Seal’s Joke and Kite Flying Contests Highlight Daily News
A trashy aquarium tale shows a seal ducking crowds who gather at the rail for a splash, while kite flying contests in the east entertain youths with medals and inventive airships. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps argues sympathy is limited and best left to close friends rather than broad charity.
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Greater New York
West Hudson Aero Club
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Harper's Bazar
Mrs. Phelps
Electrical genius at supper prompts pact with Cecile
In a small cottage a mysterious intellectual stranger arrives with a dreamy air. Cecile and her mother debate his fate while he shows odd memory gaps and sketches on old letters. A later greeting from a horseman reveals he is an electrical genius solving a problem, and Cecile agrees to a tea and arrangement.
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Mary T. Elliott
Asson
Mme. Reacel
Cecile
Monsieur
Mme. Tourget
Cecilie
Mme
Tourget
Cariel
Hume
Teurget
How to Clean Your Furs
Expert method uses heated bran or rye rubbed into the fur to clean and restore luster. After thorough rubbing the bran is brushed or beaten away, leaving the fur refreshed. White furs may be cleaned this way and then aired on a cold clear day.
Wedding of the Season in Ebony Pastiche
A satirical account describes a wedding with vivid community voices. The bride glides down the aisle as flower girls stroll, a preacher chants, and a disruptive guest Snoot Judson is escorted out. The groom is unnamed, labeled merely as conventional black.
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Tuggle
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