Word: teller
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some $135 million this year, and developed a merchandising program called Retail Partners, under which Revlon designs displays and provides promotional materials for stores to encourage them to put on splashy shows. One for Bordeaux lipstick, nail polish and other cosmetics took a whole floor of Manhattan's Bonwit Teller; Revlon supplied books on wine and even old wine barrels to show off. When a Revlon product is a hit, Bergerac quickly follows it with others under the same name. Charlie, for example, has spread since 1974 from a fragrance to a line of cosmetics and soap...
...childhood all books of divination, telling us about the future," observes Graham Greene. "And like the fortune teller who sees a long journey in the cards or death by water, they influence the future...
...upper class sees social pushiness as a trait of the new rich. Quarreling with a salesperson or bank teller is considered gauche?it should be handled discreetly by the husband's secretary. An Internal Revenue Service investigator observes that the new rich are the ones who cheat flagrantly on their income taxes. "The traditionally wealthy," says he, "are accustomed to paying high taxes and know the graceful ways to avoid...
...DEFUSE DISCORD POLICY), and upscale ads (for Nonwit Teller, Bloomindale's, Eve Saint Laurent's new Heroine perfume, and one white space labeled "This ad stolen by the New York Post...
...this point in his life, Carlin must face the problem of growth. For an artist to continue art, he must develop ceaselessly and elude decadence. But as he gets older and most of his self-expression becomes already expressed, Carlin's importance as a teller of irony pales. He kicks inadvertently at the posh golden carpeting under his feet at the Pierre...