The Sport newspaper has already agreed to supply all editions to the retailer in a modesty bag from September, following pressure from the Co-op.
The Brooklyn shopkeeper was already home for the night when her phone rang: a man who said he was from a neighborhood "modesty committee" was concerned that the mannequins in her store's window, used to display women's clothing, might inadvertently arouse passing men and boys.
Collect a "modesty cloth" from the freshly laundered pile on the table, and find a vacant cabin to change.
In stocking feet, arms crossed to cover a deep V-neck, she asked her husband to retrieve a modesty garment from the intimates section — a seamless beige camisole.
Self-aware and articulate, with a modesty born from confidence, he persistently uses the film to extol — and demonstrate — the rewards of recovery.
In stocking feet, arms crossed to cover a deep V-neck, she asked her husband to retrieve a modesty garment from the intimates section a seamless beige camisole.
Martin John Atallala, one of the inductees, co-invented nothing less than the first practical field-effect transistor, but when someone asked him what he had done, he said, both from modesty and from having a far greater interest in what he's up to these days, "I invented the PIN".
A century on from the modesty of bloomers and soggy knitted costumes, the ability of swimwear to make us travel faster in water - as well as make us look good - is more important than ever.
"Growing up as a dancer, you're immune from modesty," she says with a laugh.
Adults often looked away, whether from modesty or a desire for concealment, while some, like the collector, held his gaze challengingly, with a false honesty, as if to say, Yes, of course my eyes are concealing things, but you lack the discernment to realize it.
