In the window at Lucoral & Lupearl at 246 W 38th St.
They sell Masami "First Lady Pearls," as advertised on the placard above. From Michelle Obama, up there with Eleanor, Mamie and Martha, to Nancy Reagan way down there by Queen Elizabeth I, all the First Ladies are wearing Masami pearls!
They also sell "wish pearls," just below, that appear to have been blessed by Pope John Paul II. The pink gift box is labeled "White for wisdom. Cream for success. Peach for health. Gold for wealth. Lavender for love."
You could probably sneak anything in to get blessed by the Pope back then -- your cat, a sandwich you were especially fond of -- but I doubt he approved the labeling.
Then there's the big goldfish and turtle tank, below, which features fake turtles to keep the live ones company while they watch the computer screens, waiting for something exciting to appear.
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