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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1893
Page
5
Hamilton The Duchess de Valence hosted a grand dinner for her grand-nieces Miles de Tristan. The all teens guest list wore snowy dresses for a breton dinet blanc featuring white lilies violets and daisies. White liveries at service and milk crystal glassware completed the pristine scene in a hall lit by white lilac garlands and azalea blooms.
The passage blends ancient Greek and Seleucid lore with sea legends about mermaids. It notes travelers’ beliefs of siren-like maidens rising from seas off a northwest region, describes mermaids with human busts and fish tails, and contrasts them with a real creature named dagong that feeds on eel and is less fantastical than sailor tales.
The latest New York hotel adds suites for newlyweds with lavish features. A bride will use a solid silver bedstead, marble basins, and a silver bath, while fairy lights illuminate the chamber. An electric bell is replaced by a pneumatic tube for private letter dispatch.
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