Astor and RoxburgheEngagement Rumor Shocks London Society
Miss Pauline Astor debuts into London society and is linked in rumor to the Duke of Roxburghe, a union blurring American wealth and European title. Wealth and status clash with Miss Astor's independence as her father William Waldorf Astor weighs the social risks and Miss Astor's own heart.
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Pauline Astor
Duke of Roxburghe
William Waldorf Astor
London
Papa Astor
M Grundy
America
Mrs. Grundy
Astor
Papa
Duke of
Miss Astor
Cles
New York
Philadelphia
Mary Paul
Roxburghe
Alwave
Scotland
Floors
Besid
Robert Ker
Cessford and Clayertown
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Lady Churchill
Grosvenor as Santa Claus in a Washington snow
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio, the presidential whip, stood in Washington amid heavy snowfall awaiting a street car. His fur cap and coat made him resemble Santa Claus, drawing delighted children who exclaimed that the general looked like the Christmas figure. His white whiskers and red nose enhanced the likeness even without full attire.
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Grosvenor
Ohio
Mk House
Santa Claus
Washington
New Monogram Fad In Letter Stationery Styles
Monograms, tiny medallion initials, appear in oblong or round forms in gold on colored backgrounds. Sealing wax monograms with wafer waxes are a fashionable trend for envelopes. Names and addresses may be used on letter paper and crest designs adorn the left side for style.
Wall Decor Craze With Black and White Caricatures
The latest room trend features walls painted white and covered with black and white drawings. Rumor says czar and czarina started a caricature wall, collecting papers from every nation and pasting the absurd figures on their walls. A playful cartoon dialogue appears with Burgling Bill and Wise William referencing a drug store night clerk background.
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Bill
William
Puck
Quail Tale on a Michigan Rail Run
A reporter riding across Michigan hears a bragging railroad worker recount a fantastic quail tale. The tale climaxes with a quail found in the headlight, supposedly proven by the engine’s broken cylinder and the brake crew’s clever deception. The narrator hints at stronger stories but promises future disclosures about quail and game in the region.
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Michigan
Martin Mand
Clare
Comppanion
Martin Hand
Comuntry
Morristee
Fasteinuw
Dia Wy. M
Historic beauty routines of noblewomen through the ages
The text surveys how women from different eras prized cleansing rituals for skin, citing Tsabeca of Bavaria and Diana of Poitiers as early examples. It recounts eighteenth century infusions and baths with varied ingredients, including thyme, laurel, and almond mixtures, and notes Marie Antoinette and Marie Cadwertynoska's bathing practices. It highlights Marie Antoinette's simple bath with wild herbs and sea salt and mentions the Davoust line famed for white skin, ending with Mme De Blocque Ville’s exemplary elegance.
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Peop Nile
Tsabeca
Bavaria
Diana of
Poitiers
Lois
Marie Antoinette
Marie Cadwertynoska
Malaga
Marechal Davoust
Eknushi
Mme, de Blocque Ville
COLOR BLIND PAINTERS IN ART AND ADVERTISING
London Answers discusses color blindness among artists who still paint skillfully. It cites a provincial scene painter with color blindness who creates interiors and landscapes, two London women painters, one the daughter of a famous artist, and a celebrity lady artist who sold works for high sums. A Kensington gentleman with color blindness funds a successful career via bright advertising posters.
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Oculus
Oak Chambers
London
Kensington
London Answers
What Papa Said
In a tremulous exchange a woman asks Gustavius if he drinks and muses on her father's reaction. Gustavius admits occasional wine glimpses, then recalls his father's blunt, approving line that his own future bride will drink with “a dash of bitters.” Baltimore American.
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Gustavius
Gustavil
Baltimore American
Polite conductors on New York cars raise hats to women
The New York Sun quotes a potential rule by streetcar directors requiring conductors to tip their hats to women who pay fares. A traveler questions the need and a conductor jokes he has never complied, save for an exception with a hard lead nickel in a passenger's hand.
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New York
New York Sun
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Europe
Henry John Innes Ker
Bowmont
Cessford
Broxmouth
Baron Ker
Celsh
Clavertown
Earl of
Kelso
Earl Innes
Sir John Innes Ker
England
Cir
Roxe
Grosanta Claus
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