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...sunny June evening in the hectic '30s. In his Westminster house, Beverley Nichols, man of letters, was arraying himself in exquisite evening dress: "Tails by Lesley and Roberts in Hanover Square, waistcoat by Hawes and Curtis . . . silk hat by Locke . . . monk shoes by Fortnum and Mason's . . . crystal and diamond links by Boucheron . . . gold cigarette case by Asprey ... a drop of rose geranium on my handkerchief." But Beverley was not at ease. While he dressed and sipped a sidecar, he stared into his mirror and asked himself anxiously: "What is wrong with you? Why aren...
...columns has dominated Oxford Street, one of the city's greatest shopping centers; its aggressive merchandising and flamboyant promotions have changed the pace of British retailing. Second largest store in London,* Selfridge's has little of the snob appeal of its competitors. Said one regular customer: "In Fortnum & Mason's you feel ill at ease without a mink, at Harrods you feel uncomfortable without a hat, but at Selfridge's you feel at home in a cotton dress and sandals." It comes closer to being a big U.S. department store than any other shop in London...
...because many Londoners turned up the gas for heat. Dickins & Jones's big store was almost empty. It had one dissatisfied customer, who tried hard in the dark to distinguish between silk and linen materials. She muttered: "Drat this! I thought we'd finished with blackouts." In Fortnum & Mason's flower department a girl clerk said crossly: "I wish people wouldn't be so goodhearted about it all ... then maybe something could be done...
...ballet-altogether ten musical shows, six plays. Patrons could go home to clean, comfortable shelters or into tubes accom modating 20 millions. Cabbies were thankful for a sixpence. Hotel lounges brightened at the reappearance of formal gowns, mink and ermine wraps. The Queen and Princesses Christmas-shopped at Fortnum & Mason's. The emu was content...
...Fortnum's lush vegetable department has fresh asparagus at $2.10 a bunch, fresh peaches at $1.50 a peach, strawberries at two guineas...