Word: isinglass
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
These periodic cicadas are not so big as the common annual variety, but they are large as bugs go, broad, sturdy and nearly two inches in length. They have black bodies and huge showy wings that look like they are made of isinglass, delicately veined and edged in brilliant orange. Their legs are orange too. Their big, bulging eyes are deep red, and each is centered with a meaningful- looking dark brown dot. They are beautiful, spectacular bugs, and their appearance is exuberant and exciting, a marvel, a celebration. Their presence is a reminder that there are other life cycles...
...boxy design, but otherwise is a far cry from the vintage Jeep. Roadster, pickup truck and station-wagon versions (price: $2,300 to $4,000) are available, but the series' mainstay is a convertible featuring bucket seats, chrome spinner wheels, continental spare tire, and regular windows instead of isinglass curtains-plus such options as air conditioning, automatic transmission and power brakes...
...radiator grilles and head lamps. Says De Angelis: "That's O.K. unless it comes down to some real close judging. Then the car with the nickel plate wins." Best of show went to Arland Banning of Des Moines, who owned a 1931 de luxe Phaeton with snap-in isinglass windows. Final event of the meet is a "slow-driving contest." Each contestant drives his car as slowly as possible in high gear without bucking and stalling-which takes perfect tuning of carburetor and ignition. The slowest car wins...
Everybody fears Gut in Himmel. The old blacksmith says, "Dang your old liver pin." The props are out of the 1900 Sears, Roebuck catalogue - horsehair chairs, heaters with isinglass panes, Brussels car pets, claw-footed mahogany sideboards, a crokinole board. There's a rock-'n'-rye jug full of booze, rock candy, rusty nails, and rusty hinges...
...neighboring farm, occasional trips to Long Beach, a little girl's pride in raising a prize-winning sow, bareback rides on the Ryan plow horse. One memorable day Will Ryan drove up grandly in the family's first car, a used model T with fancy isinglass curtains. "Everybody piled in-the neighbors, too-and he took us for a ride...