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Some of his more sobersided fellow artists deplore Marcel Vertès. They sneer at his "commercialism" (he does covers for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, along with book illustrations, perfume ads, ballet sets, china, furniture, silk print and needlepoint designs), but can't help envying his commercial success. They scoff at his preference for pretty and elegant subjects, but have to admit, gritting their teeth, that Vertes (rhymes with bear says) draws and paints very prettily and elegantly indeed. They call him superficial, forget that such masters as Fragonard were...
...days millions of people will clink glasses and kiss each other at midnight to celebrate the advent of a new half century. Millions of others will sneer and say that they should have celebrated this momentus event a year...
After a long, hard afternoon, the committee read Mickey a long list of gangsters, from Frank Costello to Charlie Fischetti. Mickey said he didn't know most of them, and was dismissed. As he left the room with a sneer on his face, old Senator Tobey remarked: "The committee must go into this matter further at a later date...
Fancy Pants (Paramount) bills its star as "Mr. Robert Hope (formerly Bob)" and interrupts its opening credits with his disdainful appearance as a 19th Century English dandy. Says Mr. Hope to the audience with a sneer: "No popcorn during my performance, peasants...
...been sitting in the lobby keeping an eye on the door, waiting to greet Farouk. For two days, aging Sacha Guitry, 65, playwright-playboy, in green tam-o'-shanter and Scottish plaid mantle, had been sitting on the opposite side of the lobby, ready with a sophisticated sneer. At last, the King appeared. The Aga Khan greeted him; Guitry sneered. The King smiled vaguely. While he dined hugely (poisson à la crème, veau à la crème, champignons à la crème, framboises à la crème), a phalanx of reporters and photographers waited...