Darning Her Stocking in a Fair Morning
In a vivid scene Margaret Byrtinae recalls a group of busy girls sewing a crazy quilt painting cherub faces and weaving lace while Peg sits in a ribbons decorated chair darning a fine black silk stocking as sunbeams glint on her absorbed features and the act becomes a heartbeat that pierces the narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Jess
Lizzy
Jenny
Nell
Bell
Peg
Margaret Byrtinae
Lexford Scandal Prompts Family Rift and Reform
In Lexford the Power and Ormiston families confront a public scandal about Amelia Power and George Power. Jack Warburton, a roving relative, returns and supports Amelia amid social uproar, securing a marriage alliance that shifts status. Mrs. Ormiston embraces the match, while Aunt Helen faces scrutiny over whispered misdeeds. Jack and Amelia relocate to a country estate near San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexford
Carlton
Oldbury
Summerfield
George Power
Boston
Ionis
Amelia
George
Power
Mrs. Sala
Helen
Mrs. Ormiston
Aunt Helen’s
Aunt
Isabel Warburton
Isabel
Aunt Helen
Jackson
Louise
Sadia
Serra Madre
Miss Ormiston
Jack
Mr. Power
San Francisco
California
Decay of the Bank Burglar in New York
Detective Billy Pinkerton reflects on the decline of the bank burglar in New York. He notes former greats like Scott, Dunlap, Joe Howard, Brady, and Dobbs are either dead or imprisoned, with modern thieves lacking the intelligence and nerve for big heists.
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New York City
Billy Pinkerton
Scott
Dunlap
Northampton
Joe Howard
Hope
Brady
Johnny Dobbs
Massachusetts
Dobbs
Ourse
Water
Mich
New York
San Quentin
San Francisco
Big Frank McCoy
Silete
Fancy Cattle Tendency of Wealthy Families
A New England capitalist Colonel Russell buys a Jersey bull and cow for 7000 dollars while William K. Vanderbilt purchases several of the same herd at high prices. The piece notes the Vanderbilt family flaunting wealth through auctions of antiques books fast horses and cattle. It mentions James Gordon Bennett and Fort Washington estates reflecting elite status and wealth conspicuously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Colonel Russell
New England
William K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilts
James Gordon Bennett
Fort Washington
Crowley
Het
Laas Shkee
New York
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Argonaut
Heath
Mexico
Alaska
Manitoba
Theamily Circle
Mr. Jack
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