quite respectable; but they preferred to keep to themselves. Medora Manson, in her prosperous days, had inaugurated a \"literary salon\"; but it had soon died out owing to the reluctance of the literary to frequent it.
Others had made the same attempt, and there was a household of Blenkers—an intense and voluble mother, and three blowsy daughters who imitated her—where one met Edwin Booth and Patti and William Winter, and the new Shakespearian actor George Rignold,
quite respectable; but they preferred to keep to themselves. Medora Manson, in her prosperous days, had inaugurated a \"literary salon\"; but it had soon died out owing to the reluctance of the literary to frequent it.
Others had made the same attempt, and there was a household of Blenkers—an intense and voluble mother, and three blowsy daughters who imitated her—where one met Edwin Booth and Patti and William Winter, and the new Shakespearian actor George Rignold,
