Word: paler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reds in Renoir's portrait of Mme. Henriot (opposite) are sonorous indeed, make a rich foil for her pale flesh and paler costume. He used to say that all he asked of a model was "a skin that takes the light," but the portrait shows that Renoir could rise to and convey beauties of personality as well as those of flesh alone. His bronze study of Mme. Renoir nursing their son (right) goes beyond flesh and personality alike to celebrate an ever-recurring and ever-moving relationship...
...front bench, Mendès sat immobile, a little paler than usual, white cuffs peeping out from the sleeves of his dark suit. Mayer turned towards Mendès: "You have already asked many times for the confidence of the Assembly. Today personally I will not be able to vote for it. For I do not know where you are going." Gaullists, Catholic M.R.P.s and Radical Socialists thundered applause...
...that had the Philadelphia cellos singing with a tone of thick-piled velvet. Then came the symphony, as prodigal with melodies as a bargain basement with wares, innocently loaded with hints of other compositions, but still characteristic and convincing. The concerto, expertly played by Harpist Nicanor Zabaleta, was paler, but it did have 'some gripping episodes, notably the haunting harp harmonics accompanying a string song in the slow movement. Both works were put in the shade by the concluding piece, Chôros No. 6 (written in 1926), a fine tropical thunderstorm accompanied by pagan drums...
...eyes of all France watched as Gaston, his weathered features paler after a year in jail, faced his tribunal of seven jurors and three judges. The courtroom was packed with a crowd of 400 eager spectators for the most publicized French trial since those of Petain and Laval in 1945. Banks of reporters from Paris and London came down to tell the story for their readers. A U.S. movie producer dropped by to measure the film possibilities of Gaston's case. Famed French Author Jean Giono was on hand to get material for a book. By comparison with Gaston...
Latin America's most celebrated political refugee went free last week. Looking plumper and paler after five years of jail-like sanctuary in Colombia's embassy in Lima, Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, 59, arrived safely in Mexico City. The famed leader of Peru's Indian masses, who had been accused of masterminding a bloody revolt in 1948, doffed his floppy hat and bowed to a cheering crowd that...