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Meet Jason Mraz, gentleman farmer

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Jason Mraz isn’t a family farmer in the traditional sense that embodies the spirit of Farm Aid.

But the "I’m Yours" singer is probably close enough.

Mraz’s grandfathers were farmers, and almost every night he ate the tomatoes and okra that they grew. He grew up around farms in Mechanicsville, Va., and today he harvests avocados on his own Southern California farm.

And now, continuing what might be considered a natural progression, Mraz is one of the hipper headliners of this year’s Farm Aid, coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on Sunday.

The benefit concert features Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, along with Farm Aid board member Dave Matthews, Wilco, Gretchen Wilson and others.

"When I was younger, I remember that was one of the first festivals I was ever aware of," says Mraz, who is not committed to farming commercially but does it to serve his community.

Mraz was invited to perform at Farm Aid by Nelson.

"I’m really touched I’m a part of this, especially during a time when the food industry needs more of these events happening, buying locally and buying organically," Mraz says.

And that’s what Farm Aid, the longest-running benefit concert series, is all about. Farm Aid has raised nearly $35 million since the first concert in Champaign, Ill.,tiffany earring, in 1985. This is the first time St. Louis or Missouri has hosted Farm Aid.

"We continue to be excited about coming to St. Louis," Farm Aid executive director Carolyn Mugar says. "We know it’s right for us."

Farm Aid’s mission is to promote a "vibrant family farm system of agriculture in America." It does so by creating a demand for food from family farms, connecting consumers with farmers, and telling people about the benefits of family farming and the downsides of industrial farming.

Mugar says she had a good feeling about bringing Farm Aid to St. Louis when organizers and local dignitaries announced the concert this summer at the Soulard Market, and that feeling has continued with all the work between Farm Aid, Verizon, promoter Live Nation, the artists and area farmers.

Organizers have been working hard to ensure the show is the "right mix" for St. Louis, with classic rock, country and "four main artists who are huge," Mugar says.

Not huge yet,buy tiffany necklaces, but equally interesting are the breakthrough artists Farm Aid presents.

"We like bringing in people on the cusp," Mugar says. "That’s fun, when you can look back and the first time you saw someone was at a Farm Aid and now they’re Mr. Big."

She thinks Phosphorescent, Matthew Houck’s folksy outfit, may be one of those acts.

"We’re stoked, of course,discount tiffany jewelry," Houck says. "This is a great thing (Nelson) started, and we’re proud to help out in any way."

Phosphorescent recently released "To Willie," a tribute to Nelson featuring songs such as "I Gotta Get Drunk," "Reasons to Quit" and "Too Sick to Pray."

After he heard the CD,tiffany cuff Links for sale, Nelson called the band to give his stamp of approval,discount tiffany cuff Links, hang out with Houck and ask Phosphorescent to join him on Farm Aid.

"I’m looking forward to sharing the stage with all these musical icons," Houck says. "And if we end up playing with Willie, there’s any number of good songs I could play with him."

There’s a good chance that could happen, along with any number of on-stage collaborations. "There’s going to be surprises," Mugar promises.

And though music takes center stage at Farm Aid, the bigger task is never forgotten: promoting family farming.

At Homegrown Village, concertgoers will find interactive activities and opportunities to speak with farmers. Organic corn dogs and other Earth-friendly concessions will be available.

"Be hungry and have your spirits high," Mugar says, calling Farm Aid "the biggest family farm restaurant in St. Louis, but only for one day."

Matthews, who’ll perform with Tim Reynolds, says the festival will try to open people’s eyes regarding the importance of family farming.

"As the awareness of quality food grows, the quality of food is becoming much more important," he says. "There’s more light at the end of the tunnel now than there was two decades ago."

A Supplement to the Union List

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:46:44 +0000

The following is a list of 74 new and 2 corrected attributions of authorship of poems, letters, articles, and staff notes appearing in the Gentleman’s Magazine (hereafter GM) during the years 1737-40. It is a continuation of my reexamination of the first decade of the editorial regime of the GM’s founder, Edward Cave (1691-1754), begun with my "Attributions of Authorship [. . .], 1731-36 [. . .]," ANQ 21.4 (2008): 11-24. The authorial attributions that follow thus constitute a further supplement to my Attributions of Authorship in the Gentleman’s Magazine, 1731-1868: An Electronic Union List.

The GM’s monthly numbers during 1737-40 were still dominated, as during 1731-36, by excerpts reprinted from the newspaper press, unofficial reconstructions of the parliamentary debates, and a multitude of poems by anonymous or pseudonymous contributors. However, the GM during those years was also beginning to print a modest number of letters to the editor, primarily concerning theological, mathematical, or astronomical topics. The editorial decision to devote a modicum of space each month to correspondents’ letters would be a dramatic harbinger of the future, when the magazine under its second and third conductors, David Henry (1709-92) and John Nichols (1745-1826), would open its pages to a host of letters to the editor on a great variety of topics from the abstruse to the mundane.

Of the nearly four dozen authors whose names appear below, the largest number (fifteen) were clergymen, including two bishops (Thomas Secker and Gilbert Burnet) and several dissenting clergy. Poets and playwrights (including Henry Fielding, Afra Behn, Colley Cibber, and David Garrick) constitute the second- largest group, followed (with some professional overlap) by politicians, mathematicians, physicians, astronomers, and classicists. The philosopher David Hartley was also a contributor, though in the case of his one offering, in his capacity as a physician.

For the reader’s convenience, the 76 new or corrected finds are presented first in a chronological listing and, second, in a cross reference by contributor, supplying birth and death dates and the writers’ occupations where possible. Each item in the chronological listing is designated by the letter "A" (article), "L" (letter to the editor), "V" (verses), or "S" (staff note) and consists of the title of the piece, the first line (in the case of verse), the name of the author, the justification for the attribution, and the signature (if any).

Chronological Listing

7 (1737): 25-26. L: "The Mathematical Question further consider’d"; re mathematical disagreement between "J.T." (John Turner of York) and Thomas Simpson (see 6 [1736]: 655-56). Robert Fearnside of Hull. [Sig. "R.F."; for identification of Fearnside see [Simpson], "Mr Simpson to Mr Fernside [sic]," GM 7 (1737): 77.]

7 (1737): 26. A: "Math. Question proposed by Mr Simpson." Thomas Simpson. [Sig. "T.S."; Simpson signed a solution to a mathematical problem in 6 (1736): 655-56.]

7 (1737): 47-48. L: "A Query [re Abraham's age] to your learned Hebrew Correspondents, or other Considerers of sacred Writ." Richard Yate. [Sig. "R.Y.," identified as Yates's signature in editorial note to anonymous "Particulars relating to Mrs Rowe," GM 10 (1740): 233n, as noted in Carlson 264.]

7 (1737): 52-53. V: "The Country Parson" ("Between the smooth descent of yonder hills"). Rev. Henry Taylor. [The companion-piece poem, "The Country Curate" (which refers to "The Country Parson," is printed in the opposing columns of pp. 52-53, and is a point-by-point mirror image of "The Country Parson") is attrib. to Taylor in Ram 354.]

