Fur fashions in Paris parade bold trims and ermine
Paris reports a lavish fur season with American furs rising in esteem. Persian lamb remains costly while seals and sables stay out of reach for many shoppers. Robes show long coats, boleros, fur belts, and animal head hat pins, with Russian collar styles and new ermine sets catching attention among England's royals.
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Paris
France
Eton
Erming
Fastlon Ag
Ain
Princess of
Pless
England
Veiling Fashions Hint at Winter Styles and Patterns
A fragment discusses veils in winter fashion, noting bright royal blue, plain dotted, and thick chiffon options. Embroidered veils and stamped chiffon borders gain popularity, with white grounds and Persian or Oriental embroidery. Pineapple point and Greek border squares are highlighted as fashionable motifs.
The Art of Fascination in Women of All Ages
A nostalgic essay explains fascination as giving full attention to others, listening intently, and dressing with taste. It notes charm comes from empathy, wit, and confidence, urging women to be natural yet multifaceted, capable of delighting rich and poor alike.
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Gaif
Herdim
Inne
Ainsworth Camp and the First British Columbia Mine
Ainsworth in British Columbia hosts a romantic mining history. The first BC mine, located at Ainsworth, was found in 1827 by Hudson Bay Company packers along the lake. It supplied lead for rifles used by the Bay men and Indigenous peoples, later shipping ore to San Francisco for global supply. The claim, located in 1882, saw owner Sproule briefly away in 1884, with a jumper taking the stake and tensions rising when he returned amidst revolver threats.
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Sproule
Hendryx
Butte
Pilot Bay
Ainsworth Camp
Hot Springs
British Columbia
Ainsworth
Hudson Bay Company
Company of Adventurers
Canadian Pacific Railway
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Old Country
Hudson Bay
Downing Street
Spaaie
Hendryx shifts focus to Slocan Last Chance mine
After operating the mine and smelter for a time and treating large ore quantities, the facility was shut down. Dr. Hendryx then redirected his efforts toward the Slocan region, where he has strong interests in the Last Chance mine.
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Hendryx
Toll evasion stunt on Paris bridge ends in whistled triumph
Ten students cross the Stone bridge in Paris as a trickster challenges the pensioner by miscounting. After deliberate counting, the man claims nine. the pensioner insists there are ten, pays the toll anyway, and the group vanishes with the prank intact while the trickster whistles the Marseillaise.
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Paris
Toll Cale
Huntsville
Quotes on wisdom and character from historic thinkers
A compact anthology of maxims from Carlyle Marcus Aurelius Quintilian Bacon Seneca Disraeli and Holland with notes on learning virtue and duty. It emphasizes self mastery, public spirit, and the value of study and faithfulness in life.
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Carlyle
Marcus Aurelius Antonius
Seneca
J. G. Holland
Disraeli
Wiliam Buck
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