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...clanging of church bells, scream of sirens and thud of artillery salutes penetrated as a confused blend of sound into the blossom-bedecked Chamber of Deputies in Rio's Tiradentes Palace, but the spectators seemed unaware of the background noise or the extravagant colors of the tropical flowers. All attention centered on a pale, slender man in white tie and black tailcoat. "I swear," he said, tense with emotion, "to uphold, defend and obey the Constitution of the Republic, and to maintain its union, integrity and independence." Intoned the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies: "I proclaim...
More exciting effects with light and color are produced in the stained glass that adorns the gallery windows. Experimenting with the stained glass medium, Jennerjahn often abandons the use of lead between the frames of color to get an unusual blend and softness of light. At other times he paints the glass instead of baking in the colors. This produces unusual designs to complement vibrant colors. Jennerjahn's painting tends to be academic. Where so much theory is involved there is hardly enough room for expression. The stained glass seems to be less forced and more alive...
...another material but with black buttons matching the coat's, shoes and handbag in suede, the whole incongruously teamed with pigskin gloves, a pearl necklace. Polled for their views, the fashion experts, all insisting on anonymity, gasped politely at Margaret's rebellion. Said one: "A strange blend." Another: "It's daring ..." A third: "Extraordinary, to say the least ..." Oblivious to the stir she was making, Margaret was aces at the races, picked two winners...
...with a long-held dream of agricultural chemists: an insecticide that makes the whole plant deadly to insects that try to feed on it. The chemical, called Thimet for short,* was developed by American Cyanamid Co. It is mixed 50-50 with carbon dust, and 8 lbs. of the blend is mixed with 100 lbs. of cottonseed before planting. The cost for an acre of cotton...
...sure to like Uruguay's President. The nephew, protégé and successor of Statesman José Batlle y Ordóñez (who 50 years ago implanted modern democracy in a country battered by civil war), Batlle Berres, 58, is an engaging blend of hotheaded leader and old-shoe egalitarian. As a newspaper publisher, radio-station operator and politico, he seems to speak authentically for his liberty-loving little (pop. 3,000,000) nation...