Word: barefoot
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sunburned girl in a bathing suit, her ankles ringletted with bells, danced in a Manhattan ballroom last week a dance that few white men had ever seen before. To a slow orchestral accompaniment she pounded barefoot on the floor, bowed low, bent back, made gestures as of sowing grain, beseeching fertility. Lining the walls on three sides sat 80 interested men and women. Some were young, some were white-haired, most were matronly looking women and burly, oldish men. Fascinated, they began to beat the rhythm with their programs, then one by one they rose, joined the dancer...
...afternoon last week Johnny Kolesar, 12, suggested to his sister Anna, 10, that they make an expedition to the Hoffman brothers' cornfield. Anna had been there before and told of its glories. Barefoot along the dirt path they rolled their hoops. Passing the Klementovich shanty they stopped, invited Helen and Joe to come too. Some other children joined the party at the Hoffman field but left early. The Kolesars and Klementoviches stayed on; walking through the tall green corn, picking the ears. They were going to make a fire in the nearby woods and cook some "supper...
Vivian is a girl that everyone should adore. I can just see Vivian going barefoot, because the darling bossy cows, with the tender eyes, should not be sacrificed for human comforts. I am sure that she does not enjoy the comforts of this Modern Age of Steel (think of all the poor mules that have been sacrificed in the mines). I know that Vivian does not wear silk because men rob the poor defenseless silkworms to secure this silk. I honestly believe that Vivian lives in a tent. The trees should be left for the birds to rest and nest...
Some of the early Quakers went barefoot, some in sackcloth, some even naked. In moments of great fervor they exhibited violent physical reactions, and it was their contention that those who did not know "quaking and trembling" had not found the "Christ within." To this is ascribed the name "Quakers," given them in derision in the first years of the movement...
...longer do the Friends go barefoot, or even quake in public. In 1927 there were 115,963 of them in the U. S. They were grouped in several divisions according to emphasis laid on this or that doctrine, the largest body being called collectively the Five Years Meeting. Another important body was the Friends' General Conference; and it was a standing committee of this, the Advancement Committee, which initiated the campaign for members...