Word: exoticism
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Sparing neither velvet draperies, nor soft polish on exotic wood, nor white silk for the crapshooters' dinner jackets, the new casinos of Havana rate as the hemisphere's most alluring and elegant. Says a dice man in the deep-carpeted gaming room of the Hotel Nacional: "We are...
Most of the picture's defects are inherited from the author-the schoolgirl longueurs on life, the Rimbaudelairean sentimentality about evil, the fashionable despairs with the Paris labels on them. But then the author has provided the vital thing in the picture too: a story that seizes the imagination...
Wool jersey matching seperates are naturals for the middy-look. Slim or pleated skirts are mated with jersey overblouses, some hanging loosely at the hips, others elasticized at the hipline. The girl with exotic tastes can even find a mix-match set whose jersey overblouse resembles a Navajo Indian blanket...
In a more modified version, the balloon look adds a graceful and bouffant touch to the newest evening dress. On a longer, fuller skirt than the exotic "harem," the ballooning simply means that the hemline is gathered slightly. The effect is attractive--different and eye-catching, but not overwhelming. It...
High Adventure: Lowell ("Hello Everybody") Thomas, 65, has finally found a spot on the globe where nobody ever heard of Lowell Thomas: the "uncontrolled territory" of New Guinea. In fact, the local headhunters had never even heard of TV, and when Lowell ran off the "rushes" for some native chiefs...