World Dress Fashion in Detail

His interest in the world of fashion was as vivid as when himself had been a figure in it (его интерес/заинтересованность высшим светом была такой же живой, как и в то время: «тогда», когда он сам был его частью: «фигурой в нем»; fashion— форма, очертания; покрой /об одежде/; мода, стиль). It still seemed to him the only thing that mattered (это по-прежнему казалось ему единственным, что имело значение). recede [rI`si: d], announcement [q`naunsmqnt], marriage [`mxrIdZ], condolence [kqn`dqulqns], illustrate [`IlqstreIt] The Duke nodded and passed on. A few hours later Mr. Warburton watched the coast of England recede into the mist, and he left behind everything which to him made life worth living. Twenty years had passed since then. He kept up a busy correspondence with various great ladies and his letters were amusing and chatty. He never lost his love for titled persons and paid careful attention to the announcement in The Times (which reached him six weeks after publication) of their comings and goings. He perused the column which records births, deaths, and marriages, and he was always ready with his letter of congratulation or condolence ...»