Word: grandee
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Any company which has been so widely advertised and extravagantly praised as the Chauve-Souris is likely to prove disappointing, but it is to the credit of these Russian players that every act is as fresh now as it was on their arrival in New York; even the "Parade of...
Each week reports issue forth that a rebellion has broken out in the southernmost state of Brazil-Rio Grande do Sul. These reports with persistent and pitiable ignorance end with vague phrases such as, "Many were killed or wounded on both sides," "Details of the fight are lacking." Last week...
At Stanley Park the President spoke. He referred to the long unguarded border of the two countries as an example which Europe would do well to copy. " Our protection is in our fraternity," said he, " our armor is our faith. . . . The ancient bugaboo of the United States scheming to annex...
Queen Margherita, who is 72 years old, and widowed since 1900, is endeared to the people of Italy by the charming tradition of the grande dame which she has ably maintained. Small, delicate, fragile, she is every inch a queen, gracious and feminine to the finger tips which she has...
Garibaldi's first wife was Anita, whom he met in South America when fighting on the side of Rio Grande do Sul, which was in revolt against Brazil. She, his inseparable companion, died in 1849 while accompanying her husband on a campaign against the Austrians.