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"Now What?" Then two shabby black cars drew up. On the windshields were stickers with the word "ravitaillement" (provisioning). A dozen men, in frayed but neat suits, bowlers or felt hats and white collars, got out. They looked like what they were-civil servants.
In Washington, D.C. last week, 352 Unitarian ministers and laymen assembled for the eleventh General Conference of their tiny (69,000 members), creedless sect. Dressed according to their fancy, in everything from sporty tweeds to clerical collars, they met in the ivory-paneled auditorium of All Souls' Church for...
¶In Los Angeles, Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Anderson were nearing the end of their treasure hunt (among other items they must collect: a Winston Churchill cigar butt, one hair from Jack Benny's toupee, another from John L. Lewis' eyebrow, a salt cellar from Senator Pepper, a...
For more than 100 years, Etonians have worn top hats to school and to military drill, sometimes stuffed with pencils and books like an extra pocket. Since 1820, Eton boys have worn black, in mourning for George III. Only boys under 5 ft. 4 in. wear Eton jackets and wide...
A plump little man who favors stiff collars and ascot ties, he used to say of his pink, shiny face: "I look like Mr. Pickwick." He still meets Monday nights for a learned chat with Harvard's Society of Fellows, invites friends to his apartment for coffee and conversation...