7 (1737): 77. L: Letter in response to mathematical controversy ("Mr Simpson to Mr Fernside," i.e., Robert Fearnside of Hull). Thomas Simpson. [Sig. "T.S."; see 7 (1737): 26.]

7 (1737): 80-81. L: Answer to "Mathematical Question propos’d." Thomas Simpson. [Sig. "T.S."; see 7 (1737): 26.]

7 (1737): 82-84. A: "Account of Dr Stebbing’s Answer to Mr Foster’s Second Letter, which he calls, A true State of the Controversy." Rev. Henry Stebbing. [1st-person response to Rev. James Foster; COPAC.]

7 (1737): 84. A: "Some Sentences from Mr Foster’s Answer to Dr [Henry] Stebbing’s True State of the Controversy, &c. Extracted [. . .] to answer the foregoing Passages from Dr Stebbing [see 7 (1737): 82-84]." Rev. James Foster. [1st-person excerpt; see 7 (1737): 82-84 and COPAC.]

7 (1737): 126. L: Letter to Urban re a comet. Samuel Sanger. [Sig. "S.S."; dated Melksham; Samuel Sanger, dating from Melksham, Wilts., signed his name to articles re comets in GM 18 (1748): 167 and 30 (1760): 31.]

7 (1737): 134-35. L: "R.F.’s [i.e., Robert Fearnside's] Answer to the Exponential Problem censur’d by J.T. of York." John Turner of York. [Dated York; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 151. A: "The Mathematical Problem in our Magazine p. 739. Answer’d by the Proposer." Thomas Simpson. [Sig. "T.S."; see 7 (1737): 26.]

7 (1737): 190. S: "Advertisement" re a missing-person case and the offer of a reward. Dr. Robert Burd. [Letter is dated Reading; the advertised "Reward will be paid by Dr Burd of Reading, or Mr Groves, Distiller in Leaden-hall- Street, London." For Burd see Alumni Oxonienses [. . .], 1500-1714 1: 211.]

7 (1737): 204. A: "Mr A.B.’s Question answered" (see 7 [1737]: 149 re account of Ornan’s Threshing-Floor in 2 Sam. 24.24). Richard Yate. [Sig. "R.Y."; see 7 (1737): 47-48.]

7 (1737): 208-12. A: "Abstract of the Dispute between Dr Stebbing and Mr Foster," consisting of 1st-person excerpts from Stebbing’s True State of the Controversy with Mr Foster, on the Subject of Heresy printed in the left column of each page and 1st-person excerpts from Foster’s Answer to Dr Stebbing’s Second Letter on the Subject of Heresy, printed in the right column. Rev. Henry Stebbing and Rev. James Foster. [COPAC]

7 (1737): 230. S: Editorial note inviting "A.J." to send the GM his solution to a mathematical question posed in 7 (1737): 26. Edward Cave [?]. [Sig. "S.U." (i.e., "Sylvanus Urban," the GM's fictitious editor).]

7 (1737): 270. L: Theological query, "What might be the first Offence whereby the apostate Angels revolted from God, and when did they commit it?" (with a promised solution). Richard Yate. [Sig. "R.Y."; see 7 (1737): 47-48.]

7 (1737): 274. A: "Answer to Mr [Robert] Fearnside p. 230" (re mathematical controversy). Thomas Simpson. [Sig. "T.S."; the latest response in the ongoing mathematical controversy between Simpson and Fearnside; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 307. V: "The Manchester Millers" ("Bone and Skin,thanksgiving rings, two millers thin"), re millers Joseph Yates and William Davies. Dr. John Byrom. [Attrib. to Byrom in Tait 50; see also Oxford DNB (Online).]

7 (1737): 420-21. L: "R.Y.’s Remarks on A.B. [re 'the Years of Terah's Life, and Abram's Age']." Richard Yate. [Sig. "R.Y."; see 7 (1737): 47-48.]

7 (1737): 457-63. A: "An Account of the Proceedings and Debates of the last Session (being the third) of the present Parliament": Speech by "P—–c L—–, Esq; Member for the City of E—–gh," delivered on 16 May 1737 re the Edinburgh Riot Bill (introduced in response to the Porteous Riots). Patrick Lindsay. [Anon. edit. headnote (p. 457) states that "every Reader of Taste, tho' he had not the pleasure of hearing it, as we had, may perceive [it] is authentic; tho’ we hope to be able to bring farther and more positive Proofs of it." Anon. edit. note (p. 463) to a Lindsay letter in 7 (1737): 463-64 offers the letter as further corroboration of the speech’s authenticity. Lindsay was M.P. for Edinburgh, 1734-41 (Sedgwick 2: 218).]

7 (1737): 463-64. A: "Copy of Mr L—–y’s Letter to — at Edinburgh" re speech by "Mr L—–y" on 16 May 1737 in the House of Commons on the Edinburgh Riot Bill. Patrick Lindsay. [Sig. "P--- L---"; see 7 (1737): 457-63.]

7 (1737): 503-04. A: "[Another] Solution to the Exponential Problem in May." John Turner of York. [Sig. "J.T."; dated York; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 504. A: "[Mathematical] Question 2." John Turner of York. [Sig. "J.T."; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 504. A: "[Mathematical] Question 3." John Turner of York. [Sig. "J.T."; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 549. A: "Solution of the 3d and 4th [Mathematical] Questions proposed in the last Magazine." Robert Fearnside of Hull. [Sig. "R. Fearnside"; dated Hull; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 567. V: "A Riddle by a Lady" ("Before creating Nature will’d"). T. Stephens [?]. [Despite the statement that this is "by a Lady," it is attrib. in Whiting 10 to "Mr. T. Stephens."]

7 (1737): 629. V: "The Sufferings and the Victory of Christ. Psalm xxii paraphrased" ("My God! my God! O why withdrawn thy aid"). Richard Yate. [Sig. "Philomel"; see anonymous "Particulars relating to Mrs Rowe," GM 10 (1740): 233-34, which points out that several sets of "Philomel" verses (by Richard Yate of Shropshire) had been misattributed by readers to Elizabeth Rowe ("Philomela") of Somersetshire; correction for Union List, which attrib. this poem to Rowe.]

7 (1737): 676. L: Astronomical problem posed. John Turner of York. [Sig. "J.T."; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 676. A: "Question 1. by E.H. in the Mag. for October answered." John Turner of York. [Sig. "J.T."; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

7 (1737): 694. V: "The Birks of Endermay" ("The smiling Morn, the breathing spring"). David Mallet. [Portion of song (accompanied by music) already printed in entirety in 7 (1737): 565, which Bond 96 attrib. to Mallet.]

7 (1737): 757. V: "On seeing an Anatomy" ("Nay,–start not at this skeleton"). Nahum Tate. [Sig. "N.T."; printed in Carpenter 560-62, where it is attrib. to Nahum Tate.]

8 (1738): 44. V: "The Blind Boy, A Song. From a printed Copy, corrected in the Words and Notes; by Mr [John] Stanley himself" ("O say, What is that thing call’d light"). Colley Cibber. [Printed in full in Koon 136, where it is attrib. to Cibber.]

