Word: fabricating
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...interior of the new plane has been designed by Henry Dreyfuss for greater comfort and beauty. To eliminate the "streetcar" look, he broke the interior up into three cabins, with paneled walls giving a living-room effect, put in a midplane lounge with fabric-covered sofas, and chairs with disappearing arms and built-in headrests. The plane's large, rectangular windows give 85% more visibility than most planes. The three cabins, if desired, can be used for three separate types of service, luxury, tourist and coach...
Thread by thread, like the work of an insane weaver, the grotesque fabric of lies and self-accusations was assembled. At last it was finished. The state prosecutor demanded the death penalty for all 14 of the accused. The "defense attorneys" vied with each other in admitting that the case against the defendants had been abundantly proved, but they asked for leniency on the ground that their full and frank confessions had made the prosecution's task easier...
...little relation to degree of formality but can often have a transforming effect on the wearer's figure if she chooses the shape with careful attention to her good points. A plain cinch of uniform width on a short and chubby girl can be disastrously unappealing, since a wide fabric belt has a tendency to curl over at the edges. Many girls would do well to choose a shaped belt that tapers off and widens at strategic places, playing up the slender areas and playing down the padded ones. There is even a new invention, almost not a belt...
...Cliffedweller may be in for a drastic change in her stocking were if a new fabric, Nylon Georgette, catches hold...
Nylon Georgette was finally developed this year after many months of experimentation. If all the manufacturers' claims are true, the new fabric promises some vast improvements over regular nylon and silk ware...