Word: warmly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...warm temperatures, the Friday snow was slushier than the speech of frat-partygoers would be that evening. These conditions presented waxing problems for the cross-country skiers in the afternoon...
...Russians have no special tricks for keeping warm. Every man wears a shapka, a fur (muskrat, rabbit, squirrel, fox or Persian lamb) hat with ear flaps. Everyone wears warm boots; the best are the felt valenki favored by villagers. People who work outdoors wear, of course. Soviet Union suits. After a long spell in the cold, they raise spirits with a stiff jolt of vodka and a hunk of fatback...
Paris decreed several years ago that the layered look was In. Last year it was the lumberjack look (TIME, Nov. 29). Willy, or more probably nilly, the doyens of fashion were making warm, practical sense. In this winter of American discomfort, it is not only chic-for men as well as women-but positively de rigueur to be decked out like an able-bodied seaman on the Murmansk...
...thermal -meaning it traps the air-underwear with an inner lining of moisture-absorbent cotton topped with wool, cotton and nylon. On top the urban survivor wears a flannel shirt, a cashmere sweater or a goose-down vest, a tweed jacket, a muffler, mittens (which allow fingers to warm each other) and a heavy overcoat. On the assumption that the 8:30 a.m. train to town will be a late, late show, the well-booted suburbanite may be wise to invest in the commuter's equivalent of a mink coat: Eddie Bauer's Eskimo-designed, nylon and cotton...
Bancroft expressed optimism however. "I've learned that these things always start small. Sure, it's not the same as in the '60s, but people are still concerned and warm to our issues," she said...