8 (1738): 76. A: "Substance of another Answer [to the question on annuities; see 7 (1737): 673]." John Richards of Exeter. [Sig. "J. Richardson"; anonymous "Errat.," GM 8 (1738): 152, states that "J. Richardson" is a misprint and identifies the correct name of the mathematical writer as John Richards of Exeter.]

8 (1738): 123-24. L: "Answer to two Biblical Questions" (re "David’s Treatment of the Ammonites" and "God’s destroying 70,000 Men of Israel by a Pestilence upon David’s Numbering the People"; see 8 [1738]: 16-17), together with the correspondent’s proposal of additional queries re Matt. 27.9 and 2 Pet. 2.5. John Turner of York [?]. [Sig. "J.T."; dated from York; John Turner of York contributed various queries and responses on mathematical questions to the GM during the mid-1730's; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

8 (1738): 134. A: "Solution to the 1st [Mathematical] Problem proposed Vol. VII. p. 504." Robert Fearnside of Hull. [Sig. "R. Fearnside"; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

8 (1738): 160-61. V: "Chloe: Set to Musick by Dr Green [i.e., Maurice Greene]" ("In vain the force of female arms"). Rev. John Hoadly. [Johnstone 288-89]

8 (1738): 206. L: Cover letter congratulating the GM on its success at Oxford and enclosing the correspondent’s verses, "Divine Love Commemorated," printed in 8 (1738): 212 (q.v.). Elijah Waring of Witney. [The correspondent's verses are printed in Tuke 23-24 and there attrib. to Waring.] [Sig. "Philo-all-souls"]

8 (1738): 212. V: "Divine Love Commemorated. Address’d to Mankind" ("Who can fathom the redeeming"). Elijah Waring of Witney. [See 8 (1738): 206.]

8 (1738): 270. V: "The Inconstant" ("Fair and soft and gay and young"). Robert Gould. [Excerpt from Gould's play, The Violence of Love, or the Rival Sisters; printed in Campbell 322, where it is attrib. to Gould.]

8 (1738): 272. V: "The Englishman’s Wish" ("From bad health, and bad weather, and party’s dull strife"). Thomas Catesby Paget, Lord Paget. [Printed in Walpole 4: 195, where it is attrib. to Paget.]

8 (1738): 408-13. A: "A Parallel between Q. Mary and Q. Caroline, from the Essays of Bp. Burnet, and Dr —–": juxtaposed excerpts from An Essay on the Memory of the late Queen [Mary II] (printed on the left) and An Essay towards the Character of her late Majesty Caroline, Queen-consort of Great Britain (printed on the right), both reprinted from the Craftsman, no. 630 (5 Aug. 1738) and no. 631 (12 Aug. 1738). Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury (left) and Rev. Alured Clarke, Dean of Exeter (right). [COPAC]

8 (1738): 426. A: "Solution to the first [Mathematical] Problem, propos’d Vol. VIII. p. 292 F." John Turner of York. [Sig. "J. Turner"; see 7 (1737): 25-26.]

8 (1738): 433. V: "To the Gentleman who signs R. Freeman,tiffany necklaces on sale, Author of several excellent Dissertations in the Daily Gazetteer and London Journals" ("How graceful you from politicks ascend!"). Elijah Waring. [Sig. "E.W."; dated Witney, whence Elijah Waring contributed a letter in 8 (1738): 206 and verses in 8 (1738): 212 (q.v.)]

8 (1738): 548-50. A: "Account of Persons who have taken Mrs [Joanna] Stephens’s Medicines for the Stone," consisting of a cover letter signed "D. Hartley," Hartley’s "A short Extract from the ten Cases," and (pp. 549-50) "A Copy of the Accounts sent to Mr [Samuel?] Harding" (bookseller in St. Martin’s Lane) from persons who had taken Stephens’s medicines. Dr. David Hartley the Elder. [COPAC]

8 (1738): 593. L: "Prescience defin’d." Rev. John Liptrott. [Sig. "J. Liptrot"; dated Broughton-Astley, Leics.; Alumni Oxonienses [. . .], 1715-1886 3: 855.]

8 (1738): 650. L: "Calculation of the Moon’s Eclipse, that will happen on the 13th of January 1739, from Mr Leadbeter’s [i.e., Charles Leadbetter's] Tables, [. . .] which may be useful in Settling the Longitude of Places [. . .]." Edward Hauxley. [Sig. "E. Hauxley"; COPAC lists Edward Hauxley's 1743 Navigation Unvail'd [sic]; or, A New and Complete System of Navigation.]

8 (1738): 653. V: "To Sir R. W—-le" ("Sir, / While at helm of state you ride"; addressed to Sir Robert Walpole). Henry Fielding. [Sig. "F-----g"; printed in Fielding 12: 279-81.]

9 (1739): 17-18. A: "Extract of a Letter to a Member of Parliament, containing a Proposal for bringing in a Bill to Revise and Amend certain Obsolete Statutes, commonly called The Ten Commandments." Rev. John Hildrop. [Mainly extracted verbatim from Hildrop's publication of nearly the identical title,earrings, which went through numerous editions; COPAC.]

9 (1739): 41. V: "A Paraphrase on Psalm lxxiii. 25. Whom have I in Heaven but thee? &c." ("What ‘tho yon glorious realms above"). Richard Yate. [Sig. "Philomel"; see 7 (1737): 629; correction for Union List, which attrib. these verses to Elizabeth Rowe.]

9 (1739): 211. V: "To a young Lady, after seeing her at Wakefield Assembly" ("Could these faint numbers glow wth equal fire"). Rev. John Taylor (original verses). [Plagiarized (by an anon. contributor) almost verbatim from Taylor's "To the Fair Unknown, on seeing her at the Musick-booth at Sturbridge Fair" (printed in Nichols 4: 524-25). The GM notes, "The foregoing seems too close an Imitation." (Anonymous, editorial note, GM 9 [1739]: 211).]

9 (1739): 242-43. A: "Queries to Mr [George] Whitefield, by the Rev. Mr T–ck–r, Minister of All Saints, Bristol; not answer’d." Rev. Josiah Tucker. [Oxford DNB (Online)]

9 (1739): 259-60. L: "Appulse of the Moon to Aldebaran, July 19, 1739, calculated by Mr Silk, with the Type [i.e., drawing]." Daniel Silk. [Sig. "S.D."; dated Birmingham, whence Silk sent various signed contributions on astronomy to the GM.]

9 (1739): 279-80 [misnumbered 380]. A: "The Speech of the Right Honorable the Lord Viscount Gage, in Parliament, against the Convention with Spain [i.e.,tiffany bracelets clearance, the Convention of Pardo]." Thomas Gage, Baron Gage of Castlebar and Viscount Gage of Castle Island. [Though a copy of this speech was not furnished to the GM, it was carefully "taken down in Short-hand [. . .]" (anonymous, editorial note, 9 [1739]: 411).]

9 (1739): 294-97. A: "Mr Tucker’s Reply to the foregoing," i.e., to an anonymous article printed in 9 (1739): 292-94 defending George Whitefield against hostile questions posed by "the Rev. Mr T–ck–r, Minister of All- Saints, Bristol [. . .]." Rev. Josiah Tucker. [See 9 (1739): 242-43.]

