Word: satine
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...good executive. But Lenore Romney, his handsome wife (who opted for marriage instead of a movie contract in 1931) knows the wifely wisdom of the let-George-do-it axiom. Out shopping for an inaugural ball gown, she nodded agreeably when his eye fastened on a "blush orchid" satin number with beaded bodice and boat neckline. Said she: "George chose it, I tried it on. and away we went...
...prevented by the limits of good taste and state laws from going any farther, sportswear designers have reinstated the one-piece suit. But with a difference. This year it is "the shiny wet look." Fashioned of black materials that are plastic-smooth and neon-bright-vinyl patent, stretch satin, and glistening nylon -the suits look dripping wet before the wearer touches toe to sea, thereby saving her the horror of actually going through with...
...match the short shorts (Bermudas are now for bicycling only) that came with the outfit. They may still have one in jersey left over from last summer but, more likely they will follow the trend to offbeat fabrics ranging all the way from suede to satin. An occasional girl will turn up in a plain old vanilla terry-cloth jacket or playsuit, but most of her fellow travelers will sport the same fabric colored purple, cerise or tangerine. The beach-bound set will wander the islands in shirts that follow the Pucci dictum (find two colors that cannot go along...
...Jackie, resplendent in her white and black silk satin dress and upswept French twist hairdo. In fact, the President told an aide, he wouldn't mind such a week 52 times a year...
...Bayreuth; opera audiences must have responded as well to the unmistakable aura of the Grand Manner which hovers about her. In this age of slenderized divas, Mme. Crespin remains a satisfyingly ample woman, and on Thursday night she managed with absolutely devastating aplomb the enormous piece of green satin which for some reason was draped about her shoulders. Equally devastating was the brilliant high B (at the end of Gounod's "O my lyre immortelle") which brought the scheduled part of the concert to a close with the expected volley of applause. Then, as if just to show...