Word: chatter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Voyage. Jolly ship-news reporters welcomed home to Hoboken last week the U. S. liner Republic. Promptly they smelled a delicious story of bourgeoisie abroad. The stewards, deckhands, pursers, eager to chatter, reported that for 51 days they had been nursing a party of middle-western ministers to and from the Holy Land. Gossip insisted: that the ministers had conducted five religious services a day; that none of the ministers had "tipped" during or after the voyage; that several passengers refused to leave the ship because it had returned home one day sooner than the contract called for; that cabins...
...central figure is an elderly English novelist off for a holiday in Venice. In the surrounding group are his recently acquired mistress; an effusive lady novelist; a direct descendant of Casanova; a lean clergyman and his equally bewildered wife?plus one or two minor folk. These chatter aimlessly about love and its various imitations. The lady novelist falls into the canal...
...true that the majority of players do not enjoy the game, it is mere idle chatter to speak of modern college football as a sport. It is sport for the spectators, and it is sport for the professional coach who plays his team against a rival coach. But of these I shall write in another communication. And I will try to answer the more important question which the Bulletin asked in its last number: What is the remedy? --if a remedy is really wanted...
About "Old Diplomacy": "The talk about 'old diplomacy' and 'new diplomacy' is little better than useless chatter. So far as it leads people to look for safety in new methods, it is a positive hindrance and mischief. . . . What is diplomacy ? . . . Business men use it in transactions with one another . . . every committee uses it. ... It is called 'diplomacy' when Governments, which are the executive committees of nations, are dealing with each other, because it then has certain forms. Representatives of Governments call each other Excellency, and so forth. . . . The honest man could and did play...
...such immense crowds been seen at Ascot. Everybody of any importance seemed to be present, from the Aga Khan to Solly Joel (wealthy sportsman and diamond mine owner), Lord Derby to Actor Leslie Hanson. Numerous Americans were there, and many of those presented at Court were enjoying the excited chatter and tinkling of teacups in the royal enclosure. Some occupied their time writing postcards to friends at home...