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Some of the evident effects of this revelation are the abouitous pearls, which are replacing the thoughtlessly-tied scarf at the neck of a sweater, blouse or shirt. These are often obviously fake pearls, many ropes of them, of a phenomenal size. They can be iridiscent, or big knobby baroque pearls. They may be interlarded with equally fraudulent amber and gold. Anyway, pearls all over the place...
Judges picked Miss Hebert from a field of six 'Cliffe cuties. The winner, and each finalist, was showered with gifts from Square merchants. Miss Radcliffe received a sweater from Corcoran's records from Briggs and Briggs, jewelry from Diana-Christine's, books from the Harvard Book Store, a scarf from J. August, an orchid from Jack William's flower shop, five cartons of Phillip Morris cigarettes, a meal ticket from the University Luncheonette, and a belt from Town and Travel women's shop...
...significance of accessories--the little comb in a girl's hair, the flash of color that is a scarf, the gleaming white that is a piece of adhesive tape...
...toasters, waffle irons and percolators (used) for 9^ each, a $500 Persian lamb coat for $15, reconditioned washing machines for $9. In nearby Alexandria a 1939 Plymouth went for 89^. A Mrs. E. M. Schott came from Youngstown, Ohio to buy two fur pieces, one a silver-blue mink scarf (price...
...cold and everyone is tired. Voila! One sees Mile. Pepita. She is as cold and as tired as anyone else, but still smiling." Pepita's uniform, like her rank, is unique: she wears tailored, olive green slacks, a white blouse beneath a woolen khaki jacket and a cerise scarf. In her small tent, which was sieved by mortar fragments last October, there is a salvaged dressing table littered with a dozen perfumes, powders and toilet accessories. Hanging from the tent pole is a Paris wardrobe. "For Tokyo," she explains...