Word: wearingly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...they went on, those London critics, to say that there was an unfavorable feeling about Jeritza's scarf over her head, instead of a hat, in the cathedral scene. Now Jeritza knows they do wear scarfs to church in Italy. And as for wearing one's hair down one's back in the second act, surely, if one has a glorious cascade of gold, why not loose...
...many purposes as those delegated to the Official Program of the Harvard-Yale Regatta. That publication was designed by its publishers, the Harvard Athletic Association, to amuse the impatient crowds in case of a postponement of the starting time, to educate them in "What the Young Girl May Wear", to give them a background of crew history, and to give them, in the most approved off-hand fashion, some idea of who will race on Friday...
...London's Zoo monkeys. Fatal accidents from unexploded shells still continue in the French war zone. Mountains of American autos, boxed, too vast to house, clutter the Thames banks; new tariff rate July 1. The top hat, bashed by the War, is dusted off and blocked again for wear. In one week in April, 313 died of smallpox in Bombay. Over $24,000,000 was taken to South Africa in four years by farmer immigrants attracted by advertising. Strolling between the acts at the Palace Theatre, Kohlafeur, you can be bitten by a cobra. Constantinople is dirty and dejected...
...they settle into their chairs, visiting notables may be picked out by colored stripes and chevrons on their hoods. A lady with maize and white chevron is from Bryn Mawr. Cornellians wear carnelian and two white chevrons. Olive and blue is Tulane; gold silk and blue, the University of California; brown and blue, Tufts...
...same time, R. H. Dyer and H. R. Jones were added to the list of assistant head ushers. They will report on Tuesday with the other ushers. All men are supposed to wear white flannels throughout...