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While he fought, his new bride stayed home, working in a hospital. Her sister suggested that Agatha, who was both exhausted and bored during her free time, try to write the sort of detective novel they both enjoyed reading. She did, but by the time The Mysterious Affair at Styles appeared in print, the war was over and Agatha had a daughter, and a husband, grounded at last, who seemed chiefly interested in making money and playing golf...
...that conviction has crumbled. In a suit filed last week in New York State Supreme Court, CBS contends that Ziff Corp., the parent company of Ziff- Davis, along with its auditors at Touche Ross, fraudulently misrepresented the company's finances when the deal for the dozen periodicals, including Modern Bride and Stereo Review, was struck. CBS alleges that Ziff Corp. understated costs, perhaps by $4 million, and overstated revenues and operating income, possibly by as much as $40 million. The broadcaster, whose Manhattan office tower is known as Black Rock, seeks an undetermined amount of damages...
Wine and beer make up an additional 65%, and the rest is bottled water. Some older people, however, still like the stronger stuff. "Out of 300 wedding guests, 250 will drink wine, the other 50 hard drinks," says Toboni. "But the father of the bride still wants the full bar because he doesn't want to offend his cronies." As alcohol's role as a social lubricant diminishes, both the appointments and the guests' behavior moderate too. "I remember one office party in particular where they filled the water coolers with vodka and orange juice," says White. "Now people...
Esteban's efforts to please Clara prove disastrous. After their wedding he can think of nothing better to present to his bride than the hide of her beloved dead dog Barrabas, turned into a rug and laid out at the foot of the marriage bed. "His two glass eyes stared up at her with the helpless look that is the specialty of taxidermists." Esteban's insensitiveness toward his wife extends beyond the grave. When Clara dies, the inconsolable widower begins wearing a suede pouch hanging under his shirt. "In it were his wife's false teeth, which he treated...
Paper Moon Graphics, a small, fast-growing Los Angeles firm, has won over customers with a combination of quirky humor and striking visual images. One of its cards shows a bride perched on the shoulders of her groom, who is standing precariously on a high wire. Inside, it says, "So Far . . . So Good. Happy Anniversary!" Maine Line of Rockport, Me., has found a profitable niche by specializing in cards that appeal to women. A sample message: "A woman in the White House would feel right at home . . . She already knows how to clean up the mess men have made." Maine...