Word: silver
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...third item is a group of important drawings acquired at the sale of the Oppenheimer Collection in London through the gift of an anonymous donor. Of these six are Italian, while the others include a medieval monastic drawing, an early North Italian, two distinguished figure studies in silver point by Perugino and Raphael; and heads by Luini and Liberale da Verona. In addition there is a drawing of the Holy Family by Correggio and two Flemish drawings, one by Van Dyck, the other by Rubens...
Momentos of the ascension of James II include elaborate rules for ladies's wear, and descriptions of the fireworks celebrating the occasion. The Duke of Norfolk, in charge of the ceremonies in 1685, ordered the women to wear "petticoats" of "cloath of silver," and to allow their "surcoats to open before, that the petticoats may show." Two weeks before the event he ordered that no person attending the coronation, either as a guest of spectator "do appear in Mourning Habit for that...
Denver, Colo. has had notorious trouble with Indians, dueling, prostitution and the 16-1 ratio of silver and gold. More lasting than any of these has been Denver's trouble with transport. Founded in 1858, this roaring frontier town presently grew into one of the West's most important cities, with some 300,000 inhabitants. But not until 1934 did it succeed in getting on a transcontinental railroad. That year, with a wild barbecue and great civic jubilation, Denver finally holed through the Moffat Tunnel under the continental divide, got a direct train route to the East.* Meanwhile...
...Professional Golfer Henry Cotton : the $5,000 Silver King Tournament: with a 72-hole score of 279, same as the number of his clubhouse locker; at Moor Park, England...
...Mouse & Donald Duck film show in the throne room. Gifts: from "Uncle David," the Duke of Windsor, a wrist watch and tennis racquet; from King George VI, a white pony named Snowball; from Queen Elizabeth, a saddle, harness and crop; from younger sister Princess Margaret Rose, a handbag with silver fittings; from Grandmother Queen Mary, doll furniture. Royal family rules forbid accepting personal presents from the public...