A Right Good Afternoon's Work
Grayce Bryce, a sharp stenographer at Smith and Brown, enlists a salesman's car for a Louvre outing and uses charm to score theater tickets and a dinner invitation, while securing gifts for her mother and a sunset of flirtations. Her scheme ends with bragging pride over a crafted afternoon of social scheming.
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Rayce
Simpson
Smith & Brown
Grayce Bryce
Stenog
Old Simpson
Grayce
Miss Bryce
Thomas
Louvre
James
Jin
Mr. T
Keith
Mother
Mildred
New Palace
Teddy
Mothers Day tribute highlights a mother centered world
A historic reflection urges honoring mothers on the second Sunday in May. It lauds mother’s sacrifices from childhood care to education decisions, while noting fathers share in the celebration but leave maternal duties to mothers. It ends with praise and a call for hats off to mothers.
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Anna Jarvis
Mother Certai
Johnnie
Mary
Froebel
Turveydrop
Adventures In a Hat Shop The Five Dollar Hat Is Gone
A narrator recounts a millinery expedition where a plain five dollar hat is replaced by pricier avant garde styles. A saleswoman parades green pink blue and purple hats priced from fifteen to twenty five dollars, and the narrator ends up buying a plain brown hat to escape the costly Futurist colors.
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Cned
Strolling in the Woods Ends in Engagement Antics
A young man famed for courting spends springtime strolls with maidens turning into romantic fantasies. His plans falter when a wary damsel, guided by her mother, leads to an eventual engagement after months of playful pursuit. Morals warn that unprepared pay envelopes doom such outings.
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Dan Cupid
Melly
Strawberry Desserts and Hats Reflections From a Summer Menu
An article blends fruit dessert recipes with fashion musings. It details strawberry ice cream and mousse preparations, tomato peeling tips, and a spring luncheon timbale idea, interwoven with a shopper’s tale about choosing hats and preferring a brown hat.
Hidden Craft Compliments For My Wooden Beds
The speaker jokes about the beauty of their wooden beds and refuses to reveal the truth. They mention adding two coats and a finishing enamel, claiming the result is lovely and a fine joke.
Cold Water As a Cosmetic From a Middle Aged Matron
A middle aged matron extols a simple beauty routine using cold water. She describes Turkish wash cloths with warm water, a strong cold-water spray, a light cream, and light powder, claiming firmer facial muscles and rosy skin without rouge or soap. She encourages daughters to follow the regimen, calling cold water a wonderful restorative.
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Madame Recamier
Spring Fashion Fads Forecast In The Nation
Fabrics and neckwear dominate the season with Wy Mh a ted Te ry J ee IN, E sl 1 onl ae AE a in effect. New sleeves wrinkle to wrist length while round necklines rule afternoon and evening gowns. Bead necklaces, boudoir caps, ostrich trim, and long sleeves fade as heat rises.
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Teddy Wilson
George Washingtons
Patrick Henrys
Li RD
Little
Jims
Germany
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