Word: boyish
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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They did, at least, in last week's outstanding primary election, in Wisconsin. There, the so-called Progressive Republicans, led by boyish Senator Robert Marion ("Young Bob") La Follette, amiable son of a fiery father, won all the important nominations-including the Youngest Senator's renomination-except for the Governorship. That was won by Walter Jodok Kohler, affluent maker of plumbing fixtures, builder of a "model" village (Kohler, Wis.), father of grown sons, flyer of a speedy airplane, regent of the State University, adherent of Nominee Hoover. The La Follette candidate, U. S. Representative Joseph D. Beck...
...every one, let them look at him, talk to him, ask him questions. A North Dakota contingent, led by Prohibition Administrator John N. Hagen, was assured that Hooverism is extremely Dry. (North Dakota lately voted within 5,000 of repealing its longtime State enforcement law.) North Dakota's boyish Senator Gerald P. Nye was there and, though the Nominee declined to commit himself to an extra session of Congress for Farm Relief, Senator Nye announced: "I was in doubt before Hoover's acceptance speech, but he has talked frankly. I find it my duty to support...
...Amiable, boyish Percy Aldrich Grainger, 46, was sternly rehearsing the Hollywood Bowl symphony orchestra. He was for the first time in his life to do three things at Hollywood this week, and he must do each with éclat. The Hollywood crowd, although it pays only 25? a seat, is exigent. The last week in July they jeered and cat-called at soloist Aaron Copland because they did not like his Jazz Concerto. That must not happen to Percy Aldridge Grainger...
Chanel. The fame of Gabrielle ("Coco") Chanel has waxed since the War. Sweaters have made her name and her fortune, the light, boyish sweaters which form the sports costume of many an American and English woman. The story of Gabrielle is shrouded in mystery. Some say she is of Basque origin, the daughter of a peasant. Others declare her youth was spent in Marseilles, where the jerseys of sailors gave her the idea for the emancipated woman's golfing costume. Even today she is something of an enigma to gossip-loving Paris. "Coco" Chanel is not beautiful...
Premet. More than 1,000,000 women are said to have worn the boyish black gown, with white collars and cuffs, which went by the name of La Garconne. It was the House of Premet which invented La Garconne to ride the wave of the novel's popularity. Madame Charlotte, the present head of the house, is herself one of the most beautiful women in Paris, with mauve hair which has an interesting history...