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...silk necktie that went for $7.50 last year is now $12.50. At Manhattan's Saks Fifth Avenue, men's wool suits that sold for $280 earlier this year now cost $310. Presaging a further rise at the retail counters, wholesale apparel prices in October rose 1.7%-the biggest monthly jump since the Korean War year...
...best-kept secret of the affair was Anne's gown-a white silk princess-line dress with flowing medieval sleeves. The 15 seamstresses, who made the gown for an off-the-rack fashion house that Anne has long favored over the royal dressmakers, had each sewn into the hem a lock of her hair. Tucked into the bridal bouquet of white roses, lilies of the valley and stephanotis was "something old" -a sprig of myrtle grown on the Isle of Wight from a sprig of Queen Victoria's wedding bouquet-and a bit of white heather for good...
...Ambassador to the U.N. John Scali and Soviet Ambassador Yakov Malik, who wore nearly identical blue silk ties, each spoke in support of the resolution. Scali abhorred the "grave risks for the peace of the world" if the fighting continued-a warning that was to be underlined dramatically three days later by the superpower confrontation. Malik stressed that "time will not wait." The resolution passed, 14-0, with China not participating. The Chinese refrained from voting all week to protest "the collusive scheme" of the two superpowers...
...range of interests in other cultural booths includes glass blowing, candlemaking, Chinese traditional painting, silk screening, crafting of handmade sterling silver jewelry and making of Dutch eggshell ornaments. Booths which will offer the added excitement of providing audience participation include Ukrainian egg decorating where children and adults can decorate hard boiled eggs under the direction of a skilled craftsman, chess tournaments, Japanese origami and Polish paper cutting...
...Calucci's handful of oddball employees, is the show's second asset. He is a perfect foil for Coco's brand of gentle humor, and steals a star's share of the laughs himself with his ongoing search for "the Puerto Rican dream" -cars, girls, silk socks, "a big house overlooking San Juan harbor and golf every day with Trini Lopez and Cantinflas." It's a nice show...