Word: types
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This kind of talk by young statesmen of a type called by the late Rudyard Kipling "flanneled fools" does not go down in Warwick, the constituency of Mr. Eden. He addressed his constituents last week for the first time as Foreign Secretary. "The leadership of Great Britain is no insignificant element," he said, drawing a chorus of "hear, hear!" "I am proud to think it was the United Kingdom Government which gave that lead!" But he was not specific about which of the various leads His Majesty's Government have taken on the Ethiopian Question...
Heavy ash skis, made under the supervision of the Department of Commerce, may be procured to fit any type of airplane. The wheels are removed, and the skis are equipped to fit right on the axle. On soft snow, the effect is just the same as that given by the pontoons in a seaplane...
...those rare occasions when the Opera House will open its doors. The event is the introduction of the Jooss European Ballet to Boston in a group of three original numbers, the most significant and interesting of which is "The Green Table", a parody on the League of Nations type of conference. It was awarded first prize in the last International Competition at Paris and has attracted considerable attention both here and abroad...
Harping on the importance of personal appearance, Mrs. MacGibbon writes: "You no longer hear an employer say of his secretary, 'She doesn't look like much but how she can type!' He is more apt to say, 'I've got an A-1 secretary now and is she a looker!' " But: businessmen "wish their offices to have a dignified, not a sexy, atmosphere...
...Types of employers for girls to beware of include the amorous executive who is convinced that "99 out of 100 want to be kissed"; and the "Don Juan," easily spotted by the picture of his wife on his desk "as a perpetual reminder to go home at night." This latter type often calls all the girls by diminutives of their surnames such as "Macky" or "Jonesy." He Promptly puts things on a "clubby" basis and "the invitation to take a drink with him after 5 o'clock is a prelude to a dinner invitation and sometimes more." A particularly...