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English tradition not uncommonly associates the amateur sportsman with the public servant: " They who hunt also serve," " Every Englishman loves a lord," etc. Now the shift of economic power to the United States brings to America the problem of aristocracy. The modern world has known, generally speaking, two types of aristocracy: the English, based on obligation with honor; the French (of Louis XV), based on privilege without obligation. Which tradition is being accepted by rich Americans'? The answer will come from the sons of Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Stotesburys, Armours, Mel-Ions, Bakers, Biddies, Fords, who can, if they like, win Grand...
...romantic fancies of human nature. Such a murder is the Dorothy King case. It has love (and illicit love-which is always more fascinating), riches, social prestige, an underworld motif, intrigue and violence. It appeals to snobbery, outraged morality, pity, terror and man's appetite for the human hunt. Thousands of plain people, reading the lurid three-page account in the Hearst press, can imagine themselves either the beautiful Broadway butterfly, Dorothy King; the rich and socially prominent "angel" and man of mystery, John Mitchell; the dark and debonnaire South American cave man, Guimares; the tragic mother, Mrs. Keenan...
...address to the National Light Horse Breeding Society in London, the Prince of Wales gave his views on fox hunting with characteristic simplicity : "Now may I say a word about fox hunting ? (Cheers.) I would say that the popularity of fox hunting, far from being reduced, has been increased. I think that anybody who has hunted since the war must have been greatly struck and delighted to find the number of fellows who managed to hunt. (Cheers.) It has often been a struggle for them to do so, which shows how keen they are." [He was referring...
...Agawam Hunt Club at Providence. (9 matches...
...glorious relics of the weaver's art are series depicting the "Hunt for the Unicorn," symbol of chastity and immortality. Since 1450 the unicorn has adorned the Castle of Verteuil, home of the Counts of La Rochefoucauld...