The Princess Ogherof translated tale from Henry Greville
In a St. Petersburg setting Michel Averief, nephew of Madame Averief, loves Martha Milaguine. Pauline Hopfer schemes as confidante and stirs rumors of a secret child Michel has with a lower-class governess. Martha endures emotional strain as revelations emerge about Michel’s presumed child and a possible secret marriage.
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St. Petersburg
Michel Averief
Prascovia Petrovna
Madame Averief
Horse Guards
Martha Milancuine
M. Milaquine
Pauline Hopfer
Nastia
Martha
Michel
Paul
Marie
Mentone
Paulise
Prince Alexander Orherot
Ambitious creature plans birthday dinner amid family tales
The text describes a delicate balance as a resourceful woman weighs the risk of exposing rumors that could unravel the moral edifice built by a charitable figure. Martha avoids telling her father, while Mila guine keeps silent about circulating society stories.
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Martha
M.milaguine
Martha Stuns Society After Firemark at Lavish 19th Century Party
After a glittering garden soirée, Martha barely escapes a dress fire started by a fireworks failure. Ogherof saves her, and Martha’s beauty sparks renewed attention and a hopeful marriage proposal, as she confronts her past and faces a new social ascent.
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Hera
Ogherof
M. Milaguine
Mademoiselle
Martha
Dussaux
Martha Considers Ogherof Marriage After Near Death
Martha awakens haunted by the fire incident and recalls being rescued. She grapples with a man she barely knows holding her, imagines Michel with another woman, and faces her father’s report that Ogherof has asked for her hand. She contemplates the match, weighs love and duty, and ends unsettled about the future.
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Martha
Nastia
Michel
Neva
Ereen
Pauline
Averier
Zee
Sophie Cherikof
Madame Liakhine
Mademoiselle Martha
Ogherof
M. Milaguine
Father
Serge
Serge Averier
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Milaguine
Milaguina
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eMichel
Italy
Milaquine
M. Mhlaguine
Lim
The Ladies' Department Painting Instruction for Women
A practical guide for young women to begin oil painting outlining materials, methods, and discipline. It covers selecting tubes, brushes, and turpentine, applying pure colors, keeping brushes clean, and aiming for realism that conceals art. Also suggests subjects, studios, and study paths in art.
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Beth
Fancy-W ork Persian Rug Craft and Techniques
A Victorian era guide explains making Persan rugs from Brussels carpet scraps. It details selecting materials, raveling crimped strands, avoiding tangles, and knitting to produce a velvetlike mossy surface. Careful needle sizing and strand length are crucial for a dense, even pile.
Floriculture ways to display ferns and flowers
A detailed guide on making a flower table display with a wood frame draped in pale green and white fabrics. It covers hanging fern receptacles, moss margins, button holes for guests, raised tiers, decorative pots, silk and lace embellishments, and various plant care tips for ferns and common flowers.
The Toilet Preparations and Beauty Remedies
A cobbled list of at home cosmetic recipes and cures for skin care, sunburn, pores, freckles, and lips. Includes recipes for vinegar infusion facial liquids, lorseradish washes, honey and almond ointments, elder water baths, violet and rose powders, and toothpaste style dentifrices with borax mixtures and opium anodyne lips salves. Names of ingredients and preparation steps are given with occasional notes on storage and use.
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VioLet Powprer
Otto
Ottar
Peru
Lusm
Watering House-Plants and Early Pansies in Frames
A horticultural note discusses watering methods for house plants, advising against dribbling small quantities and stressing the need for good drainage. It explains that plants must be ready to receive water and warns that poor watering leads to root death and sickly growth. It also covers early flowering of pansies and violets in winter frames or pots.
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Meehan
Valuable Receipts for Potatoes Mackerel Noodles and Oyster Toast
A collection of old kitchen recipes details potato and mackerel dish preparation with milk butter and careful cooking steps. Also includes noodle dough guidance and a luncheon oyster toast featuring oysters mashed with cream pepper and butter on toast with lemon and parsley garnish.
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