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CERCLE FRANCAIS: Rather a highbrow spot, well-known for its interesting foreign clientele. Decadent Boston and a bit of French-2 combine to give that je ne sais quoi...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIME | 1/16/1934 | See Source »

...Mais quoi donc!" piped a voice. "Those are the things he's going to talk about in Berlin next week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Premier's Pockets | 9/28/1931 | See Source »

...Reds, on the contrary, decided to boycott the parade, to protest loudly, peacefully, far away from the "rich quarter" of the city where the "insolent cortege" is to be held. "Apres tout, mon vieux," quoth one old Frenchman to another. "Il ne sont que des gosses?n' importe quoi pourra se passer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Les Legionnaires | 9/19/1927 | See Source »

Cercle Francais--Place Apfel Struffle-- All right if you like the high brow side of life. Decadent Boston and a bit of Third Class travel combine to give that je ne sais quoi of je ne sais quoi...

Author: By D. G. G., | Title: THE CRIME | 12/3/1926 | See Source »

...frequent the palace of the tabloid drama, I have been strongly impressed by one thing: in every picture that I can remember having seen, the writer of the scenario seems to have been constrained to include a banker of an invariably constant type. There is a je ne sais quoi about the moving picture financier which never fails to irritate me. I have tried to find a reason for this badge of the banker, but have failed. So this morning at 9 o'clock, any one who so desires may see me enter the portal of Harvard 1 to learn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT VAGABOND | 4/10/1926 | See Source »

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