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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1887
Page
4
A fragmentary historical note recalls the Vatel tragedy during Louis XIV’s 1671 banquet. The chef’s vow of failure, royal praise, and a fatal act of despair amid jonquil scented preparations are described alongside other court courtship and etiquette anecdotes from the era.
A Detroit man takes a fourth wife amid stage whispers and comic exchanges. Guests in a shabby wedding scene hear sobs from a neighboring room as guests joke about the nerves and phoniness of newlyweds, with theater humor and sly asides from a bystander.
A young Los Angeles man, known as a social climber, falls for a German girl he meets at dances and also courts a society favorite. One evening he visits the young lady at her home but is directed to the kitchen, creating an awkward moment as the scene ends with an interruption by the society girl.
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