Say, 'Y - e - e - s!'

Very little time these days for eccentric scholarship.  Piles of field notes, though:  The Chanel boutique, Saks Fur Salon, vintage  Chanel No. 5 and Shalimar.  Next time.   This time:  last week's pages, this week's pages and an old, leftover movie.   

Let's save time by cutting out the editing.  Go!  Another handsome spread, really.  The white dress, the pale fur, the faces turned to one side.  The orange-red dickey or whatever and the red lipstick. . . good job, ad page selecting editor!

Beads.  Orange-red beads  Orlon - that never sounded very nice to wear.  Orlon is the brand name of DuPont's acrylic.  In 1959, the company was still referred to as E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.  I had assumed it was American.  Here is a short article announcing this fabric.  From hunting around I learned that no acrylic fabric is now made in America.  Why?  What is this stuff made out of?  I am beginning to recognize its chemical shape, but just can't picture it's original form.

Another in the bewildering series.  Emba? Umpa?  Mutation mink?  Ranch mink?  Couldn't a mutation happen on a ranch?  This might look better in person; the colors are a bit dead in the photo.  Another Virginia Thoren photo.  Fur in general - my gut feeling is that I'm going to be as hypocritical about fur as I am about lamb.  I can think, "cute little lamb" and "lamb fricassee" at the same time.  If that is hypocritical and not just realistic or brutal.  Brutal, probably.  You feel damned good in a fur coat.

Again, good page mates!

Look at all of those hands!  I love this ad.  Finally, some life and fun.  And I have always liked Martini & Rossi.  In fact, that was some more field work.  It's really very nice over ice  and this was such a warm weekend.  I'll have to try the dry vermouth next time.

We have met Prince Matchabelli and Colonel Schick - did you know there was a Count Martini?   Several, in fact.  Here is Count Martini Rossi in New York in 1930:  "When asked if he believed in prohibition, Count Rossi replied: "Yes, for America if Americans want it.  But for Italy - no.  You see we Italians are not blessed with the great sense of humor the Americans possess."

I picture him as a round little line drawing.  No good photos!

What's with all the linen dresses?  I think this is our fourth, very similar sheath.  This seems like a very uncomfortable dress to wear at a resort unless your idea if a good time is not moving.

Well, that was the unedited, vermouth-fueled speed blog.   No time for a movie.  Here or in real life.

But we have to have some kind of video - and we did see Angie Dickinson in Rio Bravo.