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...William Humphrey is to minimalists of the Raymond Carver school what an old silk-wrapped, split-cane fly rod is to a shiny new graphite lunker stick. The proof lies in these 13 glowing tales gathered for the first time in one volume...
...Memorabilia. This is the year to put Harvardiana under the tree. The Harvard Shop sells pure silk ties bearing the 350th logo for $25 and corduroy baseball caps...
...bride wore a "very simple floor-length shirtwaist dress, pink silk with gold thread," the bride said yesterday. The couple spent eight days honeymooning on the Caribbean island of Nevis...
...enactment of a traditional marriage-eve ritual. Told that the bride must stay awake in bed all night so as not to disturb the henna markings on her hands and feet, Diana remarked, "Poor bride." Later the Princess set Arab tongues wagging when she appeared in a lilac silk- crepe jacket, worn over a mid-calf-length skirt, that prompted fervent speculation as to whether or not she was wearing a brassiere underneath. Popular opinion held that...
...Anglais) as a light-filled box, full of reflections, transparencies and openings. Shutters filter the light, and their bars are echoed in the stripes of awnings or rugs; light is doubled by mirrors that break open the space of the room, and discreetly splintered in the gleam from silk, pewter or furniture...