Fragmented tale of a historic garden scene and hidden plans
A long fragmented prose piece blends a rural domestic setting with a Burgundian like gathering. Characters including Mrs Sierok Dewitt, Major Kerr, and Voltaire move through a shadowed manor lawn planning intrigue while a servant Plato mimics bravado. The scene shifts toward a covert meeting in the manor dining room as tension builds around a looming plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Sierok Dewitt
Emily
Kolfo
Dhereé
Huey
Linfather
Clerek Dewitt
Brothertoft Manor
Kerr
Voltaire
Lalo
Plato
Theo
Valte Plate
Skerrovt
Thas
Eden
Sargeant
Saren
Sarge
Skerrett
Muddy
al- Tou
The Corset Then and Now in Fashion History
A lively survey traces corset evolution from ancient waist shaping to modern steel girdles. It notes shifting styles, social backlash, costs from five to forty dollars, and how gowns, gloves, and trims adapt to the waistline, with women embracing ornate fittings and men’s taunts. It also highlights prominent women in education and the arts advancing professional roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sappho
Penelope
Aspasia
Iseult
Brunhild
Boadicea
Francis
Grine de Medicis
Indies
Indy
Paris
Josephine de Beauharsais
Champs Hlysees
Official mourning over deaths at the White House during Harrison era
The article recalls a long string of White House deaths under President Harrison and his successors, noting the loss of the presidents wife, secretaries wives, cabinet families, and associated tragedies. It details funerals, the East Room, and notable incidents including Tracy and Tyler era events, with vivid recollections of haunted rooms and national sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Harrison
Mr. Halford
Pruden
Washington
Scott-Lord
Cabloes
Walker Blaine
Executive
Emmons
Blaine
Tracy I
Tracy
Preemner eSey
Catafalque
Mr.Tyler
Daniel Webser
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Congress
Congressional
Mra
Tyler
Mra Tyler
Crsc
Prince
Commodore Stockton
Opehar
Gilmer
Mr. Gardner
New York
Ner
Indy
Jossue
Meg Gardner
Miss Gardner
Taylor
Washington Monument
Landlord Myths and Melodrama in a North Carolina Farm Tale
An elderly landlord recounts leaving New York flats for a North Carolina farm to support tenants and keep his city dwelling. He details the irony of a landlord’s image versus his own hard work, a costly refit quest, and a janitor’s demand for a lavish interior and governess, hinting at social tensions with vivid period color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tift
Buffalo Board
Kiedergartener
Froebel
Pustalozzi
Eadie
Cleveland
Berger
San Francisco
Nichols
Texas
Wilson
Senate
Milan
Brooklyn
New York
Beleg
Shellsburg
Canada
Custom House
Toronto
Mr. Depew
New York Central
Hudson River
Dwight
Red River
Lord Fauntleroy
Tcopyright
Higar W. Nye
New York City
Europe
North Carolina
Jauitor
Aer
Astor Library
Hoffman House
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Chersk
Rome
Nami
Kinsom
Ervat
Hewald Wihard
Kate
Tommy
Lee
Irverwork
Howehaid
Brown's
Iron Bitters
Mike
Gublay
St Ars
Register
Wasuixarox
Reaper
William Henry Harrison
Hawe Ee
Coby
Punerat
Bill
William
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