The Swindler's Trail Across Europe Ends in Flight
An English traveler pursues a clever swindler across London, Dover, Calais, and Lucerne, tracing a plot to move forty thousand pounds through a brown bag. A partner in a Throgmorton Street stockbroker firm reveals the case, and in a dramatic turn the duo misdirects the loot to a shipboard escape while the others are left with a costly misunderstanding and a joint plan for repayment.
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Throgmorton St
Assort
Voice
London
Dover
Calais
France
Lucerne
Two Creole Sauces by Fifine for Beefsteak and Fish Flakes
A Creole cook Fifine makes two delicate sauces sauce tartare and sauce au vin blanc to accompany meat and fish. She crafts a smooth velvety liquid from flour and butter and flavors with herbs, lemon, and olive oil, without measurement.
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Fitine
Zow
Fifine
Prank Leslie's Husband and a Poet in Smoke
A witty vignette centers on Leslie’s husband who dislikes American journalism. An evening with Willie Wilde and Bis fireen Chartreuse unfolds as he sighs and rests his idealistic head in cigarette smoke amid playful exchanges.
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Willie Wilde
William Wilde Reveals London Journalistic Life
Willie Wilde, brother of Oscar Wilde and husband of Mrs. Frank Leslie, sits with his wife in his grand apartments as he shares to a New York Recorder reporter his life as a London leader writer. He describes the English journalistic routine with hints of Bohemian residence and cigars and champagne in a leisurely setting.
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Illie Wilde
American Journalis
Willie Wilde
Mrs. Wilde
London
New York Recorder
Willie
Oscar Wilde
Frank Leslie
Mr. Wilde
Bohemia
Rand
British Museum
New York
Wilde
Leslie Wilde
Mary Ann Grogan
James Dobson
Grogan
Dobson
The Anxious Penny Postage Leader Writer
A humorous reminiscence on writing a penny postage stamp leader for a newspaper. Wilde muses on editorial routine, Bohemian pleasures, and the enduring labor of Mrs. Leslie Wilde, a storied American journalist, as scenes of city life and media work unfold.
How to Take a Sulphur Bath for the Complexion
A celebrated skin writer outlines at home sulphur bath methods. Boiler instructions, oil purity, and external and internal uses of sulphur are discussed, with cautions on impurities and dosage. The piece also notes almond oil bleaching, sun exposure, and the role of sulphur in rheumatism.
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Mra. A. R
Philadelphia
SuirLtey
A Lovely Grief That Tore Her Lovely Heart
A funeral described with repeated use of lovely, noting Julia's death and the family's emotional response. The narrator, a friend, recounts the service, house, coffin, and sermon as deeply moving, with a passing aside about a dog’s death unnoticed amid grief.
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New York Recorder
Julia
His Last Sad Farewell
A short dramatic exchange unfolds as a young man asks Miss Grassneck to confirm her final decision and contemplates sending black satin suspenders by mail or delivering them in person, in a scene from Clothier and Furnisher.
Peculiar Charms of the Widow Explored in Terre Haute
A column argues widows can outshine young girls as partners. A widow’s experience supposedly smooths conflicts, flatters a man, and subtly shifts his views, ending with his unwitting alignment to her opinions.
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Bob
Terre Haute Express
Presto
His Wife's China Closet Care Reflects Ordered Taste
A description of meticulous housework shows a wife carefully layering mats over china and silver, with each plate and saucer protected before another is added. The user notes there is a lot of it, suggesting a grand collection and exacting storage habits.
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Nuremburg
She Rejected Six Suitors and Their Proposals
A 23 year old woman faced six marriage proposals from a group including a boy, an author and a minister among the suitors. She explains her reasons for declining each offer, outlining personal standards and expectations in a candid recount from the period.
I am a girl who refused six proposals for love
A narrator explains she rejected six suitors not for fault but because she loved someone else. She recalls each proposer a shy clergyman, a lucky businessman, a dashing but vain “lady killer,” an earnest author, and a wavering writer, all unable to win her heart. She never encouraged any suitor and grieves the internal conflict.
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Penny Honor
Sam
Eugenie’s Kind Heart Revealed In Empress Portrait
A reminiscence on Empress Eugenie noting her generous character and public benevolence. The piece highlights her compassionate public image and charitable acts during her era.
Empress’s Gifts to Orphans Shine Through Communions
The empress funded the Eugenie Napoleon asylum, educating 60 fatherless and motherless girls. Her tiny footwear and gloves, kept as empress perquisites, were re gifted yearly to the orphaned pupils, with their first communion white shoes and gloves once worn by the empress.
