Sapphira and the Slave Girl
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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1995
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Sapphira and the Slave Girl, novel by
Willa Cather, published in 1940.
Recalling a story current during her Virginia childhood, the author describes events that occurred in the neighborhood in 1856. The pious miller, Henry Colbert, is unusually kind to a beautiful mulatto slave, Nancy Till, illegitimate daughter of a white artist and a black servant. His invalid wife, Sapphira, groundlessly jealous, persecutes the girl in various subtle ways, finally inviting a philandering nephew for a visit and encouraging him to seduce Nancy. The girl resists, placing herself under the protection of the Colberts' widowed daughter, Rachel Blake, who secretly helps her to escape to Canada by way of the Underground Railroad. Sapphira, already estranged from her generous, humanitarian daughter by her own pride and gentility, suspects the source of the plot and refuses to recognize Mrs. Blake until the death of a beloved grandchild causes a formal reconciliation. Twenty‐five years later Nancy returns to visit her mother and Mrs. Blake, and impresses them by the poise she has acquired through her experiences as a housekeeper for a wealthy Canadian family.
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Mohair: girding for end of subsidy. (phase out of the Wool Act)
Magazine article from: WWD; 10/18/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Miller, fall's fashions are full of mohair. However, the phaseout of the Wool Act...cloud over the fiber's future. While mohair prices have risen dramatically over the...has subsidized the domestic wool and mohair industry since 1954. "For now, we are...
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Mohair plays the world. (Mohair Council of America)
Magazine article from: WWD; 4/17/1990; ; 700+ words
; Mohair Plays the World NEW YORK - American mohair ranchers, who already export 95 percent of their clip, are...international flavor of their world markets. "Most American mohair now goes to Great Britain and Italy - the biggest users - followed...
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Mohair fluffs up order pads. (fall collections feature numerous clothing and accessories of mohair)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/14/1994; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- The starring role that mohair took in the fall designer collections here is...Most of the action is said to be in blends of mohair with wool, because of the lower cost. Mohair was shown on the runways in such looks as cropped...
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Mohair lightens up. (mohair fabric for jackets, suits and coats)
Magazine article from: WWD; 1/22/1991; ; 700+ words
; Mohair Lightens Up NEW YORK -- Suiting, jacket and coating mohair fabrics are going light -- moving from the 13- to 14...suiting plaids and, in blends, 13-ounce wool and kid mohair melton coating," said Madeline Daddiego, director...
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Mohair pickup. (increase in the use of mohair in women's apparel)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/16/1992; ; 700+ words
; SAN ANTONIO -- The use of mohair in women's apparel is starting to...said members of the International Mohair Association meeting here last week...now seeing an improvement in sales of mohair products in several markets," said...
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Mohair business seen improving worldwide. (International Mohair Association sees growing demand for mohair)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 6/25/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...in the demand, sales and production of mohair during the past year was reported at a recent International Mohair Association conference in San Antonio...delegates were optimistic on the future of the mohair growing industry, and satisfactory demand...
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MOHAIR TAKES AIMS AT A NEW ERA.
Magazine article from: WWD; 9/23/1997; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Mohair is ready to break out of its traditional luxury niche and take...marketing and product development program called "21st-Century Mohair," introduced by the Mohair Council, is a broad-based attempt to put mohair squarely...
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Mohair makes domestic move. (Mohair Council) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: WWD; 10/13/1992; 700+ words
; NEW YORK - "We feel mohair can ride the crest of the natural fiber...Daddiego, director of promotion for the Mohair Council here, which promotes growing...hasn't exactly been boom times for mohair in the U.S. in recent years, she...
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MOHAIR // Fabric gives designers that warm, fuzzy feeling for the autumn season
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/16/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...lustrous quality about it. In recent years mohair has been associated mostly with cozy hand...fluffy, bulkier materials such as boucle, mohair and velour. Fuzzy fabrics also have a...took the most luxurious approach with mohair boleros and evening coats hand-embroidered...
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Mohair Preparation Seminar slated for March 27-28.
M2 Presswire; 3/23/2000; 700+ words
; ...March 2000-TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Mohair Preparation Seminar slated for March 27...proper procedure for grading and packaging mohair should mark their calendars now for a special Mohair Preparation Seminar set for March 27-28...
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mohair
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mohair hair of the Angora goat or a large group of fabrics made from it, either...is bred in other lands, e.g., the SW United States and South Africa. Mohair is cool, firm, and resistant to dust and moisture. The fiber is especially...
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SIC 2231 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...wholly or chiefly by weight of wool, mohair, or similar animal fibers; dyeing and...producing broadwoven fabrics of wool, mohair, or similar animal fiber in 2000, according...determined by the fabric's intended end use. Mohair and other animal fibers were processed...
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astrakhan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...resemble real astrakhan. The cloth is woven on a cotton base entirely covered by a pile of closely curled mohair. Before being woven the mohair is wound on spindles and steamed to produce a tight, permanent curl.
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moire
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
moire watered mohair, (later) watered silk. XVII. — F. moire — Eng. MOHAIR . Also moiré watered. XIX. — F. moiré , pp. of moirer give a watered appearance to.
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Teddy Bear
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...hunched back like a real bear. She cut a pattern out of brown mohair pile fabric and created a bear whose head, arms, and legs...teddy bears were made (on both sides of the Atlantic) with mohair fabric "fur" that was commonly used for upholstery, black...
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