Above the Forties—farther out from the fashionable center of the city.
Mr. Luther Burbank’s...prodigies—students of Luther Burbank (1849–1926), an American plant breeder and horticulturist.
chemisette—a detachable shirt front formerly worn by women to fill in the neckline of a dress.
Josephine look—a gown in the style of the first French Empire (1804–1815) named after Napoleon’s wife, Josephine, empress of France (1804–1809); with a short waist, decollette bodice, flowing skirt, and short, puffed sleeves.
