Word: victorian
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...Club was an anachronistic institution even then. Born during the suffrage movement, The Club clung to its Victorian roots, and eventually suffered...
...down to Rutland Water, the largest man-made lake in Western Europe, has won a raft of hospitality awards, not least for its relaxed yet flawless service. "Fay ce que voudras" (Do as you like) reads an inscription in medieval French above the entrance. The exhortation was incised in Victorian times but reflects proprietor Tim Hart's service philosophy. Hart converted the 1881 Gothic and mock Tudor stone mansion from a hunting lodge to a hotel 25 years ago, and says he aims "to combine friendliness with professionalism." His wife, Stefa, is the interior designer responsible for Hambleton's cheerful...
...glorious finale for a career that began with a modest fourth place in the mare's debut appearance at a Victorian country race meet just three years ago. Rob Childs was there that day, but he remembers only her odd name - concocted from the first two letters of the Christian names of five of owner Tony Santic's female staffers. "When you see them running their maiden at Benalla and coming fourth, you don't put them down as one to watch," says Childs. But Boss easily recalls the first time he rode Makybe, at a track-work session...
...only recently become ubiquitous among Harvard males. Hello? Can you say “three years ago?”I suppose I should be surprised that metrosexuality has taken hold at all at Harvard, considering our school’s seeming devotion to the glories of the Victorian male animal and all of its classical accoutrements (cigars, uncomfortable chairs, et cetera). Why is it, then, that there are hordes of men meandering around the square sporting tight, flat-front pants? As a heterosexual woman, I was confused in my initial months here. Suddenly, I felt as though...
...always be true, it is definite that two regatta victories are also better than one, and that is exactly what the Harvard sailing team picked up this weekend. The Harvard coed team won the Erin Schell Trophy at MIT on Sunday, and the Crimson women also won the Victorian Coffee Urn, which Harvard hosted. The coed team won the Schell Trophy with 208 points, besting second place Brown by 32 points. The Crimson was led by its B division team of sophomores Kyle Kovacs and Elyse Dolbec, who were able to capture the division with considerable ease, winning with...