Word: soir
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Champagne growers, outraged, vowed revenge in the name of France's Wine of Honor. It was hinted by Paris newspapers that M. Reboux had been discharged as political contributor of radical Paris Soir. In their combined majesty and awfulness the Syndicat du commerce des vins de Champagne and the Syndicat général des vignerons de la Champagne brought suit against the brash gastronome. Last fortnight the case was called before the civil tribunal of the Department of the Seine...
Women of the U. S. who like to put a drop of Coty perfume behind their ears were all approval, last week, when gallant Perfumer-Publisher Francois Coty founded a new newspaper, The Evening Friend-of-the-People (L'Ami du Peuple du Soir), and took up editorial cudgels in defense of the U. S. cinema industry, which sorely needs a champion in France...
...nephews, Jacques and Jean Charles, have active control of the business, the one as business manager, the other as head designer. The House of Worth remains the arbiter of the most elegant fashions. There go the women of upper French society for their robes de grande soirée. There goes the prospective bride for her wedding gown...
French Comment upon the incident was inclined to be cynical. Said the Paris Soir...
Last week the four distinguished Belgians announced that they were ready to sail for home Said Le Soir: "Those who attributed the soul of Shylock to our American friends were bad prophets...