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Word: egret (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...church, since it was her second marriage and his fourth). Sonja was a few minutes late because of some last-minute fussing with her costume, a frilly, off-the shoulder affair of blue net and lace costing around $500-not including, of course, the halo hat of bogus egret feathers, blue lace gloves ("to take the place of sleeves"), a pearl and diamond necklace, diamond bracelet, diamond earrings, and an armful of peach-colored orchids and maidenhair fern. The bride cried some during the ceremony, but cheered up later over the champagne, when 500 close friends gathered to wish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Old Gang | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

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