In addition to our Large, Fresh and Complete Assortment of LADIES' KID GLOVES, VIENNA AND PARIS LEATHER GOODS, PLUSH TRIMMED CLOAKS & DOLMANS, ENGLISH WRAPS AND SHAWLS, FANCY HOSIERY FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN, A Beautiful Line of Lace Goods, Fichus, Long Scarfs, Handkerchiefs, Barbes, etc, of the very latest designs."––San Francisco Chronicle, 1880 Laura watched impatiently as Kitty Blaine flicked through the pages of the Third Reader, deciding what essay she should use on Monday to demonstrate the rules regarding commas. This would be the first time Kitty had taught the seventh-grade class on her own, and she was obviously nervous. Laura had surprised herself when she agreed to let Kitty come to visit her on a Saturday. Sitting next to her on the settee in the boarding house’s formal parlor, watching Kitty dither between two different essay choices, she was beginning to regret the impulse. Laura poured herself another cup of tea and looked around the room, wondering what Kitty thought of her surroundings.