9 (1739): 315-16. A: "Daily Gazetteer, June 11 [1739]. Extract of the Bp of Oxford’s Sermon before the H. of Lords, May 29, 1739." Thomas Secker, Bishop of Oxford, and later Archbishop of Canterbury. [Le Neve 2: 508]

9 (1739): 335-37. A: "Lord Gage’s Speech concluded." Thomas Gage, Baron Gage of Castlebar and Viscount Gage of Castle Island. [See 9 (1739): 279-80.]

9 (1739): 385. L: Letter to Urban furnishing "Astronomical Observations [of the Moon] [. . .] taken by I.B. M.D. [. . .]" at his home in Stoke Newington. Dr. John Bevis. [Bevis, who had settled in Stoke Newington in 1738, was a frequent contributor to the GM on astronomy, generally under the signatures "J.B.," "I.B.," "B.J.," or "B.I." See de Montluzin, "Bevis" 409.]

9 (1739): 418-20. A: "Extract from Mr Seagrave’s Answer to [. . .] Dr [Joseph] Trapp’s four Sermons against Mr [George] Whitefield, with Relation to the Point of the latter’s believing himself to be inspired." Rev. Robert Seagrave. [COPAC]

9 (1739): 492. L: Letter to Urban (signed "C.E.") enclosing verses by another hand written under a print of George II in an inn ("Humble, great George! the pilfering Spaniard’s pride"). Egerton Bagot (verses). [Sig. "E---ton B-----t" (verses). One "J.S.," in his cover letter enclosing more verses by the same extemporaneous poet in 10 (1740): 462, describes the latter as "the same ingenious Gentleman who left behind him, at the George in Creek [sic], the Lines to the King in Vol. IX. p. 492. He is a Relation, as I am inform’d, of Sir W. W. Bagot," i.e., Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bart. ("J.S." 462). Alumni Oxonienses [. . .], 1715-1886 1: 46 lists Egerton Bagot (c. 1714-75).]

9 (1739): 539-40. A: "Extract from England’s Birthright, a Pamphlet," reprinted from Common Sense, no. 142 (20 Oct. 1739). John Lilburne. [COPAC cites Lilburne's 1645 England's Birth-right justified; against All Arbitrary Usurpation, whether Regall [sic] or Parliamentary [. . .].]

9 (1739): 656. V: "A Song. The Words by Dr Parnel" ("My Days were once so wondrous free"). Rev. Thomas Parnell. [COPAC]

10 (1740): 80. A: "Eclipse of the Sun, observed at Stoke-Newington by I.B.," enclosing additional observations of the eclipse as seen in St. Petersburg by "I. N. De Lisle [i.e., Joseph Nicolas de Lisle], first Astronomer to the Empress of Russia [. . .]." Dr. John Bevis. [See 9 (1739): 385.]

10 (1740): 80. A: "Eclipse of the Moon Observed at Stoke-Newington, by I.B." Dr. John Bevis. [See 9 (1739): 385.]

10 (1740): 144-46. A: "Extract of a Letter from on board the Burford" re Admiral Edward Vernon’s capture of Porto Bello. W. Richardson. [Author identifies himself in Richardson 299-300.]

10 (1740): 170. L: "Experiments concerning the Phæ nomenon of divers Spectrums in a plain Mirror. By Mr Martin." Benjamin Martin. [Sig. "B. Martin"; dated Chichester, where Martin, a mathematician and maker of scientific instruments, lived for several years before moving to Reading in 1742. (Oxford DNB [Online])]

10 (1740): 254. V: "To Mr. [Georg Friedrich] Handel. On hearing Alexander’s Feast, L’Allegro ed [sic] ill [sic] Penseroso, &c." ("If e’er Arion’s music calm’d the floods"). George Ogle [?]. [Sig. "G.O."; possibly George Ogle, an excerpt from whose "Imitation of Hor[ace]" is printed in 9 (1739): 40 and bears his name.]

10 (1740): 288-90. A: "Lord G—ge’s Speech on the Place Bill." Thomas Gage, Baron Gage of Castlebar and Viscount Gage of Castle Island. [Anon. edit. foreword (10 [1740]: 288) describes this item and the one following as "Speeches, which are come to our Hands," and anon. edit. note (10 [1740]: 630) describes them as "British" rather than "Lilliputian" speeches; thus they should be treated as authentic copies of the speeches, not paraphrases cobbled together by William Guthrie and revised by Samuel Johnson, as the majority of the parliamentary debates during this period were; for Gage,tiffany necklaces clearance, see Sedgwick 2: 57-58.]

10 (1740): 290-91. A: "The Speech of the Right Hon. the L—d V—–t G—ge, against the Bill for Registering of Seamen." Thomas Gage, Baron Gage of Castlebar and Viscount Gage of Castle Island. [See 10 (1740): 288-90.]

10 (1740): 339-40. A: "The Speech of the Right Hon. Edw–d S–w–ll, Esq; (Member for the City of B—ll) for the Place-Bill." Edward Southwell. [Set apart as it is from the "Debates, &c. in the Senate of Lilliput," as well as described in an anon. edit. note (10 [1740]: 630) as a "British" rather than a "Lilliputian" speech, this item (like those in 10 [1740]: 288-90, 290-91, q.v.) was apparently an authentic copy of the speech, not a set of paraphrases; for Southwell, M.P. for Bristol, see Sedgwick 2: 431-32.]

10 (1740): 459. V: "The Ravish’d Lover" ("Farewel [sic] the world, and mortal cares!"). Afra Behn. [Verses are "The Song by a Person of Quality" in Behn's The Feign'd Curtezans; or A Night's Intrigue, printed in Behn 2: 344.]

10 (1740): 460. V: "An Epigram upon a young gentleman’s refusing to walk with the Author in the Park, because he was not dress’d well" ("Friend Col and I, both full of whim"). David Garrick. [Sig. "G."; attributed to Garrick in The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies 1614.]

10 (1740): 462. L: Letter to Urban (signed "J.S.") enclosing "Verses [by another hand], written Extempore with a Pencil, under an ordinary Print called Blind-man’s Buff" ("Ladies, this portrait’s riddle to explain"). Egerton Bagot (verses). [Sig. "E. B---t" (verses); see 9 (1739): 492.]

10 (1740): 500-02. A: "State of the Woollen Trade, &c." (excerpt from a pamphlet, The Consequences of Trade, as to the wealth and strength of any nation [. . .] By a Draper of London [i.e., W.W.] [. . .]). Rev. William Webster. [COPAC]

10 (1740): 517. A: "Observations of the Occultation of Jupiter by the Moon, taken in Fleet-Street, London [on 27 Oct. 1740]." Dr. John Bevis. [Sig. "J.B."; see 9 (1739): 385.]

10 (1740): 549-52. A: "State of the Woollen Trade, &c." (conc. of excerpt from a pamphlet, The Consequences of Trade [. . .] By a Draper of London [. . .]. Rev. William Webster. [See 10 (1740): 500-02.]

