Word: vein
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...born and reared, chancellor since 1925 of the diocese. Monsignor McFadden was consecrated auxiliary bishop by Bishop Schrembs, with Bishops Michael James Gallagher of Detroit and Thomas Charles O'Reilly of Scranton as assistants. Afterwards there was public dining and speaking, all of it in the proud, happy vein of Cleveland's Mayor Ray T. Miller who told 10,000 in Public Hall that "the consecration made history that Clevelanders are proud...
...Cricket Spirit." In characteristic vein Mr. Baldwin and his No. 2 Muddler, the Rt. Hon. James Henry ("Jim") Thomas, onetime engine greaser, now Secretary for the Dominions, permitted themselves to be interviewed by the Canadian Press...
...jewel thief's pack of cigarets, a few puffs of which make the smoker idiotic, fall into the hands of the police with moderately comic results. Powell invades Francis' house for a midnight call and more light comedy. The police raid farcically and in the same vein Powell does a bit of broken field running through the massed forces of the law. Powell's gestures seem modeled on those of a stage tumbler. He frequently washes his hands in air, as though drying them on an imaginary handkerchief. He clicks his heels and bows from the waist...
...much lighter vein wrote "Congressman" Westbrook Pegler, whose sport colyum is syndicated through the Tribune: "I do not favor the return of the old saloon. Too many of our citizens owed bills in the old saloons, and if the saloons came back they would be subject to annoyance...
Critics found in Mrs. McCormick's portraits?with one exception all painted in the impressionistic vein with broad brush strokes, small attention to detail? bold, striking character studies. In her husband's picture which hung above the fireplace she had caught his quizzical domineering expression, the important frown he wears when "things in Washing- ton are going badly." She had not attempted to flatter Actress Katharine Cornell, wide of mouth, heavy of eyelid. There were two nudes because, Mrs. Mc-Cormick explained, "you can't have an exhibition without nudes." Amusing was what the artist called her "American Primitive...