Word: snappings
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...still prefers it to the more "professional" cameras with expensive German lenses pressed upon him by Vogue. Nimble at climbing a mantelpiece while the lady relaxes below, imaginative Mr. Beaton has even gone so far as to dress the Countess of Oxford and Asquith up as a corpse and snap her surrounded by the lilies and wax candles of Death. Maiden voyagers on the Queen Mary were informed this week that they can at last buy for $5 a medal commemorating that recordless event. Maiden voyagers on the record-breaker Normandie last year received medals free before landing...
Warned Rotarian Archie Palmer of London: "If you reject that [resolution] it will be reported in every paper in the world that Rotary does not care a snap of the fingers about Peace." Rotarian Palmer was right. Next day's headlines...
...Philadelphia, "General" Farley refused all comment except to snap when asked if the new party had changed Democratic campaign plans: "Why should...
...income taxes what they are, the net yield on Standard's bonds to a big corporate investor is only about 2.65%. What makes Standard's bonds so desirable is that there are relatively few bonds of big super-solvent industrial corporations on the market. Big institutional investors snap them up to keep their portfolios diversified...
...eager to go ahead with the project. Money was forthcoming from other wealthy people, most of whom demanded only that they have the fun of shooting the animals. Three hundred thousand dollars was provided for six expeditions. Painters went along to sketch the settings in color, and photographers to snap the animals in all their natural poses. Tons of rock, earth, sand, grass, tree trunks and branches were shipped to the museum, where they were treated with a preservative and the African settings reproduced piece by piece. Artificial berries, leaves and flowers were made of paper, wax, cloth, celluloid...