Word: silk
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...frustrating skirmishes of lust. On every wall hang pictures of distinguished forebears; father against the Germans, grandfather in the Great War, great to the nth degree grandfather at Waterloo. Whereas his ancestors went to heaven fighting for England's glory, Tony heads for hell carrying his cannon in his silk drawers...
...Servant is a magnificent set piece. Brandy glasses, silk scarves, statuary, flowers, and portraits are lovingly and delicately photographed. But Losey's control does not extend to the whole film. Ironically, he and Pinter are not the masters of their material...
...somehow heard of Bond's charms, informs the British Secret Service that for one night with him she'll do anything-like turn over the latest Soviet cipher machine. Obviously a trap, but Hero Bond steps into it as casually as he steps into his rep silk undershorts...
...more successful of the two sketches is David Ansen's fanciful There's Been a Lot of it Around Lately. A large, silk-canopied bed dominates the set, making it easy to guess exactly what it is that is making the rounds...
GERTRUDE SINGER'S upstairs shop on Church Street has the highest prices in the Square, but go and you'll see why. She carefully selects the best of the au courant; such as the silk coat and dress ensemble ($240). She believes in capes and capelets for everything, and only a few of these are under $100; one silk raincape is only $70. Her jumpers and jerkins, summer dresses (including Ann Fogarty) and suits are ust barely accessible. It must be emphasized that no other store in the area carries such consistently fashionable, unHarvard Square-like clothing...