Word: maidens
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...beloved sister, quiet Queen Maude of Norway; his pushing, unwelcome cousin, Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania; his sorrowful, most welcome cousin, ex-Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, and her profligate, haemophilic offspring, the former Crown Prince, Don Alfonso. He will sail direct from the Jubilee for Hollywood on the maiden voyage of La Normandie, or so he was saying last week in Paris night clubs...
...Maiden Lane...
...millions of readers in scores of languages around the world, the name P.G. Wodehouse evokes a mirthful Edwardian realm of hapless dukes, fearsome maiden aunts and one very tolerant, quietly competent valet. Wodehouse, who died in 1975 at the age of 93, remains one of the best-loved English writers. Nearly all of his 100-odd novels and story collections are still in print. Wodehouse magazines and fan clubs dot the globe. Hardly a decade passes without a new movie or play inspired by his creations: the dim but affable Bertie Wooster, his long-suffering gentleman's gentleman Jeeves...
...friendly pension owner, sits down to drink a coffee with me and discuss the impossibility of getting tickets to the Festspiele. Soon she proudly shares her Wagner calendar, with photos from recent Bayreuth productions signed by assistant directors and former stars: “You are the fourth Rhine Maiden, Sonja.” Next on display is a clay bust of Richard, from her daughter’s days in elementary school...
...former student Maria Shim ’01 suggested that the rising median age at first marriage, proliferation of contraceptive pills and the increasing number of women pursuing “advanced academic degrees” were among the social factors contributing to the trend towards women keeping their maiden names, which they traced back to the late 1970s...