Missolonghi Monument Tale by Wingrove Bathon
A long illustrated tale recounts sculptor David D Angers discovering inspiration for a Botzaris monument in Pere La Chaise. A fourteen year old Greek girl poses as the model, embodying patriotism and the struggle for freedom, guiding the artist to a masterwork.
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Missolonghi
Byron
David D'Angers
Botzaris
Pere-la-Chaise
Marcos Botzaris
David
Botaris
Monsieur
Marcos Botwaris
Botzarls
Wherry
Pere-la- Chaise
Payid
The Misso longhi Statue and the Greek Model Mystery
David DAngers drew inspiration from a Greek model in Missolonghi for his Martos Botzaris monument. The unknown girl who posed died a broken heart after attempting to shield the statue from vandal damage, leaving a poignant tale of art, devotion, and tragedy.
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Frances
Angers
M. David
Greece
Parla
David D'Angers
Martos Botzaris
David
Missolonghi
France
Louis Napoleon
Botzaris
Milwaukee museum border drama tale told by actor
Robert Eieson recounts a Milwaukee memory of a dark stage duel in a border drama at a museum stock company. He recalls the villain's hiss and a dramatic light reveal as a rocky pass scene unfolds with a heroine crying out in a dramatic moment.
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Jerows Tucktemt
Robert Eieson
Milwaukee
Iunts Theater
Rudolph Tegherington
Heroge
Freated Waists and May Revves in 1902 Summer Gowns
Fashion notes for 1902 describe ethereal summer gowns with large falling collars and draped fabrics, new sash ribbons including Pompadour posies, and feminine ensembles with lace trims, hats, parasols, and mittens. Pleated Norfolk waists become popular, using box-pleats and embroidery, with lengthwise bands and yokes enhancing slender figures.
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Paris
Norfolk
Princesses Wedding Gowns Trend Shapes Lifelong Charm
Princesse wedding gowns command favor with clinging lines from shoulder to skirt back, imparting length and slenderness. Fronts reveal youthful, charming effects as satin royal creped satin peau de soie crepe de chine and chiffon fabrics dominate, with lace net brocade and veiling for elegance and affordable variations.
Patches to Return in Modern Fashion Revival
Hints from London suggest patchwork will rejoin fashion in the new year as a symbol for the rich. Patches may decorate outfits to align with a revived political salon and social display. Old coach and horses designs yield to motifs of motor cars airships and other modern inventions for the era.
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London
Edward VII
Handsome Evening Water Waistcoat Description in Silk and Velvet
A refined garment description notes upper waist and sleeve areas with wide crosswise tucks. Applique trim blends gold velvet and black chenille, while narrow plasiron features fagoting rows. A white silk belt fastens with a front gold buckle, labeled Neuste Blousen.
Spring sports fashion notes for Geif Tennie readers
As golf and tennis stay popular, new outdoor fashions appear. Women wear swagger chamois leather leggings with side stitching and buttoning, cooler and more pliable than heavy Weather models. Paired with black or tan shoes, they influence foot wear choices under spring skirts.
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Geif
Tennie
Lace Bolero Craft and Sewing Accessories
A column discusses making a lace bolero from patterns and chiffon edges for a cost about one quarter of shop prices. It notes a finger shield device for sewing protection and silver pin cushions with velvet pads for the sewing table, often monogrammed and decorative.
Strapped bengaline waistcoat with puff sleeves described
The description notes a pretty strapped waist made of bengaline or soft cloth with a fitted back and sides and blouse trout. It features straps fastened with buttons and tassels. Sleeves match, tight at the top and finished with a large puff, as in Le Luxe.
New Hair Ornament Trends From Juliet Caps To Teardrop Wreaths
The latest fashion features the Juliet cap a netted pearl headpiece revived from Renaissance Italian styles worn at the crown of the head. Also seen are Hara shaped maidenhair fern wreaths with dewdrops, ivy leaves and small flowers creating delicate floral arrangements.
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Juliet
Romeo
Jule
Attractive Stocks From Foundation of White Pique
The new stock designs feature heavy white pique with finer turnover extending below the edge in two rounded points. Embroidered with French knots in color between curved white and black lines, the pieces present a tall, tailor made look with deep fronts close to the collar.
Piping Styles Return In Fashion Revival
The old-fashioned piping idea is revived and appears in velvet satin and panne pipings matching the cloths they adorn. The trend suggests piping has not truly faded but reemerges in a fresh vogue.
