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President and Mrs. Pusey were at home to their second freshman class yesterday. A long line of tweed and flannel clad figures wound through the 17 Quincy St. ballroom. At the head of the line, the President and his wife stood and chatted with the latest arrivals to the Yard. As the freshmen introduced themselves the President smiled politely and fidgited with his fingers. Mrs. Pusey asked a question. They answered briefly. Those students through introductions lounged about, cheerfully sipping tea, while those waiting in line shifted from foot to foot and coughed quietly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: My name is . . . I come from . . . | 9/27/1954 | See Source »

Respects for the Daughters. The President interrupted his peaceful spring vacation and flew north from Georgia for a speech before the American Newspaper Publishers Association in Manhattan. When he boarded the plane, Ike wore grey flannel slacks and a natty blue jacket; when he set down in Washington two hours later, he was clad in a sober dark blue suit, ready for business. In his brief (62 min.) stopover in the capital, Ike paid his respects in Constitution Hall to the Daughters of the American Revolution, who gave him an uproarious welcome, listened raptly to his off-the-cuff remarks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Spirit of '52 | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

...suppose the student were to conscientiously strive to maximize his own interest and spend every coupon in the book. If he were thrifty this would cost him no more than $300. However, no sensible person would be content with saving $7.50 on a grey flannel suit if by buying two of them he could save...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD SQUARE DEAL: CON | 4/17/1954 | See Source »

...glance at the heart-shaped clock told Vag he should be getting back to his history reading. Well . . . five more minutes. And maybe I can find something really funny, he thought. The flannel led pair in front of him was cackling over a card emblazoned with an outhouse. It turned out to be a phone booth. Well, Oh, there was blue coat again, gleefully whacking his friend on the back. He was holding a large card decorated with a picture of a secretary. Vag strained to see what it said. "I'm just a Working Girl. . ."the yellow letters shrieked...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Roses Are Red. . . | 2/10/1954 | See Source »

...description of her wedding outfit : "A going-away costume of a very dark green dress, and jacket the same, a hat, the same, trimmed with a pink feather. The first thing I had on was a chemise, then my corsets, a corset waist, a pair of pantsies, a little flannel skirt, the bustle, a white skirt, then the dress. The dress was made with a skirt lining and wigging stitched on up to the knees, and the dress cloth went over that, a long skirt reaching to the floor. Then an overskirt over that, that reached the floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Presents from Grandma | 12/28/1953 | See Source »

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