Word: stores
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Billings and Stover also carry a selection of popular modern pharmaceutical items and fill prescriptions. Over three million have been filled to date, according to the store's antiqued bags...
Nestled between Sage's market and Billings and Stover Apothecaries, the store has an unassuming facade. Inside it exudes a close, homey feel. Even the low ceilings and stuffy atmosphere of the second floor are reminiscent of grandma's attic--a questionable image for an allegedly high-class clothing store...
...designs all the dresses and linens. Her French-Canadian background appears to have influenced her design, for patterns in Martha's fave Provencal style appear nearly every season. April's signature pale blue and yellow color palette also evokes a distinctly French feel. These hues dominate the store and can be found in many different collections, from the new "Fields of Clover" Spring line to "Summer Sorbet." But don't get caught saying "blue" or "yellow" in the store: instead try "peri" and "soleil...
...store neither advertises nor distributes a catalog, but the in-store catalog for April Cornell linen collection provides an entertaining read in the style of the J.Peterman catalog (of Seinfeld fame). The shop puts an interesting twist on catalog writing, turning flowery prose into poetry. An example is this rhyming verse description of a collection--it has the utter incomprehensibility of haiku: "Tinted organdy in lime and Dresden blue, luscious velvets and jacquard--a hint of old, a tint...
April Cornell's merchandise has more 'character' than the bland, mass-produced items at rival Crate and Barrel across the street, and since they don't advertise, the store has an exclusive feel. So whether creating a fantasy dorm room, checking out the Provence collection, or just chilling with the 30-somethings wandering the store, April Cornell provides a chance for students with sufficient cash to be (or at least meet) the Martha Stewart of Cambridge...