Word: bistro
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...them was a childhood memory: his father had once ordered an enormous red divan for his Paris bistro, hoping to attract a fancier clientele. When it arrived, it was too big for the bistro, so his father punched a hole in the wall of Roland's adjoining bedroom to make it fit. At night, young Roland could see a little into the cafe; he remembered particularly one regular customer, a "beautiful woman," of whom he could seldom see more than a white arm and shoulder. Another idea in Petit's head came from watching a performance of South...
John Cronin, proprietor of the local bistro, said last night that he doesn't see how his business could be construed as being in competition with the Parker Place. "They're two entirely different businesses," Cronin said...
...three. Much more important, he thinks, is that through him the greater part of the village has lost its hostility to the church and is increasingly dubious of Communist propaganda. A typical example of Mission de France work is Father Baudry's conquest of Lulu's bistro...
...offers advice or joins serious discussions only when others take the initiative. "There's no question of converting these people except in rare cases," says Father Baudry. "If I tried to do that, doors would be closed to me. But the people in Madame Lulu's bistro are infinitely nearer God than they were four years...