Word: cocktailing
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...upright but unimaginative Governor, Renison has made little effort to win the confidence of African leaders. Socially he kept aloof in his gleaming white Nairobi residence amid its sprawling gardens, inviting the European elite in for an occasional cocktail party (with Lady Renison keeping a close personal eye on the liquor bills). He is particularly disliked by Jomo ("Burning Spear") Kenyatta, who will probably be independent Kenya's first ruler. In 1960, opposing Jomo's release from detention as a ringleader of the 1952"59 Mau Mau terror, Renison warned that Kenyatta would lead the country to "darkness...
...forced horror-struck natives to violate tribal taboos, and so bound them to the movement by cutting them off from all else. Some of the grisly Mau Mau oath-taking rites called for copulation with sheep, eating the flesh of exhumed corpses or drinking the "Kaberi-chia cocktail," a blend of semen, menstrual blood and sheep's blood...
...moving in-provided they can find a sublessee to take the rap for them. Tales of recalcitrant electronic elevators with wills of their own, narrow corridors ("Every night when I come home it looks more like a cell block"), warping floors, woofing plumbing and cracking plaster have become standard cocktail lore...
...band's flutist and guitarist Carl Chase, and a wonderful long solo by Cooke on Blue Grass, the concert didn't really begin until the band's highly impressive vocalist, Liz Filo, swept on stage towards the end of the first set. But Mrs. Filo (who, in a black cocktail dress, improved my frame of mind before she even opened her mouth) picked up band and audience alike, and only set them down, flushed and cheering, after six stunning tunes. The band improved with her very first number, skillfully backing her on When Sunny Gets Blue; then it left...
...Known for her elegant dresses with simple lines, Kitty designs and makes them to order in as little as ten days: Prices start at $25 including fabric which may be imported from Siam, Indonesia, France or Mexico. Right now Kitty is brimming over with ideas for evening wear and cocktail dresses for the holidays...