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Diplomat Dawes. Upon the backstage scene appeared Charles Gates Dawes, Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. London had altered his standardized attire: a batwing collar replaced the well-known high turndown with V-opening; in place of the famed, florid hand-sewn neckties made by an old...
When the 13 U. S. citizens comprising the original Millspaugh Mission arrived in Teheran, five years ago, each one wisely clapped upon his head a Persian variant of the fez, then put on over his business suit a long, ornate Persian robe. The 100% Persian effect of this costume was...
Cruising, cruising, the U. S. fleet (TIME, July 13) steamed on and came to Pago, Pago,* Samoa. Anchors were tripped. The first lap of the journey to Australia was completed. Refueling was undertaken, and again the fleet took to the high seas. The voyage from Hawaii to Samoa was broken...