Word: wool
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...gale winds of the roaring forties. He willingly endorsed-for varying but plentiful fees-the products of dozens of companies, from Dunlop boots to Tupperware. After all, honoring the sponsors of his trip, he wore Daks slacks on the boat, flourished the coiled emblem of the International Wool Secretariat on his peaked cap, drank Whitbread ale and Squires gin en route and sent regular dispatches to the Times...
Come Along, Old Queen, We've Sighted the Golden Gates is one of her most ambitious. It portrays Queen, in an orange cotton dress, being led by a strong Bridget in a silk plaid skirt and a brown wool jacket, to a gold metallic gate of Heaven with a welcoming Christ within. It may also be prophetic, for Queen has become too crippled to lie flat. When she tries to doze sitting up, she is constantly awakened by spasms of pain. Since doctors were of no avail to her in her youth, she sees no reason to turn...
...Legs. The prices for a hostess are as aristocratic as the girls, ranging from $31 to $42 for an eight-hour day. Most people who can afford it find it well worthwhile. Not only are the ladies of H.I. extremely attractive; they are also smartly turned out in red wool uniforms by Jean Patou and hairdos by Jean-Louis David. Before they are allowed to serve on H.I., they must submit to a demanding 21-month training program. It includes courses in Paris history, French government, sophisticated shopping hints and "civilization" - a class in which they learn esoteric tips about...
...Best Way. Despite all such uproar, there is little doubt that Lee's Samsung Group of 20 companies, with $55 million in annual sales, has helped South Korea to become an economically viable nation. The 20,000 spindles and 150 looms of Lee's Cheil Wool Textile Industrial Co. Ltd. have not only halved the price of worsted goods for Koreans but have also helped the trade balance by sales to U.S. clothing manufacturers. Lee's sugar refinery at Pusan, started in 1953, provided the nation with a psychological lift because it was built at a time...
...jacket. The style horrifies restaurant headwaiters, who are still weathering the onslaught of women in pants suits. But it appeals strongly to brolly males on both sides of the Atlantic. Bound for a first-night supper party with Princess Margaret in London recently, Lord Snowdon slipped on a black wool turtleneck under his velvet dinner jacket. But what suits Lord Snowdon may not suit everybody. Gibed the London Daily Mirror: "Will these commoners never learn...