Word: fabric
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sweep that is to be found only among the masterworks of modern art." Of Avery's power as a colorist, there is no reasonable doubt. The only way not to feel it in the Whitney is to wear sunglasses. But Avery as draftsman? The color weaves a seamless fabric of pleasure; the drawing punches large puritan holes...
...briefcase can even be used as a shield. Its tough synthetic fabric will withstand a .357 magnum bullet. To stymie any attempts to steal all this James Bond gadgetry, there is also an alarm that will sound six seconds after the case is ripped from the owner's grasp...
...Baltimore stockbroker who invested $4,000 in this, his first European vacation, figured that the $440 (plus dinner and drinks) for his Venice-Paris ticket was only $ 180 more expensive than the economy airfare for the journey. Caroline Rohm, a fashion designer from New York who buys fabric in Italy twice a year, predicted that she and Friend Henry Kravis. a Manhattan stockbroker, will "sell 200 seats" with their glowing accounts of the journey...
...safely in 21 consecutive games this year, and when the ministreak ended, his two tumbling defensive plays in a 1-0 victory made even that night a time to rejoice. The flannel fabric of Rose's simple life only seems to have been painted by the numbers. "People ask me a question about a stat," the 16-time All-Star says, a little hurt, "and they always get mad when I know the answer. I don't play for records. But how hard is it to remember you had 170 hits your first year and 139 your second...
Reagan's glen plaid has good lineage. The fabric was manufactured by the British firm of Illingworth, Morris & Co. Ltd., which also furnishes the interiors of Rolls-Royce autos, the Pope's vestments and the covers for the tennis balls used at Wimbledon. White House Aide Morgan Mason (son of Actor James Mason) used to be executive director of Illingworth, Morris, and when Friend Nancy Reagan wanted some new suiting for her husband, Mason hustled over some swatches from which the glen plaid was chosen...