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...into very hot water; one of her lovers, the Abbe Fouquet, betrayed her attempt as part of a conspiracy against the Throne. Most fantastic scene in the book is her midnight rendezvous with the swishy little Prince, she dressed in the robes of an Abbess, he in a white frock. When the Prince stops patting her cheek to offer her candy, she realizes her mistake...
Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-born pianist and greatest living composer of light opera, is of an age which the swift and relentless stride of time has left alive only in memories. His name was greatest when whispered by ladies in ruffled hoop-skirts to frock-coated gentlemen seated next to them in their box-seats. Like those of his fellow-spirit, Victor Herbert, his opera stories are now watery wine to a world once intoxicated by the theme of gay, romantic love bursting Victorian bonds. But despite all of this and much more which could be added from the pens...
...most gaging comment of all came from near the base of the famed extinct volcano Fujiyama, where a reporter interviewed extinct Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka. Mr. Matsuoka, who in frock coat had signed both the Tripartite Pact and the neutrality pact with Russia (and therefor lost his job) was now dressed in a dark blue cotton gown and triangular straw hat. He carried a long staff and smoked his old briar pipe. Mused...
...When Brussels was about to fall, he put on his top hat, frock coat and gold chain, drove out to meet the German Army, insisted to the commanding general that he be allowed to send a telegram to the Kaiser. The request granted, Burgomaster Max reminded the Kaiser of former hospitality received in Brussels, urged him to respect the city...
Inspired by the gift, Monrovia staged a historic pageant reenacting the raising of the first Liberian flag 94 years ago. Before two top-hatted, frock-coated personages representing the first President and Vice President of Liberia,* the flag was raised and a chorus of schoolgirls (see cut) sang...