Word: splendor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...brilliance of Grandson Maurice centres in his clothes, which are as the sun in splendor. At the recent wedding of his English cousin Anthony he startled smartchart editors by appearing in mustard yellow trousers and a bright blue tailcoat with brass buttons. Baron Maurice's collection of pajamas is the envy of many, and his beach robes are one of the established sights of Deauville. He has been divorced, "for mental cruelty" his reputatation with women is peculiar. He was cited as co-respondent (together with Augustus John, the British painter) in the famed Gough divorce case in London...
...busy life of lectures and adventures to join the ranks of those who live in fancy. If perchance, his own dreams grow dull and old there are always those of others who have captured visions and made literature. It is to one of those glorious dreams of beauty and splendor that The Vagabond turns this noon when he attends Professor Lowes' lecture on "Kubla Khan and Charitable" in New Fogg Other lectures...
...vast red hat, symbol of Cardinals, was bestowed on Mgr. Schuster three days later in public consistory. As the Pope bestowed the hat, he pronounced Mgr. Schuster "elevated to the splendor of the Roman purple." The new Cardinal kissed the papal slipper, hand, cheek. He was in turn embraced by the 25 assembled Cardinals, who touched his cheeks with theirs...
...were coming, as they had come for 15 dukes before him. And with them came wives and children, for the coming-of-age festivities of England's Premier Duke & Earl were to last four days, were to be unparalleled in Arundel's history Dukes for of splendor Norfolk and date lavish their titles from hospitality...
...President that Army and Navy he-men well have dreaded the assignments, right honorable though they are. The chief duties were: 1) to stand grandly by when the President received new foreign envoys; 2) to pass tea and sandwiches smilingly at White House at-homes; 3) to add splendor to the President's official trips...