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...third, the shape of a soup bowl; on the fourth, the shape of a saucer." By the end of the fourth day, the pale pink petals begin to wither and turn brown. Soon, all that is left is the seed pod, splayed out like an upright shower nozzle. "It just goes to show you," said Dr. Lotus, "that plants do not undergo evolutionary changes in 2,000 years. Even the size and color is the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: In Silent Beauty | 8/11/1952 | See Source »

...horses and the funereal beating of drums; the flaming assault on Torquilstone castle, where Rowena (Joan Fontaine) is held captive by the sneering Sir Hugh de Bracy (Robert Douglas), with thousands of Saxon archers hurling themselves across the moat and swarming up the granite-grey walls while the Normans shower boulders down on them from the battlements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Aug. 4, 1952 | 8/4/1952 | See Source »

Scented Plastics. In New York, Plastron Inc. put on the market flower-scented plastic shower and window curtains. Developed by Monsanto Chemical Co., the scents are blended in while the plastics are being made, are guaranteed to smell like roses, carnations or cedar for several months. Price: $1.98 for the shower curtain, $3.98 to $4.49 for curtain sets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Jul. 14, 1952 | 7/14/1952 | See Source »

...cabins, dresser drawers lock in place and do not rattle; bathroom light fixtures are angled above the mirror to reflect directly in the shaver's face; shower valves are thermostatically controlled to prevent the water from getting too hot. From every cabin, travelers can phone to anywhere in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: Invasion, 1952 | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

...rained at a University Commencement once in the last 30 years. And chances are good that this will be the 31st rainless Commencement. According to the U.S. Weather Bureau, there is a slight possibility of a local shower late this afternoon, but chances are remote. It will, however, be hot, with the highest temperature around 88 degrees...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 3000 Students Receive Degrees | 6/19/1952 | See Source »

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