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Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Howard was an American opera singer, actress, and writer, known for her work both on stage and in print. She had a vibrant career as a mezzo-soprano with the Metropolitan Opera before transitioning to acting in films and later pursuing writing. Howard authored insightful books such as "Confessions of an Opera Singer" and "Clothes and the Woman," where she shared her experiences and offered practical advice on style and personal presentation. Her writing, especially about fashion and etiquette, reflected her keen observations of society and became widely popular in early 20th-century American culture.
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CHAPTER I THE WAY IT ALL HAPPENED I WAS very young and I was engaged to be married. We had just lost our money in rather dramatic fashion, and we were all doing what we could to supply the sudden deficit. My sister began to prepare herself to be a teacher, my brother left his boarding school and came home to go into a friend's office, and I—well, I accepted the hand and heart of the young man in...
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