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When a Manhattan merchant saw Christopher dressed up, he told the Geissmanns they ought to go into business. Last spring, they formed Merry Hull, Inc. (adapted from Mrs. Geissmann's mother's maiden name), installed Bob as president, Gladys as vice president. They raised $170,000 in capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mighty Mites | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

By week's end the first returns were in. In Dallas, Neiman-Marcus Co. practically sold out a $5,000 shipment in four days. In Manhattan, B. Altman & Co. sold out its Merry Mites almost as fast. Other orders were coming in so fast that the Geissmanns' goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mighty Mites | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

Biggest attraction in the masculine Merry Mite clothes is the tricky use of seams, suspenders and tabs (see cut), which allow them to be let out easily so the clothes can "grow" with the wearer (e.g., pleated "sesame seams" on shirts, running from front to back, can be sheared open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mighty Mites | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

Pert, plump "Merry" Geissmann, 36, daughter of a Columbus (Ohio) manual arts teacher, has several other success notes in her style book. She has designed furniture and simple dress and accessory patterns. Her biggest success was the Merry Hull "Finger-Free Glove," with three-dimensional fingers to eliminate cramping. In...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mighty Mites | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

From a pasty, undistinguished Sinclair Lewis novel, Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer has taken a title, a handful of characters, and a setting. Right about there the Hollywood adaptation of "Cass Timberlane" leaves Mr. Lewis and trundles its own merry way down the ancient trail where boy meets girl meets problem...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Timberlane | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

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