Word: graces
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Welles said it seemed to him the desire of the German Government to make a protest of this character came with singular ill grace. For the past few months he had followed carefully the German press, which he was sure the Charge d'Affaires could hardly dispute was completely under the influence and dictation of the authorities of the German Government, and he had rarely read more unjustifiable criticism or open attacks on members of another Government...
...eight parliamentary by-elections held in Britain since the Munich Deal of three months ago, the most exciting was staged last week in the backward Scottish agricultural constituency of West Perth and Kinross. There Her Grace, the wealthy, 64-year-old Duchess of Atholl stood for re-election on a straight platform of 100% opposition to Prime Minister Chamberlain's policy of dealing with dictators. Long a sharp-tongued critic of Mr. Chamberlain's foreign policy, the Duchess, one of the brainiest women in British politics, has been tagged with such sobriquets as "Red Kitty...
Months of preparation were devoted to the anniversary of the Boer's futile trek for freedom. Three men in every four grew beards-symbols of Boer virility and spiritual grace. A caravan of eight oxcarts set out to follow the route of the original trek. As the caravan progressed, hysteria grew. At the instigation of German spellbinders the hysteria shaded from pride in pioneer traditions, to intense nationalism, to open hatred of British and Jews...
...grew up to run the importing end of the business. He ran it so well that the Musicas prospered, moved to the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn and there became leaders of Italian society. Besides Antonio and his wife and Philip, there were then four little Musicas: Arthur, George, Grace, Louise...
...this point Frances May Maddux, with the aplomb of many a speakeasy and night-club experience at her command, and Cinemactress Grace Evans joined the party. So did the Duke's equerry, Lieutenant David Scrymgeour (sometimes pronounced skinner) Wedderburn of the Scots Guards. Yankee Celler raised a glass. Yankee Maddux proposed a toast. "To disaster," she chirruped, adding cannily, "if it comes." To disaster they drank. Then, prudently refraining from smashing the glasses, they proceeded to polish off both bottles...