Possible Clues:

• Magnificence
• English class put on extremely adept display
• The applause 'e gets to powder this up
• Yarn spun around about shows style
• Brilliant effect of story about Conservative making a comeback
• Striking effect of powder reversed after taking drug
• Great applause
• Around the century of late the effect is brilliant
• Start of chapter in story built up to brilliant effect
• Brilliant success - striking effect