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IN A GENTEE1L CORNER of upper-class England in the 1920's the symptoms of ordinary Spring Fever erupt into a full blown case of Hayfever, Noel Coward's comic nightmare of what happens when English society goes native for the weekend. It might be called a comedy of manners...

Author: By T.m. Doyle, | Title: No Sneezes | 5/10/1985 | See Source »

Clark Clifford, the former Truman aide who has monitored the political mayhem for four decades, looked out his office window at the White House last week and said, "There is a greater stridency than I remember. We are in a troubled period." The late Vice President Hubert Humphrey, himself battered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A Season of Bad Manners | 5/6/1985 | See Source »

The Miss Manners Elegant Entertaining Distinction is bestowed upon the Lowell House Teas, presided over by Masters William and Mary Bossert. Held every Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Master's residence, this affair is considered by many to have the best food and the best people at...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: Tea, Guacomole: Masters' Open Houses | 4/26/1985 | See Source »

We in the U.S. are suckers for style as far as Soviet leaders are concerned. I remember how we had an NSC briefing on Nikita Khrushchev back when he came to power in the '50s. We were told that he was going to be a temporary man because he drank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We in the U.S. Are Suckers for Style | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

I would like to invite you to dinner to discuss your article, but I might be embarrassed by your table manners if they're as inconsiderate as your article. I still think our support is not a negative thing. It helps the Bulldogs play good, clean hockey. The Dogs beat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dear Nick... Mail From Duluth | 4/10/1985 | See Source »

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