Word: smile
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...PROGRESSIVIST GOVERNMENT." Correspondent Stevens cut in: "What about evolution in Italy since you had your republican revolution?" At this point, wrote Stevens, "the President pensively removed the heavy tortoise-shell glasses that usually hide his expression, and smiled a sly Tuscan smile (every Tuscan has some Machiavelli in him and Signor Gronchi rather more than his share). 'I was the first to advocate a so-called opening to the left,' he answered, 'and I'm still in favor...
...third-class coach to the state capital to make his way in the world. Smooth, brisk and notably well-groomed, he suggests just what he used to be-a high-fee society doctor. Young for a Brazilian President, he looks even younger, with catlike grace and glowing vigor. His smile rivals French Actor Fernandel's in expanse. He loves society parties, especially if there is dancing. Tangos and slow foxtrots are his favorites, but he can samba with the lightest-footed-showing a distinct preference for pretty partners. At a ball a few years ago, the late President Getulio...
...Cortina's only three-time gold-medal winner (giant slalom, slalom and downhill), handsome Toni Sailer was the undisputed hero of the Winter Olympics. Thousands of his countrymen crossed the border to watch him schuss to victory, his well-known white cap topped with streamers, his bright white smile gleaming under dark goggles. His quick reactions to trail conditions underfoot were what set him apart from other top skiers. "He feels the snow through his skis," they said. "I have snow in my veins," said Toni...
Perhaps the main reason why the archaic smile hints at otherworldly happiness is that most archaic figures represented either gods or their worshipers in the performance of their devotions. The artists, therefore, had the problem of expressing spiritual illumination in the faces they carved. They found that a little smile, very like the first smiles of a baby, could do just that...
...life of the show is Danny Kaye, who once had nothing much better to say than geet-gat-gittle. He has become a rare film comedian who will give up a laugh now for a smile later, who cares less for his part than for the whole...