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.
There were a lot of problems that arose during the Gilded Age. Let us look at three of them here. Corruption in government. This was a time in which big businesses came to dominate the economy. They also came to have a tremendous influence on government.