Vermont Tale Of Starr and The Manning Kin
Philip Starr, a young Boston architect, visits Hamstead Vermont and stays with Mary Manning and her cousin Blanche. Violet Manning, a clever yet lazy widow, governs the farm while the younger Paul drifts into trouble. Mary wrestles with love for Paul and growing affection for Starr as family secrets unfold.
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Philip Starr
Boston
Blanche Manning
Arlington
Starr
Blanche
Hamatead
Mary
Manning
Philip
Paul
Gale Hamlin
Violet Manning
White Water
Hamstead
Europe
Martin Manning
Lady Blanche
Violet
Martin
New England
Myra
Hod
Seth
Agricultural College
Lady Blanche Farm
Burlington
Davis and Hamlin
Jane Manning
Jane
Cousin Jane
Miss Manning
Wallacetown
Jack Weston
Countess Hill
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Fashionable misunderstandings and seaside misadventures
The dialogue riffs on marriage plans and shifting styles, mixing social faux pas with jokes. A couple's engagement news collides with fashion woes as jokes land amid a playful, chaotic social scene at a shoreward gathering.
The Prettyest Exchange at the Party
A fragment shows a party invitation scene where a caller asks who is prettiest. A reply suggests bringing a pocket mirror to reveal the answer, illustrating a playful or teasing social moment.
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