The Flainsman Lays Eyes On a Frontier Chase
In 1868 on the Arkansas frontier Jack Keith rides the western plains as rumors of a large Indian war surge across tribes welded in common cause. He spots a distant wagon train fleeing an Indian pursuit and realizes a dangerous trap awaits near the Santa Fe trail.
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Flainsman
Arkansas
Aidance
Ips
Yellowstone
Brazos
Jack Keith
Carson City
Sheridan
Fort Cairnes
Keith
Texas Trail
Cairnes
Coulee
Tidewater
Virginia
William and Mary’s College
South
Antietam
Confederacy
Appomattox
Wide Plains
Arkansas Valley
Santa Fe
Fragments of a Thirteenth Century French Manuscript Found
A university library discovery at St Andrews reveals four pasted manuscript fragments from a two column French poem. The pieces form two larger leaves with 39 lines per column and 144 lines total, in red and blue initials. Names suggest parts of Le Roman de Girard de Viane. dating indicates 1250 to 1300.
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St. Andrews
Schaaffs
Girard de
Linen Costume with Putty Linen Styling
Describes a smart linen costume with a panel skirt and side straps plus a coat fastening under the bust and a turnover collar. Accessories include a putty straw hat with a black feather mount and striped linen trim. materials listed are five yards of fabric a stripe and fourteen buttons.
Latest Sweaters Loom as Fuzzy Tam-O-Shanters Return
The piece notes new sweaters echo the old tam-o-shanters, describing them as wild and woolly with a smooth shiny nap. They are warm and comfortable, softer than regular worsted versions, but may bunch up once worn.
Small colored silk handkerchiefs in hemstitched border
Paris reports imported colored silk handkerchiefs sold for breast pocket wear. The bold color schemes complete a gentleman's morning coat and tie the costume together with a refined, understated touch.
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Algerie
Paris
Japanese Gown Furisode and Haori Shape Through Ages
The article traces fashion history from 16th century onward. It notes furisode sleeve length growth to three to four feet and obi width expanding to nine inches. It highlights social adoption from Samurai women to all classes and the later shift of dofuku to indoor wear, making haori essential at formal occasions.
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Japan
New Girdle Styles Show Varied Materials and Pins
The latest girdles use rope bead metal fabric and chenille with lighter pyroxylin versions mimicking heavier metal. Colored cytoxylin options with ribbon lacing offer light wear while mirrors the weight of metal. Ornamental pins with colored stones provide knotless fastenings to reduce wear on girdles.
Dining Room Plate Etiquette Note
A brief dining room instruction describes plate arrangement before the note and advises placing any additional items to the right of the plate. The text uses archaic spelling and hints at sequence rules for service.
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Chapter
A. C. McClurg & Co
Eng
Randall Parrish
Drearporn
Photographed
Underwood & Underwood
N. Y
Vienna
Spain
Island
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