Word: coate
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...twelve years ago by feminist activists, the First Women's Bank of New York has helped demolish several old-fashioned notions, like the idea that women are not well suited to handle money. But the bank is not above appealing to stereotypical womanly values. It now offers fine sable coats, in lieu of interest, to big-time customers. A deposit of $50,000 for five years earns a Canadian sable worth $25,000, or putting down $100,000 brings a $60,000 Russian coat. The furs are the equivalent of an 11 1/4% interest rate. The offer strikes many feminists...
...shopping at Labels for Less." Caldwell, who majored in art history at Barnard, earns a salary in the low six figures and she spends accordingly. "I have every credit card known to man, but this morning I cut some up," she admits. Caldwell plans to keep the mink coat she bought last month, but forget about those $100 dinners for two. "I'll be staying home more to cook the two things I know, an omelet and Lean Cuisine...
...though the lighting there is so bad that it is difficult to see even the actors' facial expressions. The actors do get to jump in the pool occasionally and thrash about on innertubes and rubber rafts. Its mildly amusing, as is the production's Joan Crawford-sized obsession with coat hangers...
ABOUT this time our good friend Buddy Commyovich, the Russian diplomat, comes sneaking up to the table wearing a trench coat and a touring cap pulled low down over his face. "Hey, guys," he whispers, "Spot...
Years after Kate Lewis is kidnaped, Stephen, a successful children's book writer, recalls the instant and thinks he was vaguely aware of a figure in a dark coat, "the weakest suspicion brought to life by a desperate memory." The ache of Kate's loss is sustained throughout the book. She never returns...