Word: formalities
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...CRIMSON. "Tuxedo Coat and Pant $45.00." Of course if you are used to it, one pant may be well enough within the family circle where such little peculiarities are readily pardoned; but there are times when the second pant is desirable, not to say indispensable, even for semi-formal wear. It adds so much to one's sense of security, especially among strangers, to know that one pant is secure and unshakable on the right leg, and that the other pant occupies an impregnable position on the left. Beau Leggs
Senator Robinson (Democratic Floor Leader) : "The ceremonies are necessarily formal. It is regrettable that they were made ridiculous...
...plagiarism of his play (The Swan, reviewed in TIME, Nov. 5, 1923). For in the play there was no fly, no impolite story, no charming proletarian, and in the end requirements of realism were so much observed, that the princess parted from the tutor with a cool and formal bow, submitting gracefully to a marriage of convenience. The Swan sang its song before it left the stage for the screen...
...management has announced that practice for the Freshmen will start in the cage next Monday, March 9. It is planned that there will be no formal cuts during the cage practice, the first cut coming about a week after the team has been practising on the field. After the first cut dormitory baseball will be organized under the direction of Coach Drohan, who is now coaching the Freshman basketball team...
...dining-room of the club was jammed with the audience of 160 members and guests who assembled to hear Mrs. Sanger speak on birth control. She devoted 40 minutes to a formal plea for her cause and about the same length of time to answering questions...