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Last week the petite Baroness was in Manhattan to study best U. S. birth control methods. Gowned in a kimono of blue silk wound with an elaborate. flowered obi (sash) the Baroness said: "Birth control alone will not solve Japan's problems. They will not be met until the economic system is changed. . . . Birth control will lighten the burden of ignorance and distress...
...Calvin '35, one of the stars of last year's Freshman team, and J. J. Hays '34, each captures one first and one second place in the running events yesterday, on the final day of the Fall Handicap Track Meet. The former placed first in the 150 yard sash, with the time of 14 4-5 seconds, and took second place in the 70 yard dash. Besides coming in first in the 120 yards low hurdles, with the time of 14 9-10 seconds, Hayes captures second place in the 70 yard high hurdles. The 880 yard...
...from Texas, had offered his em barrassingly fire-eating services to General Beauregard, had been assigned to a battery on James Island. At the height of the bombardment Col. Wigfall commandeered a skiff and two Negroes, ordered them to row him to Fort Sumter. "He was wearing his red sash, his huge Texas spurs, and at regular intervals he would wave his bared sword with its pocket handkerchief flag, and send his enormous voice roaring toward the fort with a demand that it surrender." By some senatorial miracle Wigfall escaped annihilation, interviewed Sumter's commander, Anderson, made terms which...
Into a Montparnasse bar strode pear-shaped Paul Poiret, famed coutourier, wearing a light woolen jacket, black sash, Japanese peasant's hat. With him was Artist Guy Arnaud, Legion of Honor man. Two Englishwomen giggled at M. Poiret's costume. Offended for his friend. Artist Arnaud rebuked them: "Mesdames, you have insulted a genius." Up rose one James Clark, U. S. escort of the Englishwomen. "Monsieur," said he, "you have insulted two ladies." Legionnaire Arnaud challenged Clark to a duel with rapiers. Mr. Clark, demanding his right as the challenged party, stipulated fists. M. Arnaud replied that if Mr. Clark...
...last week's revival, King George washed no feet, wore no towel. Only survival of the pedilavium ritual was the towel-like sash of linen worn by the King's Almoner. King George in the costume of an English gentleman handed each of the 67 men and 67 women (one of each for each year of his age) a scarlet purse containing ?2 108 in gold, to take the place of the new clothing they are supposed to receive, and a white purse containing 67d in specially minted silver coins. At the week's end the recipients...