Notes of the Fashions Preview New Season Styles
Fashion notes describe a stylish great year for neck ruffs and hats with birds nests. Surplice nightgowns and lingerie sashes feature in summer wear, while Oriental laces trim hats. Magpie pattern undergarments, white linen collars with back fastenings, red cape styles for golf, Gibson shirtwaist details, and bold snap fasteners on kid gloves are highlighted.
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Falr
Gibson
A Curious Coin To A Clam In West Haven
A New Haven man, W Woodward, owns a clam that yielded a bronze coin bearing Queen Victoria and the words Victoria Regina Keep your temper. The piece, smaller than a Canadian quarter, was found embedded in the clam muscle and resembles a historical curiosity with an ornate edge inscription.
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W. Woodward
New Haven
Conn
New York City
Woodward
West Haven
Queen Victoria
Victoria Regina
Carved Ostrich Egg and St Elmo Fire Notes
A fragment summarizes an ostrich egg taken from Theodore king of Abyssinia during Magdala’s 1847 capture by British forces, detailing its temple decorations and the king’s Arabic signature. It then discusses ancient metal pens found in Cologne and the elusive St Elmo’s fire observed by sailors, including Dr Mason’s account of a phosphorescent masthead glow during a squall.
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Theodore
Abyssina
Magdala
Mason
Burmah
Tayoy Point
St. Elmo
St. Anne
Phipson
Lord Napier
Mediterranean
St Elmo
St Annet
A Hard Worked Organ's Life Long Burden
Dr. Lees notes the child's heart beats at about one per second, totaling at least 1,536,000 contractions per year. Over fifty years this reaches 1,576,000,000 beats and raises roughly 1,500,600 tons to a height of one foot, illustrating the heart's enormous lifelong workload.
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Lees
Papal Letterbags Reach Unseen Volumes in Berlin Report
A Berlin paper details vast mail to sovereigns with the pope leading, receiving 22 000 to 25 000 letters and newspapers daily. Edward VII gets about 3 000 newspapers and 1 000 letters, the czar and German emperor 600 to 1000 each, Italy’s king 500, Queen Wilhelmina 100 to 150, while the pope employs thirty five secretaries to handle the flow.
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Fotter Bege
Tylers
Berlin
Edward
Italy
Wilhelmina
Inventor Sells Hook and Eyelet Patent for $600
The inventor of the hook and eyelet once sold the complete patent title to four shoe companies. The buyers did not value the device, deeming it an eccentricity that demanded costly machinery, leaving the inventor with only about $600 from the sale.
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4 Shoe Company
Snow From Fire Revolutionizes Combustion Demo
In a startling experiment Professor Dewar froze water vapor from hydrogen combustion into snow inside a liquid oxygen vessel, showing fire can emit snow rather than smoke. Also, Ruby Marion of The Telephone Girl leaves acting to join the Salvation Army, dedicating her jewels and savings to charity.
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Ruby Marion
the Telephone Girl” Company
Denver
Cal
Salvation Army
Seattle Telephone Suit Over Refused Fire Call Notice
A Seattle telephone operator refused to connect a subscriber to the fire department delaying notice of a fire, causing a loss of 60 000 dollars. The subscriber and the insurance company that suffered the loss sue the telephone company for damages, per a California paper report.
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Seattle
California
Mesmerism Trance Leaves Woman Unaroused Until Hypnotist Rouses Her
Bessie Fisher of Chambersburg Pennsylvania was put into a trance by a friend and could not be awakened by doctors. A professional hypnotist finally stirred her from sleep and she has since remained in a dangerous, altered condition due to the experience.
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Peels
Mias
Bessie Fisher
Chambersburg
Vanadium Facts on Melting, Acids and Value
The note explains vanadium does not melt below 2000 degrees Fahrenheit and resists acids. It claims the metal increases the ductility of copper and is highly valuable for electrical appliances, though the price of $600 per pound and limited plates make it prohibitive.
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Matt Fenscham
Sensible Bank Weighing Machine and Java Orchid Wonder
A Bank of England gold weighing machine reacts dramatically to a postage stamp dropped on it, moving the dial six inches. In Java, the Brammentophylum orchid opens and withers in unison as if struck by a wand, a synchronized botanical marvel observed in Java.
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Bank of England
Queer Oventa
Java
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Barden
Aly
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Sus
Cologne
Germany
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