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...Father of Halitosis.' " Today, thanks to impish Gerard Barnes Lambert, the world is full of youngsters to whom the pre-halitosis world must seem as remote as that of Chaucer's Wife of Bath. Soon, only toothless oldsters will remain to tell of a time when every bridesmaid took her breath in her stride and no man, wanting the truth, went to a child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Father of Halitosis | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

Closest competition came from Long Island's Carol Heiss, 16. Blonde pony tail flying, she missed out by the narrowest of margins in the rigid requirements of school figures. "We call her the bridesmaid," said Carol's disappointed mother. "Always second to Tenley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Saving Skates | 2/13/1956 | See Source »

Thirty odd years of frustrated desire Waiting for senior men to retire. Assistant, adviser, consultant and guide. Always the bridesmaid-Never the Bride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Always the Bridesmaid | 8/23/1954 | See Source »

...time, and lost only three matches in both positions. His doubles partner, Don Bossart, did even better playing sixth singles; Bossart lost only one doubles and one singles match all year, both to tennis-loaded Princeton. Barnaby now knows how swimming coach Hal Ulen feels about always being bridesmaid to the best team in the East...

Author: By Jere Broh-kahn, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 5/22/1952 | See Source »

That year the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League was formed, and Kiphuth's Yale swimmers started competing in it. Since then Harvard has played bridesmaid more often than either Fred Wilt...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 3/6/1952 | See Source »

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