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Monday, February 12,1990 The Battalion Page 9 jv-tt ir ir ir ■Jr nr ★ WEATHER REPORT MOLD IS 0.2, POLLEN IS 0.35, OZONE IS 1.6, AND LOVE IS IN THE AIR. Cartoons by Kevin Thomas Love bracelet permanent expression of affection NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen roses ... a box of chocolates ... frilly lingerie ... a Victorian card. Tradi tional Valentine’s Day traditions, all. Ponchos that zip together ... dou ble-crested umbrellas ... sleeping bags for two ... contemporary greet ing cards. Valentine’s gifts updated. In fine jewelry there are Paloma Picasso’s x’s and o’s, Elsa Peretti’s hearts and, of course, a dazzling ar ray of diamonds. All are meant to express fondness, love, undying devotion. But none, perhaps, is literally so binding as Cartier’s love bracelet. It was conceived some 20 years ago by Aldo Cipullo, a history buff and jewelry designer. Cartier says Cipullo’s early work centered around modern interpreta tions of ancient design terms and legends. One that particularly fascinated him was the chastity belt that a war rior, before going off on a cam- aign, locked on his wife to preserve er fidelity. Cipullo’s desire to create a mod ern-day symbol of a committed relationship led him to design the love bracelet. To encircle the wrist, the two- piece bracelet must be bolted to gether with a screwdriver. And because it fits the wrist much the way a ring fits the finger, it can’t be slipped off over the hand. Cartier launched the love bracelet in the spirit of the item: No cus tomer would be allowed to buy one for himself. The policy has long since changed, but each bracelet is still available in sizes and accompanied by a small vermeil screwdriver. Pre sumably, possession of the tool is a matter of purchaser discretion. Each is made by hand of 18 karat yellow gold and retails for $2,750, including screwdriver. A newer ver sion with diamonds fetches $5,300. Among the famous who have worn the Cartier shackle are Prin cess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor and Barbra Streisand. But, according to a Cartier spokesman, perhaps no one will equal the record of one 40-ish woman who arrived at the store one day with six love bracelets on one wrist, three on the other. When asked to elaborate, she re- E lied: “Listen, honey. I’ve had a few >vers in my time, and I made each one of them give me a love bracelet. “For me, these nine bracelets are like the notches on a gunfighter’s pistol.” JOHNNY CAME FROM A BROKEN HOME, BUT HE FIXED EVERYTHING WITH TIME-LIFE’S BOOKS ON HOME REPAIR. BRUNO SPENT YEARS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY, TORN BETWEEN MAKING LOVE OR MAKING WAR. Cookbook offers men advice on preparing Valentine meal NEW YORK (AP) — There’s help for the single man who wants to give that special woman in his life a unique Valentine’s Day gift — a home-cooked meal. It’s in a paperback book called “Eating In: The Official Single Man’s Cookbook” (Corkscrew Press, $8.95). The book is the work of two 30-ish bachelors, Rich Lippman and Jose Maldo nado, who claim it “fills the gap between Mrs. Paul and Julia Child.” The book addresses the age- old question of why men can’t fol low a simple recipe: “As a child, odds are you were ordered ‘out of the kitchen till dinner’s ready,’ thus preventing you from acquiring the many culi nary secrets passed from mother to daughter,” it explains. The tone of much of the book is tongue-in-cheek — not the cus tomarily recommended position for eating. But once the reader has boiled off the funny stuff, he’ll discover some genuinely helpful tips and authentic recipes that promise to be relatively sim ple. The initial step, according to the guide, is to stock your kitchen with the necessary basic imple ments, which are described and even illustrated to minimize the guesswork. To make the special evening a success, the authors urge the proper table setting in place of such haphazard fare as mis matched plastic utensils, fast-food paper cups and placemats fash ioned from the Sunday funnies. In the book, the authors stress the important contribution a clean kitchen makes to the atmo sphere of the dinner: “Imagine how she’ll recoil in horror if she catches you shaking out the toaster to bread her pork chops (or) sees that the baking pans on your shelf are already greased.” We are your Valentine Store! ” CALL TODAY Tuxedo Delivery * * Of Valentine Designer Bouquets 3737 East 29th St. Bryan, TX 77802 268-4001 315B Dominik Dr. College Station, TX 77840 693-2409 I Popcorn ♦ Chocolates ♦ Balloons g LL jJEmJ Chuck Knoblauch’s 1 st Baseball Card Perfect for Valentines Homemade Chocolates Marble Cream Cheese Brownies Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cookies Oatmeal Heath Bar Crunch Cookies 404 Univ. Dr. E. 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