Word: nymphs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...deal on trains, and watching the books men read in the smoking cars. On a fast train to the West the other day, I noted The End of the House of Alard by Sheila Kaye-Smith, A Room with a View (pocket edition) by E. M. Forster, The Constant Nymph by Margaret Kennedy, The Reckless Lady by Philip Gibbs "and a book called After All, whose author I could not discover. From this odd group I shall attempt no generalizations. Certainly a higher class of novel than one would expect. On the train coming back, however, there was only...
...CONSTANT NYMPH-Margaret Kennedy-Donbleday, Page...
...Society. The new atmosphere makes Mr. Vance a bit giddy. He teeters on his mental tiptoes, nervously juggling bright phrases, while he tells the simple tale of Nelly Wayne and her rather stupid husband, Pendleton. Nelly is a member of the "irritable race" -a writer. When Jill Wetherell, aging nymph, snares Pendleton in one of his "misunderstood" moments, Nelly vengefully becomes Mrs. Paramor. Ultimately, both Nelly and Pendleton revert to type and the story closes with a coo. It is all very country-clubby and insipid, but the bookmanship is flawless-a Jack for every Jill. And occupants of porch...
Gluck, "Song of the Nymph", from "Armide...
...Glee club songs with which the concert will start are: "Harvard Hymn" by Professor Paine, "Give a rouse" by Rantock, "La Garde Passe" by Gretry. "Dainty, Fine Sweet Nymph" by Morley, and "Salsmaleikum" solo by C. D. Whidden '28. The audience and the club will then sing several of the football songs. "Veritas" "Fair Harvard...