Word: cognac
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Next day before the 300 proceeded to Cologne, hip flasks filled with cognac were presented to all members of the party, after they had been led by candle light through miles of wine cellars. A ballet of genuine Rhine maidens subsequently performed in one of the great cellars. Mrs. James Walker, wife of the Mayor of New York City, and an honorary member of the hotel-tour said: "This beer is the best I ever tasted...
...Secretary. Fresh from his province, little Jean Jacques Brousson gulped with awe, despite bracers of cognac, on the morning of his first interview. He hid behind France's library ladder, fled unnoticed among other callers. France sent for him, took to his shyness. "How much do you earn?" "Nothing." "I will double your salary." And the master was rewarded for his kindness by modesty, honesty, devotion. Translator Pollock is admirably literal...
WHAT PRICE GLORY ??Blood drops, cognac and the rattle of ribald laughter that, combined, make war at once the business and the pastime of the U. S. Marines...
WHAT PRICE GLORY?-Mainly a memory of mud, cognac and a French girl, which were the be-all to so many of the U. S. marines. The great U. S. War play...
WHAT PRICE GLORY ?-The bitterness of the French front brought back again by a tale of the marines and how they managed the mud and cognac...