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Eggs with Hens Inside. He produced everything from an image of Buddha in nephrite (a form of jade) for the King of Siam to many of the great gold and silver plates on which the major towns of Russia offered their symbolic tribute of bread and salt to the Czar. But his major works were small and intimate. One day, Czar Alexander III asked him to do something special as an Easter present for the Czarina. Fabergé produced an enameled egg so pleasing that giving jeweled eggs became an Easter custom in the royal family. Each of the eggs...
...eying the procession as associate editor of Harper's rival, Vogue-having switched magazines last month. And of the lithe models doing their stylish slither down the inter-table runway, none so captured Diana's rapt attention as China Machado, 26, an exotic blend of Portugal and Siam, glorious in a cocktail-hour getup that included pants and an overskirt. China (pronounced Chee-nah) was there in two capacities: as a model, and as the newest fashion staffer on Harper's Bazaar. Said she of her latest venture: "I have so much to learn that...
...royal effort is also most successful: the King of Siam, it would appear, has a considerable talent for writing a luscious tune, and the Krokodiloes exploit it with their most melodious croons. Or almost their most melodious: the boys have also included their celebrated "Blah" (a gentle moaning jibe at movie songs...
...difficult to show that animals compete for space. Naturalists have been observing it for over 30 years. C.R. Carpenter, in 1940, after observing gibbons in Siam, was led to conclude that "possession and defense of territory . . . may be a fundamental biologic need. Certain it is that this possession of territory motivates much primate behavior." It is equally easy to demonstrate the survival value of territorial possession to animals in terms of providing economic advantages, and safe breeding places for offspring. This last is especially important to primates, since their young are dependent upon the parents for a considerable period after...
Dragons (to hang in your room) and elephant hair bracelets are the thing in Kitty Haas' novelty shop. Assorted gadgets from India, Siam, Korea, Persia, Greece, and Egypt line the walls of the store, with Bali Keks (goat god dolls to the unaware) in a featured spot. Dresses are selling the best, reported Miss Haas...