Word: wearers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pants." However, I am told he might have had "rumpled pants" one day, for during a downpour he took off his topcoat to put it around a young woman who had none. Perhaps that was the day. And for that act of chivalry you have publicly proclaimed him a wearer of "rumpled pants"! Tough on Ted 'cause it isn't true. He's most particular about his clothes...
...land and sea-by car and destroyer Kelly-that Britain's former darling, the wearer of fancy collars and a lifted eyebrow, onetime King, hero of thwarted lovers, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, went home, taking with him his still unroyal, still beloved Duchess. Once the news would have been the biggest in all Britain; last week it was just another parenthesis in the sad story of war. The Kelly was scheduled to dock at Portsmouth at 6:30 one evening. At 6:45 the blundering Ministry of Information announced that the Duke had landed. But not until...
...merry one," became president. Son Henry Centennial (who died in 1934), "the quiet one," became secretary-treasurer. "Mr. N. G."-"the grave one"-became chairman of the board. "Mr. N. G." in 1903 hit on the profitable idea of selling Richman Bros. $22.50 suits direct to wearer. Today the company operates 62 stores in 57 cities, keeps a mailing list of 1,000,000 purchasers of Richman suits...
...magic casque which made its wearer invisible...
...last the Pontiff appeared on St. Peter's balcony. The great moment arrived. Cardinal Deacon Caccia-Dominioni chanted "Accipe tiaram" (Receive the tiara). The crowd below saw the Cardinal lift the gem-studded, beehive-shaped triple crown of the papacy and place it on the head of its wearer. Then the multitude dropped to its knees as Pius XII raised his hand in blessing...