Word: linens
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...terms his heritage a "double-edged sword," noting the special attention given his protest activities--including the 1969 takeover of University Hall. That same year, Thomas was charged with six felony counts for preventing the delivery of linen to Dunster House while the Teamsters union was striking against Harvard Student Agencies, though he says he was only a witness to the events. Thomas says he still believes his family name led Harvard to single him out for prosecution. The charges were later thrown out of court. On the other hand, Thomas says, his name has helped him advance his career...
Come to Laurenland, the images whisper, where fantasy and finery go together like hand in well-stitched glove. Watch polo matches in Palm Beach, trim in a crested blazer and trousers of crisp linen. Sip cognac by the fireplace of a Sun Valley, chalet, snug under a brightly colored Navajo blanket and clad in a Nordic apres-ski sweater and wool twill slacks. Go on safari in Kenya wearing a bush jacket and khaki shorts that would do justice to Robert Redford in Out of Africa. Sip tea at London's Connaught Hotel, draped to perfection in a chalk-stripe...
...take similar actions, hurting U.S. exports. The Administration is not ignoring the industry, however. Last week the U.S. Government agreed to renew for five years an important international pact that governs trade in textiles. The so- called Multi-Fiber Agreement expands import controls to popular fibers such as linen and silk blends. The pact, said a White House statement, stands "in sharp contrast to the sledgehammer approach" of the congressional bill...
Despite the strength of the British Brigade, the colonists have the fervor to keep winning. Authenticity is pursued to the point of obsession, and anyone wearing polyester would be laughed off the battlefield. Shirts are handmade of ; linen, often by the soldiers or their wives. Buckled colonial shoes for officers are available from an outfit in Valley Forge, Pa., and flintlock muskets (made in Japan, though this point is not stressed) can be had for $285. Among the strictest reconstructionists are the 1,000 or so members of the Brigade of the American Revolution, a group founded...
...Ulrich of San Diego married for a second time recently and signed up again because "everything I had was worn out." By the time Kathleen Sconyers Craft and Paul Jernigan Boehmig, both 32, got married on May 31 in an upscale Atlanta suburb, they had already had a linen shower, a household-item shower, a bar shower and a kitchen shower...