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...most luxurious cashmeres come embroidered with pearls and bugle beads, or trimmed with mind at the neck and cuffs. The classic cashmere, often of purest white, is worn with a jumbled treasure-house of beads, necklaces, and pearls again, or with a fantastic pseudo-Renaissance choker or a vast bib of phoney gems...

Author: By George S. Abrams, Erik Amfitheatrof, and Joy Willmunen, S | Title: Radcliffe Girl Emphasizes Femininity In Switch From "Sloppy-Joe" Style | 10/23/1952 | See Source »

...hope was lucky. A small girl of about five, in blue linen trousers with cross-over braces behind and a bib in front, had just come to inspect the laurel bushes. She squatted down and peered into them, probably in search of a hidy-hole. Her expression was, however, disinterested, even bored. She seemed to be performing a duty rather than a pleasure. Now, hearing the cry of "naughty," she started up, looked round the corner of the bush and saw the baby. At once she started forward and, repeating "Naughty! naughty! naughty!" all the way in exactly the nurse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: ROMANCE | 10/20/1952 | See Source »

Will Davis, formerly the possessor of the regular left tackle position, was secretly switched to running guard Wednesday in the eventuality that Houston could not play. He will start at that slot today. Doug Bradlee, will start at left tackle. To replace the injured Coan, bib Duke Sedgwick was converted from tackle to play right guard...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Dartmouth in Town Again for 53rd Meeting As Crimson Seeks First Win of 1949 Season | 10/22/1949 | See Source »

...wedding, Princess Margaret performed her first unassisted public duty, the launching of an ocean liner at Belfast. She made a pretty little speech, and when a young shipworker came to present her with a bouquet of roses, she graciously selected one and tucked it in his overall's bib. A nervous nation was relieved and pleased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Jun. 13, 1949 | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

...Conant at 155 is in the toughest class of the tourney and will do well to win one round while Phil Busby at 128 also is in a power-laden weight. Busby has been out most of the season with injured ribs. Jim Howard, replacing injured Bib Claflin, will represent the Crimson. Boston had still not picked his 121-pounder last night, and whoever does wrestle will probably be a sacrificial lamb...

Author: By Robert Carswell, | Title: Wrestlers Face Best Teams In East at New Haven Meet | 3/14/1947 | See Source »

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