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... society of a republic . But if we call to mind how continually and universally the expression is used in ordinary conversation , it must be conceded that no other would do as well . We are all accustomed to hear of any leading lady that ...
... society of a republic . But if we call to mind how continually and universally the expression is used in ordinary conversation , it must be conceded that no other would do as well . We are all accustomed to hear of any leading lady that ...
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... 311 3. MRS . SENATOR CRITTENDEN 327 9. MRS . JAMES W. WHITE 353 10. MRS . COVENTRY WADDELL 384 11. MADAME LE VERT 396 12. MRS . W. A. CHEATHAM 417 13. MRS . JESSIE BENTON FREMONT 440 THE QUEENS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY . I. ANY view of I.
... 311 3. MRS . SENATOR CRITTENDEN 327 9. MRS . JAMES W. WHITE 353 10. MRS . COVENTRY WADDELL 384 11. MADAME LE VERT 396 12. MRS . W. A. CHEATHAM 417 13. MRS . JESSIE BENTON FREMONT 440 THE QUEENS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY . I. ANY view of I.
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Elizabeth Fries Ellet. THE QUEENS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY . I. ANY view of society in the United States must , of necessity , take in a variety of aspects . During the existence of the Republic , there has been no period when its social ...
Elizabeth Fries Ellet. THE QUEENS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY . I. ANY view of society in the United States must , of necessity , take in a variety of aspects . During the existence of the Republic , there has been no period when its social ...
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الصفحة 23 - The head-dress was a pouf of gauze, in the form of a globe, the creneaux or head-piece of which was composed of white satin, having a double wing, in large plaits, and trimmed with a wreath of artificial roses, falling from the left at the top to the right at the bottom, in front, and the reverse behind. The hair was dressed all over in detached curls, four of which, in two ranks, fell on each side of the neck, and were relieved behind by a floating chignon.
الصفحة 101 - In front of the house the noble Hudson rolls his majestic waves, bearing upon his bosom innumerable small vessels, which are constantly forwarding the rich products of the neighboring soil to the busy hand of a more extensive commerce. Beyond the Hudson rises to our view the fertile country of the Jerseys, covered with a golden harvest, and pouring forth plenty like the cornucopia of Ceres.
الصفحة 344 - I pray you hear my song of a nest, For it is not long : — You shall never light in a summer quest The bushes among, — Shall never light on a prouder sitter, A fairer nestful, nor ever know A softer sound than their tender twitter, That wind-like did come and go.
الصفحة 245 - My husband left me yesterday morning to join General Winder.-- He inquired anxiously whether I had courage, or firmness, to remain in the president's house until his return, on the morrow, or succeeding day, and on my assurance that I had no fear but for him and the success of our army, he left me, beseeching me to take care of myself, and of the cabinet papers, public and private...
الصفحة 245 - I have since received two dispatches from him, written with a pencil. The last is alarming, because he desires I should be ready at a moment's warning to enter my carriage, and leave the city; that the enemy seemed stronger than had at first been reported, and it might happen that they would reach the city with the intention of destroying it.
الصفحة 139 - America, on the other hand, the society of your husband, the fond cares for the children, the arrangements of the house, the improvements of the grounds, fill every moment with a healthy and an useful activity.
الصفحة 139 - The torpitude of digestion a little passed, she flutters half an hour through the streets, by way of paying visits, and then to the spectacles. These finished, another half hour is devoted to dodging in and out of the doors of her very sincere friends, and away to supper. After supper, cards; and after cards, bed; to rise at noon the next day, and to tread, like a mill horse, the same trodden circle over again.
الصفحة 245 - Wednesday morning, twelve o'clock. — Since sunrise I have been turning my spy-glass in every direction and watching with unwearied anxiety, hoping to discover the approach of my dear husband and his friends; but, alas!
الصفحة 139 - At eleven o'clock, it is day, chez madame. The curtains are drawn. Propped on bolsters and pillows, and her head scratched into a little order, the bulletins of the sick are read, and the billets of the well.