Word: florals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Here, courtesy of a UPI photographer, is Sen. Howard H. Baker (R-Tenn.), seated behind a floral arrangement resembling an AWACs plane, telephoning President Reagan to inform him of the outcome of last Wednesday's Senate vote; here is the Saudi newspaper Al-Jazira saying that Reagan belongs "in the tent of history" as one of the greatest American leaders "in recorded history"; here, courtesy of an enterprising AP reporter, is a quote from a man-on-the-street in Jidda: "Allah is my witness, the timing of the AWACs victory over Israeli lobbyists is replete with proofs the Almighty...
Indeed, the AWACs sale works at cross purposes with the few discernible objectives U.S. foreign policy now possesses. Foreign policy must resemble more than floral arrangements; in the latest manifestation of American "power," only the Saudis come up smelling roses...
...decided not to fly in from London, and Senator Ted Stevens is staying put in Alaska. There is some question about the roses, which are to arrive by air from New York. But the yellow, white and salmon hybrids make it. Down in the basement, the White House floral director, Dottie Temple, supervises the arrangement of 768 roses in table settings...
...living quarters feature the English country charm of the main drawing room, with its off-white walls, needlepoint rugs, and chairs covered in floral chintz. Scattered about are such remnants of the British Empire as a golden urn commemorating Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and a set of shark's teeth from the Solomon Islands. Folding doors separate the main drawing room from a comfortable anteroom, creating an open space about the length of a bowling alley...
...Queen Charlotte's maids of honor, the Honorable Deborah Chetwynd, induced her Majesty to order a cream service from Wedgwood. Josiah Wedgwood, founder of the pottery empire, executed his first royal order with exacting care, shepherding the entire proceeding, including the inlay of the glad and the floral illumination of the borders. During his early schooldays, while crossing the moors at Newcastle, Josiah had delighted in the wild-flowers that sprouted forth from the deserted landscape and he later incorporated these observations into his pottery designs. All of his artistry and imagination greatly satisfied the queen, and she later allowed...