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Word: orientales (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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From the point of view of the Caucasian race, Oriental nations always do things wrong-way-round. They are always out of step in the march of events, and usually a little behind; but lately Japan has been ahead of time-again from the point of view of the Occident...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GLIMPSES OF THE SUN | 12/16/1922 | See Source »

A Russian fad, like the Oriental fad of a few years earlier, is sweeping our circles of art. It seems to have been opened by the amazingly popular "Chauve-Souris", which has already run into three editions; and it is to be carried on by an event far more notable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 11/22/1922 | See Source »

Shubert.--"The Rose of Stamboul" ends its brief career. It furnishes oriental luxury conjured up by its title.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 11/2/1922 | See Source »

Several of the books are bound copies of the American Chess Bulletin which Mr. Wainwright won in problem tourneys. One of the books is a very rare edition of a treatise by Jacopo da Cessole and was printed in 1532. This is the work which Caxton translated and printed as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLECTION OF ANCIENT BOOKS ON CHESS GIVEN TO WIDENER | 10/14/1922 | See Source »

This very power of the press leads to the exploitation of anything out of the ordinary. A foreigner with a bent for witty remarks becomes a tradition. He is quoted everywhere and his remarks are interpreted as penetrating and profound. This cannot help turning most men's heads. Wu-Ting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OBSERVING THE MIDDLE COURSE | 6/16/1922 | See Source »

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