Lost Voice in Slumborough and a Lady’s Train Journey
In Slumborough at 11 am a mid‑day train arrives, bringing a trio of old ladies and a bold 12 year old Florinda who shepherds them onto the platform. The scene shifts to Miss Roberta aboard a carriage to Smithville, navigating stations, crowds, and a distant aunt’s welcome, while distraction comes from Hannah More and a quiet journey.
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Slumborough
Mussamitton and
Rockawack
Florinda
Ant Iin
Miss Stasia
Miss Roberta
Demosthenes
Roberta
Rouen
Milford
Harbor
Smithville
Anastasia
Hannah
Gen. Knickerbocker
New York Tribune
Miss Roberta’s Deaf Train Car Adventure Ends in Comfort
Miss Roberta loses her voice and misreads a train carriage mix up with the Hitchcock Deaf and Dumb asylum group. After panicked outbursts, two gentlemen restrain her, the train stops, and relief comes when the aunt Florinda arrives. The scene reveals the mistaken special car and Miss Roberta’s tumultuous journey ending in a reunion.
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Miss Roberta
Anastasia
Elizabeth
Taan
Roberta
Bliss Roberta
Hitchcock Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Florinda
The Prodigal Man and the Fallen Woman Tale
A poem recounts a prodigal man who reforms, receiving lavish mercy from a welcoming world, while a fallen woman faces harsh judgment and exclusion. Ella Wheeler Wilcox contrasts gendered responses to sin, highlighting double standards and social hypocrisy.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Knee Breeches Come Back in Fashion Thought
A New York Sun style column traces the 1860s fashion wave toward knee breeches, with critiques of dress suits loosening rules. It notes satin lapels, white waistcoats, ornate shirt fronts, rolled collars, and jeweled buttons as indicators, and weighs comfort against style in the push toward a bold, picturesque silhouette. It also recounts a quip about the origin of the phrase Read the answer in the stars from a Boston Courier anecdote.
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Tve
Prince of Wales
New York Sun
Sophronia
Boston Courier
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