Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dynes, ex-Lord Privy Seal in the late Labor Cabinet, called the attention of the House to what a Conservative member subsequently agreed was a "vulgar display of luxury" by so-called "high society." Actually Mr. Clynes was attacking London's last social season, the most brilliant since the War. Said he: "There were never such dinners, never such parties, never such dancing, never such dressing and jewelry...
...been discredited, and other guesses made, but the collection of photographs has grown year by year, so that Evolutionists can no longer regard the trip itself as a guess. Mr. Darwin, who Mr. Bryan regarded as a leading authority on Evolution, is looked upon by scientists as only a brilliant pioneer- no more of an authority on Evolution than Benjamin Franklin (pioneer in knowledge of electricity) is today an authority on electricity...
...town house in St. James's Square, Lady Astor gave one of her brilliant dinners, followed by one of her equally brilliant dances. Her guests were, as usual, a mixed lot. Present were...
...father, Abdul Hamid, was one of the astutest and most brilliant of the 36 rulers of the Turkish House of Osman. Had he been less brilliant, the Young Turks might not have thrown him into prison...
...Abdul Kadir, was also brilliant, and his radiance attracted more ladies than even a self-respecting Turk allowed in his harem. After his father was banished to a luxurious prison in what is now Greece, Abdul Kadir migrated to Budapest where women, wine and Tsigane music swelled his collection of unpaid bills. He married the Hungarian equivalent of a Ziegfeld Follies beauty, but eventually abandoned her and the small, red heir to which she had just given birth. A few days later the Prince walked into a Budapest court in answer to a summons. The police were amazed. Further investigations...