Word: modernizations
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Died. André de Fouquieres, 83, Parisian arbiter of elegance; in Paris. Author of such tastemaking volumes as Modern Courtesy, Of Art and Elegance in Charity and Fifty Years of Panache, M. de Fouquières was the city's guide to de rigueur. Unimpeachably masculine (Croix de guerre with citations), he told the dandies of Paris to wear gloves and keep their cigarette-lighter wicks trimmed as acts of thoughtfulness to their ladies. "We must defend Paris," he said, "against the hatless." With full dress there could be no compromise: a dinner jacket was so informal...
...equality the U.S. opiate of the classes? Does the modern American believe that a man's grasp should exceed his reach, or what's an expense account for? Is the U.S. in danger of being "a waist-high culture"-in which the best as well as the worst aim their arts and products at the middle...
...Fragmentation of modern man: The interdependent complexity of modern life fosters "fragmented man," who is willy-nilly his brother's keeper and very nearly his brother's nagger. Fragmented man is often a slave to his specialty, "yet no one of us set out to be a replaceable part in life . . . our youthful ambitions were round, like the world...
Johns Hopkins File 7 (ABC, 11:30-12 a.m.). Fourth of a six-part series about the half dozen men who have had the greatest influence, at least as Johns Hopkins University sees it, in shaping modern society. Subject this time: Philosopher John Locke, whose works inspired the framers of the American Constitution...
...Odyssey: A Modern Sequel, by Nikos Kazantzakis. An epic arrow-flight of adventure, passion and soul-searching from the literary bow of Greece's late, famed man of letters...