Private Musicals in New York Homes Boost Elite Taste
New York society elevates entertaining with costly private musicales featuring stars like Caruso Sembrich Nordica and Paderewski. Hosts such as J Henry Smith and Miss Callender Weld de Forest provide luxury venues, custom programs, and even gifts, turning drawing rooms into premier concert halls monitored by aristocratic guests.
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J. Henry Smith
Sig. Caruso
Hig Music Room
Mme. Nordica
Mr. Whitney
Miss Callender
Miss de Forest
Tiffany Building
Rare United States coin draws record price offer
A United States government held twenty dollar gold piece of 1849-50 dates is cited as the era’s rarest coin, with a Pittsburg collector reportedly offering thirty five thousand dollars. The piece, designed by James B Longacre, bears Liberty on the obverse and an eagle with a shield on the reverse, and many private issues from California and the West are noted for high valuations.
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Hirty
United States
C. H. Shinkle
Pittsburg
Philadelphia, Mint
Coro
United States of America
Cole
Tames B Longuere
North Carolina
Georgia
Western States
Augustus Humbert
United States Assay
Templeton Reid
California
Reid
Kelloy & Co
San Francisco
F. D. Kohler
Cal
F. D. Bohier
Wass, Molitor & Co
The
Pacific Company
Moffat & Co
Bechtler
C Bechtler
Rutherford
N. C
Baldwin & Co
Te Cincinnati Mining and Trading Company
Caliornia
Miners‘ Bank
Francisco
Mrs Harry Thaw Seeks Place In Pittsburg Society
The actress and art model Evelyn Nesbit and her husband Harry Thaw push to join Pittsburg society with help from Mrs William Thaw. Their bid faces opposition from religious and social circles, but the Thaws press on, staging tasteful events to win acceptance amid controversy.
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Harry Thaw
Pittsburg Society
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
New York
Fitteburger
Milltone
Mrs. Thaw
Europe
Paris
Pittsburg
Thaw
Dixie
Wild Rose
United States
Anc
William Thaw
Harry
Gilemma
Cumberland Hotel
Elttier
Ister
Mies Nesbit
Mailiionaire
William L. McEwan
Third Presbyterian Church
Tevish
Harry-Thaw
Evelyn
Eberts-McKay
Hermioné Schenley
At & Price
Will Meintain
Ellisburg Society
Why She Wears No Rings Now
An old Washington tale recalls a lady in a gray dress who stopped wearing rings after a frightening incident at a railway junction. A masked man, seen by a cat, prompted her to flee with her possessions as workers and locals hunted for the culprit. She credits a “presentiment” with guiding her to safety and saving her life.
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France
Hershan Hanseisler
Wille
Gray
Washington
Thea City
Shenandoah Junction
Jane H- Nass
Pekingese Dogs and Dream Tales in Old Dispatches
Description of Pekingese dogs with lion like bearing and color standards from Mrs Archibald Little's Round About My Peking Garden. Includes Wang Yun's portrait of ideal features and peculiar practices to flatten noses. Also reports a fatal train accident in Missouri and a foretelling dream of a foreman's son’s death.
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New York Evening Post
Peking
Archibald Little
St Louis
Dr King’s New Pills Promise Quick Constipation Cure
A vintage ad claims Dr King’s New Pills will cure constipation quickly with a guaranteed result. It promotes relief for many people and notes availability at druggists.
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Dr. King
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Washington Post
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New York Goelery
Alice
Carnegie Hall
Kubelik
Pugno
Gerardy
Marty
Conreid
Hosteassesa
Trevieta
Willi
Alogether
Putler
Mme
Sembprich
Signor Caruso
Conrie
Nestea
Aix
J. Henry
Seventy-second Street
Madison Avenue
Miss Callenger
Heur
Callender
Sloane
Josef Hoffman
Frits Kreisler
Mme Eames
Josef Hofman
Victor Herbert
Mme Hames
Tosca
Miss’ Callenders
Ates Lie
Uncle Sam
Iewera probaiHlyre
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