Word: customs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Have you gone hatless, worn knickers, or followed any style of dress merely because you wished to, even though you knew that the practice would be commented on, since the innovation you proposed was not according to custom...
...disapprove of the custom of tipping as prevalently practiced? Do you customarily tip in the usual places according to convention? Do you usually feel conspicuous or embarrassed when you fail to meet the expectations of the beneficiary...
Mellon. "Take the case of Mr. Mellon : Ever since he became Secretary of the Treasury, it has been the custom of bankers to talk of the 'great sacrifices' he was making, and to express fear he might 'become disgusted' and quit...
...corroboration or denial of this report, can be obtained from the University authorities, for it has become a time-honored custom that no degree is announced before it is awarded...
...been the custom of the Dramatic Club since the war to produce plays by foreign authors only, and, more than that, plays which had not previously been produced in this country. This custom was changed last fall when it was decided to produce meritorious plays by native authors which had not previously been staged. In the line with this policy, the fall production was "Pedro the King," by Miss A. Anthony Wyse of Cambridge, and the spring production will be "The Moon Is A Gong" by John Dos Passos...