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...Etiquette, she deals with such current problems as the bikini ("It is for perfect figures only and for the very young"), women's credit cards (men are urged not to argue when the female reaches for the check at a business lunch), and psychiatric patients ("No one undergoing treatment should be embarrassed to mention the fact"). As for those pesky teenagers, Miss Vanderbilt advises: "Parents are wise to overlook seemingly disrespectful outbursts from time to time . . . The parent must get across the idea that 'I love you always but sometimes I do not love your behavior...
...bikinis, the Ski Hut is definitely the place to go; already some bikinis as well as conventional suits, are in stock. One big hit is going to be the bikini in black vinyl ($17), fortunately sold with a short black vinyl coat ($21). Vinyl is a new plastic-like fabric which looks wet even without ever getting near the water...
...true bikini is forward upon at some Massachusetts beaches so the Ski Hut is also carrying well-cut, two piece stretch suits. These can be pulled up to the waist to beat the bikiat...
Advertising in newspapers around the country, Lake Mead Rancheros promises 1¼-acre lots for as little as $595 with easy terms ($10 down, $10 a month). Its brochures show bikini-clad cuties splashing in the lake's blue waters and proclaim "livable now! . . . not raw, undeveloped, inaccessible land." But, said Talley, Lake Mead is some 50 miles away. And at the property, "there are absolutely no utilities available. Six miles from the nearest lot and ten to twelve miles from the principal part of the subdivision is a tank-operated machine where one can deposit a quarter...
...Shiny Look. Zingiest of all are the bathing suits. Exhausted by peeling away at the bikini, and prevented by the limits of good taste and state laws from going any farther, sportswear designers have reinstated the one-piece suit. But with a difference. This year it is "the shiny wet look." Fashioned of black materials that are plastic-smooth and neon-bright-vinyl patent, stretch satin, and glistening nylon -the suits look dripping wet before the wearer touches toe to sea, thereby saving her the horror of actually going through with...