Word: quaintness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...faded letters, rose-petals and other symbols of her reminiscence, in which she slept from time to time. Little beyond rumor is known of her love affairs. She herself used a horsewhip on a rival who published a malicious account of them. Her personality is wrapped in mystery and quaint anecdote. Through it all is felt the sharp im pact of a great and noble spirit, a supreme artist and a magnificent woman...
...collection also includes a "Holiday Grammar" by George Cruikshand, a series of twenty-eight quaint illustrations of Twelfth Night costumes and a number of cards and calendars by Kate Greenaway...
...last season as am getting so old that I can't set still all P. M. looking at nothing and not get nervous but a few of my practally numerous boys has told me that the johnny of old Harvard cracked the blue of old John Eli by a quaint fancy, namely they had a man name Gus Buell playing defensible full back on there nine and finely a ball was kicked to same and he catched it and run with it. The usual procedure in football as I have come to understand it is for a defensive full back...
...which has avoided the fatal touch of routine. Much of the verse, too, is skilfully written. In technique and invention "Loose Lyrics" is vastly pleasing. The author of "Sir Gwan Ye Greene Knighte" has appropriated to little purpose a most entertaining method of expression; the feeble tale of his quaint jingle does not match the quality of his rhyming...
...Georgia on Broadway" furnished the quaint southern touch of the evening, Gallagher and Shean supplied the light banter act, and Ivan Bankoff the dancing. Paul Decker in the sketch "I Heard--!", managed to "get across" very well. Any presentation dealing with gossip is sure to interest a certain large portion of the audience, at least. Madelon and Paula Miller gave a good exhibition of youthful talent. They are better-looking than might be expected, and sing and dance well. The impersonation act was in the hands of Miss Venita Gould, who did fairly well as Lenore Ulric and several others...