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  The field of chemistry began to work with indigo starting around 1800 and more than 80 years of research were required to obtain uniform dyes of acceptable quality. Thus the procedure for industrially synthesizing indigo was discovered. In 1883 the Germain university scholar Adolf von Baeyer, who collaborated with …

  Clothed in flowers and lace   It may not be avant-garde (or so some say), however flower prints always make a comeback in the spring   This time it’s lace and I, and to toughen it up I pair it with Bermuda shorts and contrasting accessories.

  René Gruau has lived for most of his life between Paris and Cannes, which he came to love during the last World War when he moved to the Riviera following the fashion industry, and which he chose as his residence around 1985; however, Paris was his city, the one …

  Besides the Mussolini Cup, the Great Golden Medals of the Fascist National Entertainment Association and the prizes for best actor are also awarded. Young Katharine Hepburn receives the award for best actress for her role in Little Women by George Cukor. The award for best foreign film goes to …

  Cheerleader style: striped skirt and a light jacket   On Sunday I take the field wearing a pretty grey and pink outfit   And if football isn’t my thing, I leave my pompoms behind and flee to the city.