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...early 1800s, Sir Duncan Campbell, captain in H.M. Third Scots Fusilier Guards, donned his scarlet coat, carefully adjusted his black-and-white stock, tied on his red sash, buckled on his sword, and presented himself at Henry Raeburn's Edinburgh studio on York Place. As was his custom, Painter Raeburn squinted at his subject from under his heavy eyebrows, then boldly painted in Campbell's forehead, chin, nose and mouth directly on the canvas. Four or five visits later, the portrait (opposite) was done...
...Cave. This week in Rangoon, 500 monks chanted through the last of 1,600 hours of reciting aloud the 14,804 pages of the Tipitakas,† the Buddhist scriptures. They sat in a "cave"-a vast jumble of rough boulders on the outside, and a blue, gold and scarlet auditorium within (capacity: 15,000), which was built by Burma's devout Premier U Nu to house the Sixth Buddhist World Council (TIME, June 7, 1954). The council has been going on for two years in this facsimile of a real cave (where the first council was held...
...Later, Alligator. In Bryn Mawr, Pa., after horrified school authorities closed her dormitory reptile zoo containing two turtles, a foot-long alligator and a scarlet king snake, Bryn Mawr College Sophomore Marianne McDonald sighed: "It seems hard to believe that everyone doesn't like reptiles-the little snake was a symphony in color...
...guests were all in place. Two minutes later, Grace Patricia Kelly of Hollywood, trailing a lace train ten feet long, entered the cathedral on the arm of her father. As she knelt before a gold and scarlet priedieu, a fanfare of trumpets announced the arrival of her husband-to-be. Tense and nervous, the two sat side by side in the cathedral sanctuary, listening in a hush to a brief sermon by the Bishop of Monaco. Then, in the simple ritual of an ancient faith, they vowed lifelong fidelity each to the other. Rainier slipped the wedding ring halfway onto...
...team spent its vacation gaining experience, but no victories. One of the few bright spots of the trip was provided when the Crimson outscored the league champion Hofstra in the second half of its game. Against Rutgers the varsity was distinctly outclassed as the Scarlet overwhelmed it, 19 to 9. The University of Baltimore jumped into a quick lead in the first half, and although the Crimson outscored them in the second half, their lead held...