Venetian Lovers Clash Over Wealth And Art
Kathleen Hesslegrave falls for penniless painter Arnold Willoughby in Venice as Rufus Mortimer, a rich American, courts her with a gondola chaperon. Kathleen questions propriety while Arnold vows to prove himself through art to win her.
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San Trovaso
Eford
Zoo
Amaint
Ita
Rio
Arnold Willoughby
Mesare
Fusi
Venice
Kathleen
Nic
Rufus Mortimer
Mortimer
Wiloughby
San Troviso
Fathlen
Mrs. Fresslegrave
Arnold
Lord Axminster
Kathleen Cane
Mr. Willoughby
Reginald Hesslegrave’s London night of costly romance
In London Reginald Hesslegrave pursues a lavish evening at Romano’s after a Gaiety theater outing with Florrie Clarke and her mother. He leans on his sister Kathleen’s funds, presumes social polish, and charms the Clarke family while foreshadowing a further financial pinch as he asks for a loan from his friend Charlie Owen.
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London
Reginald Hesslegrave
Strand
Charlie Owen
Reginald
Tenner
Kathleen
Reggie
Florrie Clarke
Florrie
Charlie
Romano
Repeie
Mr. Reginald
Noble
Clarke
Mamma
Miss Florrie
Papa
Reginald Heasslegrave
Clarkes
Bardolph
Venice Lido Scenes and a Hidden Manuscript Tale
Rufus Mortimer hosts a spring gathering at the Lido with Kathleen Hesslegrave and Arnold Willoughby as they admire Venice from the gondola. Willoughby, a young painter, discovers an Italian manuscript about an English sailor’s captivity and inquisitorial trial, hinting at a future literary turning point amid romance and travel notes.
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Tle
Kathleen
Gentile Bellini
Vittore Carpaccio
Fondaco Dei Turchi
St. Mark's
Arnold
Mr. Willoughby
Bach
Arnold Willoughby
Side Canal
Grand Canal
Piazza
Doges’ Palace
Riva Degli
Ted
Arnol Willoughby
Salt Fish Shop
Adnan
Kathleen Hesslegrave
Calle del Paradiso
Blue Adriatic
Venice
Rufus Mortimer
Adria
Shelley
Chesil
English Channel
Mortimer
The
Doges
Santa Maria Della Salute
Bridge of Sighs
St. Theodore
St. Mark
Campanile
Sansovino
Alps
Cadore
Italy
St. Mark’s
Axminster
George Meredith
Spain
England
Match of Fortune and Fashion in a Derby Dream
Veuve Clicquot teases Miss Florrie as Reginald Hesslegrave plots a grand match. She coyly demands a houseboat and yacht before agreement while Hesslegrave pursues wealth not by steady means but by betting, risking Kathleen's money on the Derby favorite and chasing a fortune through gambling.
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Florrie
Reginald Hesslegrave
Kathleen
Napoleonic revival miniatures adorn jewelry and cabinets
Miniatures of Napoleonic era beauties and historical figures gain popularity as personal adornment and cabinet pieces. Painted on ivory and set in brooches, lockets, casket lids, or bonbon boxes, they reflect period-appropriate frames and decor while some are showcased by French nobles and in the New York women’s portrait exhibition.
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Europe
New York
Marie Louise
Naples
Menota
How to Make Cocoanut Sticks Recipe Method
Grate two coconuts then simmer with four pounds of pulverized sugar and the beaten whites of two eggs plus the coconut milk. Stir until the candy reverts to sugar, then remove and form into round flat cakes to cool. Pink variation adds pokeberry juice after cooking.
Tomato Salad Method and Serving Preparation
Select ripe firm medium tomatoes and prepare by removing seeds and juice. Chill slices on ice, then set on crisp lettuce leaves also cooled and drained. Fill with mayonnaise dressing just before serving for a chilled tomato salad.
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Lady Sark
Oxford
Blanche
Blanche Middleton
Albert Ogilvie Redburn
Earl of
Kathleen Hes Blegrave
Sle
Earldom of
Catherine Hirst
Elizabeth A. Turner
Ellen M. Walker
Veterans of the
Woman’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Eien M. Walker
Daughters of Veterans
2A Tenner
Miss Flortie
Miss Fiorrie
M. Blane
M Blane
Fifth Ave
Lake St
Maywood, Ill
A. G. Keating, Prop
Guth’s Restaurant
Milwaukee Ave
R. H. Zilly
Jersey Dairy
Ogden Avenue
Walnut Street
Ridgeland
Cicero
Itorneya
U.S
Pat Obes
Washington
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