Word: homeyness
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Once again the myth of William Henry Harrison as "the embodiment of homey rural virtues, the candidate of the log cabin" has surfaced, this time in Jeff Greenfield's piece "I'm Just That Simple" [ESSAY, June 10]. Greenfield does not seem to know that Harrison, my great-great-great-great-granduncle, was a patrician, born into the landed aristocracy of the James River. His father Benjamin was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the master of Berkeley Plantation. The plantation house in which Harrison was born stands today, open to the public. It bears little resemblance...
...enduring? Before we had a Constitution, Thomas Jefferson was arguing that the new nation's future would depend on a base of agrarian yeomen free from the vices inherent in big cities. One of the classic, image-driven presidential campaigns featured William Henry Harrison as the embodiment of homey rural virtues, the candidate of the log cabin and hard cider, defeating the incumbent Martin Van Buren, who was accused of dandified dress and manners. One of Van Buren's more vocal detractors was Davy Crockett, who went from frontiersman to the U.S. Congress without ever trading in his coonskin...
...Fuller House projects a homey atmosphere. When people walk into the foyer, they encounter a large water container filled with pennies for an equipment fundraiser...
...been looking forward to Opening Day for weeks. Curious friends and I had snuck downstairs after "Ec 10" lectures to watch the construction. Centuries away from the awe-inspiring gothic majesty of Sanders Theatre and the half-finished Annenberg Hall, Loker looked humble, even homey. The semi-hidden booths beckoned me to sit, study and have a cup of coffee...
...really like having our room decorated because it makes everything more homey," says Stacey L. Gordon...