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Ostrich-Boa Hats. Born outside Paris in 1883, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (never called anything but Coco for "Little Pet") was orphaned at six and raised in the desolate province of Auvergne by two aunts. From them, she learned that little girls should sew, sit up straight and speak politely; for sewing, a skill that forever eluded her. Coco substituted horseback riding. From Etienne Balsan, a millionaire cavalry officer who brought her to Paris at 16, Coco acquired the habits and tastes of the wealthy. She liked them-all but the ladies' predilection for ostrich-boa-draped hats. To provide...
...feast in an attempt to perpetuate the old order. Too late, they realize that the banquet is being held in the anus of the deceased dragon. "Must we die?" asks one. "You have already been dead a long time," Hans replies Then he instructs the animals to sew the dragon closed "so that all the lackeys who crept in will forever remain inside." As the animals bury the dragon, an iron curtain falls across the stage...
...campaign in which the Administration had been trying to identify the Democratic party with permissiveness, crime and anarchy, Nixon now had the incident he needed to sew the whole fabric together. But at what price...
Behind Harvard's top men are George Barker, Tom New, Jeff Brokaw, and How?e Foye. Normally, they could be counted on to sew up the win, but Barker and New have both been suffering from colds this week, while Foye has been bothered by a heel injury...
...citizens through its family heads." Male power is enforced by the man's position as head of the household: other members of the family must rely upon his economic and social status. Within the family, gender roles are ideologically reinforced. Girls, for instance, are taught to cook and sew passively, in imitation of their mothers; boys are encouraged to be aggressive in imitation of their fathers. Biologically, she argues, there is little real difference between the sexes, beyond the specific genital characteristics. The heavier musculature of the male, she admits, is biological in origin but culturally encouraged through breeding, diet...