Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Horrors! Is TIME trying to start a new look in fashion by leaving the last button on its double-breasted blazer unbuttoned? I heartily applaud the resurgence of the Double-B style, but I feel obliged to point out that no Double-B man who is worth his brass would leave a button unbuttoned...
...weeks ago, Board Chairman William Paley, 64, had announced that he and President Frank Stanton, 57, would "draw back a bit." In turn, Stanton brought in Schneider, 39, who last year had become president of CBS-TV to replace discredited Jim Aubrey. Where once Friendly reported to the top brass, he now found himself dealing with Schneider. Friendly has plenty of brass himself and apparently decided to test his own, mettle...
...framed picture of Sir Winston inside (Lady Churchill permitted use of the name), and a Watney's ale truck draws up regularly to replenish the draft. Inside, the effect is super-lush, with deep red plush seats, red-globed lamps, lots of traditional dark wood and highly polished brass fixtures. "Of course it's not a real pub. It's a parody of a pub for the French bourgeoisie," says a bearded Bait called Slavik, sipping his Old Forester bourbon neat. He should know, for he designed not only the original Le Drugstore on the Champs Elysees...
...next in his new Alfa Giulia super sedan. He started out as an industrial designer, but really made his mark when he concocted Pub Renault, a snack bar in Renault's auto showrooms. The booths resemble antique car seats, waitresses can be summoned by a brass klaxon, and the menu ranges from Renault's new Caravelle coupe ($2,300) to buttermilk...
...Dublin-dominated cast performs Philadelphia on Broadway, and it is uniformly excellent. Other people speak English; the Irish play it. Philadelphia is not scored for brass, timpani, or full dramatic orchestra, but it exquisitely renders the chamber music of existence...