10 (1740): 553-56. A: "Craftsman, Nov. 15 [1740]. No. 750. Extract from a Pamphlet, intituled, The Case of Dunkirk faithfully stated and impartially considered." Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. [COPAC]

Contributors’ List

Bagot, Egerton (c. 1714-75). 9 (1739): 492; 10 (1740): 462.

Behn, Afra (playwright and novelist; 1640-89). 10 (1740): 459.

Bevis, Dr. John (physician and astronomer; 1693-1771). 9 (1739): 385; 10 (1740): 80 (2), 517.

Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, 1st Viscount (statesman; 1678-1751). 10 (1740): 553-56.

Burd, Dr. Robert (physician; b. 1686). 7 (1737): 190.

Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury (divine; 1643-1715). 8 (1738): 408-13.

Byrom, Dr. John (physician and designer of a system of shorthand; 1692-1763). 7 (1737): 307.

Cave, Edward (printer and 1st conductor of the GM; 1691-1754). 7 (1737): 230 [?].

Cibber, Colley (playwright and poet laureate; 1671-1757). 8 (1738): 44.

Clarke, Rev. Alured, Dean of Exeter (divine; 1696-1742). 8 (1738): 408-13.

Fearnside, Robert, of Hull (mathematician). 7 (1737): 25-26, 549; 8 (1738): 134.

Fielding, Henry (novelist; 1707-54). 8 (1738): 653.

Foster, Rev. James (General Baptist preacher and polemicist; 1697-1753). 7 (1737): 84, 208-12.

Gage, Thomas, Baron Gage of Castlebar and Viscount Gage of Castle Island (politician; c. 1695-1754). 9 (1739): 279-80, 335-37; 10 (1740): 288-90, 290-91.

Garrick, David (actor; 1717-79). 10 (1740): 460.

Gould, Robert (playwright; d. 1709?). 8 (1738): 270.

Hartley, Dr. David, the Elder (physician and philosopher; 1705-57). 8 (1738): 548-50.

Hauxley, Edward (writer on navigation). 8 (1738): 650.

Hildrop, Rev. John (schoolmaster and clergyman; 1682-1756). 9 (1739): 17-18.

Hoadly, Rev. John (poet and playwright; 1711-76). 8 (1738): 160-61.

Lilburne, John (political pamphleteer; 1614?-57). 9 (1739): 539-40.

Lindsay, Patrick (Lord Provost of Edinburgh; 1686-1753). 7 (1737): 457-63, 463-64.

Liptrott, Rev. John (clergyman; c. 1703-78). 8 (1738): 593.

Mallet, David (playwright and poet; 1705?-65). 7 (1737): 694.

Martin, Benjamin (mathematician and scientific instrument-maker; 1704-82). 10 (1740): 170.

Ogle, George (classicist and translator; 1704-46). 10 (1740): 254 [?].

Paget, Thomas Catesby, Lord Paget (politician; 1689-1742). 8 (1738): 272.

Parnell, Rev. Thomas (poet; 1679-1718). 9 (1739): 656.

Richards, John, of Exeter (mathematical writer). 8 (1738): 76.

Richardson, W. 10 (1740): 144-46.

Sanger, Samuel, of Melksham (clothier). 7 (1737): 126.

Seagrave, Rev. Robert (Methodist divine; 1693-1760?). 9 (1739): 418-20.

Secker, Thomas, bishop successively of Bristol and Oxford and later Archbishop of Canterbury (1693-1768). 9 (1739): 315-16.

Silk, Daniel (astronomer). 9 (1739): 259-60.

Simpson, Thomas (weaver and mathematician; 1710-61). 7 (1737): 26, 77, 80-81, 151, 274.

Southwell, Edward (politician; 1705-55). 10 (1740): 339-40.

Stebbing, Rev. Henry (divine; 1687-1763). 7 (1737): 82-84, 208-12.

Stephens, T. 7 (1737): 567 [?].

Tate, Nahum (poet and playwright; 1652-1715). 7 (1737): 757.

Taylor, Rev. Henry (theologian; 1711-85). 7 (1737): 52-53.

Taylor, Rev. John (classicist; 1704-66). 9 (1739): 211.

Tucker, Rev. Josiah, Dean of Gloucester (divine and writer of tracts on politics and economics; 1712-99). 9 (1739): 242-43, 294-97.

Turner, John, of York (mathematician; b. 1717). 7 (1737): 134-35, 503-04, 504 (2), 676 (2); 8 (1738): 123-24 [?], 426.

Waring, Elijah, of Witney (Quaker minister; fl. 1761). 8 (1738): 206, 212, 433.

Webster, Rev. William (theological writer; 1689-1758). 10 (1740): 500-02, 549-52.

Yate, Richard (theological writer). 7 (1737): 47-48, 204, 270, 420-21, 629; 9 (1739): 41.

Lady Bucs control Signal in 3-0 win

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Outcomes of expectedly close competitions that end up lopsided tend to have one thing in common: One participant plays to its capabilities while the other plays far from it.

Such was the case Thursday at Boyd-Buchanan.

The Lady Buccaneers hosted Signal Mountain in a high school volleyball match between programs that finished first and third,cheap tiffany bangles, respectively,thanksgiving money clips, in last year’s Class A state tournament. It would not send shockwaves throughout the Chattanooga area if these teams met again in the Region 3 final,buy tiffany rings, as they did last season.

Closer to shocking, Boyd-Buchanan defeated the Lady Eagles 25-17, 25-13, 25-23 and improved to 9-3-2.

"This was the most controlled our team has been this season," Boyd-Buchanan coach Amber Nolen said. "We did a really good job. Even on off-passes, we still did a good job with a term I like to use called ‘bettering the ball.’ We missed so few serves, there wasn’t much of a momentum changer.

"The girls came in the gym ready."

The opposite was true for Signal Mountain (8-2). When asked where things went wrong, coach Jennifer Redman took both index fingers and pointed at her head.

"Right here," she said. "Our momentum stopped as soon as we walked in the gym. We played not to lose. We were timid and not being aggressive."

The Lady Bucs played and defeated Signal Mountain three times last season.

"The difference between this year and last year is we graduated four seniors," said Nolen, noting Signal Mountain lost none to graduation, but one starter did transfer. "I think that motivates the girls and makes them want to work even harder. They want to keep the upper hand."

Boyd-Buchanan scored the first four points of the match and never trailed in the first game.

Signal Mountain twice led by a point in the second game, but the Lady Bucs took the lead for good when they broke the tie at 7. Boyd-Buchanan finished strong, scoring seven of the final eight points.

Despite falling behind 3-0,Atlas charm bracelet, the Lady Eagles led most of the third game. One of Callie Hildebrand’s nine kills put them ahead 6-5, and the Lady Bucs didn’t tie it again until 20.

Rachel Harper topped the Lady Bucs with 18 kills and 22 digs, and three of her four aces were in succession during the closing stretch in the second game. Redman said she’s tried to schedule opponents with strong left-side hitters because she expects to see more of Harper.

"We’ll see them again when it counts," Redman said.

