Ball at Bayneham Reveals Hidden Family Truth
At the Bayneham ball Lady Hilda learns of a mysterious note from a dying woman claiming to be her mother Magdalen Hurst. The woman, Magdalen, reveals she once gave Hilda to another family to spare her shame and now seeks forgiveness before death. The scene shifts to Magdalen’s confession of hidden past and broken oath as Hilda contemplates the revelation.
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Bayneham
Hilda
Lady Bayneham
Claude
Barbara Earle
Lord Bayneham
Claude Bayneham
Lady Baynham
Bertie Carlyon
Lord Baynehan
Greyson
Lady Hilda Bayneham
Mrs. Paine
Firs
Mra. Paine
Bikis
Greyme
Duke of Laleham
Boudoir
Bertie
Misa Earle
Hilda Bayneham
Baynehim
Pauline
Lady Hilda
Lady Hutton
Magdalen Hurst
Bonny
Brynmar
Stephen Hurst
Darling
Fashion Kotra A Look at Summer Dress Trends
The piece catalogs assorted summer fashions including plain plum velvet skirts with back godets, navy red or black dotted waists, white linen collars with colored waistcoats, Scotch plaid coin purses, Dresden ribbons, white jets for trim, and Italian lace lamp shades. It notes London styling rivaling Paris, new woolen stockings with russet shoes, passementerie and bretelles, decorative front covers, and innovative accessories like horse shoe watch cases.
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Mousseline de Sole
Dresden
London
Paris
The Balloon Series Signals Fashion’s Quick Shifts
The article notes fashion’s rapid changes with first warm days bringing soft summer colors. It highlights that fullness and stiffness in skirts and sleeves have peaked, with new elements in dress adding variety and chic across a bewildering range of styles.
Fashion notes and a chemistry debate blend in a single column
Summer gowns show elbow sleeves and large waist plaits with trims of lace and chiffon. Alpaca fabrics gain favor for travel wear, while a Buchanan poisoning trial prompts expert discussions on ptomaines and animal alkaloids in decomposed matter.
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Buchanan
Walter T. Scheele
Mens
Physicians
New York
Scheele
Witthaus
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