Katherine Prindiville to lecture on Beautiful Homes of England
Chicago writer Katherine Prindiville will debut as a professional lecturer in Chicago on December 6 with a slide lecture titled Beautiful homes of England. The show features Kedleston Hall and Blenheim Palace with rare views and notes from four European tours. Prindiville, a former travel contributor, brings expert descriptions and a poised stage presence to the presentation.
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Chicago
England
Kedle
Ston Hall
Curzons
Robert Adam
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Sunrise Walk and Morning Meeting with Amos Brandon
Amos Brandon, sleepless at 57, roams streets at dawn to watch sunrise and walk by the lake. He encounters a young, hardworking mill worker’s daughter named Mrs. Emerson and contemplates Mary's return home. The scene blends Brandon’s renewal with a community vignette as he plans to improve Mary’s rooms.
The Rich Man and the Swarthy Stranger
A rich man named Amos Brandon shares breakfast with a swarthy father and his daughter Lena on a North American street. The man praises Lena as “the smartest girl” and reveals a damaged past as he plans to bring her back into his life. Brandon returns home and drafts a loving letter to his daughter Mary before discarding it and preparing to rush to Mary and George by telegraph and train.
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Amos
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Lena
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Angelus model Adele Moschener of Barbizon dies at old age
Adele Moschener, once nurse to Millet’s children and the model for the girl in The Angelus, died recently in Barbizon near Fontainebleau. She posed for The Gleaners two years earlier and for Waiting in 1851, later known as Adee Marier after marrying a Barbizon villager. She welcomed art pilgrims to Millet’s home, sharing memories of the artist and his kindness.
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Angelus
Barbizon
Fontainebleau
Adele Moschener
Marier
Adee Marier
Great men's wives and their helpers in literature
A profile noting how wives support writers by managing homes and typing, with examples of Mrs Blouet, Mrs Barrie, Mrs Boothby, and Countess Tolstoi. It highlights their devotion, organizational help, and influence on their husbands' careers, portraying wives as essential partners in literary life.
Household Tips for Cleaning and Maintenance
Practical hints on home care from kitchen to decor. Save turkey wings for crevices and wallpaper paste, blanch nut meats to remove skins, clean decanters with potato parings or tea leaves, and wash coffee pots daily. Use tepid water for windows, pierce shade rollers, sew shades to rollers, and iron napkins with hot steam for a shiny finish.
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France
Uncle in India Leaves Heir To 100000
Humorous quips about late hours and gas meters mix with brief jokes as families and couples exchange lines. The uncle’s death in India grants $100,000 to the young man, prompting playful remarks on fortune and memory.
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India
Chicago News
Wish it Were Not Clocks and Lost Hours
A child laments clocks that dictate bedtimes and seasons. The speaker imagines a world without clocks where summers linger and winters never arrive, hoping time would stop aging loved ones. The poem reflects fear of growing old and losing family, voiced by a child in garbled speech.
Plans for Diaz visit canceled by illness
New York had all plans arranged to entertain President Diaz and his wife but they would not visit the United States. Mrs. Diaz, an American woman, was too ill to travel.
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Max O'Rell
Blouet
Acacia Road
New York
President Diaz
Wedding Gifts From china Dishes to Glass
For the Bride or discerning gifters fruit knives stand alongside china as nearly inevitable presents. Shops display dainty gifts in ornamental cases, far fresher than standard coffee cups. These fluted white china pieces feature gilt and Dresden patterns, including soufflé dishes, ramikins, quail dishes, oyster shells, and vegetable serving ware in china or silver.
Divorce and remedies for female trouble in Ohio
The piece argues rising divorce rates in Ohio last year and discusses fault, remedy, and the impact of female health issues on marriage. It promotes Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for debilitating female ailments, claiming restored vitality, mood, and domestic harmony.
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