Jessica Kirk set for 24 assists in the victory and also had three aces and six digs.

Signal Mountain setter Georgia Paturalski totaled nine assists,tiffany earrings clearance, five digs and two aces, and most of her six kills were off fake sets. Allie Jennings led with 11 digs.

Players, teams to watch in Palm Beach County girls

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Five players to watch,watches

Lindsey Knapp,money clips, Boca Raton, junior,earrings, outside hitter

Olivia Mesner, Spanish River, senior, middle blocker

Morgan Lear, Jupiter, junior, libero

Pamela Querogia, Park Vista, senior, middle blocker

Katelyn Rawls, Wellington, junior, outside hitter.

Five teams to watch

Boca Raton — The Class 6A state semifinalist returns key players from its most successful run in school history.

Lake Worth Christian — Coach Terri Kaiser has made Defenders most consistent program in area with nine state tournament appearances in her tenure.

Jupiter — Coach Blane Betz has led team to FHSAA tournament every year in 2000s.

Spanish River — Strong senior base looking to build upon regional semifinal appearance.

Wellington — 20-win club has redemption on mind after abrupt playoff exit.

Key dates

Regular season begins: Monday

Palm Beach Classic: Oct. 1-2 at John I. Leonard, Palm Beach Lakes, Royal Palm Beach and Lake Worth Christian

District tournaments: Oct. 25-29

Regional tournaments: Nov. 2, 3, 9 and 13

FHSAA Finals: Nov. 17-20 at the Lakeland Center

Defending champions

Class 6A: Tampa Plant

Class 5A: Martin County

Class 4A: Jensen Beach

Class 3A: Berkeley Prep (Tampa)

Class 2A: First Academy (Orlando)

Class 1A: Warner Christian

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Hidden Valley heads way into girls

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As a defender, Haley Cutright is not accustomed to spending much time around her opponent’s goal.

In Tuesday’s Group AA girls soccer quarterfinal at Dwight Bogle Tiffany Notes Dangle Key ring, she made a rare appearance in that vicinity, and her Hidden Valley team will always remember the visit.

With just seconds of injury time left in regulation, Cutright headed a corner kick from Anna Moir into the upper left corner of the Jefferson Forest’s goal to break a scoreless tie.

And just like that, Hidden Valley had a 1-0 win and a spot in Friday’s state semifinals, where they will take on defending state champion Broad Run at Radford University.

Cutright, who admitted she was already starting to focus on what the Titans would need to do in overtime, said she was as surprised as anyone to see the ball fly into the goal.

“Right place, right time,” Cutright said. “I think the goalie touched it with her fingertips. … I’ve never done scored like that before.”

While coaches often have several set plays to run in corner kick situations, the Titans’ score came in the midst of chaos.

Hidden Valley coach Will Krause only had time for Tiffany keys heart key locket words of instruction.

“Hurry up,” Krause said he yelled. “I knew there was very little time left.”

Luckily for Krause, Moir was a good listener. The senior defender put the ball down and sent it toward the goal in almost a single motion.

“I saw their girl hit the ball out and I started sprinting right way,” she said. “I knew they were going to call it pretty soon. I just kicked it to the middle of the goal.”

Cutright wedged her way into a group of JF defenders. Everyone went for the ball, but only Cutright made contact.

The Cavaliers’ Anna Carter had six saves prior to Cutright’s header got through.

“You don’t know how many times I’ve been through this,” JF coach Stan Golon said. “It was a bit of magic for them — again.”

This was the second straight season that Hidden Valley ended the Cavs’ season. Last year, the Titans won 2-0 at JF.

Two years ago, a late corner kick goal scored by Tiffany Blue Box Charm and Chain in the state semifinals eliminated the Cavaliers.

“I even think we had the better scoring opportunities,” Golon said. “But it was very hard for both teams to get good shots off.”

After a tentative start for both teams, the Titans started to press the situation in the last 30 minutes.

Paxton Sauerwald had two open looks at the goal midway through the second half, but neither shot got through.

“The last 30 minutes were better, but it still wasn’t like what I think we’re capable of doing,” Krause said.

“On Friday, we’ll need to have 11 girls Tiffany Notes heart tag key ring together if we want to move on to the finals.”

Pure Gold launches its Pure Platinum Jewellery collection

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Award-winning jewellery retailer Pure Gold Jewellers has launched a new Tiffany Key Vintage oval key pendant collection called Pure Platinum, designed to attract platinum jewellery lovers who want to express their love by gifting the durable metal.

The signature line called Pure Platinum Collection will initially offer customers two types of rings a duo band with a 50 cents diamonds which is perfect for couples who want to sparkle in platinum on their wedding day, those who want to renew their vows on their anniversary or for those who simply want to express their love for each other. The duo platinum bands represent bonds of eternal love. The “his and her” ring set is priced at 5999 AED only.

The other offering from the Pure Platinum Collection is a half carat certified diamond solitaire ring set in platinum which can be bought for 3999 AED only.

“Anyone in love who is looking for eternal investment would find Tiffany Nature Dragonfly disc pendant as the best metal for their money. It is of higher quality, stronger and more scratch-resistant. It also doesn’t require plating so it will retain its look forever,” said Karim Merchant, CEO and Managing Director, Pure Gold Jewellers.

Generally 95 percent pure, platinum jewellery is the right choice for people who are sensitive to other metals. Its pure white luster will help enhance the true brilliance of diamonds and hold stones securely in their settings.

“Platinum is a unique metal known to be an emblem for strength and purity. Because of its fine characteristics, platinum is a perfect symbol for togetherness and a lifetime investment and is now available at never before prices at our outlets,” added Merchant.

The new Pure Platinum Jewellery collections are Tiffany Nature Dragonfly pendant in house and exclusive for all those who understand the true value of the metal. The Pure Platinum Collection is now available at all Pure Gold outlets in the UAE and GCC.

India-made Anant diamond jewellery to sparkle in W Asia

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The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) will soon show-case its recently tiffany launched Anant diamond jewellery with the ‘Made-in-India’ tag in West Asia. The move follows encouraging response for Anant in the domestic market.

Mr Sanjay Kothari, convenor of promotion, marketing and business development at GJEPC, said, “We wanted to introduce Anant in Dubai by April, but it has been delayed due to the recent financial crisis in Dubai. It would now be launched in July.” The Council has already spent Rs 9 crore on various promotional activities including advertisements and refurbishing retailers’ outlets to highlight the brand.

Actor Sonam Kapoor has also been roped in as a brand ambassador, said Mr Kothari.

Retailers stand to gain as the Council will take care of promotional expenses.

RS 11-CR CORPUS GJEPC formed a corpus of Rs 11 crore, with retailers chipping in with Rs four money clips lakh each, and manufacturers Rs 10 lakh each while the Council itself set aside Rs 2 crore for the promotional activities.

The Council in September had taken upon itself to promote diamond jewellery after De Beers cut its promotional activities in the country, said Mr Kothari.

GJEPC created a new brand Anant Diamond Jewellery by bringing together top 100 retail jewellers including GRT, Khazana Jewellers, Joy Alukkas, Reliance, Tanishq, Orra, TBZ, Rio Tinto, Anmol Jewellers and Carbon.

