May Manton styles for girls and women in white silk and crepe
NYC fashion notes describe May Manton garments in white silk and taffeta for women and girls. Details cover a fitted waist, plastron necklines, bishop sleeves, yokes, and separate guimpes, with fabrics like china silk blue on white, chalky silks, cashmeres, and washable materials. Patterns specify yardage by size, and examples include an Eton jacket and a sailor collar variation.
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May Manton
Eton
Brong
Oxford
Tid More Kane and the Mulligan Tenants Join Forces
A young namesake Tidmore Kane and his mother Biddy Mulligan move into Mr. Kane’s run town house to manage tenants and work the garden. Tid proves eager and capable, while Kane wrestles with conscience over whether to leverage the boy’s influence for harsh gains or uplifting reform.
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Mr. Kane
Peter Tidmore Kane
Sinke
Peter Tidmore Kane Mulligan
Tid
Biddy Moran
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Nebraska
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Washington
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Fortun
Mr Kane
Mulligans
Mulligan
Tii
Kane
Notified Signs Decode Burglary and Tramp Signals Explain Code
The text describes a coded system used by housebreakers and tramps. It explains figures indicating targets, tools represented by objects, and directions for nocturnal activity. The signs include a lantern, hammer, key, chloroform, ladder, and indicators of movements by tramps or gypsies.
Spurs and royal insignia spark wartime courtesy debates
In a London News note Lord Grey de Ruthyn asserts the right to bear the sovereigns golden spurs while a Field Marshal and other mounted officers follow service traditions. A celebrated South African general received gold spurs from admirers but cannot wear them in uniform, highlighting ceremony versus practicality.
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Grey de Ruthyn
London News
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