Word: fur
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Anderson, however, there is another of a different shade of opinion, ranging all the way to those who speak of both Eisenhower and Benson in four-letter words. With farms 93% electrified, with capital costs high, with a standard of living that reaches as high as television, big cars, fur stoles, and college educations for the children, farmers do not find it easy to reduce their standards as Anderson has done. Said a farmer in Corning, in southwest Iowa: "I was just looking at the month's electric bill- $30. Why that's what I used to make...
...with the warning: "Treat them carefully." Pajamas made a coy appearance in 1899 for men only; twin beds appeared in 1921. Women's fleece-lined bloomers and men's congress gaiters (high shoes with elastic inserts, no laces) held on as late as 1939, then followed the fur derby into history...
...refused to admit a bearded Korean hen named Skippy, which the Wards had brought with them from China, Angus promptly rented for Skippy a country house complete with personal maid. In off-duty hours Ward affected loud plaid jackets, burgundy shirts, and tartan tam-o'-shanters or astrakhan fur caps. This sort of costume, reinforced by his Vandyke beard, produced a distinctly undiplomatic effect, and veteran Foreign Service men still recall with delight the day when a newly arrived junior official, mistaking him for the doorman of the Moscow embassy, curtly handed U.S. Consul Ward his luggage...
This time, however, the Drum will be stuffed with fur-lined sleeping bags and members of the Radcliffe Auxiliary. Reason: weatherman predicts more snow tonight...
...nations were raised above the rim of the Olympic stadium. Somber Swiss in grey lounge suits snapped to attention. Apple-cheeked Dutchmen bobbed orange tassels on their caps. Prim Japanese in blue blazers stood stiffly with blue-belted Russians and a U.S. contingent that sported red, Russian-style fur hats over their snappy white duffel coats. Uniformed Turks were a solid blob of black...