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...shop Adrian opened last week is done in two colors, a greyish blue-green and a greyish shell pink. Adrian's office is in blue-green, even the radio and cigaret stand. In the custom room, next to his office, the drapes are hand-woven of capeskin, suede and gold metallic strands, and hang from ceiling to floor. In the retail room the drapes also stretch from ceiling to floor, but here they are of cheap cotton duck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Frog Paddled | 8/31/1942 | See Source »

...Messrs. Mencken and Nathan exchanged a bilious fish eye, carefully adjusted their elegant opera cloaks, gave a final pat to the knap of their ritzy beaver bats, donned their immaculate white capeskin gloves and stalked up the aisle amid envious glances...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CINEMA THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER COMEDY | 1/20/1926 | See Source »

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