Mona Lisa heads to Washington for three week exhibit
The National Gallery in Washington will host Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa for three weeks starting January 8. The opening will be attended by the President and Congress as crowds gather to view the famed portrait, guarded and maintained under strict conditions.
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Duties of the Best Man at a Wedding
The best man assists the groom and drives him to the church. He handles the wedding ring at the ceremony and presents the clergyman’s fee. He also manages tips for the departure, with reimbursement by the groom when convenient. The column also explains how to debone fish at table, using the fork to lift the bone end and pull it out, finger use allowed if kept clean.
Pound Cake Recipes and Party Treats from a Pantry
A collection of pound cake based desserts and snacks including cinnamon toast, pineapple cream cheese finger sandwiches, chocolate cream torte, fruit shortcake, orange cottage pudding, golden appetizer balls with olives, anchovy puffs, and a lime punch. The notes suggest variations, serving ideas, and holiday drink options to accompany the cake centerpiece.
Learning To Boat Off The Isle Of Man
A reminiscence of summer family boating at Port Erin on the Isle of Man. The narrator recalls Bradda Head, sea-urchins, a rocky arch, and rowing adventures with family, including lessons in steering from a Manx fisherman. The piece blends memory and a short aside about a factory timekeeper and siren.
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Isle of Man
Port Erin
Bradda Head
Harry Cregeen
Bradda
Frank
Phyllis Bentley
Fluffy Cherry Punch and Festive Fruit Nut Salad
A recipe note describes Fluffy Cherry Punch using cherry instant drink mix sugar milk and heat for foamy serving in a punch bowl. Also outlines Festive Fruit Nut Salad with gelatin applesauce walnuts mayonnaise whipped cream and almond extract served on greens. Servings: punch 16. salad 8.
Great Soprano Kirsten Flagstad Passes On
Flagstad, 67, famed Wagnerian soprano, died after a private battle with bone cancer. She kept death private before burial, returning to Norway after World War II and later retiring from the Met in 1952. Her career began in Oslo, with a Met debut at age 39 and a rise that challenged wartime hostilities and protests.
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Kirsten Flagstad
Oslo
Flagstad
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Scandinavia
Germany
Brunnhildes
Siegfried
Gotterdammerung
Plagstad
Métin
U.S
Norway
Henry Johansen
Johansen
Philadelphia
National Theater
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Walter Pater
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Dorothy Adlon
Christian Science Monitor
la Gioconda
Acropolis
C. R. Alvey
Susan
North Hollywood
Anne Ashley
Michigan
Detroit
Muskegon
Miss Larsing
Susan Jean Scott
Mary Schutte
Jane Andrews
L. H
West Africa
Bata
Calatrava
Africa
Spain
Bora Bora
South Sea Islands
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