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A Riot of Perfumes
"Elegance, silence, violence!"
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Jimmy’s return to Fairmount was more than a mere visit. With the completion of East of Eden Jimmy had experienced Hollywood and the intimidations of stardom. At this point he was straddling two worlds - the world of his origins in Fairmount and the early stages of stardom - and he knew instinctively that the two were in conflict. And so he went back to Fairmount, to examine his origins and to preserve what was relevant. - Dennis Stock
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Alicia Markova by Cecil Beaton, 1950 (x)
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Miss Sanderson’s Parasol Self-Defense, 1908:
“Then Miss Sanderson came to the attack, and the demonstration showed her to be as capable with the stick as the sword. She passed it from hand to hand so quickly that the eye could scarcely follow the movements, and all the while her blows fell thick and fast. Down slashes, upper cuts, side swings, jabs and thrusts followed in quick succession, and the thought arose, how would a ruffian come off if he attacked this accomplished lady, supposing she had either walking-stick, umbrella, or parasol at the time? ”
- J. St. A. Jewell, “The Gymnasiums of London: Part X. — Pierre Vigny’s” Health and Strength, May 1904, pages 173-177. (via » Miss Sanderson and the womanly art of parasol self defence)
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