Word: cypress
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Eddy (Jochanaan) and Conductor Fritz Reiner, could give last week's performance for the jobless. Two hundred of them, organized as the Musicians' Symphony (see col. 1), sat and played on the stage last week where the yawning cistern should have been to hold Jochanaan prisoner, where two dark cypress trees should have stood sinisterly against an Oriental sky. Jeritza and Jochanaan were conventionally clothed but if she had worn veils and he a hair- cloth tunic the performance could not have caused more excitement. The audience stayed long after the finish to cheer and cheer...
...Bach's Prelude in E flat minor from "The Well-Tempered Clavichord" and "Blessed Jesu. We Are Here," the grave young bride followed the procession 250 ft. up an aisle banked in white chrysanthemums and Japanese pink lilies. Facing Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick and a chancel hedged with tall cypress trees, boxwood and more chrysanthemums, Groom Rockefeller ended the ceremony with the unusual words, "With this ring I thee wed and promise thee a husband's protection and care." The bride wore a short veil, severe gown, long train; she carried a bouquet of white pansies and white orchids with...
Hammond and Little River Redwood Co. Ltd. starts business with assets of some $60.000,000. with 3,500 employes and an annual payroll of over $6.500.000. Redwood is a soft, workable wood much like cedar and cypress. It has no resin or pitch, burns slowly, hence is favored by homebuilders. It is hardy, will neither rot nor warp. In addition to sales to U. S. consumers, the new company will push exports, especially to tropical countries. For, unlike most lumber, redwood is not relished by white ants...