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Among the sayings Moore decided on were "Fools Rush In . . ." (in the window a little lady braves a lion's den to win a fox furpiece), and "A Stitch in Time . . ." (a doll-size girl sews a rhinestone on to a life-size silk stocking). Another proverb, "People Who...
¶ Manhattan's cafe society, trying to keep up with Paris and London, threw its first Bal de Tete. Jarmila Novotna, opera singer, won first prize for the "most beautiful" headgear, a concoction of butterflies and twigs. Mrs. Brooks Howe's was "most ingenious"-a stocking cap, complete...
He has had his problems, too. One day a little dog was held up to tell him what it wanted in its stocking. The dog, evidently not understanding the Santa Claus principle, took a firm hold with his teeth on Heath's beard and started growling ferociously.
When the Yale game was only a week away, students and old alumni started stocking up for and weekend. Local stores reported heavy sales in glasses and shakers as well as the usual bottled goods.
Among the veterans in the book field, Phillip's forsees the annual lust for literature, and has been stocking up its non-text department for some time in preparation. The Harvard Book Store, almost alone in the rare and ancient book department, is happily counting the shopping days till Christmas...