Word: wined
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tarbucket hat, the field uniform, including the Eisenhower jacket that he wore in France, and an elaborate red wool cloak that signifies that Ike is a corporal in the crack Algerian Spahis of the French army. From Ethiopia came a rhinoceros-hide shield; from Greece, an ancient (800 B.C.) wine flask; and from the District of Columbia, red, white and blue license plate No. 1. Ike himself brought back a bracelet of boar's tusks from his Philippine tour with Douglas Mac-Arthur...
When Adams men established the now-famous Wine-Tasting Society, and this group gave birth last fall to the Adams House Cheese Tasting Society, the result was the formation of a gourmet stereotype for the Gold Coast. But these groups really reflect something else. The Adams man lives graciously, but he tends to do so in groups within the House. This, if anything is the outstanding feature of Adams...
...story was making the rounds last week in Belgrade's taverns. It concerned a legendary gypsy named Branko, who was trying to get into the Communist Party. "Well," he was told, "if you join, you will have to put aside all thoughts of wine, women and song." Branko nodded gloomily. "Beyond that," the party man went on, "you might even be called upon to give your life if the party demands it." "Well, why not?" sighed Branko, signing the pledge. "Who in hell would want to keep a life like that anyway...
...blooms. Expressing both religious feeling and appreciation, if not understanding of nature's workings, it sold about a million records. To bring this elevated thought into the realm of common understanding, a song was translated from Italian to "From the vine came the grape. From the grape came the wine, From the wine came a dream to a lover," which pretty much rolls into one the kindness of the Almighty, the abundance of nature, and human love...
...devotes of wine, woman, and the sun tan, Bermuda is probably the most popular of these. The island's hotels offer a program especially planned for the college student with nightly dancing, college weeks, and ample opportunity for swimming, tennis, golf, and sailing. An added attraction this year is an early season glimpse of the Crimson rugby team which will be touring the islands in early April...