European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Trooping through the Marcos Manor by James w. Hatton associated press thousands of filipinos pass through the lavishly Decora Lod Malac Anang Palace of iffy weekend to catch a glimpse of Tho treasure trove Hal once was the exclusive Domain of Ferdinand and i Nelda Marcos. Tho Loun lain size perfume Boll Les Shiv i Ion solos or shoes mrs. Marcos Bough in immense Qsar Anity can still be seen nearly 10 years Aller Tho Lormer president and it Rel lady hastily fled to exile in Hawaii not nil 54 rooms and 35 bathrooms Are open to the Public but enough Are Thoin to give visitors a vie of a Liles Lyte of unimaginable Irve Alth distance and. Lor the most Phil. Plain bad taste the two salary while Lucco residence where inc Kylii roses lived during his 20 Yrja Rule lies by Tho pasig River in Tho heart of Manila ii was Homo to 14 Spanish governors general 13 american civil governors and nine philippine Prei idols Star Ling with Manuel l. Quid Oriun 1035 the Palace the seat of Power in the Philippines. S still used for state Doneis. Weekly Cabinet meetings and other  functions. But president Cora Ion Aquino chose not Olive there when she was swept to Power in Iho february 1966 people Power revolution that ousted Marcos. Her Ollice is in an anteroom of Tho building where Marcos held court. Aquino kept a Campaign Promise and turned inc presidential residence into a museum. So every saturday when admission is free about 5,000 curious filipinos Loop in Lor a look at How the Marc oses once lived. Every weekday except when the Cabinet meets wednesday hour Long guided hours Aio available for $10, Courtesy of the non prolix Museo no Malabanan Plhal Aquino created to Erma Bombeck preserve the building about 100-500 people mostly foreigners Aro escorted through Iho Palace daily said tour guides Dianna quires and Eutemia Page. Malac Anang was Buill in 1720 when Spain ruled to Philippines. Many of Iho hoots Are covered with thick led Carpel others Are polished Hardwood. Pictures of past presidents adorn the Walls in Gilt edged frames. Largo spa Wing imported chandeliers hang irom the ceilings. A1 the windows Are bulletproof. Al the end of one room Are doors made of coloured plastic bearing images of me Marc oses As they saw themselves Beautiful Imelda and Strong  a dozen works of inc american pain Lar grandma Moses adorn one hallway. The Marc oses boasted of their Good health bul their bedrooms contain massive oxygen bottles and other medical equipment hat suggest otherwise i Nelda inhaled oxygen a sequently. Thinking it would keep her Young. Quires says. Lucre is a Hospital loom on the ground Hoof Wilh a dialysis machine an adjoining Laboratory and a dental office next door. Marcos had a kidney illness mat probably began to 19b4." quires explains he also occasionally took a lepoids. Tho bedrooms on the upper floor Are Largo dark gloomy places the Large screen television set expensive stereo by slim huge perfume hollies and the Douro Queen size bed in Imelda s room which she claimed was patterned after the bedroom of Maiio Antoinette do not make it seem Homey or comfortable. There also was a grand piano in hero but it was taken out quires says. A Home computer on a Able near Marcos bed was not connected to the outside world contrary to popular belief she says. Member on guided tour Eye a painting depleting Marco at a Young Here the bedroom has a secret passageway in Case Marcos needed to escape irom the Palaca. The Kitchen on the ground floor is modern Wilh a dozen or so brightly polished a paper pols and pans hanging on the Wall. Bul it is the storerooms on the ground floor shul fascinate most visitors. They contain rack alter rack of unopened shirts for Marcos and unused dresses Lor i Nelda. Some of Imelda s famous shoes Are on display including a pair Wilh balt Day powered hashing lights built into the three Inch Spike heels quires says 1.060 pairs of Imelda s shoes All size 8 or by wore Lound in he Palaco. The 3,000 figure widely reported was wrong she says. Maybe that was the number she had around the country altogether she says. Al 5-fool-7, thru Lda was one Inch Laller than her husband so Marcos had 2-Inch lids built into his shoes. Then there Are the bulletproof vests Marcos woo Anc the bulletproof corsets for Imedla a $50,000 Ommo Opoian coat hangs irom one rack five Silver lot stoles Sil on a shelf. One storeroom has scores of perfume boxes and hundreds of Smalt Gil i via Ppd packages of its says also contain perfume. Tic Lola always bought Many of everything so she would have giveaways she explains. As you May have noticed Lew of the major events shaping the course of history in our country escape me. For some Lime now i have been monitoring the debuts of one Lagrance alter another bearing the names of sex symbols. Cosmetic counters Ato lined with the personal scents of Linda Evans John Forsyth. Catherine Deneuve and Sophia Loren. Last year Elizabeth Tackx dispensed passion to the anxious earlobes of american women coast to coast and this year Mario Thomas sol out to intoxicate Middle America with her personal perfume. I called my agent and said to him it is Clear to me Asil must be Loyous that smelt Sejbl Mako your Point to said when am i coming out Wilh a lined perfume reflecting my personal style Lysol will Neve.  he said. Page 16 you have just put your linger on the problem11 said a Larry. My image needs work. A sexy perfume Earod lust Al dusk1 or something Ike Hal would do  you Don t understand he said. Per fun is difficult to sell. All you can do is toc Reala a fantasy that if you buy the perfume you Wal look Ike the person seling it maybe we could have one of those arty campaigns where  on parts Olla human Anatomy that no one can recognize. Ike they do with the perfume called  thai s obsession he said redly. Same thing " look you re not listening. Youdon l have inc Aura. The mystique. The mystery to sell perfume How does interlude no 4 sound like a bus Why Don t you us do another Book to got it How Airout f anal Milf 11 sounds like some Tofig you put in an aerosol Canto my some Twig under the Unk " their was some Lomg in my agent s tone that told me me discussion was Al an  that find the fact a hangup a couple cola s Lato i picked up the paper Torr fld the e a new cok Jne Lor men and women called Caesar was being Ontjo Ducor m Las vegas and promoting Ine fragrance were Are you Eady Lor this. George bums and Jolt Denver i dialled my agent. Aboul the perfume and the mystique i m glad you  he interrupted i be been thinking about it and you re Nyhl How do you Leel about Botn Beck s scented dual balls t Hung up ust Unis  the stars and stripes wednesday january 27.19bb