Word: francisca
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...father to the registrar, who presently set down her name: Margriet Francisco-Margriet for "daisy." On the cushion was affixed a daisy-shaped jewel sent from London by Grandmother Queen Wilhelmina. Doubtless fixed in the minds of secretly celebrating burghers in The Netherlands was the meaning of Francisca, which is "free...
Married. Dom Duarte Nuño, 35, Austrian-born-and-educated pretender to the throne of Portugal; and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans and Braganza, 28, his remote cousin, great granddaughter of the late Dom Pedro II, second and last Emperor of Brazil; in Petropolis, Brazilian summer resort founded by her family. Dom Duarte has never lived in Portugal. His grandfather was Dom Miguel I, deposed as King of Portugal in 1834. Among the bride's wedding presents: a $15,000 aquamarine and platinum necklace...
...ladies who assisted the Deutscher Verein in the play were charming. The Queen, Miss Muensterberg, was remarkable, playing her part with a noble reserve. The Princess, Miss Tyng, and Fraulein von Sonnsfeld, Miss Monossowitch, played well together, and reminded one strongly of Minna von Barnhelm and Francisca in Lessing's play which was produced by the Deutscher Verein last year. In the last act, Miss Holden, as Frau von Holzendorf, was very charming. The "Tabakskollegium" of Friedrich Wilhelm I was very well done, and the atmosphere of the low studded room was made impressive by the candlelight...
...cast has been revised and is now as follows: Don Diego, M. H. Woolman sC. Don Carlos, W. Horn '09 Simon, R. H. Lord '06 Calamocha, E. F. Schwarzenberg 1L Dona Irene, S. M. Waxman '07 Dona Francisca, T. Murdoch, Jr., '06 Rita, G. E. Hyde...
...being held regularly under the direction of Mr. Emslie of the Boston Spanish Club. The final assignment of parts is as follows: Don Diego G.Rivera '09 Don Carlos J.A.S. Johnson 2L. Simon, R.H.Lord '06 Calamocha, E.F. Schwarzenburg 1L. W. Horn '09 Dona Irene, S.M. Waxman '07 Dona Francisca, J. Murdoch '06 Rita, G.E. Hyde...