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...past he had come back to this small town (pop. 5,709) from the great cities which were his arena, like a boxer coming back to his corner between rounds. Last week Rushville was quieter than usual; schools were closed; flags hung at half-mast and big, crepe-bordered photographs of Wendell Willkie hung in store windows. All morning people went into the grey stone Wyatt Memorial Mortuary, housewives pausing to leave their shopping bags at the door...
...Fifth Avenue seethed: Adrian's plaid taffeta with a bustle back was the sensation of Bonwit Teller's fashion show titled "I'm Dressing for my Darling"; Saks offered a beaded wool evening cloak ($139); the Tailored Woman recommended a shower of ostrich plumes on violet crepe. Lord & Taylor bought full-page ads, burbled: "Tonight-fabulous word once more. Now that we're dressing for it . . . once more." In San Francisco, Columnist Lucius Beebe applauded "the prevalence of opera hats and white ties" in the cream-&-gold opera house, a "lavish frame for chichi and chinchilla...
...them: a tribute from the Red Caps of New York's Pennsylvania Station; from President Roosevelt and from Governor Thomas E. Dewey; tributes from little people, many of them signed only "A Friend." In a London pub he had visited in 1941, his photograph was draped with crepe; one of the "regulars" drank a toast to him: "We're sorry he's gone. He was a proper gent-very easy to mix with...
...World War I seaman and pilot - he was a lieutenant (j.g.) when discharged - failed to loosen his Long Island roots. He has a small-towner's taste in clothes, usually wears blue-striped shirts and striped ties. He is particular only about his shoes, which must have thick, crepe-rubber soles (he bought ten pairs just before World War II began). These bulky sneakers are easy on his feet as he shambles over the acres of plant floors...
Last week, the debate concluded, the Marquess of Hartington repaired to the Chelsea Registry Office, accompanied by his best man, the Duke of Rutland. Both wore Guards' uniforms and snug Sam Brownes. Fifteen minutes later Kathleen Kennedy arrived in delphinium pink suede crepe, a short mink jacket and a little hat of pink & blue ostrich feathers. Lieut. Joseph Kennedy Jr., U.S.N.R., came to give his sister away...