Word: maidens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Maiden, Mass...
...They, however, find their lot still less independent than in New Amsterdam and soon return. With the aid of the Fairy Godmother they once more reappear at the beginning of the third act in New Amsterdam. They take with them a Harvard student who is captivated by a Dutch maiden. The Burgermeister, distressed at the absence of his entire community, welcomes them with open arms. A fete is given in their honor and once more peace reigns...
...bamboo tree overtops all the rest of the plants. One fern which was brought from Australia some years ago now measures over four feet in diameter at the base. Among the smaller ferns are very beautiful specimens of the golden and the silver ferns and many varieties of the maiden hair fern...
...atmosphere is distinctly Spanish. The plot hangs on the ardent love of the young Alcayde for a fair maiden, the ward of the stern and pompous Grand Inquisitor of Seville. The latter dignitary has many schemes of his own which he puts into execution at the expense of the poor Alcayde, but not without involving himself in serious complications. The reckless projects of a wandering gypsy are accountable for a general misunderstanding on the part of all and cause grave difficulties before matters are finally straightened out. Spanish peasants, gypsies and Moors give the action a picturesque surrounding...
...luckily for his protegees, his opportunities to carry out this benevolent plan are many, for the young lady pupils of Minerva Academy - in which he is an instructor - are all in love with the young men in a neighboring college, and the principal of the seminary - an elderly maiden named Zenobia Tropics - very naturally does not approve of moonlight strolls and the customary flirtations usually indulged in by boarding-school misses...