(NYT12) NEW YORK -- May 28, 2005 -- CLASS-CONSUME-5 -- Godiva's "G" line of chocolates shown at a store in New York in May 2005, at $100 a pound, is available only in holiday seasons and at selected stores. Social class, once so easily assessed by the car in the driveway or the purse on the arm, has become harder to see in the things Americans buy. Rising incomes, flattening prices and easily available credit have given so many Americans access to such a wide array of high-end goods that traditional markers of status have lost much of their meaning. (Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times)