Hester in Far East Town Begins New Social Grounding
Hester arrives in a remote Manchurian town as Stephen Chase, an American salesman, begins local negotiations. She confronts isolation and fear while navigating gatekeepers, etiquette, and a series of estate visits to British, French, and American households, observing power, class, and gender roles within this foreign colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Chase
Red Plains
Manchuria
American OF Company
Far East
Stephen
American College of Mines
Kin
Als Pweethrart
Livy
America
Yang
Chase
Tailored Coats for Summer and a Hidden Rendezvous
In a small town, a young woman named Hester contemplates social expectations as she recalls afternoons at the tennis courts with Stephen. She encounters Jiet who invites her to a winter scene aboard a tea boat and a Saturday race, sensing her growing status among peers while yearning for Stephen’s presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester
Anish
Stephen
Evips
Jessen
Kin
Stepien
Missie
Hexter
Tim
Jiet
Conwright
Hobba-sterrill Cy
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Kings Fene-Syed., Inc
Camel hair fabric returns in coats and summer wear
Prunella Wood discusses camel hair fabric once linked to pole coals and horses, now reintroduced in various coats and summer tops. Notes natural tan and white shades, versatile for day and evening wear, with moderate pricing and suitable for town or country settings.
Spring Egg Dishes and Budget Tips For Meals
Table Talks by Mildred Kitchen offers spring egg ideas to stretch budgets. Recipes include poached eggs with browned mushrooms in pastry shells, creamed eggs with mushrooms, scrambled eggs with sausages, salmon pancakes with peas and celery, and spinach omelets baked in a water bath, highlighting economical, healthful menus for breakfast to dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Kitchen
Cybor
Lovelorn Advice Columns From a Local Page
Doubtful readers ask about suitors who never plan dates or send gifts while dropping by for family meals. The writer weighs if the man is truly considerate or merely shy, noting the social toll of such behavior and suggesting whether to drop or persist.
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Bratrich Patreax
Miss Fairtex
Ming
Dora
KABC
Dial
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Ani
Tunis
France
England
Amievies
Billy
Husle
Thia House
Heater
Gmte
Fone
Thora
Fay King
Beng OG
WWE
Surie
June Ghar
Ruth
Bette
Prunella Wood
Dy Fay
Carrie Nation
Dovile Ax
Neil Pil
Newark
la Chona
Joske Bros
Chari
San Antonio
Fale Tovne Theater
Hidg
Pisa Corry, Av
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