The macron is represented as a short horizontal line placed directly over the vowel that should be pronounced with a long sound. For example, in a dictionary the word ate would be displayed with a macron above the a and the word evil would be displayed with a macron above the e.
Bon AppÃ©tit: Food & Dining in Gilded Age Mansions. Featuring 19th century dining tastes and trends, in addition to behind-the-scenes activities of domestic servants in a Gilded Age mansion.
Urbanization. The Gilded Age saw the United States shift from an agricultural to an urban, industrial society, as millions of Americans flocked to cities in the postâCivil War era.Nearly 40 percent of Americans lived in urbanized areas by 1900, as opposed to 20 percent in 1860.rbanization. The Gilded Age saw the United States shift from an agricultural to an urban, industrial society, as millions of Americans flocked to cities in the postâCivil War era.