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Well-Bred Intentions. Though they come in the most radiant of colors and the lushest of fabrics, range in length from wrist-short to shoulder-high and in price from $1 (nylon) to $145 (mink-cuffed French glace kid), the richest selection is scarcely splendid enough to make up for the bother. For one thing, women determined to look smart but who feel ill at ease with their hands encased will strip their gloves off at the earliest opportunity and spend the rest of the party looking for a ledge to lodge the gloves on; they generally end up wadding...
...undecided young matron (Paula Prentiss). Circling his prey in a lush Manhattan lair, he glances into the street, and blanches at what he sees: two diminutive furies, one as apple-cheeked and winsome as Heidi, the other an indescribable creature with sheep-dog hairdo, daredevil eyes, and a tacky mink coat that grazes her ankles. What do they want? "It's exactly the sort of thing my husband would think of," gasps Paula. "Little girl detectives...
...clothiers concentrate their efforts on urging men to "trade upward." Here their trouble is the lack of status identification-from across a room a $50 suit looks too much like a $250 one. As Irwin Grossman puts it: "A Caddie, or a Lincoln, or an elegant house, or a mink coat-they smell of money, everybody knows what they cost. But the trouble with a man's suit is that, to most men, all suits are pretty much alike. You know-two legs, two sleeves. The label's on the inside, where nobody sees it. If we knew...
...they must be applied-with paste-by a mighty deft hand. Average cost: $6. Installation is do-it-yourself. The classier lashes are made of seal fur, cost an average $10, plus an extra $4 for fitting and styling. Manhattan's Janus Mann Eyelash Salon sells models in mink (for $50) and sable (for $80) to customers who want to match their coats. Women like them so much that they are wearing as many as three sets (layer upon layer) at a time, achieving a wild, bushy-eyed effect. Their lids may droop under the burden and their vision...
...doing well drop by with contributions nearly every day, and turning the merchandise into cash can sometimes tax even the devotion of Mary Lou. Only recently, Louis Armstrong's wife donated 100 pairs of size 41 shoes; the Duke donated a hand-painted pool stick and a mink...