Word: woodenly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Speaking of the ceremoniousness of the Japanese, Professor Kennelly said: "At one university a half-holiday was taken in order to make me a member of the Electrical Engineers of Japan, and I was presented with a large parchment scroll in a beautifully ornamented wooden box." The interviewer then had the pleasure of seeing the scroll and its box and several other articles which had been presented to Professor and Mrs. Kennelly on their departure. Among these were two bamboo slide-rules with 19 scales on each of them, made with the finest precision...
...nave of the Chapel is to be separated from the choir by a wooden screen, so that the choir alone will serve as a chapel on week-days, the whole building being used only on Sundays and special occasions. The choir, situated in the East end of the Chapel, is so planned that it will constitute a small chapel in itself, the only changes from the ordinary layout being the addition of some movable seats and the moving of the organ consoles back into niches in the wall, to make more room in the choir...
...Verdun, and realizing that after the War he would value the votes of thousands of poilus, refused to accept any promotion beyond a sergeant's stripes. Always immaculately dressed, formidable champion of the French militarists, Sergeant Maginot carried his sabre-rattling beyond politics. Despite his wooden leg he was an excellent fencer. France buried him last week with all the funeral honors she had bestowed on Marshal Foch. In the church St. Louis-des-Invalides, Premier Laval delivered the oration...
Nine miles outside of Moscow a local train, packed with commuters, halted at a switch-head before taking a spur track. Without warning another local swept round the bend and smashed full into the standing train's rear, plowed through almost its entire length. Wooden cars splintered like match boxes, dead and dying were strewn along the right-of-way. Peasants running up from the fields did their best to pull maimed bodies from the wreckage. They were laid on the parallel track while telegraph operators wired Moscow frantically for help. Suddenly a freight train, proudly burdened with Soviet goods...
...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, the better. Fancy savage-looking wooden or glass beads in loud colors detract from the face. . . ." Hair: "Hairnets are impossible. Wide, casual waves are best." Makeup: "Use enough to look healthy. . . . Wipe off excess lipstick. For those who still believe it wicked to employ coloring to [sic] the lips, a pomade stick is advisable...