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...daily teas. While talking of Williams, every person mentioned his afternoon teas, where any topic of conversation is brought up. Drinking tea and eating cookies, Williams and his students, colleagues, and frequent special guests talk about people's special projects, politics, his trip up the Amazon, silk in Japan, or any miscellaneous topic that comes to mind. Even Williams' own work is analyzed by his visitors at tea and everyone says he takes the criticism very well...
...Beanpot final and any chance at the playoffs in one, glorious, 7-1 tragedy at the hands of B.U. To celebrate, the teams staged a beach-clearing brawl late in the third period, George and Jackie Hughes and Murray Dea against Jack O'Callahan, Daryl McLeod and Dave Silk in the tag-team feature. Harvard lost that...
...Washington was pregnant last year," says Billie Fischer, owner of three stores in the Lady Madonna chain, which grossed nearly $20 million in 1981. "You don't want to appear in front of a judge in buttons and bows. They want tailored dresses, skirts and jackets with silk blouses...
This can mean anything from a zebra-striped bathing suit and chino walking shorts to a slinky, maroon silk one-shoulder gown and a black crepe cocktail dress. Davida Levy of Miami's Main Event even sells something called the "executive dress," which may be worn with a jacket and a reversible vest for an approximation of the three-piece look. Since maternity customers are often older, with jobs of their own and a certain amount of flexible income, they can manage triple-figure price tags with a minimum of fuss. Indeed, retail prices of maternity clothes have more...
...surprise and chagrin of one Manhattan attorney who exclaimed, "Everything looks terrible. It's all polyester. I can't wear that to the office." Says Jacqueline McCord Leo, 35, author of The New Woman 's Guide to Getting Married: "You can't get silk. You can't get V-necked sweaters or dresses. I can't tell you how disappointed I am that everything is polyester...