Word: poking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Lady of Quality reminds one, appropriately enough, of a Christmas tree dressed in the bravery of gold and tinsel (England in the 17th Century). With a number of substantial presents pendent from its boughs, preliminary inspection will bring complete approval. As the play proceeds and the visitor begins to poke around behind the gaily decorated boughs he finds to his dismay that the picture tree has no roots of plot. It teeters badly and threatens to collapse at the first breath of a yawn. When the heroine is growing up as a tomboy in the country there is entertainment. When...
...made herself a most marvelous frock and went to call on his sister. Whether the strategem succeeded we are not told, but Mr. Betts, aided only by an old print, has done a most appealing portrait of the graceful maiden lady in her gown of heavy yellow silk, poke bonnet, black mitts, lace shawl...
...playing of both sextets slowed down in the second period. The Queen's defense broke up all the attacks of the Crimson forwards, while Captain Owen by remarkable "poke" checking stopped the fast dashes of the Canadians. Bigelow again saved a goal when he stopped a hard shot by Boucher, who had broken through the defense...
...anything but second date. The best of Southern characteristics, honor and courage, are predominant throughout and all the boys are "worthy young fellows". The leader, MacMurray, is the worthiest. In fact his only lack is a sense of humor, and Mr. Paine has the good fetes to poke a little fun at him in this respect. It should send every boy who reads it flocking to Centre for life there as described in the book is completely idylls...
...case of accident. Inasmuch as a box of Bolshevik gold, destined for work in Italy, had just fallen into the hands of the authorities, people were not slow to connect the two facts. At once a storm of ridicule broke out. Everyone in Italy knocked off work to poke fun t Misiano. From hotel, from restaurant, from the theatre, and then from city to city, he has been hounded by the none too gentle jibes of his countrymen. Everywhere he is recognized and hooted. Hurling epithets and brickbats at "Misanoff", as they have nick-named him, has become the national...