Word: patly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Doran-Farrar. The Bookman since 1921 has been amiable, even pollyannaish. Ladies' literary clubs like it. Mr. Doran, long a friend to young novelists, found a kindly young disciple in Editor Farrar, redheaded, chipper, who could gently pat the backs of hopeful literati. To many, Critic Farrar is a promising second edition of Critic William Lyon Phelps. Mr. Farrar will continue to function as editorial director of the Doran book business, will also contribute to the Rascoefied Bookman "a department somewhat like Dr. Phelps's in Scribner's-only different...
...Matthew Luce will act as head pat roness and will be assisted by Mrs. P. W. Bridgman, Mrs. K. J. Conant, Mrs. C. H. Haring, Mrs. O. D. Kellogg, Mrs. A. M. Schlesinger, Mrs. D. D. Swain...
...such was the reason for the French demonstration, it came pat to the second; for last week Rumanians were still overjoyed at the support given them by Signer Mussolini against Russia- (TIME, March 21). So popular grew II Duce in Rumania that last week one of the streets in Bucharest was renamed after him. Rumanian Deputies contributed out of their own pockets to set up a Mussolini statue at Kishinev, chief town of Bessarabia...
...Then Pat Harrison, Mississippi funnyman, proceeded to pour salt on the wounds, said: "Let him [David A. Reed] go back and receive the cheers of the thugs and corruptionists of Pennsylvania and let them say to him that he is the Knight of the Closed and Corrupt Ballot Box. . . ." It was one minute before noon and the gavel of Vice President Dawes rapped sharply. "Oh, it's a shame to spoil a good speech like this," said Mr. Harrison. By the look in his beady-eyes, the Vice President had something curt to say. He said it: "The Chair...
...beautiful voice, dark, tragic eyes, a well-proportioned figure, slightly more matronly than it was a few years ago when she was a symbol of beauty. In cinema she has recently been cast as the suffering mother. The English critics thought her at least equal to Mrs. Pat Crimpbell. Ellen Terry, in their most glorious days. She was recalled ten times-the greatest demonstration since Sarah Bernhardt's appearance. She tried to make a speech but found herself choked with uncontrollable emotion. The audience continued to cheer, to wipe its eyes, to cheer Miss Frederick's mother seated...