Word: raffia
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...wives-some inherited from his predecessor, some the gift of subjects eager to display loyalty, and some simply picked out by the monarch himself-were more than companions to King Lukengu. They sang his praises, danced at his orders, embroidered the exquisite raffia tapestries on the walls of his jungle palace, and when he sneezed they applauded. as royal protocol prescribes. But most important of all, they were obliged to support him-to supply him with food and all his other needs...
Hidden away behind the now-sagging raffia walls of his palace, King Lukengu himself is a broken man. He looks far older than his 60 years (as a man with 800 wives well might), and his rheumatism has grown so bad that a manservant has to raise him to a sitting position to receive callers...
...striking silences, the rasp of crickets. Armies fought across the front of the vast Elizabethan stage with such intensity that those in front-row seats pulled back in alarm. Offstage entrances brought the action into the far reaches of the theater; Macbeth strode out to meet the three weird, raffia-haired witches from the very back edge of the theater; Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane down every aisle...
Less Chichi. Nonetheless, most of the chichi left in shoes is in ersatz materials-a red fabric rose or composition cherries at the toe of a plain leather pump, multicolored raffia beach sandals, bright wooden clogs, etc. The only frivolous style note in 1944 women's shoes is the high ankle strap (see cut, p. 82). The real style is the "classic" day shoe that can go anywhere and keep going...
...that jewelry makers are denied all use of tin, copper, aluminum, chrome, nickel and iridium, these pieces of raffia, felt, wood, clay and glass are the latest thing-and almost the only thing left-in costume ("junk") jewelry. Whoop-dedoo of the spring season are pieces like a pair of red felt lips clutching a pink felt rose...