Mount Athos A Medieval Republic of War and Monks
A vivid tour of Mount Athos on the Saloniki peninsula recounts a centuries old fortress republic of monks and guards. It notes fifty Albanian sentries at Karyas and a ban on women, with stories of past empresses and an American student thwarted by a sharp monk.
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Mount Athos
Father Bulatovitch
Saloniki
Greece
Louisville Courier-Journal
Republic
Karyas
Hilendar
Belgrade
Eden
Daphne
Theodora
Justinian
Sherlock Holmes
Daubit the Painter Turns Realist to Fame
A critic recalls Daubit, a once idealistic painter who becomes a realist. He woos a wealthy spinster in ill health, paints her with a cat and basket, delays showing the work, and uses the cat’s reaction to clinch the sale. The spinster funds the picture and Daubit later marries her, gaining celebrity and selling more than he can paint.
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Daubit
Croesus
British Army’s Black Bands History in the Guards
The piece notes that black bandsmen enlivened British troops since the seventeenth century after a guards band refused to play. A request to subject bandsmen to military law failed, leading the duke of York to bring a Hanover German band with Black players. By 1841 Scots Guards had a negro musician among its ranks.
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Duke of York
Hanover
Scots Guards
Public Lands Restored and Withdrawals Reported
A secretary of the interior statement shows in the first two and a half months of the year 1,571,890 acres of public lands are restored to entry and 52,843 acres withdrawn chiefly to protect water power sites. Large restorations arise from coal lands. 1,100,000+ acres in Montana and 272,000+ in Utah. California oil lands see about 42,000 acres released. Idaho 21,500+, Wyoming 124,900+ released from phosphate withdrawals.
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Secretary of the Interior
Montana
Utah
California
Idaho
Wyoming
She Makes Him
Dialogue hints at marital tension and possible consequences of religious devotion within the Blobbins household. The exchange suggests strain over future faithfulness and life events influencing behavior.
Corset Covers and Summer Fashions for Thin Figures
Instructions for sewing two camisole covers using thin fabrics like China silk chiffon or net. Describes sizing, cutting crescents for head and hems, elastic finishing, lace trims, and decorative embroidery. Also details a second light-weight cover on chiffon or net with gathered fabric on a ribbon belt and narrow straps. Mentions fashionable hats and summer wear context from Washington Star.
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Valenciennes
Spring Fads and Fancies in Navy Serge Styles
Charming navy serge coat frocks from a French house feature a sacque bodice with side gathered skirt fullness and pocket flaps. Pocket emphasis returns on coats and frocks with large weighted buttons and thread or bone hanging buttons. The style highlights hanging button details and rings as a prettiest feature.
Buttons vow to war on colds reshapes wartime fashion
Paris fashion houses promise a conservative turn in wartime style with high collars and covered necklines. Modistes say decollete silhouettes fade as blouses exposing the chest vanish and full skirts return, creating a more prim appearance from ankle to ear.
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Mme. la Mode
Paris
Modistes
Improvised folding bed boosts space in small homestead room
A woman living in a two room homestead had her husband build a wooden folding bed frame that fits the springs exactly. One end hinges to the wall, supported by legs, and the other end has hinged legs. the bed folds up with a rope and pulley and rests flat against the wall by day. A dark green denim curtain hides the bed when not in use.
Fringes Trim Modern Skirt Edges In Silk and Bead
Fringe of many sorts appears on new skirts with edging at the hem. Silk cord fringe often accompanies faille fabrics. Bead strand fringe is popular on evening frocks, adding decorative texture to silhouettes.
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Adam
Eve
Holy Mount
Simon Peter
Washington Star
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