11.   And the raised seams running midway down a black linen gown with an asymmetrical hem were subtly dotted with beads running down the length of the seam.

12.   At first dressed as a Gothic librarian in a black gown, Madonna then threw off her outfit, revealing a provocatively sheer white T-shirt.

13.   Beaded plaid trimmed a black chiffon gown.

14.   Bette Midler had chosen his beige and salmon sequined gown but showed up in a black sequined gown instead.

15.   But she also sees classy black gowns with bare shoulders, red-hot dresses and gorgeous ball gowns as great night moves.

16.   Clinton, wearing a black gown from his alma mater, the Yale Law School, was the first sitting president to deliver a commencement address at MIT.

17.   He meant, of course, Orthodox Jews, those who wear black gowns and hats, as they have done for centuries in Eastern Europe.

18.   I saw no one in anything resembling the low-cut black gown on the laughing blond vamp with the Champagne glass who adorned the welcoming brochure.

19.   Joan Sutherland, in a voluminous black gown, and Leonie Rysanek, in a long, slim black dress, introduced tributes to former general directors.

20.   Lee wore a tuxedo and Janet wore a black jeweled gown and they waltzed for the first time in decades.