Word: slenderness
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ASKED TO DEFINE THE IDEALIZED WOMAN WHO HAS COME TO BE known as the Cosmo Girl, editor in chief Helen Gurley Brown once replied, "She has always been sexy, slender and bosomy." The latter adjective--so evocative of old-fashioned feminine allure, of torpedo bras and Pursettes, of Helen Gurley Brown herself (though she is actually wafer thin)--describes what is probably the Cosmo Girl's most famous attribute. "A beautiful bosom is a beautiful bosom," Brown elaborated. "If you don't have one, you look on with awe and envy...
...part of her participation in the dietary trial, the slender D'Alessandro has attended regular private and group sessions with a nutritionist for the past year, discussing eating habits and sampling low-fat dishes...
...CONCERT HALL: THE ORchestra, smartly attired in white tie and tails; the elegant conductor, raising his slender baton as he prepares to give the downbeat; the dramatically beautiful young violinist resplendent in...a wet T shirt...
...Prada's is called Miu Miu. It costs less than half the regular line ($150 for a top to $750 for a leather jacket) and is aimed at a younger market. The clothes, which were shown this month in New York City, are raffish, designed for the young and slender. The designer treats them as a sort of private joke. "It's about the bad girls I knew at school, the ones I envied," she says. "It's about bad taste--which is part of life today...
They say good pitching always beats good hitting. But in last night's game two of the World Series, a young 24-year-old catcher beat the Indians with his bat, then his arm. Javy Lopez, Atlanta's slender catcher, smashed a two-run home run off right-hander Dennis Martinez with one out in the sixth inning to give the Braves a two run lead, which effectively put the Indians' backs against the wall. Two innings later, it was Lopez again, picking off Manny Ramirez at first base. It was then up to Braves closer Mark Wohlers to bring...