Dressed in olive green overalls and white hospital slippers, his black hair neatly trimmed, his eyes bright and alert, he was sitting up on the edge of his bed after performing his noon prayers.

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Her uniform: everyday clothes, plus a pair of fluffy white-and-blue slippers shaped like airplanes.

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Strunk and White could be associated with what some readers saw as the pipe-and-slippers tone of The New Yorker, where White was a celebrated contributor for decades.

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Another addition to the jockey wardrobe at White Turf is an oversized pair of fleecy slippers which would look less out of place on a circus clown -- vital footwear to cover riding boots while hanging around on a frozen lake before the race.

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Among the no-no's: more than three color shades in an outfit, white socks with black shoes, and pajamas and slippers in public.

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He was given four sheets, four towels, a blanket, a bedroll, a toothbrush, toilet paper, a tall clear plastic cup, a bar of soap, seven white T-shirts, seven pairs of boxer shorts, seven pairs of socks, plastic slippers, a pad of paper, and a ballpoint pen.

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