Word: nobleman
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Founded in France in 1946 by Armand Marquiset, a rich Catholic nobleman, the Little Brothers came to Chicago four years ago, have successfully tested their technique of "luxurious charity" in several French cities and in Montreal, Naples and Casablanca. The 50 permanent members of this "pious union," who get financial and other aid from 1,000 associate and auxiliary members, are all Catholic laymen, although they take monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. They also have to become master chefs during their novitiate, and many have been trained by Paris' famed Cordon Bleu cooking school...
Honorably Ineligible. Home's father was a cheerful, absent-minded nobleman of the Wodehouse breed-the sort that would take potshots at hares from the drawing-room window. At first young Alec seemed to take after him. Eton contemporaries still remember Alec Home's finest hour, in the big cricket match of 1922, when he scored 66 runs on a sticky wicket against Harrow. In those days, Author and Fellow Etonian Cyril Connolly wrote, Britain's new Prime Minister "was the kind of graceful, tolerant, sleepy boy who is showered with favors and crowned with...
...week both the Left Bank and the right banks puzzled over L'Affaire Schneider, which involves a battle for the control of an old and powerful iron and steel empire. Leading roles in the drama have been played by a former film beauty, a duchess and a Belgian nobleman...
...Monza, by Mario Mazzucchelli. Based on archives opened six years ago in Milan, this book retells a lurid story that shocked 17th century Italy. It takes 14 years of solitary penitence before Sister Virginia of Monza is finally forgiven for her passionate, protracted love affair with a reckless nobleman...
...Mazzucchelli. Based on archives opened six years ago in Milan, this book takes a fresh look at a lurid story that shocked 17th century Italy. It takes 14 years of solitary penitence before Sister Virginia of Monza is finally forgiven for her passionate, protracted love affair with a reckless nobleman...