Word: toning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...even admiration in newspaper and literary circles. Nor was this popularity confined to Liberal thought, as was shown recently by the acceptance of articles from Mr. Massingham by J. St. Loe Straehey, editor of The Spectator, which used to pose as Liberal-Unionist, but is now distinctly Conservative in tone. Many of The Spectator's die-hard readers took exception to Mr. Massingham's articles, but it was distinctly to Mr. Strachey's credit that he opened the hospitality of The Spectator's pages to such an intellectual, sane and distinguished journalist as Mr. Massingham...
...those which one usually encounters. Beginning with a Prelude and Aria from Bach's Suite in E Minor, his selection included an excerpt from a Sonata of Porpora, short pieces of Boulanger an Suk, two of his own compositions, a Waltz of Chopin and a Jota of Sarasate. His tone was full and mellow, incisive in staccato passages and following in legato...
...printing of cuts of the club ties and hatbands, an innovation of last year, will be continued, while the number of half-tone pages, depicting scenes of University life, which numbered eight last year, will be doubled in this year's book...
Ever since Herr Stresemann undertook the burdens of the German Chancellor ship there has been a certain return of confidence in other countries that the Ruhr conundrum would be solved. For the Chancellor has taken a strong tone toward the dominant industrial kings of Germany and an attitude of discretion rather than blustering valor toward the Allies. The culmination of this came yesterday with his announcement that Germany must and would renounce without conditions its policy of passive resistance to the French occupation...
John Dos Passos became a figure for national discussion when his Three Soldiers appeared two years ago. Its bitter, naturalistic tone was criticized by many as " disloyal." By others it was hailed as" the Truth about the War." Most critics agreed that it was a capable and occasionally brilliant piece of writing. Since then this young Harvard graduate has published a volume of poems, a volume of essays, painted a series of pictures which were exhibited in Manhattan and made two trips to Europe, from one of which he is at the moment making the return voyage. His novel...