meet their equally striking female supervisors, highlighting the playful, intimate dynamics of workplace relationships.
Coal Burnt into His Memory
A wife writes to her husband with a sealed confession read at work. The letter warns of pain yet promises truth and shared burden. The husband fears the worst as he reads the unfolding revelation beginning with I am obliged to tell you something that may give you pain.
Coal Supply Request Letter Prompting Afternoon Load
The writer insists that a coal load be dispatched this afternoon and cautions the recipient not to forget after multiple previous reminders. The message conveys urgency and impatience in arranging the delivery.
How Coffee Was First Discovered in Abyssinia
A mid fifteenth century Arab travels to Abyssinia and discovers fragrant berries on a tree. He roasts crushes them, purifies water with the liquid, and regains strength. In Arden the mufti, a long-time opium user, drinks the infusion and names the tree cahuah meaning force, marking coffee’s origin.
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Abyssinia
Arden
Arabia
Insult No Apology Can Square in a Gusts Burst Scene
Goutran bursts in on his fiend Gaston and asks will you be my witness. The pair discuss fight or marriage with Gaston asking for an apology. Madame notes men want sons and the old man laments lost masculinity as a child’s fate and a man’s theft.
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Goutran
Gaston
Madame
Monsieur
Wills and cruel provisions in a squire’s will
A country squire’s will imposes harsh, escalating reductions on his widow. The widow would receive £1000 annually, cut to £800 if she remarries, then £200 off at the birth of the first child with each additional child costing £100 annually. The article notes this cruelty as worse than a ghostly torment.
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Jane
Lucy
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