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Eugenie Napoleon Asylum
Boston's Woman Architect Sofia Hayden Won World's Fair Prize
Sofia Hayden a Chilean born architect from Santiago won first prize in the World’s Fair for plans of a woman’s building sharing top honors with Miss Howe. Educated in Boston and at the Institute of Technology she rose from common schools to become a respected designer and instructor while maintaining a strong home in Evanston.
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Boston
Chicago Herald
Miss Hayden
Sofia Gregoria Hayden
Santiago
Elecena Davala
Hay
Den
Massachusetts
George Hayden
New England
South America
Hayden
Sofia
Nottoway
Institute of Technology
Miss Howe
Allen & Kenway
Institute of Technology At
Jamaica Plain
Chicago
Evanston
Gayest of the gay era fades from Gotham society
New York society notes that the gay season ends as belles and beaux retreat to the South and abroad. A ball gown detailed for a Ponce de Leon event is described in vivid terms, highlighting opal white silk, jeweled corset, and emerald satin ensemble. A second gown is linked to Princess May of Teck as a cautionary tale of frugal wardrobe.
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York
Gotham
Bermuda
Nassau
Augustine
Ponce de Leon
Anne of Austria
May of
Teck
Elegant home made frock dazzles at Patriarch's fete
A society note profiles a stylish young woman who, amid McAllister's circle, wears a remarkably crafted frock made from scraps and ribbon. The gown features tulle, transparent silk with silk leaf appliques, and gold thread embroidery, paired with pink and gold luncheon decor.
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McAllister
Mids
Townsend Burden
Paran Stevens
Roberts
Rives
George B. de Forest
van Sant
Mills
Maturin
Livingstone
Ormerson
Ogden Goelet
Revival of old fashions dominates spring trends
Redfern's Bulletin notes prospective fashions revive classic styles with updates. Poke bonnet returns with trimming, Wattean coat over jacobite vest, short waisted evening gown, and new velvet corselets. Shawls fall from favor while ribbed silk cloaks, spangled bands, and Florentine sleeves appear in elegant silhouettes.
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New York
Dress for stout women and the fashion plates
A New York stage dressmaker exposes the impossible standards set by fashion plates for stout women. She explains how vertical lines and long silhouettes conceal abdominal prominence, with tailored gowns, basques, and strategic shoulder emphasis to elongate and slim.
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Miss
Mrs. Stout
Walker
New York
Emma Schirmer-Maps
Lillian Russe'l
Lillian
St. Bernhardt
of Arc
Seven Rules for Women Investors From an English Lawyer
A Chicago Tribune excerpt presents seven cautions for women investing. Avoid purchases not fully paid, shun advertising brokers, seek about four percent returns, avoid mining and foreign ventures, favor registered stock, consult a solicitor before buying property, and refrain from lending money except in rare cases.
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rChicago Tribune
Stock Exchange
Trick in washing flannels explained with simple steps
A detailed tip explains how to wash woollen flannels to keep them soft and unshrunk. It emphasizes using water at a constant high temperature, gentle hand washing, and rapid drying with ironing while damp. A home made cleaning solution with ivory soap ammonia and turpentine is described for effective cleaning.
Reverend Collyer Recalls First Sermon in Chicago Tribune
Rev Dr Robert Collyer recounts his Chicago Tribune interview about delivering his first sermon. He cites choosing As I live saith the Lord I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked as text, admitting he once stole a line from a Scotch divine and noting his punishment came through the service.
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Robert Collyer
Chicago ‘Tribune
Miss Style Wedding Gift Brings Bronze Price Dilemma
A humorous exchange shows a mother praising a bronze groan sculpture for Miss Style’s wedding gifts while a daughter questions why the price label remains. The joke hinges on the heavy piece’s practicality and concern for the bride's ease in shopping.
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Miss Style
Poetry Advancing in Price for Tennyson Manuscript
An anecdote recalls Alfred Tennyson’s early wish to visit Lincolnshire churches hindered by desire for peace. A resourceful elderly coachman suggests selling poetry, leading to a first manuscript valued at over £1000, reflecting rising antiquarian demand for his work.
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Alfred Tennyson
Lincolnshire
Alfred
Calla
Wcoprraht
Cei
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Iain
Baron DE Bremont
Lillian Russell
Mme, Mapleson
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