[Jewelry making - Article 00141] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Shoes worth =A31 million.

[Benjamin Mark]

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    I think that's a little over $1.6 million U.S. folks ... and that's
    a lot of moolah for a pair of shoes.  

    Today ... I bring you news of the day. Some of you may have already
    read this in your favorite news medium information source. This is
    for thems of  you wot has not. In Harrods in London ... a pair of red
    shoes inspired by Dorothy's ruby slippers in the Wizard of Oz ... a
    pair of what is easily the most expensive pair of shoes in the world
    today ... has gone on  sale. 

    These ain't no mundane leather shoes to be worn with a red dress
    folks. These shoes are made of platinum thread and have 642 rubies
    set in them. Now I'm a diamond setter by trade ... and in my youth
    the strangest thing I ever did set was a diamond in a false tooth
    presented to me one day quite some years ago by a chap who wanted
    the flashiest smile in the East. Never did shoes though. After I set
    the stone and after the dentist installed the tooth the fellow came
    back to me grinning and grinning in the happiest fashion to show me
    the magnificent results of my handiwork. If my memory serves ... the
    stone was in the eye-tooth and quite visible to one and all. How did
    he keep that diamond clean, I wonder? Did he dip his mouth into an
    ultra-sonic machine and set the thing going for twenty seconds or
    so? Ye gads! 

    But I digress. Back to Harrods. These ruby shoes-- presently on
    sale--are resting in comfort and safety on display in a bullet-proof
    case for all  to see .... and are under 24 hour surveillance by a
    security guard. 

    There is ... in addition to  their enormous worth ... a slight
    restrictive parameter. They come  in only  one size ... and that's a
    three and a half. That's for a ten year old child me lads and
    lassies. Not only that ... but they're stilettos four-and-a-half
    inches high. This means that when little Wendy or Suzie or Mary-Ann
    goes to her next pre-teen bash and all her friends are rockin' and
    boppin' to the music of the day in jeans and sneakers and some  sort
    of a loose top ... our little hunny bunny is going to be lip-sticked
    to the hilt with bright red lips ... rosy rosy rouge ... eye-liner
    and eye- shadow and frosted hair with a one strap dress to kill over
    her as yet not fully mature body ... and a pair of $1.6 million
    dollar ruby shoes with four-and-a-half inch heals which will allow
    her to tower over the nearest boy while probably teetering and
    tottering on the very brink of a catastrophic collapse. Anyway ...
    that's my vision. I would welcome an E-mail with your vision should
    you all see it differently. 

    All that said  however ... I must defend the shoes and laud the
    praises of Harrow's and the designer ... a Mister Stuart Weitzman 
    .... for once the shoes are sold ... several children's charities
    will receive 100, 000 pounds sterling each ... and I can not think
    of a finer gesture in life. 

    Ah ... for those of you who yearn for a pair of these shoes but are
    living on limited budgets ... for you who do not want to be left out
    of the mainstream of high fashion ... for you there are cheaper
    copies available ... made with crystals instead of rubies ... which
    can be had for a mere =A3250. 

    So there it is ... another tale of a magical slipper ... not made of
    glass this time ... but rather of rubies and platinum. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Tidbits Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: Shoes ...
    where you will see a graphic of a pair of shoes and shoemaker would
    be proud to have called his own creation. They're truly quite
    attractive and admirable in their workmanship. 

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark

            -- http://www.tyler-adam.com --






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