Periwinkle House Chapter X Continues Family Gambles and Flight
In the Bethpage estate saga Virgil Drace repays debts to Aunt Tycie and the General, rejects return of borrowed money, and hatches a plan with Shottle to whisk Nadine to Cincinnati. Nadine resists Stepho and Tony, while Stepho warns of danger as Drace is led away. Shottle glosses his losses and muses on circus schemes as a future pivot from gambling.
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Tycle
Drace
Uncle Howard
Mobile
Howard
Tycie
Virgil
Liberty
Bethpage
Shottle
Cincinnati
Stepho
Nadine
Virgil Drace
Tony
Stepha
Monsieur Boyce
Craft
General
Mar
Boyce
Stepho la Vitte
Batoche
Monsieur Drace
Tych
Colonel Josh
Lucy
Josh
Spivan
Luke Spivan
Spiran
Kimono Patterns Reflect Nature in Japanese Child Traditions
The article describes how children's kimonos mirror Japan's nature with festive displays. April cherry blossom picnics lead to the Buddha’s birthday flower festival in parks, where children offer flowers to the infant deity. Seasonal blooms and autumn maple leaves provide vibrant backdrops.
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Japan
Buddha
Good-bye Old Year Poem Returns to New Year
The piece laments bidding farewell to the Old Year while promising the New Year will bring similar joys and changes. It envisions cycles of seasons and emotions as time moves on, concluding with a farewell to the past and a toast to the upcoming year, signed by Nan Terrell Reed in the New York Times.
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New York Herald
Italy
Fede Allholde
Goblyn
New Year Customs From Ancient England to Scotland
The piece surveys New Year practices and beliefs across eras and regions. It notes Candlemas bull auguries in Scotland, hogmanay traditions in the north, wassail bowls, and the role of spirits and luck, plus the gift exchange customs that shaped Boxing Day. The essay references Augustine and Queen Elizabeth era shifts in gift etiquette.
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Scotland
North
Augustine
Hippo
England
Ritson
January First Draws Near
A fragmented ode notes a sense of impending day and a friend named White returning to remind someone of duties and lost happiness. The text conveys sorrow and anticipation around an approaching date.
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White
Fastratoth
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the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Tyche
Old Skinny Hughes
Lexington
Stegho
Nan Terrell Reed
N. Y
Paris
Elizabeth
Bess
George IV