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...revolution. The very same week that fashion writers were trumpeting the glories of Saint Laurent's haute couture, the ready-to-wear clothes were showing up in the 111 Y.S.L. boutiques from Kuwait to Hong Kong, including 46 in the U.S. At prices ranging from $130 for a wool shirt to $1,110 for a taffeta skirt, they are selling as fast as they can be reordered...
...marketing them more heavily. A Du Pont trade show in Manhattan last week displayed numerous ways that manufacturers could use polyester fibers other than in conventional double-knit materials, which appear to be falling out of favor with consumers who have shifted back to cotton and wool. Shapiro has also moved to assure that Du Pont, a major seller of raw materials, has adequate supplies for its own operations. The company has entered into a venture with ARCO to build a $1 billion chemical refinery in Texas; Du Pont and National Distillers & Chemical Corp. also plan to build...
...this country they have Father's Day and Mother's Day, and they might as well have a Guru's Day," said the small, closely cropped Indian dressed in a red wool ski hat, red silk robes and red knee socks. He was himself a notable guru, Muktananda Paramahansa. So, last week at a secluded retreat that was once a Catskill Mountains resort hotel in upstate New York, more than 2,000 followers staged a day-long celebration in honor of the man they consider a saint...
...Centennial celebration. The occasion a century ago was exuberant, boisterous and, above all, confident. Amid the Philadelphia Exhibition's 13 acres of new, awe-inspiring machinery, President Grant pulled a lever to release the first jet of steam and tens of thousands of Americans oohed and aahed: wool was combed, water was pumped, newspapers were printed, cloth was sewn, shoes were stitched together. More in keeping with the public mood, Author William Dean Howells exulted: "It is in these things of iron and steel that the national genius most freely speaks...
...scaffolded look has become popular in the Colonies. Not long ago, the Boston Gazette ungallantly reported the plight of a young woman whose headdress was shattered when she was thrown from her carriage by startled horses. The stuffing fell onto the road, revealing an unsavory mixture of jute fiber, wool yarn, curled wool...