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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1909
Page
8
A shy boy experiences first love at a party and school, swooning over a girl with chestnut hair and red ties. He woos her with bravado, shows off to peers, and savors a spring afternoon when she declares her affection, hoping life can hold more joyous moments.
A reader seeks a dream mate with blue eyes and six foot frame, 200 pounds, kind, sober and ambitious, from five to eight years older, who loves home life and can protect and support a wife. A second letter requests a tall, 175 pound educated partner with dark hair and eyes, who is truthful, devoted, and capable of love, not money, preferring a long courtship. Indianapolis letters reflect hopeful romantic ideals.
Beatrice Fairfax shares a reader’s ideal partner description detailing a man with black hair blue eyes fine complexion and good manners who avoids alcohol and tobacco enjoys outdoor sports is athletic steadfast and kind yet not easily led. Julia Veneal signs the note.
In a London drawing room a host questions Mrs Cash about Rome. Her daughter Ethel confirms the trip as the widow recalls the big city and silk stockings. Whistler encounters a conceited lord who compliments the artist after a monocle glance. In Richmond a guest mocks breakfast eggs, joking that Chesterfield eggs stay fresher because locals are poorer.
A reflective piece riffs on the proverb Go back and count ten and how missing items, misreads, and sharp glances shape a single bad day. The narrator blames mood and self in a string of mislaid purse muff forgotten items and a distressing letter, asking how luck really works.
The Marquise de Juvigny hosts Jacqueline Carteret at her Dieppe country home. Ernest Augarde hopes to marry Jacqueline, while she loves Count Andre de Juvigny. Abbe Merlin supports arranged matches as Jacqueline and Andre grapple with love and fidelity. The scene ends with a playful confession of deep feelings and an ominous note that the story continues.
In a tense social moment Jacqueline and Andre face impending separation while the marquise critiques happiness. Ernest Augarde returns with a portfolio as Jacqueline and the marquise greet him, prompting awkward exchanges before departures for visits and a final fond farewell to Aunt Julia.
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