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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Kuumba Singers, a group of undergraduate performers, are applying to private foundations for a grant to produce their first record by June, Hobart W. Harris '79, president of the group, said this week. It will cost $25,000 to produce the album, Harris said. "The problem we face which most other groups at Harvard don't is Kuumba's limited history. We don't have their alumni or their resources...
...renovations will cost more than $500,000, Liran A.Gordon '81, chairman of the student building committee, said yesterday...
...fish scales for extra shine; prestige perfumes have more natural essential oils and fewer synthetic ones than cheaper scents. But Francis Le Cates Jr., a cosmetics analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, estimates that on average only 80 of the cosmetics sales dollar goes to pay for ingredients. The extra cost of the better ones used in prestige products comes nowhere near accounting for the difference in selling price. The real difference is in fancier packaging, splashier promotion, and the fact that the swankier cosmetics are made in limited quantity for sale through prestige stores, which raises the manufacturing cost...
...know after the longest head-scratching what might be the purpose of compounds like triethanolamine and imidazolidinyl urea, which are found in many cosmetics. One of them, for example, is Alexandra de Markoff s Countess Isserlyn Creme; it is a high quality makeup, commonly known as a foundation, that costs $25 for a 2-oz. jar. There are a few makeup creams that cost more and many that cost less. But for many years Alexandra de Markoff, which is a division of Charles of the Ritz, based its advertising on the theme that its products were better because they were...
Beauty clinics-notably those of Georgette Klinger, Elizabeth Arden, Christine Valmy and Adrien Arpel-cater to women who want treatments that they hope will keep their skin appearing young, smooth, wrinkle-free. Prices vary, but the average cost for a one-hour facial is $30. In Los Angeles, where looking good is an obsession, Aida Grey's baby-bottom-pink salon pampers 300 customers daily. They book their appointments as much as four months in advance, and their purses are lighter by $25 to $100 when when they leave. An ad for a $40 "Day of Beauty...