"Try For Elegance" 1959 LOOVIS, David Needlepoint Belts heavy carpets and velvet covered

heavy carpets and velvet covered seats which evoke the wealthy and posh feel of the establishment

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"Try For Elegance" 1959 LOOVIS, David Needlepoint Belts heavy carpets and velvet coveredLOOVIS, David[254] pp. Charles Scribner's Sons19598 1 2 x 5 3 4"The bars and bistros, the pads and penthouses of New York a novel of young unmarrieds who try anything for a place in the Manhattan sun. The characters were described as white collar Beats and included Teena, a commuter between Park Avenue and Greenwich Village, and Paul, a bohemian in a Brooks Brothers suit.The author was an Ivy Leaguer who worked at Brooks Brothers Madison Avenue