Mrs Keppel Faces Delicate Return To London Society
London society debates how Mrs George Keppel will be received on her nineteenth absence return after Edward VII’s death. Once a king’s hostess and social fulcrum, she must navigate a strict social gatekeeper set by a wary smart set and restrained royal circles.
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George Keppel
England
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Keppel
Edward
Versailles
Far East
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Queen Mary
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Mrs. Keppel
Coronation Gifts for King George V and Queen Mary
The royal couple received numerous coronation gifts including two decks of playing cards from the Playing Cardmakers' Guild. The cards feature a fifteenth century design by Seymour Lucas of the Royal Academy.
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King George
Queen Mary
King George V
Playing Cardmakers’ Guild
Seymour Lucas
The
Royal Academy
Design of the King's Playing Canoa Deck Details
The king's deck features a red ground while the queen cards are in royal bine. Three gallions symbolize the king's link with the Davy. Each pack rests in Morocco cases matching card colors, stamped with royal cipher and company arms, motto Corde Recto Einti Omnes, and a rose border.
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Ite
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Shararock
A Sailor's Fish Story From a Stormy Voyage
A passenger at table aboard a liner tells a tale of a quarrelsome fellow who demands a port kept open. A live dish splashes onto the table when a port is opened during rough seas, yet the narrator claims the tale is true though not a fish story to him.
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Sena
Raibhy
Theo
New York
Ress
Menus and Mirth in an Old Colonial Diary Tone
A collage of excerpts from Fhumden Prince’s diary in the Old South church era shows strict daily routines, family prayer, and study, with a note on Dickens Broadstairs and a quip about a parson’s Bleak House. Other vignettes include a joke about two pistols and life-saving parachutes.
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William Rost ‘Bliss
Fhumden Prince
Old South Church
Boston
Br. Sewall’s
Red NH
Moving Mania Sunday and Family Mirth
Fragment notes on a chaotic Sunday with whispers of moving, school life, and family dilemmas. Quoted snippets hint at relocation, ambition, and personal reflections, conveying a quick snapshot of domestic disruption and idle musings.
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Simea
Ving
Puck
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