Word: wearingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Mrozek's few other jokes is one about a police sergeant whose wife sews military symbols on his "long johns" (as they are waggishly referred to) in order to console him for having to wear civilian clothes. The situation is not much improved by a reference to the sergeant's "undercover activities" (get it?) or by an elaborate bit showing the sergeant putting on his uniform with voluptuous delight...
...example, a few volunteers could well be used to sample the Waldorf's tomato soup. Let those who have scalded their unwary mouthes speak up. Aud if some agency would furnish several desirable young men to wear August's imported neckwear, one would be greatly aided in seeing oneself as others see one,--and much agony might be averted...
...effects of guns, liquor, and women appear in Casablanca without seeming to be the cliches. Maybe it is because Humphrey Bogart is holding both the guns and his liquor, and maybe it is because Ingrid Bergman is the woman. At any rate, Casablanca is outstanding. Few people wear a trench coat or a frown as well as Bogie and no one can rival Ingrid in looking wistful...
...movies, she knows what's new and has a pretty good idea of what she wants." When his father started B. G. in 1901, said Goodman, his object was to satisfy "the smallest possible segment of the American population. But in 1959, we sold hundreds of ready-to-wear dresses that retailed for more than $500 and a remarkable quantity for more than...
...Galanos achieved the long-torso effect by dropping the waistline well down to the hip. Designers expect that the wandering waistline will make women's figures look slimmer. Manufacturers expect that it will fatten retail-sales figures, which now top $10 billion a year for women's wear...