Word: candlelight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Felman recommends getting a good look at the prospective sex partner with all the lights on. Says he: "If there are any sores or discharge, it's time to put your clothes back on and find another partner." That kind of clinical inspection leaves little room for mystery and candlelight...
Charter had promised to keep the presses rolling as long as serious talks with prospective buyers were under way. The city pitched in some brotherly love with a SAVE OUR BULLETIN campaign: on Jan. 18, 300 loyal supporters sporting S.O.B. buttons held a candlelight vigil in front of the paper's offices in subfreezing weather, and Mayor William Green offered tax breaks and low-interest loans to help finance a purchase. But in the end, Charter could not even give the paper away. Its terms: $29.5 million in promissory notes, and guaranteed payment of $12 million in severance costs...
Against a background of white tablecloths and candlelight, preteen girls who sign up for "White Gloves and Party Manners" are instructed in such arcane lore as curtsying ("When you are presented to the Queen, your head should scrape the ground"). "Blue Blazer" seminars for boys omit the candlelight in favor of a clubroom atmosphere. At the Belk Tyler store in Rocky Mount, N.C., a White Gloves class, which opened in September, has been "a phenomenal success," according to Operations Manager Fred Combs. Says he: "Children are learning things they'd never learn at home...
...every 2,300 Americans. But the chains must increasingly develop new products to set themselves off from the pack and boost sales. The public wants more variety and quality. To build evening dining traffic, some Burger King restaurants in California and other states are offering candlelight dinners on cloth-covered tables...
...Candlelight flickers softly in the room, dancing on the tablecloth and glinting on the goblets' crystal stems. The elegant table, laid for eight, is set for a lavish gourmet feast, and the guests, clad in evening gowns and tailored suits, talk of Herodotus and scientific ethics over white wine, blanched vegetables and cheddar cheese fondue. In the seat of honor, Emily Vermeule, professor of Fine Arts, discusses her excavations in Cyprus during the Turkish invasion. It is Jim Mitchell's dream come true...