Word: umbrellas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Vagabond--being the sensitive soul that he is--has sickened of depressions.... nations in distress.... political speeches.... Italian forces (and barbers)--English diplomacy.... and even Haile Selassie's umbrella. His frail mind cannot encompass the full significance of one event before another is cried aloud in the market place. Today, therefore, he resorts to that old escape--one frowned upon by maladjusted psychologists--to barken to those gentle soul who "tell tales of little meaning, though the words are strong." As the world is thrusting itself forward to a dismal future the Vagabond is thrusting himself back upon an epic...
...Egalite who during the revolution had voted for his own cousin's execution. Educated according to the principles of Rousseau, prudent, embarrassingly virtuous, Louis Philippe played a despicable game. Prince de Condé detested him for his democratic affectations, which included carrying a humble and unnecessary umbrella. Irresolute as he was, the Prince was determined never to leave his wealth to a son of Louis Philippe. Louis then agreed to get Sophie restored to royal favor if she would compel Prince de Condé to make the will he desired. Thus the great struggle began...
...long strides across the Pacific from San Francisco to Canton. Some 5,000 miles west of San Francisco, Wake consists of three low coral atolls, the largest but four miles long, surrounded by a dangerous reef. There is no drinking water, but, unlike barren Midway Island, the verdure of umbrella and hardwood trees is jungle-thick. Everywhere are coral boulders, hermit crabs, squawking birds. Nowhere is there a harbor for ships...
...mental picture of the Englishman is generally subordinate to his mental picture of the Englishwoman. The latter is not a flattering portrait. It is the picture of a thin, rather weather-beaten, extremely ill-dressed old maid, clad in sensible check garments, and threatening taxi-drivers with a green umbrella. The French portrait of the Englishman is superimposed upon this unwelcome image. It is the picture of an inelegant, stupid, arrogant, and inarticulate person with an extremely red face. The French seem to mind our national complexion more than other nations. It gets on their nerves. They attribute...
...questioned the U. S. lace-makers' contention that they could never compete on anything like equal terms with the lace-makers of France. U. S. wages are as much as 300% higher than French wages. Their argument was simply that, having raised an umbrella over a domestic lace industry 26 years ago with special tariff treatment, the Government should continue to protect it. If the Government closed its umbrella, capital would be lost and thousands of workers thrown on Relief. The industry has always outdone itself in keeping its workers employed in slack times for fear of losing what...