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...Eleanor Roosevelt, shepherding a group of women reporters through the White House, showed them, in the President's study, a full-length portrait of herself, done by a man who had seen her just twice???at parties, years ago. Mrs Roosevelt, who never poses for portraits, said the painting was so extremely pretty she disliked it, added: "I would like to burn it some day, and I probably shall...
...under Arturo Toscanini. Parsifal, also under Toscanini, will be given July 22, Aug. 2, Aug. 6, Aug. 9, Aug. 19. Tristan und Isolde will be conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler July 23, Aug. 3, Aug. 18. The Ring under Karl Elmendorff will be given twice???July...
...expect to get rid of the Republican Committee in about ten minutes. Then I'm through. Since I'm on the toboggan it's not for me to talk?that will be up to the new Chairman." As for illness: "I am feeling fine. I've been sick only twice???once in 1885 and once in 1915. Since ten I haven't missed a meal. Every year two or three doctors examine me and find nothing wrong...
...attack of influenza, his muscles were so stiff that he could not play in the challenge round of the national court tennis tournament at the Racquet & Tennis club. The funereal tone of the newspaper notices merely emphasized a statement made by a wise man that "athletes die twice???once when Death takes them and once when they retire from sport...
...woman's name should appear in print but twice???when she is married and when she is buried," but certain exceptions, doubtless, may be pardoned in a President's wife, and few Presidents' wives have lived up to the above maxim better than the one who proposed it?Edith Carow Roosevelt...