HOT TIPS : COPING WITH BAD GUESTS: ADVICE FROM GALS WHO KNOW.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. It used to be a bad guest was somebody who didn't bring a hostess gift or forgot to make the bed. Today's hostess has to deal with house guests who hope you won't mind if they turn your guest room into an opium den, or whose spoiled-rotten kids jump on the sofa. Karen Grigsby Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. and Karen Elyse Hudson tell how to deal with such situations in their new etiquette book, ``Basic Black: Home Training for Modern Times'' (Doubleday; $32.95). They outline each situation a '90s hostess might entertain and give logical advice surrounding the premise that it's your house, your rules. The authors do a lot with diplomacy, covering territory from adult kids who want to move home to relatives who give ugly gifts and best friends who steal your lover. Star-struck jewels: Maybe it's part of that '70s retro thing, but the trend to wearable art has made a big comeback, and local celebs have already scouted out some of the best baubles. One of the hottest locales is the Jennifer Kaufman boutique at the Beverly Center, 131 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, where Cameron Diaz bought a sterling silver crown-shaped ring studded with jewels by Byzantia for $140, and Courteney Cox bought gold and gemstone gemstone Any of various minerals prized for beauty, durability, and rarity. A few noncrystalline materials of organic origin (e.g., pearl, red coral, and amber) also are classified as gemstones. stackable rings by Talluleh, priced at $135 and up. Don't tell Imelda: Linda O'Keeffe's little book ``Shoes'' (Workman Publishing; $11.95) will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about shoes. Tucked inside her shoe-savvy paperback is the history of sandals and slippers from ancient China to modern-day Paris, with insider information on high-profile shoes like the marabou marabou: see stork. marabou African stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus). Standing 5 ft (1.5 m) tall with a wingspread of 8.5 ft (2.6 m), the marabou is the largest of all storks. mule, made of soft stork stork, common name for members of a family of long-legged wading birds. The storks are related to the herons and ibises and are found in most of the warmer parts of the world. feathers and first described in Flaubert's ``Madame Bovary'' as a metaphor for seduction. Other footnotes? Did you know that in 1949 Buster Brown offered 37 variations of the saddle shoes, or that Hush Puppies, which were born in 1950, took their name from the balls of fried cornmeal corn·meal also corn meal n. Meal made from corn, used in a wide variety of foods. Also called Indian meal. Noun 1. used by Southern cooks to hush up to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. - Pope. See also: Hush barking dogs? This book's a shoe-in for the coffee table collection. Hair tamer: The Santa Ana winds Santa Ana Winds may refer to: 1. Santa Ana wind, a local Southern California reference to Föhn winds, a meteorological phenomenon occurring as a layer of wind is forced over a mountain range -- drying the air -- which then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope -- are blowing again and wreaking havoc with our hair. To detangle wild, fly-away hair during the static-electricity season, Mastey has a new product called Frehair Finishing Creme. Miz Hot Tips tried it and found that it makes hair smooth, shiny and manageable without the heavy feeling you usually get with cream rinses. Look for it at hair salons for $8.50. Cheap chic gifts: For the friend who has everything or the stranger whose name you drew in the office gift exchange, how about a mahogany-finished yo-yo for $10 or a pocket magnifying glass tucked in a wooden case for $15. Miz Hot Tips spotted both at the Bombay Company at the Promenade in Woodland Hills. For girls only: Oh, sure, there are loads of teen-age software games on the market, but they're mostly geared to guys. Finally, there's an interactive software program just for preteen pre·teen adj. 1. Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 10 and 12. 2. Being a child especially between the ages of 10 and 12; preadolescent. n. A preteen boy or girl. and teen-age girls called ``Let's Talk About Me!'' from Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . The software puts a '90s spin on the old-fashioned diary, providing age-appropriate knowledge about relationships, self-image, personality and potential, plus information about the female body, candid interviews with several well-known women, career goals and classic girl talk about fashion and horoscopes. It's priced at $29.95 at computer stores, including Egghead and Best Buys. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Marabou mules gave Marilyn Monroe an extra boost of va-va-va-voom. |
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