Jacqueline on Her Own in Wealthy World
Lavish prose sketches Jacqueline’s leap into wealth and loneliness as she tries to adapt to luxury. A conversation with Mrs. Porter Mason hints at freedom and the longing to see more of life beyond gilded circles. Jacqueline wonders if a theater every night equals life with a capital L.
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Laviehly
Ucline Jacqui
Keswick Deli
Jacqueline
Savoy
S. Porter Mason
Queen's Hall
Regent Street Polytechnic
Jacqueline Grey Finds New Life in London Club Scene
Jacqueline Grey, newly settled in a grand hotel, befriends Mrs. Porter Mason who offers guidance into social circles. She hesitates about wild night spots but is drawn to theater and a forthcoming initiation at Circe's, foreshadowing further adventures and envy from others over her wealth.
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Jacqueline
Mr. Brown
Byrams
Porter Mason
Majestic
Magnolia Gardens Paradise in Charleston’s ancient Drayton grounds
A travelogue praises Magnolia Gardens in Charleston near the Ashley River. Readers stroll through live oaks and moss draped walkways to the Drayton family estate, marveling at azaleas camellias magnolias and a tranquil lake while noting a tomb and Italian sculpture. Paradise is felt as the guide leads back toward Middleton Gardens.
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Cuba
Magnolia Gardens
Drayton
Paradise
Ashley River
Mr. Drayton
Morris
India
Philadelphia
Rier
America
Middleton Gardens
First American Gardens Reflect French Influence and Grandeur
The narrator praises a landscape by America’s first garden designer with French touches and a blue river view. Marble steps hint at former entrances while the mansion displays grand country house ideals. Charleston awaits after an evening drive through mossy avenues as the gardens earn a place as one of the world’s loveliest spots.
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America
Charleston
Earth
Delicious Supreme Apple Promises Early Color and Storage
The Richard Delicious offers two to three weeks earlier color and solid red skin, ripening with full color at stem ends. It shares size shape and flavor with the Common Delicious, stores well, and can be picked hard ripe. A 48 page Planter's Guide details this new variety and others.
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Richard
Sealed Proposals Sought for State Teachers College Main Building
Sealed proposals will be received by the collegeArchitects for the erection and completion of the Main Building at State Teachers College Harrisonburg Virginia. Bids require a 1000 dollar certified check and a completion bond. Plans may be viewed at Norfolk and Richmond Builders Exchange with 25 dollar deposit for copies. The owner may reject any bids and reserves rights per State Board of Education.
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the Architects
State Teachers’ College
Harrisonburg
The
College Architects
Norfolk
Richmond
Builders Exchange
State Board of Education
P. Duke
Charles M. Robinson
Times- Dispatch
Virginia
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Richard Starr
Kay
Miss Grey
Mrs. Mason
Circe’s
Mrs. Porter Mason
Jacqueline Grey
Magnolia
Santee River
Battery
Katie A. Arnold
Harry M. Seabright, Sr
A. G. Swanson
Loudoun
N. Braddock St
S. Main St
E. Piccadilly St
S. Stewart St
Bailey Bros
Highland Ave
Gray Avenue
South Braddock St
Albin
Winchester
J. H. Henry
Atwell Avenue
H. W. Ebert
Ebert
Gray Ave
Winchester Credit Corp
Court House
H. M Sartelle
National Fruit Products Co
George Teen Hotel
Preferred
H. M. Sartelle
W.H. Trimble
North
White Hall
Owen & Trenary Glove Co
South End
G. Clarence Miller
Braddock Street
John A. Spaid
Amherst St
Wilbur M. Gaunt
Berryville
Cork St
Main St
Braddock St
Igy” SE
Rockdale Carson Lime Co
Strasburg Junction
Winva Window Cleaners
Delcate
Miller & Anderson
Tubesxtra
Lupton Orchard Service CO
Waynesboro, Va
Arcturus
M. B. Clove Jeweler
Silo & Mfg. CO
Frederick
Maryland
North Main Street
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Murphy Home
Wadesville
Stephenson and
Summit Po
Dunn & An Ali
Murphy Bros
He Oy
Netaete
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