Word: woven
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...concludes Trevelyan, "history and literature have formed one study, one delight, woven together by a thousand crossing strands and threads . . . Our grandfathers were brought up on the classics and the Bible. Both were history and literature closely intertwined, and therefore formed a marvelous education, a much finer education than any which is at all usual today...
Back in the '30s, Owens-Illinois and Corning Glass spent more than $7,500,000 on research into glass fiber, although neither company invented it. The threadlike glass was made in London over 100 years ago; a jacket woven of coarse glass fibers was displayed at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Owens-Illinois got commercially interested in glass fiber in 1931, when Chemist Games Slayter stumbled across a way to make fluffy glass fibers which could be used for insulation. In 1938 Owens-Illinois and Corning Glass formed Owens-Corning Fiberglas, split 95% of its stock...
...development of Miss Hellman's philosophy through them take up the better part of the play's two and a half hours; one leaves the theatre with a distinct grasp of five or six rather extraordinary personalities and a vague impression that some sort of tenuous plot has been woven around them...
...Rattigan has woven the supporting parts masterfully into his exposition, and the players have given them faultless renditions. Nigel Patrick, who as Mrs. Crocker-Harris' lover does most of the page-turning, Wilfrid Hyde White as the suave old headmaster, and Brian Smith as a student who wants to pity and like "the Crock," are particularly good. But Michael Red-grave in the leading role is the star in every way. His portrayal of a man who has turned all his frustrations against himself to satisfy his wife's characterization of him and has sought refuge in the most utter...
Stardy, handsome Scotch woven and leather goods are the specialty at NICOLSONS, 133 Newbury Street, Boston. Above is a Sporran bag, for over the shoulder. The shop also features the latest imported suits, capes, coats, sweaters, and jackets from the land of the moors, where fine woolen goods have been produced for centuries. The bag combines the old art of leathercrafters, with the utility of modern style. It's priced...