Word: somber
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Elation soon gave way to a more somber spirit. Realizing that they were looking at the scene of one of history's great tragedies, Ballard organized an impromptu memorial service for the dead. Said he: "To finally put those souls to rest was a very nice feeling...
...reported that three Libyan aircraft had flown 30 miles into Tunisia. The pro-Western government of President Habib Bourguiba, which has already put its army on the alert, fired off a protest to Gaddafi over the violation of Tunisian air space. Tunisian Foreign Minister Beji Caid Essebsi gave a somber assessment of the situation, describing it as "a grave and direct threat to peace in the region...
Like most fashion trends, however, the hoopla over Hawaiians has been around for some time. Designer fashion has been turning away from somber print hues and subdued patterns over the past few seasons, and the shirts, whether worn by men or women, have an insouciance that works as a parody of conventional cool. "They're great fun to wear," says Tom Selleck, television's most agreeable private eye, who often sports custom-made Hawaiian shirts while crime busting in the islands. "And they're murder under a navy linen sports coat." Says Harriet Love, who carries a good supply...
...maintained an imperious aloofness during the first trial, seems to have undergone image surgery. Though he still looks as if he would be most at home in a uniform, he has taken to draping his 6-ft. 3-in. frame with the occasional plaid sport coat instead of the somber suits of the first trial. Last week, as Corinne Grande, the presiding judge, led jurors on a walking tour of Clarendon Court, the family mansion in Newport and the alleged scene of the crime, Von Bulow strayed over to the kennel to play with the three golden retrievers...
...verse based upon an actual tragic letter. In "The Rural Lass", Catherine Jemmat's story of a woman determined to marry despite her parents' disapproval, sheds some light on the pitifully subordinate plight of the eighteenth century women Edward Chicken's portrait of "The Collier's Wedding" is a somber depiction of a rural feast that conjures up interesting comparisons with the paintings of Breugal and the works of Hardy...