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WHILE BILL CLINTON HAS YET TO BE SEEN CARRYING his own garment bag, a la Jimmy Carter, he seems just as eager to prove that he is Just Folks. Dubbed "American Reunion -- New Beginnings, Renewed Hope," the five-day Inaugural festivities begin on Jan. 17 with the Clintons and Gores riding their tried-and-true bus caravan from Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, in Virginia to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Inaugural organizers have invited the general public to join the motorcade...
...longer just a regular guy, except perhaps to Hillary, and even she may want you to act presidential now. A little toasting your own English muffins and carrying your own garment bag go a long way. The costs of the White House are fixed, and few people begrudge you the luxury as long as you don't go around complaining about the problems of life in a fishbowl. When most Americans have company, they put on airs, and so should you. Just as only Nixon could go to China, you can get away with serving fine cuisine and vintage wines...
...Iceman was well prepared for the Alpine chill. His basic garment was an unlined fur robe made of patches of deer, chamois and ibex skin. Though badly repaired at many points, the robe had been cleverly whipstitched together with threads of sinew or plant fiber, in what appears to be a mosaic-like pattern, belying the popular image of cavemen in crude skins. "The person who made the clothes initially was obviously skilled. This indicates that the Iceman was in some way integrated into a community," says prehistorian Egg, who is restoring the clothes at the Roman-Germanic Central Museum...
...further protection, the Iceman wore a woven grass cape over the garment similar to those used by Tyrolean shepherds as late as the early part of this century. His well-worn size-6 shoes were made of leather and stuffed with grass for warmth. Last month an Italian expedition turned up an additional furry piece of the Iceman's wardrobe, probably...
...shirt craze has been a jackpot for vendors, who collect $13 to $15 a garment. Some sellers have continued peddling the shirts, claiming a teenager who wears a gun shirt isn't likely to attract attention to himself by also toting a gun. Other vendors insist it is only a fad but have halted the supply in response to parental concern. "But T shirts don't kill people," says manufacturer Ben S. Ali, who has stopped selling the shirts. "People kill people...