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But if the manners have changed to some extent, the geisha's true function has not. In essence, it is to be all that a wife should be if she didn't have to wash the dishes, bear the babies, clean the house and grow old and tiresome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: To Please a Guest | 1/21/1957 | See Source »

Out of this three-year collaboration in an animal-mineral-or-vegetable approach to sculpture came 238 "pebbles and rocks," a collection of baked surprises. Thirty of the pieces-rocklike gods, fetishes, masks and totems ranging in height from 3 in. to more than 8 ft.-are on show this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Baked Surprises | 1/7/1957 | See Source »

¶ Folk or folk-type songs such as the delightful Songs to Grow On (Folkways LP), written and sung by Folk Singer Woody Guthrie. or the appealing Songs from "Music for Living" (Columbia). ¶ Educational records such as Soundbooks' Pueblo Indians or Songbirds of America.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Kidisks, 1956 | 12/24/1956 | See Source »

Of more general interest is the short story, "The Case of the Too-Short Casket," which tells of an undertaker who is cutting corners to make a dollar. His technique is unfortunate, but his exclamations are delightful--"Well, here's a nice bucket o'worms." His colleagues are less colorful...

Author: By Robert H. Sand, | Title: The Mortician's Magazine | 12/15/1956 | See Source »

What makes the latest edition, bound tastefully in a pleasing combination of gray and yellow, particularly delightful is the company's apparent concern (as expressed in the Preface) for our knowledge in how to dial. Step 1. "Look in the directory for the number [you have your choice of several...

Author: By Gavin R.w.scott, | Title: The Numbers Racket | 12/12/1956 | See Source »

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