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Last week, romping in a yellow frock, the Princess Elizabeth passed her third birthday. She does not know that she is but three removes from the Throne; in fact, she has only very recently discovered that she is a "P'incess." It is barely a fortnight ago that she knocked with chubby fist upon a door, and when her mother called "Who's there?" answered in an important little voice, "Lilybet, the P'incess" ... Presents for their daughter are more of a problem to the Duke & Duchess of York than to the parents of most three-year-olds. For example...
...keep their radio stations tuned to KISS may quickly find the dances tiresome. Nevertheless, some of these dances are strikingly effective; in the dramatization of Gretchen’s fall from spotless maid to teenage mother, the minions torment her, and then strip her from a frock down to a short, sexy black dress, after which she joins them and becomes their lead dancer...
...sleazy, vulgar and like nothing I'd ever seen before," says Orzolek, 24. Onstage she flashes her underwear, twirls around like a demented cheerleader and eviscerates plush toys. Since that first frock, there has been a series of arty, zany creations, including the "shrimp dress," a gaudy taffeta and tulle ball gown that Karen O turned into shrimp salad on stage in London this year. "That's the best thing that can happen," says Joy. "It's beyond fashion...
...Predictably, there was a sizeable contingent of jiggling ladyboys, who never need to be told twice to put on a frock. Meanwhile, a "fun zone" boasted tired fairground rides, and in the evening, DJs appeared at a "dance zone," although organizers' promises of "top international names" evaporated with the tropical breeze. Critics were sharpening knives before the fest was over...
...Shiva still chuckles when she tells the story. "Of course, I did not get that frock," she says. "I kept thinking of some poor family starving because of my dress." True to her upbringing, Shiva has made it her mission to fight for social justice in many arenas. With a doctorate in physics from the University of Western Ontario, she has been a teacher, an ecologist, an activist, a feminist and an organic farmer...