Word: tripped
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...gentleman. Proclaiming her such was the Saudi Arabian way of solving a dilemma: women are strictly second-class citizens in one of the world's most conservative monarchies, yet great courtesy was due the first British monarch to visit their petro-peninsula. The Queen reciprocated by tailoring her trip to local custom. Royal Dressmaker Sir Norman Hartnell whipped up frocks with longer sleeves and hemlines. Hatmaker Frederick Fox tacked scarves to her hats to suggest the face veils worn by Muslim women. Prince Philip nevertheless ignored the stares of chauvinist sheiks and marched his customary three paces back...
...panel planned the trip last September and has not met since the recent strife began between China and Vietnam, Horner said, adding the group had planned a meeting in Washington last weekend but cancelled it due to the snow...
...situation there is very serious, but we don't forsee any danger," Horner said, adding the trip will continue as planned unless the situation worsens...
Horner said the 13-day trip that will include visits to Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong and Peking, will mark her first visit to China...
Although most of the members will leave for China a few days earlier, Horner is delaying her trip because of meetings with Radcliffe Alumnae in Philadelphia, Washington and New York. She added that she will return March 18 because of other alumnae meetings in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other West Coast cities...