Word: floral
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Imperial Welcome. At Peking numerous imposing floral arches were hastily erected. Scampering coolies strewed the way toward these arches and the squares at which they stood with symbolically dyed golden sand. Proudly riding to meet one another at the focus of this gold-strewn floral mise en scène came the great Super-Tuchuns Wu Pei-fu and Chang...
...commoners shouted and so did even the Duke of this and the Duchess of that. They called her back again and again after each curtain; gave her a riotous ovation when Lord Stanley of Alderly, chairman of the Royal Colonial Institute, presented her with a gigantic floral display that filled the entire stage, a floral kangaroo, emblem of her native Australia in the centre, flanked by British and Australian flags. She tried to thank them: "Covent Garden . . . the dearest place I know . . . my public . . . dear old Austin, who for 36 years has been at the stage door and helped...
...Guests were embarrassed. Grace Coolidge was not. She leaned over so as to see around a floral centrepiece and, looking the President squarely in the eye, said with a smile...
...millions of dollars shortly after the slogan, "Say it with flowers!" first was used. Data were not published as to the exact hour when the precious words first unfolded, nor the posture, state of mind, diet and dress of their author at the moment of burgeoning. But the floral directors were at last able to express their belated thanksgiving. They voted last week that a gold medal be struck off, incrusted by a floral design in diamonds, emeralds and rubies, and presented to Florist J. S. O'Keefe of Boston, who had incontestably shown that he and no other...
Decorations and music for the Junior Dance are fast being arranged for, it was announced last night by the Junior Dance Committee. T. F. Galvin, Jr. of 98 Federal Street, Boston, has been engaged to furnish all the floral decorations for the rejuvenated Memorial Hall where the dance is to be held and it is requested that all Juniors who desire special bouquets, corsages and decorations arrange for them with him as he will make special terms for them...