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Word: wickedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Dresses: sport or semi-sport. Coats should be of fine material, smart design. "Nothing ruins an outfit like wolf, rabbit or cat trimming." Hats should be small, matching the ensemble, framing the face. Shoes should have Cuban* or French heels. "Flat heels cause an ugly ankle line." Beads: "The plainer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Outfit | 1/18/1932 | See Source »

"Some teachers, belonging to that docile remnant terrorized by old-fashioned school boards, still believe it wicked and frivolous to consider personal adornment." ("It is ridiculous in this day and age to think of the teacher as a 'being apart.' She has just as much right as her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Outfit | 1/18/1932 | See Source »

This conclusion serves the purposes of law & order. It is not in keeping with the rest of the picture, which is a chipper, hardboiled, amusing essay on petty thievery. In his first starring performance, James Cagney has a role in which he is more mischievous than wicked. He makes rascality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 14, 1931 | 12/14/1931 | See Source »

This grim but lively melodrama, even more than her earlier vehicles (Always Goodby, Wicked) shows the potentialities of Elissa Landi as an emotional actress. A stage success of 17 years ago, the picture has two other noteworthy performances?by Laurence Olivier, a mild spoken English actor with unusually good camera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 9, 1931 | 11/9/1931 | See Source »

In a church in Benton, 111., gathered the many friends of Stephen R. Patton. So. for his funeral. A quartet sang several hymns. The minister arose and preached the funeral sermon in a solemn, emotional voice, told how Stephen R. Patton had spent many wicked years before he became a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Sep. 14, 1931 | 9/14/1931 | See Source »

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