Word: cocktailing
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Each of the four scenes ("Playing Cards," and "The Bistro," "The Cocktail Party," and "The Graveyard") comes off better than the last. The staging and light-effects, especially for the "Bistro" and the "Graveyard" are delightful...
...whatever the activity delegated to the area, there were dangers inherent in its design. At cocktail parties, late-staying guests tended to fall in. Those in the pit found themselves bombarded with bits of hors d'oeuvrcs from up above, looked out on a field of trouser cuffs, ankles and shoes. Ladies shied away from the edges, fearing up-skirt exposure. Bars or fencing of sorts had to be constructed to keep dogs and children from daily concussions...
...hotel and the sand flies seemed insatiable. But today, with the increasing sophistication of the U.S. vacationist and the enterprise of the developers, the Caribbean offers something for everybody. In the bigger centers, new hotels provide the best in air-conditioned comfort and sophisticated food for those who want cocktail-lounge luxury, the dim-lit excitement of a gambling casino, and the best floor shows east of Las Vegas. For those who yearn for nothing more than roughing it in total isolation, there are still remote, palm-fringed beaches. Or the middle-minded may want (and can get) a little...
...time when two-car garages have phony little haylofts and many a cocktail is supported by a specially crafted cobbler's bench, the ways of the early Americans are more often exploited than understood. Eric Sloane understands them. He says that when he closes his hand around the handle of an old wooden tool, he can all but feel "the very hand that wore it smooth." He succeeds in handing the tool to his reader...
...this offer, Coffman has outlined a plan for some $37 million in commercial development on the remaining property. These plans would include three 20-story apartment buildings, two 12-story office buildings, a 2800-car garage, a 200-room. Howard Johnson's Motel, a Howard Johnson's restaurant and cocktail lounge, and a 300,000 square foot shopping center...