Word: ladyes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Theoretically the Bank of England is a purely private institution. Its stock is owned by private investors and its officers and directors are private individuals. In practice, of course, the Bank of England is a model central bank, subordinating private profits to public weal. And in the 241 years since...
Dealer bright green with envy. When the Old Lady nods, the City, London's Wall Street, hops to her bidding-though not always without a deal of well-mannered grumbling.
Lately there has been grumbling aplenty about the Bank of England's arbitrary dictatorship over new issues of municipal bonds-inspired by its desire to keep the money market open for the British Treasury's vast refunding operations. But the Old Lady was apparently touchy. To still the...
As every British banker knows, the Old Lady's opinions are tantamount to commands. Indeed, the bank has been known to suggest the names of brokers who would be delighted to handle an issue on the terms prescribed. But no sooner had the City had its chuckle over Messrs...
Joan Crawford's big-boned, over-dieted frame, breezing in & out of clothes, has the appeal of cold turkey. Her laborious refinement and sincerity are expertly relieved by the acidities of Edna May Oliver. The plot: Robert Montgomery, non-marrying lady-killer, is talked into marrying Joan Crawford. Because...