Goddess of the Sea in Sin Chow Shrine Tale
In a decaying shrine the clay image of the Goddess of the Sea sits amid faded splendor as two American children search for a lost doll. Wu, the temple craftsman, misuses the doll for a funeral offering, prompting a confrontation that ends with Wu exposed and the goddess decapitated.
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Constance
Tiffin
David
Old Wu
Temple Gate
Cew
Laura
Sin Chow
Li Fan Yin
Dolly
Church
China
Market Place
Roland
Oliver
Ensemble costume “Best Buy” smocking adorns toddler frocks
Julia Bottomley describes the season’s ensemble costumes for mothers and children. She champions the conservatively elegant, high-quality ensemble as a best buy, with dimity and fine voile, sheer materials, and smocking as key details for refined children’s frocks and wraps.
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Best Buy
Tot
Dimity
Little Folks
Embroiderers Work on Chair for Queen of Spain
Disabled soldiers embroider textiles for a chair intended for the queen at her country house near Madrid. The work highlights wartime crafts and royal patronage in a Spanish setting.
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China
Spain
Madrid
Rare Greek Manuscript Found in Ancient Russian City
The Rosta agency reports a valuable Greek manuscript from the 10th century discovered in Pskov by Academy of Science members. The work spans 40 parchment sheets with missing beginning and end, and experts call it a rare example of ancient graphic art.
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Pskov
Russia
Rosta
Academy of Science
Composer Awaits Score to Publish First Opera
The composer cannot publish his debut opera until he has completed and produced a full orchestral score, delaying the project until the musical manuscript is ready.
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United States Rubber Company
Bogota
Caribbean
Colombia
Ruby Brandon
The
Alabastine Company
Grand Michigan
Ferkies
Short Story Pub. Co
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Bayer
Aspirin
Tomhicken
Kansas City
Doan
Ohio
John Sutton
Elmwood St
Delta
Foster-Milburn Co., Mig. Chem
Buffalo, N. Y
Father John
Charleston
West Va
Emma
Jarretts Court
Dealera
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