Word: ladyship
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...many things a woman can do that need to be done," Toni says. "Jackie Kennedy showed the way for the rest of us. Think of all the history here in Massachusetts and our wonderful museums. These are the things a first lady can get attention focused on." While first ladyship will bring new opportunities, she does not propose to relinquish one particular Peabody tradition: tea for Toni in bed, proffered gallantly each morning by her husband, who then cooks breakfast for the children. Chub has been performing this duty ever since the two were married...
...prevalence of beauty and charm in high places is largely a byproduct of democracy; outside Britain, even royalty nowadays is generally free to choose and marry for love. Most of the reigning beauties also meet democracy's most demanding criterion of successful first-ladyship: each, in her way, embodies her country's ideal of womanhood. They are fond of outdoor life; they swim, ride horseback, play tennis or golf. They are enthusiastic and effective sponsors of charitable and cultural causes. Virtually without exception, they are chic, vivacious, quick-witted and warm. Above all, they are immense political...
...mother melodramatically moved to meet her own bills. In Hollywood, Lady Lawford, seventyish, a British subject ("I would have voted for Mr. Nixon"), took a salesgirl's position with a flossy local jeweler. She was to draw $50 a week for expenses, plus 5% on her sales. Her ladyship's friends explained that she is getting along on a $52-a-month British pension, with Lawford helping out by paying the rent on her house and anteing up a $150 monthly allowance. Peter's friends had another explanation. Snapped one: "Peter has always taken care...
...London that Lady Attlee, 63, wife of Britain's former Laborite Prime Minister, will have a traffic accident every so often. Last week, for the ninth time in 13 years, her car was on the receiving end of a collision. As in the other crashes, Her Ladyship, an understandably cautious driver by now, was neither injured nor held at fault. Pondering the "bashed-in rear" of her little blue Fiat, Lady Attlee observed: "It was terribly unfortunate." More feelingly, Lord Attlee, her unscathed passenger, snapped: "Damned annoying...
...Arthur E. Summeri'ield, the court commented that his action, in ruling the novel unmaiiable because of its obscenity, was "extreme" censorship. The court's decision was unanimous, but one of the three sitting judges, Leonard P. Moore, concurred "reluctantly" and swiped peevishly, not only at Her Ladyship and her gamy gamekeeper, but also at the U.S. reading public that made Lady a bestseller. Wrote Moore: "The public, ever anxious to read in print that which they can so easily see written in public toilets and other places, avidly purchased thousands (probably millions) of copies . . ." All prurience aside...