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...Baldrige Vanderbilt makes a handsome flipping book, although it cannot rival in sheer opulence of detail and gesture the original Emily Post (1922), with its tensely fascinating vignettes, involving Mrs. Cravin Praise, Mr. Stocksan Bonds, Mrs. Climber, Mrs. Oldworld, Mrs. Wellborn, the Upstarts and the Richan Vulgars (see box). Tish is always straightforward, forbearing and rather elegant in her directness. She enjoys making sense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's New Manners | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

From 1948-1952, O'Neill wielded a heavy gavel, physically and spiritually. "Tip probably broke more gavels than any speaker in the past 25 years," recalled State Rep. Jim Cravin. "Contrary to some speakers, Tip never let the House get out of control. He believed in the system: everyone follows the rules. He wanted good attendance records from all members." He even locked the doors during important roll calls to, as O'Neill put it, "keep a, fella from taking a walk." "As strict as he was, he displayed a good sense of humor from the chair but never went...

Author: By David J. Scheffer, | Title: How to Make Friends and Influence People | 2/12/1973 | See Source »

...piano riff, are great if you notice them frolicking around in the background. And the pedal-steel player is also proficient, he is just asked to do too much. "Semi-Truck" and "Windshield" actually turn out as pleasant little ditties, well suited for bouncing along through the countryside. "Cravin' Your Love," a slow number, is perhaps the best cut on the album, simply because it abandons the café atmosphere for a fuller sound closer to rock and roll. "Tutti Frutti" and "Rop It Up," on the other hand, emerge limp after Cody's tenderizing treatment...

Author: By Mickey Kaus, | Title: Commander Cody | 11/2/1972 | See Source »

...Time for You to Go she is a tender young thing reflecting on affairs of the heart. In Cod'ine, which she wrote after a harrowing bout with the drug while being treated for bronchitis, she is an aged harpie whining: "My belly's cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Folk Singers: Solitary Indian | 12/10/1965 | See Source »

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