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AMONG GENTLE LEIDEN'S LURES: PILGRIMS AND REMBRANDT
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LEIDEN, the Netherlands The Pilgrims lived here for 11 years
before boarding the Mayflower in 1620, Rembrandt was born and grew up
here around the same time, and today it is as pretty a city as you
will find in the Netherlands.
But Leiden (LYE-d'n) a historic university town 30 minutes from
Amsterdam, remains overshadowed by the capital.
That's not to say ignored. On Thursday, 500-plus Americans, mostly
expatriates and US soldiers stationed in Germany, are expected to
attend noontime Thanksgiving services at Pieterskerk (Peter's
Church), as they do every year. It was here that many Pilgrims ...
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[ As Topeka was celebrating its centennial in 1954,... ]
Newspaper article from: The Topeka
; ...edition on June 6, 1954. Kansas women looked to Louis Godey for fashions A man in Philadelphia may have had a...men in the territory combined. The man's name was Louis Antoine Godey, and he published the first women's periodical...
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News Q&A: Roundup. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...What was the first women's magazine published in the United States? A. The first was ``Godey's Ladies Book,'' founded by Louis Antoine Godey (1804-1878). The magazine, first published in 1830, focused on women's fashions and...
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DRESS DESIGNER'S SKILLS EARN STUDY TRIP TO PARIS
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News
; ...wanted to change." Growing up, Clarke said she was fascinated by the late 19th century and admired prints by Louis Antoine Godey, an American editor and publisher who created a women's fashion magazine. The era was noted for dresses with...
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