Word: atalanta
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...Xerxes, who is also in search of love, chooses Romilda to be his bride. The matter is complicated by the appearance of Atalanta (Susannah Waters), Romilda's sister, who also loves Arsamene, and Amastre (Kitt Reuter-Foss), a princess--although she appears disguised as a man--that Xerxes had promised to marry...
...Caravaggio he did around 1605, when he was barely 30: David with the Head of Goliath, the David sporting a raffishly theatrical feather in his cap as he tilts the severed head like a connoisseur quizzing a sculptor. Some of his key paintings, such as the Prado's extraordinary Atalanta and Hippomenes, in which he achieved a grand synthesis of Caravaggism and classical diction, are missing from Fort Worth. But it is quite clear from a work like Joseph and Potiphar's Wife that Reni could endow human figures with a Caravaggio-like density and passion while pointing...
...turn-of-the-century young man named Griswold Norrie looks forward to his nuptials with the rich, beautiful Ione Carruthers: "He and Ione between them would be connected by blood or marriage to every family that counted in Manhattan society!" The only impediment is Griswold's determination to invite Atalanta, his paternal grandfather's widow, to the festivities. Because of her uncertain past and the general belief that she married an old man for his fortune, this woman simply cannot be received by people who matter. Griswold can have either his integrity or his bride. His potential mother...
...that sparkle to your evening, you can buy black stockings with a rhinestone seam for $12 at At Saks Fifth Avenue (Prudential Plaza). Rhinestone jewelry ranges from $28 for a choker to $10 for a tiara at Reddog's (1737 Mass. Ave.). If you want to go all out, Atalanta Antiques (1700 Mass. Ave.) sells a beaded and chiffon flapper dress for $300. For the finishing touch, Chanel No. 5 perfume, a mere $175 per ounce...
...elaborate styles and fragility of most of these clothes make them fancy dress only "The only time we do much business with young people is for proms and weddings," says Mary DiCicco of Atalanta She says that the store's most popular clothes continue to be white summer dresses from the 1900s...