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Patriotism and fashion clash in era sketches
A humorous collection of vignettes contrasts pretentious snobbery with petty theft and social foibles. A sister teases a brother about Philippine stay and fashion, a thief nabs an alarm clock during a heavy sleep, a man booms about old codgers courting, and a hostess tests a page’s wine rounds as Paris styles spark comment.
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James
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Philadelphia
Johns
Murray