Word: eyeful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...produced today." The costumes come from 16 former royal families, and a few had to be returned for use during the preparation of the exhibit. One of Singh's assistants was married in a bridal outfit with a veil embroidered in gold that looks, to a Western eye, like nothing so much as formal wear for a fairy-tale princess...
...such a context, the grandeur of these court clothes seems almost casual. It is impossible to resist the impact of a coat--cut for a maharajah who stood 6 ft. 9 in.--made of silk and interlined, for warmth, with rustling handmade rag paper. All that captures the eye. But what holds the imagination are the shapes, the folds and the colors, the cascades of fabric in a skirt that uses 300 yards of cotton to move over the wearer like a light wind or that spills around her, when she sits, like a mountain lake. The gold glitters...
That maxim may hearten Ted Kennedy, 53, who is once again casting an eye at another seat with special meaning for the family: the one in the Oval Office. The uncle's ambition could affect the nephew. If Edward Kennedy runs for President in 1988, he will vacate the Senate seat he has held for 23 years, possibly making room for another Bay State Kennedy. Voters in the politically savvy Eighth District, which includes Harvard University and M.I.T., may not want to elect a novice who might start campaigning for higher office within the year. They have grown accustomed...
During the seven months or so that Halley's is visible either through binoculars or to the naked eye, it will appear to move among the constellations. On the day you plan to look for Halley's, find the point on the chart that approximates the chosen date. This spot will help you determine the comet's position relative to familiar groups of stars. But the time of day for observing Halley's and the direction in which to look will vary. This week, for example, observers in the northern hemisphere should search the southwestern sky during the evening...
...They are simply an example of a personally beneficial utility being used in an anti-social way. If umbrella users were more considerate they might peacefully coexist with those who use other means of staying dry. For example, the carriers could make efforts to keep their barbed canopies above eye level and, like cars, they could defer the right of way to less menacing pedestrians...