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...Portland, Ore., matronly Mrs. Vern C. Edwards, knocked down by a young holdup man, questioned him sympathetically about his motives as she sat on the pavement, rubbing her bruises. Result: the thug courteously helped her to rise, hunted and found her lost earring, kissed her on the cheek and ran off, clutching 50? Mrs. Edwards had given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Jun. 9, 1947 | 6/9/1947 | See Source »

There was all sorts of other activity. The yo-yo was back in Dallas. Denver high-school girls were wearing one wingback earring, so large that it covered the entire ear. Los Angeles youth had invented a fascinating custom-taking off its shoes at dances. San Francisco girls rolled their bobby-sox down inside their shoes so nobody could see them. They didn't know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Reeny Season | 3/31/1947 | See Source »

...Most extreme example: Fifth Avenue's Ricardo's jewelry advertisement: "BURSTING FURY -Atomic Inspired Pin & Earring. New fields to conquer with Atomic jewelry. The pearled bomb bursts into a fury of dazzling colors in mock rhinestones, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. . . . As daring to wear as it was to drop the first atom bomb. Complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ATOMIC AGE: The Broken Mirror | 7/15/1946 | See Source »

...takes more than this to stop Hollywood the Magnificent. The race horse wins a race and $25,000 too, and Roger is thus able to spend his very last thousand dollar bill, thereby earring a $10,000 fee. Hilarious. Bring the children. And by all means come yourself, because this picture is really splendidly inane...

Author: By E. C. B. and R. T. S., S | Title: The Moviegoer | 12/3/1935 | See Source »

When Arthur W. Fuchs, Eastman's x-ray expert, took the picture, the girl was wearing a white cotton dress. Visible were her jewelry: a necklace and pendant of gold and jade, a white-gold wrist watch, a silver bracelet, two rings, an earring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Beauty's Bones | 7/30/1934 | See Source »

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