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A pattern book, or architectural pattern book, is a book of architectural designs, usually providing enough for non-architects to build structures that are copies or significant derivatives of major architect-designed works. A number of pattern books have been very influential in spreading architectural styles.
Winthrop Williams Aldrich GBE (November 2, 1885 – February 25, 1974) [1] was an American banker and financier, scion of a prominent and powerful political family, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Enid Beatrice Gilchrist OAM (died 17 October 2007, age 90) [1] was an Australian fashion designer, who became well known for her numerous self-drafting sewing pattern books which were very popular in the 1950s to 1970s.
DuBarry patterns were manufactured by Simplicity from 1931 to 1946 exclusively for F. W. Woolworth Company. Vogue Pattern Service began in 1899, a spinoff of Vogue Magazine ' s weekly pattern feature. In 1909 Condé Nast bought Vogue. As a result, Vogue Pattern Company was formed in 1914, and in 1916 Vogue patterns were sold in department stores.
In some cases, especially 19th century and earlier books, the full title included a longer preamble like "The History of...", but has been shortened in general use to just the heroine's name – for example, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders; these are included regardless of whether their entry is called by the full or ...
Peggy Orenstein writes in her book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, that pink-coloured and princess-themed clothes are almost ubiquitous for young girls in shops in the United States. She sees this as problematic because it limits girls to not only one colour, but also to one spectrum of experience, and it "firmly fuses girls' identity to appearance."
Aging athletes such as LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lindsey Vonn are similar to racing cars — maintained by tinkering mechanics, data analysts, and shelves of replacement parts
Winifred Boggs (26 January 1874 – 10 November 1931) was an English short story writer and novelist who also used two pseudonyms, Edward Burke and Gloria Manning. Early life [ edit ]