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...that these people are laying aside the sloppy attire of the 1960s. And even the fall catalogue of L.L. Bean, the Freeport, Me., sporting goods store, offers dressy shirts and slacks. In the 1970s, one of Bean's big sellers was hiking boots; now it is plain-toe, lace-up shoes. Says Director of Product Management Charles Kessler: "We're seeing the dress-up tendency...
These intimate hostelries owe their appeal not just to economy but to personal touches and old-fashioned charm: fireplaces and pieced quilts, lace curtains and canopied beds, fresh flowers and fresh-baked croissants, and the willingness of most hosts to book theater tickets and advise on restaurants and bus routes. At the Bed and Breakfast Inn, a decanter of sherry sits invitingly in the dining room and fortune cookies appear on each guest's pillow at night. At the Spreckels Mansion, a colonial revival house saved from destruction two years ago by San Francisco Fashion Designer Jonathan Shannon...
...perfect match, then, which took 40 yards of pure silk taffeta, 100 yards of crinoline netting, and some old Carrickmacross lace given by Queen Mary to the Royal School of Needlework and used for the bodice. For borrowed, the bride wore a diamond tiara from the Spencer family collection, clasping her silk tulle veil, and a pair of diamond-drop earrings lent by her mother Frances Shand Kydd. Blue was a bow sewn into the waistband. For luck, there was a tiny 18-karat gold horseshoe tucked away in the voluminous skirts. The anxious Emanuels were stationed just inside...
...additional beds! Three engineering apprenticeships donated by the Greater Manchester Council! Western boots for Charles, Western chaps for Diana, both from Texas and both from Anne Arm strong, the former American ambassador! A herb garden for Highgrove from the Cranleigh Group of Women's Institutes in Surrey! A lace cushion from the Royal School of Needlework! Two cases of specially blended 'C and D' malt whisky from Macallans Distillery! And - wait until you ladies see this - from Geba, in Germany, kitchen furnishings for every culinary pursuit you can imagine, valued at a grand total...
...Thames and in boats, awaiting word of the start of the crucial four-mile race. On the banks, men in three-piece business suits and varsity ties read. The New York Times, while children climbed trees searching for a better view. An elegantly antique Radcliffe grad in a white lace shirt and a straw hat, smoking a Tiparillo, waited patiently under a tree while two former Harvard competitors from a race long past reminisced about their own experiences at Red Top, Harvard's special boathouse on the Thames. Paint-brush wielding students decorated the rocks with...