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...idea was "to allow the women se mettre en valeur"-meaning to show off a bit-explained French Perfume Queen Hélène Rochas after her My Fair Lady ball in the Bois de Boulogne. A bit! Mme. Rochas herself wore $250,000 worth of diamonds to decorate her egret-plumed Guy Laroche gown. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Begum Aga Khan, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford and all the other jet-set guests showed up in ascots, ostrich feathers and grey top hats. "There was not an egret plume or a false moustache...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 2, 1965 | 7/2/1965 | See Source »

...valeur et d'heroïsme ce nom de Quebéc évoque en nous, et que de noms illustres s'associent à ce noble roc. . . ." Loud and ecstatic were the French Canadian cheers* as he finished, dropping into English once more to invite Premier King and Lord Tweedsmuir to the White House. Then the official party adjourned for luncheon to the Governor-General's summer home in the Citadel. Afterwards there were private conferences on public problems common to the two countries, a sightseeing tour through showers, a formal tea and a departure by train...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Ces Aimables Paroles | 8/10/1936 | See Source »

Wednesday, February 5-La France et 1'alliance russe. Naissance, portee, evolution de 1'alliance franco russe, les idees et les hommes, valeur actuelle de 1'alliance, les idees de M. Tyvoloski...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HYDE LECTURES IN FEBRUARY | 12/14/1907 | See Source »

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