Box 9
Contains 41 Results:
Egan, Martha - Intrepid is My Name, Adventure is My Game, It Says Somewhere, September 26, 1990
Phair, Nancy - The Great Lady of Luxor, October 10, 1990
The story of Lady Duff Gordon through her letters home to England from Egypt, where she arrived as a newcomer in 1862 in search of a cure for tuberculosis. Unlike other British she expresses appreciation of Muslim architecture and culture.
Mack, Mrs. John Parker (Nancy) - A Fool’s Rush, May 26, 1993
The author's musings as a mother-in-law and as a daughter in law (Re-read 1-8-2014-with new title: In-laws).
Davis, Mrs. Chester R. Jr. (Ann) - Opportunities, Opportunities, February 24, 1993
The author unexpectedly finds herself alone in Bangkok, Thailand, for a week. She discovered and took advantage of opportunities which took her to a unique drug detoxification Buddhist monastery and into the hill country to visit nomadic hill tribes on the back of a motorcycle.
Earle, Mrs. David P. (Betty) - Diamonds Aren’t Always a Girl’s Best Friend, April 28, 1993
Some facts about diamonds. Some quotations from Anita Loos’ “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and a lot about three ladies and their lives: one born 1807, one born 1865, and one born 1896.
Watts, Mrs. Dey W. (Faith W.) - This Old House, Part II, April 14, 1993
The basement of the Old House becomes a studio for a village artist. He becomes the baby sitter for the family pets and, in that capacity, becomes a player in an animal altruism story.
Knight, Andrea C. - Shall We Dance?, January 9, 1991
Two girls dream of becoming ballerinas. One doesn’t have the long legs required, the other is accepted by the School of American Ballet, moves to New York and becomes a dedicated dancer. She eventually joins the New York City Ballet Company, headed by Balanchine. It is the account of the dedication and commitment required of a serious ballet student and then professional dancer. The two girls pursue different vocations but remain friends into adulthood.
Howland, Joan T. - A Little Nonsense, April 24, 1991
A history of the limerick starting with a short biography of Edward Lear, the first nonsense poet and the originator of modern cartooning and of his contemporary, Louis Carroll, the father of nonsense as a literary genre. Examples of limericks are given.
Johnston, Eleanor C. - The Left Bank of Green Bay Road, November 14, 1990
History of The Book Stall bookstore in Winnetka established by the author and her friend Jane Schroyer. Her story includes Roberta Rubin, Chestnut Court Book Shop, and the Levy family.
Bush, Susanne B. - The Celtic Connection, January 23, 1991
A look at the power of the imagination in an ancient illiterate Celtic society of ancient Europe, which spread to England and Ireland, and enlivens our lives today. It burst out in through heroes and the whole story-telling power of the imagination.
Hartley, Noelle - We That Were Young, February 27, 1991
Author’s education (at the Nightingale Training School, St. Thomas Hospital in London) and stories of life as a nurse in London during World War II (D-Day). (Re-read 01/13/2010)
Pettibone, Jean - Serendipity, March 20, 1991
The author describes how her role as math teacher at North Shore Country Day evolved into the creation of the Evanston Music Center which opened in February, 1980. The project involved and Kal Novak (director of the North Shore Country Day Music Center and the author's very hard work. (See also Box 9, 03/20/2003 for update on subject - finding a permanent home.)
Dupee, Julia - Anatomy of a Best Seller, September 25, 1991
The account of childhood friends trying to write a “pulp” or “slop” novel and the difficulties involved. Following directions of “how to write a novel”—introducing characters, a conflict to be resolved, and denouement, the writer tells the pitfalls connected to dragging a story out for 400 pages and then trying to sell it.
Barber, Margot - Gone But Not Forgotten, February 13, 1991
A comparison of language used by grandparents and language used by their grandchildren and how sometimes it is hard to know what the other means. Words and their use change over time. There is in addition a description of houses, travel and winter activities and the equipment used and how they have changed over the years.
Martin, Mrs. Albert R. - A Minor Legislator, Part II, April 10, 1991
The mid-19th century life of California gold rush miner and early legislator, Sylvester Allen Ballou (b 1828, d 1899). Moves to Naperville, IL, where he purchases a farm. (see Part I 12/10/1987)
Van Arsdale, Sallie - About Pluck and Fortitude, December 12, 1990
This title describes precisely the qualities required by the main characters: a young couple whose life plan is to develop a unique resort on a remote and uninhabited island. The first problem is to find such an island, something they accomplish rather easily off the coast of Panama. Nothing in the next 25 years of hardship, success, happiness, drama, and loss is that easy. A witty and perceptive account of a true story that was well worth telling.
Nielsen, Patricia M. - The Green Planet, May 8, 1991
Two little angels, Nicole and Penelope, ages 4 ½ and 6, come into the life of a widow living in a little house near the village of Winnetka. They arrive after school, make themselves completely at home and bring joy into “Emily’s” life. Winnetka is stunned by two murders, and then the “kidnapping” of Nicole and Penny’s baby brother. All ends happily when the girls remember where they took “Donny” when the nurse was not watching.
Schmid, Martha - Reading: “Looking Across and Other Poems” by Marcia Lee Masters, October 24, 1990
Looking Across—Looking Across. The general subject of her poetry is daily life, small incidents, the beauty of the natural world, her daughters. In this evocative collection she focuses on the changes one faces as one grows older: leaving the family home, parting with beloved objects, visiting a daughter who lives far away, as well as looking across the years to recalled memories of the past.
Van Deusen, Kathleen E. - Embezzlement. A dangerous embezzling tenant makes life harrowing for several months, March 17, 1993
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Magie, Mrs. William A. (Margaret MacGregor) - Dear Dorothy et al, May 12, 1993
Johnson, Mrs. J. L. - A Day of Happiness, January 27, 1993
An ecological overview from the standpoint of Black Elk’s vision, in which he saw that “all must live together like one being.” There are indications at this time that we are moving, at least slightly, in that direction.
McCausland, Mrs. Woods (Claire L.) - One Woman’s View, January 12, 1993
Claire writes of her years living in Hyde Park, specifically of her association with the University of Chicago. Author’s view of those 20 years during Robert Maynard Hutchin’s presidency (who brought radical new ideas). She describes her experiences as a student (earned a PhD), a teacher of English, a tutor of foreign students, and a mother of Lab School children. She includes stories of meeting many interesting scholars
Darrow, Anita S. - Missing. True tales of three missing young men all of whom the Fortnightly members know, September 30, 1992
Fink, Mrs. E. Bradley (Eloise) - Life Should Be Sung, February 10, 1993
An old saying of the author’s prairie grandmother has become a sustaining refrain echoing through her life and writing. Try it?