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...meeting of these strong-willed, lethal innocents is at first a comedy of errors. She, seeing his clerical garb, feels obliged to ask Oscar to hear her confession, even though that is the last thing she wants. He, shy, seasick, and terrified of the ocean view he knows he must face through her first-class porthole, reluctantly drags himself to his duty. He listens: "She confessed that she had attended rooms in Drury Lane for the purposes of playing fan- tan." He leaps to her, and his, defense: "Our whole faith is a wager, Miss Leplastrier . . . we bet that there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Joys of Glass and Gambling OSCAR AND LUCINDA | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

...hand mirrors, garbage cans to hold live rattlesnakes and a spray can with a long copper tube filled with unrefined gas for flushing the snakes from their dens. This is the snake-hunting-as-a-sport group, and its members come from as far away as Canada. Hunting garb ranges from Reeboks and jeans to paramilitary Indiana Jones attire, including boots with a side knife and scabbard, camouflage flak jackets, molded plastic snake-proof leggings. "Some of these folks are really into serpents," says Wayne Wilson, a Jaycee and hardware-store owner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas: A Local Spring Rite | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

Residents of Wigglesworth Hall F-entry volunteered their rooms for a temporary jail, where prisoners were given classic jailbird garb of blackstriped hats and shirts to wear for the duration of their prison terms...

Author: By Jennifer Griffin, | Title: Students Jailed in Fundraiser | 4/8/1988 | See Source »

Imagine, though, that the pros donned Olympic garb in 1980. Would the "miracle" have been as miraculous? Would it have been as much...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Olympic Panic Sets In | 2/23/1988 | See Source »

...festival will open with a traditional Greek dance by members of the Hellenic Society dressed in 19th century garb, said Andreas Beroutsos '88, the president of the group. Other organizations will present traditional music and dances from countries in Africa, India and Asia, as well as Scotland and Mexico...

Author: By A. LOUISE Oliver, | Title: Ruben Blades Will Host Show | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

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