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Hush! Didst hear the glad tidings? They are to remain staidly reasonable. Long ducks and huge knickers will still suit the fancy. No shades of epic athletes or even Fauntleroys will haunt the Yard. Perhaps it would be wise to bolster the resolution by a vote of appreciation in behalf of The Rest of Us for the great-mindedness which is to uphold the dignity of human sense and sensibility. Suggestions as to the means of such expression are respectfully requested. Mehitable, in The Radcliffe Daily...
...huge mother ships waited 150 airplanes, with all motors thundering, all propellers whirring brightly in the sun, mechanics in varicolored costumes moving among them in the artificial gale their blades created, to make final meticulous adjustments. In "sky forward" (crow's nest) of the Lexington, in rumpled grey suit and floppy hat, the Navy's prime War ace, Lieut. David Sinton Ingalls, now Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics, squinted down upon the scene, watching the flight officers' red flag on the bridge below. When a white flag appeared, their show would begin...
...situation sounded exciting when Mr. Nast also said: "Vogue has brought suit against many of them [infringers] in the past, and has yet to lose a case...
There had been, it appeared, only one suit: in 1926 Vogue obtained an injunction against a Toledo department store to stop it selling "Vogue" hats. Several times subsequently Vogue had threatened similar actions and obtained satisfaction out of court. But despite Publisher Nast's insinuation, no newspapers or magazines had ever been involved. Publisher Nast had not been villainously put upon by unscrupulous publishing competitors. His appeal "to protect Vogue's originality," was simply another manifestation of the thing advertised, "Vogue's originality...
...Lindbergh is a colonel of both the Air Corps Reserve and of the Missouri National Guard. When flying he wears a business suit and, sometimes over that, flying overalls...