Word: tuxedoed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...never forgotten it. In the end, Jeanne, after seeing how Tri U snubs "social inferiors," is disenchanted enough to turn in her pledge pin and rush to the arms of a worthy young fellow (Dale Robertson) who, far from belonging to a fraternity, does not even own a tuxedo...
...preached the Truman gospel once more during the week; rising in a snowy white tuxedo at the capital's Armed Forces Day dinner, he remarked that while "we sit here tonight . . . partaking of food on white tablecloths and enjoying ourselves in other ways ... men are baring their breasts for liberty . . . You must quit your bickering here at home . . . you must quit playing petty politics...
...Outing Club does not expect any tuxedo-clad contestants, like last year, when the group stages the 1951 Wellesley bike race on Sunday...
...father's produce. "I went out on one continuous binge for three months," he recalls, "and visited practically every cabaret, bistro and cafe in Paris. At 5 o'clock in the morning I usually turned up at the Halles [Paris' central market] dressed in a tuxedo and with a terrific hangover, and tried to sell father's bananas. Naturally he fired me, and gave me an allowance to copy the old masters in the Louvre. I found it perfectly easy to copy Leonardo, El Greco and Delacroix, but Goya was too difficult for me on account...
...professionals. For the rest, says Weber, "we took in everyone who could creep and crawl." The non-pros include mailmen, policemen, engineers, salesmen and a chiropodist. One musician, an accountant, rides his motorcycle 30 miles from his Watertown job, wearing an old Air Force flying suit over his tuxedo, to play. Until she retired to have her fourth baby, his wife used to ride with him, clutching her cello. Now, at their five concerts a year in the Soo-seat Waukesha High School auditorium, Waukeshans hear creditable and sometimes even polished performances of the classics and a fair sampling...