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...Into the stodgiest period of English history minced "Dizzy," "in a coat of black velvet, poppy-colored trousers broidered with gold, a scarlet waistcoat, sparkling rings worn on top of white kid gloves." In decent black, Gladstone strode opposite?half-concealing his metaphysical doubts behind a truly British sense of duty. "At Oxford the young men drank less in 1840 because Gladstone had been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dizzy | 2/20/1928 | See Source »

...Tartini and entertained 10.000 guests. He was Yehudi Menuhin, who after two years abroad, has upset the tradition that a child prodigy can never be a great artist. Out he came on to the great Civic Auditorium stage, a chunky child in the white socks, silk blouse and velvet breeches of the conventional boy violinist. Over his face spread a wide, confiding smile. Up to his chin went the violin ? itself not quite man-sized ? and the concert began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Birthday | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. (ciga-rets: Chesterfield, Fatima, Piedmont; smoking tobacco: Velvet, Granger Rough Cut; chewing tobacco: Star, Horse Shoe) ?$18,743,395. Previous year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: More Earnings | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

...present Straus Hall Common Room is artistically decorated with velvet art-squares, draperies, a grand piano, longes, and easy chairs, and with the additional features of having coffee served, magazines and periodicals to read, and logfires, it is expected that the place will prove more attractive to the students in that section of the Yard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Straus Common Room to Be Conducted Under Different Policy--Occupants of South End of Yard to Use It | 2/3/1928 | See Source »

...waxen glow. There is a wiglike perfection to its yellow tonsure. Its puffy hands make pawing gestures. Upon its gentle mouth is an infantine wetness. The staring eyes are china-blue and someone has dressed up this prodigious toy in a swaying, broadtailed coat, canary waistcoat, blue velvet tie, patent leather shoes. Its breath is stertorous, mechanical; its tread is elephantine; its vocal chords match its tread?for this doll can talk?and bawl? and bellow. It looks and talks like one of the footmen from Alice in Wonderland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: The Senate Week Jan. 30, 1928 | 1/30/1928 | See Source »

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