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Except for his proud Gallic nose, the author blends in. He dresses in native furs, cracks the whip expertly over his sled team, and gnaws blubbery popsicles in the glow of an igloo oil lamp. He falls into the rhythms of polar life and begins to view this white-on...
He has so thoroughly captured and made over this little pocket of the present that when he decided not to show his new fall women's line during the semiannual glitz and giddiness known loosely as the Milan collections, he incurred the wrath of the press but walked off...
As for gifts, expenditures on baubles and bangles this season appear to be particularly lavish. In Rome, such elegant shops as Gucci and Fendi are so crowded with Christmas shoppers that latecomers have been forced to queue up outside. Carla Fendi, one of five sisters who run the family'...
This trend could hurt particularly the sale of big-ticket luxury items like jewelry and furs. Said one retail analyst: "Savings are again attractive for high-income families. In past Christmases they had no real incentive to save, so they spent. This year they may save."
According to the Sun-Times, Wilson has been able to accumulate a personal fortune of $1 million despite her small salary and modest family circumstances. She was awarded only $50 a month in child support and $1 a month in alimony when she divorced her husband in 1939. Her work...