With the gold prices rising, many people are now considering the single line Anant Diamond jewellery to offer as gift, said a Mumbai- based jeweller.

DIAMOND SHORTAGE Rough diamond prices have risen sharply in the past few months after most miners pendants such as De Beers, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Alrosa cut their production following the economic downturn and financial constraints. De Beers recently revealed that it has reduced its first quarter production by almost 90 per cent in 2009.

The De Beers Diamond Trading Company (DTC) has raised the prices of rough diamonds by about five and 10 per cent since March this year, said a Mumbai-based jeweller. Most of the DTC’s Indian sightholders were the worst-affected as prices of smaller roughs being supplied to the Indian market were raised between 3 and 7 per cent. Surat, the hub for diamond processing, imports about Rs 30,000 crore worth of roughs per annum, with De Beers supplying about 60 per cent.

Damas unfurls exclusive Hysek watches launched during Baselworld Avant

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Damas, the leading international jewellery retailer in the Middle East, unfurls the exclusive Hysek timepieces in Dubai which were launched during Baselworld recently. Hysek has always been an avant-gardist and atypical brand which heckles and dares the difference. Its philosophy is to imagine and create objects with strong personalities which ally a refine and high-tech style for customers eager to own singular objects.

Commenting on the latest brand, Tawhid Abdullah, Managing Director of Damas, raved: “The brand Hysek is recognised for its creativity and exclusive typology which has enriched the traditional sector of the Swiss watchmaking industry. The Hysek concept is characterised by very creative models, with singular and distinctive cases. The brand has created its own manufacture and introduced its first tourbillon with amazing features at Baselworld this year. Thus we are proud to bring the same stunning collection to Dubai which will surely please watch collectors and connoisseur.”

The main features of the Hysek identity are not only the dial displaying numbers 1-5-7-11, but also the fold-over buckle, and exclusive design of the brand in perfect harmony with the case. This year the brand has introduced six new lines with a strong design which reflects Hysek spirit, superior identity and a unique personality.

Abyss TourbillonHysek’s Abyss Tourbillon – a complicated watch is introduced this year. This model is a visual and technical marvel and presents a power reserve and a big date. The date’s disc is visible behind a marvelous sapphire dial which covers half of the tourbillon, housed in a splendid case in titanium. It comes in the limited edition of 30 pieces.

Abyss Dual Time Limited EditionThis model presents a double GMT, the horns, crown protection and bezel blocking system are in titanium and the unique dials stamped with Hysek impress providing a more sportive touch to the watch. The bezels show the city’s name fitting with the time zone thanks to a simple adjustment. Three versions in gold and titanium, titanium and gold set with diamonds or bicolore and titanium will seduce those who are in search of exclusivity and refinement.

Abyss Second RetrogradeThis model is a new variation of the Abyss Explorer. You can read the seconds thanks to a retrograde needle on a 60 seconds counter situated at 6 o’clock and a big date at 12 o’clock. This piece with a strong character has a bezel in black PVD with polished figures and decorative lines. It is available in rose gold, steel or bicolour.

The three exclusively feminine models are Abyss H, 10 Quartz and Duna. Abyss H is a big date watch. Its dial is set with diamonds and a bezel in black PVD. The 10 Quartz claims to seduce a less demanding public though they long for design and unique objects. The elegant and refined Duna model is fit to wear at all occasions. The new version is smaller in size and more discrete but more glamorous. The model will be available in steel and gold.

ColossoAs hanged up in wheels Milky Way, a three dimensions earth of 12mm diameters at 12 o’clock turns itself in 24 hours and can be set at the local time or at the GMT time. The precious minute repeater mechanism is set in an extraordinary complicated case.

FurtifThis exceptional model has a sapphire glass suspended to the case which gives the impression of wavering. A manual winding tourbillon it is decorated and hand engraved with a 18k gold frame bridge which reminds on of the brand’s historical background.

VKing HesperosThe name ‘Hesperos’ finds its inspiration in the Greek mythology meaning ‘The God of Time’ and thus it enriches Hysek’s complication offer. This dual time GMT retrograde tourbillon allies the excellence and refinement of the Swiss traditional watch-making and offers a unique design and personality in line with Hysek’s style. A sapphire glass situated at the backside of the watch allows one to observe its mechanism.

The exclusive collection of Hysek watches is available at Damas Les Exclusive Boutiques in Saks Fifth Avenue, Burjuman; Burj Al Arab, Mall of the Emirates, City Centre, Wafi City, Emirates Towers, Festival City, Madinat Jumeirah and Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi.

About Damas:The journey of Damas began in 1907, and today it has grown from a UAE based company into a global fashion and jewellery network spanning UK, Italy, Libya, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Maldives, India, Lebanon, and throughout the GCC countries with about 400 sales points worldwide. Damas houses internationally acclaimed jewellery and watch brands such as Tiffany & Co., Mikimoto, Daniel K, Gucci, Faberge, Carrera y Carrera, Paspaley, Pasquale Bruni, Roberto Coin, Fope, Chronoswiss, Parmigiani, Perrelet, Quinting, Montega, Frederique Constant, among many others. The innovative in-house collections include the majestic Bridal jewellery, exclusive jewellery brands such as Boudoor, Hayati, Riwaya, Jawaher, Farasha, Fairouz, Harmony, Farfasha, Al Manthura; watch brands Varotti and Aquamarin; and a wide range of other classic and contemporary jewellery and watch collections. Quality consciousness, inspirational leadership and international reputation have led Damas to win prestigious awards including the exclusive De Beers Award 2000, 2004 and 2007 for jewellery design.

VOGUE to Partner With The Bellevue Collection to Present Front Row Fashion Runway Show at Fashion Week ’09

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The Bellevue Collection announces today a collaboration with the recognized authority in haute fashion coverage, Vogue magazine, for Fashion Week ’09, September 29 – October 4, 2009. In addition to a special Vogue fashion presentation, this fourth annual event will include proven favorites such as the Nordstrom Fall Fashion Show, a runway show by David Lawrence showcasing Italian designer fashions, a cutting edge hair and fashion show by 7 Salon and Zebraclub, and VIP Shopping Night at The Bellevue Collection.

New this year is Front Row Fashion presented by Vogue, a spectacular runway show designed and executed by Vogue magazine with fashions from The Bellevue Collection. This exclusive presentation will bring the fall trends straight from the pages of Vogue to Bellevue’s Fashion Week runway. Special guest, Anne Vincent, director of merchandising for Vogue, will share the must-haves for fall.

In addition, Lincoln Square Cinemas will be the site of the greater Seattle/Eastside director’s screening of the new documentary The September Issue. Offering unprecedented access into the making of the world’s most famous fashion magazine, The September Issue illustrates Vogue’s extraordinary influence on fashion, culture and on the market. The debut will be followed by a special Q & A reception with Director R. J. Cutler.

