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...Capital. Washington in 1860 was "an idea set in a wilderness." "As in 1800 and 1850, so in 1860," wrote Henry Adams, "the same rude colony was camped in the same forest, with the same unfinished Greek temples for workrooms, and sloughs for roads." The dome of the Capitol had been torn down for repairs; of hundreds of Corinthian columns, only three were in place. The rest lay scattered about the lawns among blocks of marble, lumber, iron, workmen's sheds, heaps of coal and wood. Augustly seated among the debris was the statue of George Washington, "modeled...
...best-dressed men in Europe have been bebowlered Britons. To them and their wives last week came a rude shock. In a surprise announcement the Government let it be known that there would henceforth be strict rationing of clothes...
...that cute?"-thus calling attention to some bit of novelty jewelry she is certain to be wearing. If she is clad in a bathing suit, say: "How do you do, aren't you lovely?" Plain "How do you do?" won't do. It's considered rude...
Your slogan seems to be "Curt, Clear, Complete." One meaning of "curt" is rude. Now I could refer to your editors as "bowlegged waddies," "brocklefaced bozos," "drugstore caballeros" or "maverick-roping rustlers," and perhaps accomplish nothing but a feeling of resentment on their part. That would be rude. Besides, it would not be true. But the point I am trying to make is that your writers go out of their way to describe their subjects as "potbellied," "bullnecked," "paunchy," and the like. By so doing they invite ill will, engender resentment, and offend the nice sensibilities, for instance, of foreign...
Pravda Speaks. These troop movements explained why the pact was made, as well as how it would work. To wishful thinkers who thought it was not worth the paper it was written on, the Communist Party's Pravda had some rude words to say. "All arguments of the British and American press lead one to conclude that . . . the pact . . . disturbed the plans of London and Washington politicians." Citing Washington reports that the U.S. had hoped to lure Moscow into keeping Japan from attacking Singapore and the East Indies Pravda added: "The 'ungrateful' Soviet Union failed to appreciate...