Adam Smith made the same point about poverty: no one actually needs a linen shirt.
Furniture in the exhibition includes a linen chest, a garden bench, and a baby's crib that still rocks on its curved runners.
He notes you can wear swimwear to casual evening events if you toss a linen button-down shirt on top before leaving the beach.
In 1814, three clerks stuffed it into a linen sack and carried it to a gristmill in Virginia, which was fortunate, because the British burned Washington down.
Another videotaped scene showed a Hyatt representative, the OSHA inspector, the interpreter and the housekeeper crowded into a linen closet to observe how towels were loaded onto a housekeeping cart.
Perhaps the most famous garments made by Miss Connolly were a linen skirt and cotton blouse worn by Jacqueline Kennedy when she and her children were painted for the White House drawing room.
But if the society you live in thinks that not being able to afford a linen shirt makes you poor, you cannot afford a linen shirt, then in that society you are indeed poor.
Convertible pieces have been a trademark of sorts for the designer: In the past, he's devised a reversible satin-lapelled tuxedo that's also a navy suit, and among next spring's offerings is a linen blazer whose other side is a nylon rain slicker.
The wall covering creates a shimmery backdrop for a charcoal linen-velvet headboard, a painterly silk carpet, silver-leafed night stands and rosy fabrics.
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Sunita was dressed in a white linen shift, and welcomed us with a short speech that, as far as I could tell, was composed of cut-up extracts from diet books.
In that spirit he opened the proceedings sporting a cream linen jacket instead of his usual thick robes.
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Miss Connolly invented a pleated linen that did not crease, turning it into clothes much appreciated by her clients jetting around from one home to another.
Nederlander kept his collection at home, in a set of linen-and-leather slip cases.
Lavender oil or a spritz of lavender linen spray on your sheets often helps with restful sleep.
In the white foyer, an antique settee upholstered in natural linen and a simple domed light fixture were the only adornments.
Service is professional and friendly, a plus in this intimate space. (A nice touch: linen handtowels in the bathroom.) The appetizers are rich and wonderful, as are the mesclun salad with cherry tomatoes, the lobster with baby potatoes and sliced tomatoes, and the sliced duck breast.
In a September letter to the commission, the groups cited Linen's N' Things, a home goods retailer that is honoring its cards despite not having an adequate cash reserve on its books to fund them, which could raise arguments from more senior creditors in bankruptcy court.
And just in case you've forgotten that you're in China, the chocolate boutique features small linen squares lacquered a fire-engine red.
This is because in the French tradition, they would drape hugely expensive white linen damask over a simple walnut table and place a silver mirror on top.
Linen Technology Tracking, a Miami-based company, recently patented a radio-frequency identification chip designed to keep real-time inventory of frequently misplaced or stolen goods.
He wore cream-colored linen jackets, drove a Jaguar and took his family yachting off the coast of Dalian, according to two of his friends.
They star in the opening credits of the recent rendition of Miami Vice, and Perez, still slender at 57 and swathed in layers of white linen, could play a role in the film.
One, a sharp-edged Milanese businesswoman in her mid-40s, was evidently struck by the charms of the man in the adjacent seat, a cool-looking dude of a similar age dressed in beige linen, with the teak tan of the year-round jetsetter.
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He said went up to the flat and saw a body wrapped in plastic bags and bed linen.
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Howell went on to make an unlined linen jacket, and then trousers using a robust corduroy.
Our refuge, though, was in sight: a cool, dim eatery, crisp with white linen and nearly empty.
She waited while I carried it to her room, and watched as I took her sheets, a pillowcase, a heavy blanket, and a thin cotton waffle-weave spread from the linen closet.
That pays for the high-tech printing, hand-binding and a presentation box that's covered in goatskin and linen.
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Le Fooding concentrates on discovering and reviewing independent, authentic and often low-key restaurants, rather than Michelin-starred, white linen tablecloth-clad affairs, giving it a reputation for being cutting edge, contemporary and very much an insider guide.
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