Word: belgravia
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...looks upon London's new swing as a blessing. For many who treasure an older, quieter London, the haystack hair, the suspiciously brilliant clothes, the chatter about sex and the cheery vulgarity strike an ugly contrast with the stately London that still persists in the quieter squares of Belgravia or in such peaceful suburbs as Richmond. They argue that credulity and immorality, together with a sophisticated taste for the primitive, are symptoms of decadence. The Daily Telegraph's Anthony Lejeune two weeks ago decried "aspects of the contemporary British scene which have not merely surprised the outside world...
...Cooch Behar did, with the help of a truck. "I couldn't resist," explained the maharani, former Model Gina Egan, because it was her old friend Paddy's birthday and he was throwing a blast for himself at his pub, The Star, in London's Belgravia Mews. "Paddy has always backed my racehorse Mack the Knife, and he's been complaining that he's always lost," the maharani went on, "so I decided to send him a birthday present from Mack...
...smoking rooms at White's or the parlors of Belgravia, but right in the House of Commons last week that the new leader of the Conservative Party was chosen. He was Edward Heath, a man as uncharacteristic of traditional Toryism as the system of open, gentlemanly election by which he was selected. A hard-driving professional politician up from the ranks (see box), Heath edged out Reginald Maudling in a short, sharp contest that left the Conservatives more united than before-a legacy of outgoing leader Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Sir Alec's own selection by the Tories...
...campfires from Cairo to Germany to Surrey), a convent education ("I went through all the phases, from knitting to riding to weaving") and a short stint at art school, she put in an apprentice term selling dresses for Mary Quant, last year opened her own store in a Belgravia basement. Then Jordan's Princess Muna spotted her in one of her bright new coats in the lobby of the Dorchester Hotel, and Caroline found herself patronized by royalty. One commission led to another, and finally the arrival of a whole delegation from Macy...
...sheaf of wheat, symbol of fertility. As they drove away, Ambler caught a handful of rice in the face, remarked, "It makes me feel like a wounded pheasant." After honeymooning in Sardinia, Mr. and Mrs. John Ambler will be at home at Wilton Crescent in London's Belgravia. As compensation for having stayed put in Britain and watched the wedding on TV, the groom's family will meet the bride at a party next fall...