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...always imitate people richer than you," says Paris Interior Decorator Slavik, who designed "Les Drugstores" in Paris. Slavik makes the point, though, that the imitator usually puts his own imprint on what he imitates; he did not design his stores to resemble American drugstores, but "we knew the name would attract, and we were right." Though American-made goods, from cake mixes to Mr. Clean, are now taken for granted in many parts of the world, many of the typically "American" wares are just as derivative as Les Drugstores. They are frequently not made either...
...effect is super-lush, with deep red plush seats, red-globed lamps, lots of traditional dark wood and highly polished brass fixtures. "Of course it's not a real pub. It's a parody of a pub for the French bourgeoisie," says a bearded Bait called Slavik, sipping his Old Forester bourbon neat. He should know, for he designed not only the original Le Drugstore on the Champs Elysees but the new Churchill as well, and now no decorator is more in demand...
Born 46 years ago in Russia, Slavik (real name: Vyacheslav Vasiliev) is married to the fashion director of Elle, drives about Paris à la folie from one decorating job to the next in his new Alfa Giulia super sedan. He started out as an industrial designer, but really made his mark when he concocted Pub Renault, a snack bar in Renault's auto showrooms. The booths resemble antique car seats, waitresses can be summoned by a brass klaxon, and the menu ranges from Renault's new Caravelle coupe ($2,300) to buttermilk...
...real English breakfast" (porridge, bacon and eggs), but it is being downed enthusiastically from 8 a.m. opening until 3 a.m., and pub-crawling is becoming all the rage. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford authorized their name and crest for the Bedford Arms, which opens next week; Slavik himself is planning two more pubs, one Cairo style, the other à la Singapore. "They will be much more crazy," he promises gleefully. "I don't want to be reasonable any more...
Meanwhile the memory of Jan Masaryk still haunted Czechoslovakia. Persistent rumors whispered that Masaryk had been murdered. In Washington, Juray Slavik, former Czech ambassador to the U.S., said that Masaryk had been bludgeoned to death (after he had shot two of his assailants) and that after death his body had been dumped from his study window. Snapped Evzen Erban, Czech Minister of Social Welfare: "Fairy tales . . . Hollywood yarns...