Word: naming
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...geisha as before the war, both young and aged. I enclose a photograph which shows one youngster, now eleven, who will become a fourth-generation geisha. In training since the sixth month and sixth day of her sixth year, she received the right to her dance teacher's name (Onoe) a few months...
...geisha is not now and never has been for the young man or for American tourists; she is for the Japanese businessman, politician, professional man or artist who has made or inherited his name and fortune. Possibly the Japanese businessman who said, ''Frankly . . . they have become a bore" was referring to geisha parties for foreign tourists, rather than to geisha...
Beautiful Name. Every Frenchman, rich or poor, peasant or city dweller, would feel the effect. Without food subsidies the price of bread would rise 6%, milk 5%, macaroni 10%. Without government subsidies to nationalized industries cigarettes, coal, electricity and train tickets would be more expensive. For all veterans, except those over 65 or with more than 50% disability, there would be no more pensions. ("This is to give new value to the beautiful name of veteran," enthused Veterans Minister Edmond Michelet.) For farmers there would be no more subsidies for the planting of olive trees, and there would be higher...
...candidate's name was badly mispelled...
Second, the candidate whose name was misspelled on the ballot told the Student Council secretary that he was not disturbed about the error, as long as it was rectified in the election for Permanent Class Committee...