“With all of the new luxury brands choosing to open at The Bellevue Collection (Burberry, Michael Kors, 7 For All Mankind, Hugo Boss, True Religion) plus the broad collection of haute designers featured at Nordstrom and boutiques like David Lawrence and Mercer, partnering with Vogue to present our major fashion event was a perfect match,” says Jennifer Leavitt, vice president of marketing, Kemper Development Company (KDC), owners of The Bellevue Collection. “This partnership speaks to the affluence, sophistication and fashionable sensibility of our core customers. We are ecstatic to be able to bring Vogue to the Northwest for Fashion Week at The Collection.”

Anne Vincent, who has been with the business side of Vogue for eight years spearheading events, presenting fashion and beauty trends and serving as TV spokeswoman will be on hand for media interviews.

Major events planned for Fashion Week ’09 are as follows:

Sept. 29 The September Issue Special Screening with director R.J.

Cutler, Lincoln Square Cinemas

Sept. 30: Nordstrom Fall Fashion Show, Hyatt Regency Bellevue

Oct. 1: Italia: Life in ‘I’ Style presented by David Lawrence and the

Italian Trade Commission, Hyatt Regency Bellevue

Oct 2 Sweat and Spice Spectacular, lululemon athletica, Hyatt

Regency Bellevue

Oct. 3: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Tiffany & Co. at Bellevue Square

Front Row Fashion Presented by Vogue, featuring Anne Vincent,

Vogue magazine, Hyatt Regency Bellevue

VIP Shopping Night at The Bellevue Collection, featuring a

host of exclusive offers from stores throughout The

Collection.

Oct. 4: Urban Blowout, cutting edge hair meets cutting edge fashion,

7 Salon and Zebraclub, Hyatt Regency Bellevue

THE JEWELRY AND SILVER of F. WALTER LAWRENCE

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Lawrence was bom in Baltimore on November 2, 1864, one of thirteen children, to France La Fayette (1824-1885) and Hannah Rebecca Lawrence (nee Thomas; 1829-1915).2 In 1880, when he was sixteen, the family moved to Newark, New Jersey, where Frank Lawrence learned the rudiments of designing and fabricating jewelry. Obituaries state that he apprenticed with Durand and Company (1869-1936), a prominent jewelry manufacturer in Newark; the silver firm Howard and Company (c. 1866 – c. 1922) in New York City; and Jaques and Marcus (c. 1882-1892), a maker and retailer in New York City. One source states that he “apprenticed himself, purposely working at the bench that he might physically learn the creative art of the jewelry trade.”3 In 1883 he was listed in the Newark city directories as “jeweler” at 12 Centre Street. In 1889 he established his first business in Newark under his full name at the above location,4 but it is not known what type of jewelry he was making.

On April 19, 1893, Lawrence married Bertha Baldwin (1866-1930).5 They had one son, Walter Baldwin Lawrence (1895-1956).6 In 1894 Lawrence moved his business to 857 Broadway in New York City, where he was listed in the city directory under “jewelry” and residing at 4 West Ninety-fifth Street. he must have been quite well established in the field by this time, for he was among the guests at the twentieth annual banquet of the New York Jewelers’ Association held at Delmonicos on November 15, 1894. This event was attended by prominent jewelers and silver makers in the New York City region, including George W. Shiebler (1846-1920), George Krementz (1837-1918) from Krementz and Company (1869-present) in Newark, and George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932), the prominent gem expert at Tiffany and Company (1837-present) in New York City.7

In 1898 Lawrence opened his first jewelry salon at 41 Union Square.8 he called the business F. Walter Lawrence and remained at this location until he moved to 322 Fifth Avenue in 1905, according to the city directory. In 1915 he moved to the Harriman Building at 527 Fifth Avenue, Room 706. all of his jewelry and silverware is marked “F.W.L.,” “F. w. LAWRENCE,” Or “p. WALTER LAWRENCE.”

Lawrence often adapted the motifs and trends of the jewelry and silver being produced at the turn of the century. he mounted gemstones in collet settings (the stone is completely surrounded by the setting), a technique based on the arts and crafts style made popular in England by Charles Robert Ashbee (1863 -1942), and Arthur Joseph Gaskin (1862-1928) and his wife Georgie Gaskin (1866-1934). From Marcus and Company (1892-before 1950) in New York City, he borrowed the technique of pearling, which, in fact, had been perfected by Charles Osborne (1847-1920) when he was a silver designer for Tiffany and Company and later for the Whiting Manufacturing Company (1840-1926) in Providence, Rhode Island.

The first known piece of jewelry by Lawrence, the ring in Plate IV, which dates to 1901, utilizes both of the above techniques. It was specially designed for a client and bears the initials “MP” worked into the braidlike pattern on the back of the shank, along with the dates 1851 and 1901, on either side of the shank near the stone, suggesting the ring was a fiftieth birthday present. Six diamonds in collet settings serve as the “prongs” to hold the hessonite garnet in place. The gold mounting is decorated with pearling and designed in a spiral pattern that has been heavily chased to give the effect of octopus tentacles. An amethyst and diamond brooch from the same period (Pl. Ill) is designed along similar lines but is finished in a more dramatic manner with the upper part of the octopus-like tentacles ending in small halfround pearl-like elements and the far ends of the tentacles terminating in diamonds in collet settings.

This curvilinear style could be called the American version of art nouveau, a less exuberant expression of the whiplash line of French art nouveau. On the brooch in Plate II the chased gold mount in the pearling style is set with a star sapphire within a scrolling border. Two white opals are set at either end of the brooch, their bluish coloration picked up in the four Montana sapphires9 and their greenish tones in the demantoid garnets. For the next several years, Lawrence continued to work in this style, adapting it to form an interlacing design on a ring set with a cabochon emerald.10

By 1903 Lawrence was creating a new style of jewelry that incorporated baroque pearls from the Mississippi River (see Pl. V). He wrote in Town and Country that the neck ornament illustrated here is an example of “the apt use of these mal-formed pearls as sails on the little galley.”11 The sails on the four galleys on the side panels are made up of dogtooth hinge pearls, while the billowing sail on the galleon in the central plaque is a large baroque pearl.12 The nautical motif continues in the dolphins surrounding the central plaque and in the cattails and scallop shells on either side of the flanking panels and on the clasp. The gold has been hammered to give it the soft, handwrought appearance characteristic of most of Lawrences early jewelry.

Lawrence exhibited this neck ornament at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition of Art Craftsmanship at arts clubs in Syracuse and Rochester, New York, in 1903, along with jewelry incorporating Cyprian or Phoenician dass “taken from the tombs throughout Syria, where it has lain for centuries.”13 The fragments of ancient cups, bowls, and bottles had “a wonderful iridescence” from their long burial.14 The fragments were found in the ancient city of Jerusalem and imported into this country by Ayeez Kayat.15 Other objects in Ms exhibit were a vinaigrette of which the body was an ancient tear bottle; a buckle and a ring, each with an Egyptian head; a scarf pin with the head of Cleopatra; a sphinx brooch; an Egyptian boat; and a desert scene in a frame decorated with a caravan, pyramids, and palm and lotus trees. The background of the scene was formed from a slightly concave piece of glass so that, when held at different angles, it imitated the “sunset behind the Pyramids.”16