Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After the sexy pictures, the cartoons attract the most attention. These vary from mediocre to wretched except for the charming and disarming works of a sophomore Poonster, James D. Stanley. His talent, not to mention his sense of humor, are a refreshing change of pace. Apparently the Lampoon took note of this, because he was just elected President...
...fancy ball in Washington. D.C. is just like a fancy ball any place else, except that it is bigger, more fully packed and-when heavily peopled with gay Louisian-ians-easy on the drawl. Last week such a ball bounced bright and noisy off the walls of the Mayflower Hotel's grand ballroom...
...Time for Masking. For all Dior's success, Paris couture in general is in parlous economic shape. Eastern European markets (except for exiled royalty) have dried up. Currency and import restrictions have cut purchases from Britain, Spain, Scandinavia, Brazil and Argentina. Since war's end eleven major houses have closed (among them: Molyneux, Lelong, Paquin, Worth, Schiaparelli). The big houses make their money on sales to the U.S. and abroad, or on sidelines-perfume, hosiery, etc. But most depend on private individual customers, who even at Dior account for more than 60% of the total dress sales. Nowadays...
Harvard men have long suffered the discomfort of not having an inexpensive place near the Quad where they could entertain their dates. This is not a great problem, except at the present season of the year, when the temperature is not conducive to the outdoor practice of the simpler pleasures...
...HAVEN, March 2--In spite of the absence of star guard Johnny Lee, a powerful Yale basketball team proved too much for a slow-starting Harvard team here in Payne-Whitney Gymnasium tonight. Except for a brief three-minute stretch late in the game, the Elis were never behind, winning by a comfortable eight-point margin...