Fractured Love and Domestic Echoes in Old Verse
A long, diaristic jumble of domestic scenes and coy humor contrasts marriage devotion with loneliness. The speaker vows not to judge Duncan’s views on marriage while recalling a faded home filled with worn shoes, darkened walls, and a sense of longing. Interwoven are comic vignettes about mosquitoes, police, and garden-variety gossip in a late era voice.
Sitting Still and Gentle Courtesy Shape Health and Spirit
Margaret Ke Sangster argues that girls aged 13 to 16 should learn inward repose and the art of sitting still. Serenity, patience, and self control prevent anger and keep health, happiness, and charm, illustrated by contrasts between two schoolgirls and a fabled tale from Dickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret KE
Sangster
Josephine
Charles Dickens
A Sensible Costume For The Young Girl
A detailed description of a dark gray tweed costume with a narrow front skirt, wide circular sides, flounces, and a red velvet trimmed bolero. It also notes red straw hat and materials required. Advice on social calls after receiving wedding or formal calls, including etiquette on bride and husband cards and timing of returns.
Picturesque Career of Maxim Gorky
A portrait of Maxim Gorky, born Alexei Pyeshkoff in 1868, as a pivotal Russian writer and revolutionary figure. The piece traces his impoverished youth, assorted jobs from cobbler to stevedore, and his rise through stories and plays that sparked international fame. It notes his health struggles, arrests, and his status as a world figure championed by multiple political movements.
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Gorky
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Alexsei Maximovitch Pyeshkoff
Europe
University of Kazan
Bessarabia
Crimea
Kuban
Caucasus
Tiflis
Christian Brinton
Kavsky
Makan Chudra
Emelyan Pilyai
Chelkash
Konovalan
Orlov
Steppe
Malva
Foma Gordyeef
Benjamin de Casseres
Critic
Tolstoy
Turgeneff
St. Petersburg
Byron
Nijni Novgorod
Oliver Twist
Cook
Gogol
Dumas
Kazan
Imprial Academy
Tiger Drive Ends in Death of Tiger Beset by Elephants
A correspondent details a grand hunt led by the maharajah and prince with about 400 elephants forming a circular net around the tiger. The prince fired four times, delivering three mortal wounds. the tiger, nine feet nine inches long, was killed and carried away on a pad elephant toward camp.
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Terai
Maharajah
Gen. Probyn
Jung Bahadur
Prince Os
Lingerie Hats Fashion Peek For Summer Occasions
Lingerie hats for summer favor dress occasions over last year. Many rely on wire foundations that lift at the back with a bouquet of roses or violets resting on the hair. Embroidered strips edge the brim, crown embroidery, and draped maline or chiffon cover the brim. Soft gold ribbon ties crown for a finishing touch.
The Big Leghorn Picture Hat Delights Fashion Fans
A returned fashion favorite, the big Leghorn picture hat captivates showing a wide brim draped with a white gauze scarf and gold figure, a low crown decorated with pink roses, pink satin under brim, and a large ribbon bow at the back.
First Calls Delicately Narrow Visiting List
A reader notes that after two weeks of calls one can drop from the visiting list those with whom acquaintance feels unnecessary, making social effort more efficient.
New Hanckkerchiefs Feature White Plaid Cross Bars
New handkerchiefs described as white with plaid forming cross bars also white.
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Africa
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