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...black poker chips, Trico's black knit, orange-bordered at-home outfit (complete with a ring to be worn on the hostess' toe). And from Lucrezia came hip-hugging chiffon pants and matching tops. Not to mention her lattice-ribboned beach dress, designed to be worn over backless bikinis, which may never be boffo in the stores but so captured the fancy of one German male buyer that he craned his neck too far, lost balance and wound up literally rolling in the aisles...
...plunging necklines and backless dresses of modern brides are becoming an increasing distraction to clergymen officiating at weddings, the Rev. Leslie Aitken of Burley Vicarage, Leeds, England complained to his Anglican parishioners. "During the ceremony," the clergyman said, "the girls stand two steps below me . . . It's all terribly embarrassing...
...Defense Minister Sohn Won II that promised: "You will get all your back pay. You will be promoted in the army. You will be cited for meritorious achievement. You will be given priority to take a government job." But the unbelieving Red P.W.s stayed hunched on their backless wooden benches. They chain-smoked and tried to keep warm. One started to make a propaganda speech ("I saw Americans bombing our camps with germs . . ."), but the Indian chairman quickly cut him off. The others spoke little, and without passion. Only when the ROK explainers showed photographs or played tape recordings from...
...profession that specializes in novelty, Negro Chanteuse Joyce Bryant looks startlingly different. Her poodle-cut hair is dazzling silver, her inch-long fingernails are stained to match. Her dress is a backless, spangled sheath, and as she sings every inch of her lean body writhes feverishly. Last week, at 25, she was the headliner at Manhattan's Copacabana, and reaching for a spot among the top two or three Negro nightclub singers...
Bare necks and arms will provide "double exposure" this season. Not only sleeveless, but backless dresses will be seen at the many Ivy-league spring weekend parties. Tiny matching boleros accompany most of the sunback outfits to make them more adaptable and practical...