Social deceptions and a desperate loan scheme unfold
Howard Jeffries, a Yale-educated wanderer, seeks $2,000 from his former classmate Robert Underwood to fund a new business. Underwood, entangled with Annie Jeffries and a shady art trade, pressures a harsh repayment while looming detectives close in. Howard arrives drunk, revealing family tensions and a plan that exposes each man’s precarious position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Jeffries
Robert Underwood
Yale
Howard
Annie
Alicia
Astraria
Underwood
Jeffries_Sr
Alfela
Mr. Bennington
Mr. Underwood
Mr.Bennington
Bennington
Howard Jeffries, Jr
Jeffries
Mate
Umberwood
Ocean of
Ife
T Pin Is A Novelty In Pins
A description of the T pin as a modern pin design featuring a crossbar head that rises perpendicularly from the shaft. It explains advantages over traditional pins, including easier thrusting through layers, reduced finger pain, and resistance to material from moving, plus variations like the wryneck for bank and office use.
Sardines Trigger Whitehall Guard Tale at Luncheon
At a Palm Beach luncheon, St Richard Croker recalled the Horse Guards in London. He described them as tall, imposing in jack boots and brass breast plates. A street urchin once teased a guard with a sardine opener, prompting crooking humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Croker
Palm Beach
Whitehall
London
Hats and Spring Millinery Trends Detailed by Season
The article notes spring millinery as a fashionable trend with flexible hats, coral and turquoise beads, and iridescent Rannle braids. It highlights simple yet elegant trimming, French plumes, and a consistent demand for high quality, while prices remain steady as shoppers seek better merchandise.
Summer Wool Garments and New Accessories Highlight Fashions
Summer wool garments rush in from Shetland styles lighter weight knits include coats taps loose-knickerbockers and the hug me tight under a spring coat. Coordinating outfits feature white serge skirts natural toned pongee blouses and wood brown knits with floral or brown embroidery. New pouch bags with oval bottoms and satin linings appear along with colored satin accents and velvet coverings. Slipper buckles in dull metal gain color with semi precious stones and enamel designs.
Home Made Broom Holder Described for Kitchens
A simple wall mounted broom holder is detailed with a one inch thick board about three inches wide and fourteen inches long. Ends carved to one inch squares, center notch for broom, two shoulder hooks for duster and carpet beater, and a plate hook under the broom handle for the dustpan. Nails or wood screws secure the unit to the wall.
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Metropolitan Lie
RY Charles Klein Arthur
Hornblow
Ray Walters
GW. Dillingham CO
Weltia
Jim
West
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