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...portrayal of the appearance and garb of inhabitants of far-off lands is given on a pack of 18th century French "educational" cards. The artist's conception of the American aborigine is a dusky savage dressed in skins with a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. Local color is provided by a backdrop of a crocodile, representing American wild life...
John Davison Rockefeller Sr., 96, was taking his longest automobile ride of the season along Florida's Daytona Beach last fortnight when he spied one Al Garb, a beach photographer who took his picture six years ago. Ordering his big maroon limousine to stop, Oldster Rockefeller peered out, asked Al Garb how much money he had made from the photograph. Al Garb chirped a figure. Cackling with delight, Oldster Rockefeller complimented him on his industry, posed for another photograph (see cut) with which last week Cameraman Garb made more money...
...great pleasure this morning and was glad at my heart to open my eyes on such a beautiful blue sky and to hear the happy voices of children already playing in the street below. And as I did turn towards the case ment I saw thereupon, in its winter garb of brownish cream-buff spots, a chattering Starling who did strut back and forth in most serious-like manner. And I did guess his errand. Indeed, little one, was my heart most wont to say, I, too, sense the difference. But all will be well; soon we shall cast those...
...stirrings of love, not toward each other but respectively toward a princess and her fiance. Amid considerable fun for the audience, Miss Matthews attempts to repair this situation with due regard to decency, the law and her own feelings. Typical shot: the two men and Miss Matthews in male garb, drawing cards to determine who sleeps alone and who shares the double bed in the last available room in a French...
...Then Priest Kurdiumoff presented a loaf of bread and a small silver salt cellar to Mrs. Anne Tiffany, decorator, and to Mrs. Vincent Astor. whose husband owns the hotel. Up to the priest, one by one, filed Russian musicians, waiters, bus boys, cooks and, in white chef's garb, Spiridon Ignatovich who used to cook for Tsar Nicholas II. Each kissed the priest's crucifix, each received on the forehead a dab of holy water from a long black brush. Finally the Rev. Vasily Kurdiumoff marched around La Maisonette Russe brushing it liberally with the holy water...