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Word: wigs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Speaight posed himself for 18 of them. He donned a Little Lord Fauntleroy costume for a famed maker of child photographs, he dressed as a woman for a taker of women's photographs; posing for a man who made portrait studies of five Lord Chancellors he put on wig and robe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 14, 1929 | 1/14/1929 | See Source »

Imposing in great wig and majestic robes, Baron Hewart said: "It is impossible to say that there is not ample evidence to find that this appellant committed this crime. Miao is guilty of a diabolical, calculated crime. This appeal is dismissed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Chief Justice Mistaken | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

...Toronto last week one Norman Douglas pulled at his dark brown hair. It came off his head, a wig. Exposed was a skull cap, like the Pope's. Only, instead of being white it was dark green. Norman Douglas put his hands carefully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Skull-less Adult | 8/20/1928 | See Source »

...Family could observe his semi-divinity lying in bed, but the next order of noblemen was admitted to see him dip his hand in holy water, climb out of bed, and don his dressing gown. The third order then entered to see the king shave and put on his wig. And last came the final rabble of cardinals, marshals, courtiers, to observe the rest of the ceremony: royal breeches and hose, royal shirt by way of the First Valet of the Wardrobe, to the Grand Master of the Wardrobe, to the Dauphin, to the King. "At this crucial moment, while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Defunct Sun King | 8/20/1928 | See Source »

...House of Lords and conveyed news of his election to Their Lordships. While he countermarched back to the House of Commons, famed Joy Bells rang out from St. Margaret's Church across the way. Finally Sir Edward Algernon Fitzroy donned over his court dress the robe and wig of office, rehearsed to the Commons at length all that had happened, and took the Chair as Speaker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: New Speaker | 7/2/1928 | See Source »

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