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Open book Julia Newberry diary, 1869-1871

Title Julia Newberry's diary

Creator Newberry, Julia Rosa, 1853-1876

Date 1869-1871

Place Illinois--Chicago, United States, Europe

Language English

Subjects Women

Extent 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Format Diaries, Biographies, Manuscripts

User-Contributed Transcription (139 The style in which girls at the present time try to captivate young-men, is certainly peculiar! It appears to me, that a nice young girl, well born, & well bred, should under all circumstances be lady-like & reserved. - She may be lively, & yet dignified, pretty & not affected, & clever without appearing conscious of it. If a girl knows that she possesses any particular thing, which makes her attractive, it is far better to let other people find it out, that to continually remind them of it. - All girls like to be admired, & to receive attention; but if they can not obtain it, without running after the men, they had much better do without. There are very few young men, who can resist the temptation to amuse themselves, by making a giddy girl do & say foolish things; they will dance attendance on her, & pretend to approve, that which they secretly dispise but at the same time

Transcription Status Completed

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

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Call Number VAULT Case MS 4A 31

BibID 995745818805867

Projects Tag Creating Shakespeare

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1815px × 2555px 13.28 MB

File Created 10/01/2024

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Unique Identifier NL12JBVW

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