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...untold thousands of abandoned or orphaned children, salvation lies in adoption or foster care. Among those who try to find families for these children is a most unlikely outfit: a J.C. Penney store. Last March in New Orleans, for the sixth year, the store made available an unorthodox forum to bring kids and prospective parents together...
Like many another artisan in search of inspiration, Henderson studies old movies. His last "bride" -- traditionally the final outfit in a fashion show -- wore white silk pajamas. "I wanted her to be like Audrey Hepburn or Doris Day when they were stuck in the apartment. They looked so fantastic." Now he is rummaging his way through the '50s, which, from the viewpoint of someone born in 1957, is an era of sexy, whimsical dressing. For fall he plans to draw on "all my favorite old clothes -- trench coats, pajamas, pea coats, letter sweaters. My bride will be a prom queen...
...revelations are subtle yet savory: Noonan hiding behind a pillar to avoid Nancy Reagan's disapproving glance at her outfit, or Bush's handlers trying to censor "read my lips," presumably because "lips are organs, ((and)) there is no history of presidential candidates making personal- organ references in acceptance speeches." Reagan remains almost entirely offstage in the first third of the book, as Noonan's initial meeting with the President (his hapless speechwriters had not spoken with him in a year) is abruptly canceled, and she has to settle for a glimpse of the presidential foot...
...black-and-white 1940's photo of a Chinese farmer. These hats served no purpose whatsoever, except to offend diners. What connection did these hats have to modern day China? How many of these hats were seen in Tiananmen Square? Surely, Harvard would never dare to outfit its employees in Indian headdresses and war paint to celebrate the Native American heritage. Was the use of such hats any different...
This whole event was an outrage, and showed a complete lack of forethought and sensitivity on the part of the Harvard administration. All students, especially Chinese, have a right to feel indignant at this debacle. Surely, on the Jewish New Year, Harvard would never outfit Union workers with yamulkas and pass out Jewish New Year's songs in Hebrew. Yet the venerable administration feels it entirely appropriate to openly utilize and distribute paraphernalia which only serves to foster the kind of stereotypical perceptions which so many people have worked so hard to eliminate...