Word: duchess
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Duchess of Hamilton, inspired by seeing her son, Marquis of Douglas, "pummel" the "Bermondsey Pet," professional pugilist, in a six-round contest, decided that international disputes ought to be settled by fisticuffs. Said she: "As I watched the fight the thought uppermost in my mind was, what a pity we cannot revert to the Viking days when tribal disputes were settled by fights between picked men. If we could only choose 100 boxers from each side and let them decide, how much better it would be than awful war. . . . Boxing teaches young men to take hard knocks, and self-control...
...well-known London restaurant, the eight lady Members oif Parliament will sit down to a prandial celebration. Those who accepted the invitation: The Duchess of Atholl (Conservative), Lady Astor (Conservative), Mrs. Wintringham (Liberal), Mrs. Hilton Philipson (Conservative), Miss Margaret Bondfield (Labor). Those to be heard from were: Lady Terrington (Liberal), Mrs. D. Jewson and Miss Susan Lawson (Laborites...
...Duchess expressly forbidden to dance in public restaurants...
...Florian won his desire and brought Melior home as his duchess. Then his disenchantment began. Melior was as beautiful as day?a beautiful, chattering fool. And as for Holy St. Hoprig, whom Florian discovered alive in the flesh?the saint's conversation alone destroyed Florian's belief in holiness completely. The child of .sacrifice was born, and then the end came an end too odd and unexpected for us to reveal here. Suffice it to say that it taught Florian that the great law of living is "thou shalt not offend against the notions of thy neighbor" and that wisdom...
...London society will have a new hostess in the person of the Duchess of York. Her Royal Highness was prevented from making her début as a hostess last season owing to her indisposition from whooping cough...