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Waistlines are on™ the agaln. The Empire line, popular in

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agers chanting: ‘‘Slick, slick, slick.” Sleek or sporty, dashing or demure, the new shoes have a fresh young fashion look that’s itresistible to the teen miss.

With rising skirts and novelty stockings still focusing fashion jattention on legs and feet, teen: agers are more alert than ever

ing leather shoes. A co-ed’s foot- gamut The leathers. in this youthful shoe collection are as lively as

in weight and aglow with color

and embossed texture.

Louise pinned the jewel, usual- : | 3 pin: Je {round ‘ contours, should wear | GUELPH, Ont. (CP) — A con. | ce

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ly of diamonds, on: her Empire jesrrings close to the face. Angu- |

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WEDDING JEWELRY ™ | Slim elongated earrings look mittee of the New Oe | Aa important part of bridal jwell on oval, heart-shaped and |Party, will be held here Satur-

fashion is the _bride’s wedding diamond- shaped’ faces because day, March 5. The conference |

erican bride wears two classic tapering jaw. ideas and solutions to the prob- pieces of .jewelry: her diamond a lems of rural life in Ontario," engagement ring, and one other GROOM’S GIFT said the committee chairman, | | piece chosen to emphasize her! Pierced lobes will be enhanc- Professor John Harney of the The lowdown on dresses for best features. © . led by tiny diamond ‘studs. This| University of Guelph. si is just that— lowered — | wai: 8, low, low flounces and ; mi wae ‘pleats, low and bare co : =. ; Waistlines have become From Sheen & Macinnis... i oe es, evoking fond memories of

the Flapper era. But the spirit ‘of 66 ig here too; it’s in the ac- tion, the fluid, unrestricted mo- ition of spring's best dress shap-

| Softness directs the drama that's fashion, putting lots . of !mobility in dresses with pleats, flounces that whirl low from un-

‘ Hder blouson tops ‘or narrow jac- kets that give the dress a suit shape. : : Waistlines go ‘way down for the flounce in tunic dresses. But hemlinesare_.'way.. up, above the knee at least. = | Spring makes every heart light and young, end —o- ty es pick the cue: paby Mi dees, bas kighep soaring, smocking, banding. The trapeze

dress of a few .seasons ago is

enjoying_a favorable comeback.

simple skimmer dress

its encores for a new fa-

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‘Dresses evoke the flapper era ‘but display the spirit of ‘66

The shirtdress now captivat- es a romantic young: audience |

WILD COLORS ogk- |mary-janes sport two

Demure mary-janes with bow oe potgy toe egg of colors

‘such as kiltie mocs, sling-backs,

lZingy styles in fo otwear have teenagers chanting

This spring’s zingy footwear |talgic co-ed think of school days|tasseled moccasins and monk- | styles have shoe- happy teen-|Many years behind her. With low heels these prim leather shells in smooth, pattent and embossed textures are ideal for school, so- cializing, study- time— and ac- cessorize perfectly with granny

and . rounded toes,

Colors afe wild,

in T-shirt, undershirt and ‘sweat- shirt shapes. In whispering col- ors, with full, flounced. sleeve, the shirtdress becomes expres- sive as a poet's shirt.

While sleeveless dresses __ still abound, lovely, feminine and welcome is the return engage- ment of the long, fairy tale

come in every fabrie able.

Although some. scarf- hats, ys-

the fringed scarfs are returning to their rightful place as neck-line fill- ins or stoles to underscore hats.

imagin-

kerchie remain,

sleeve: ‘sometimes flounced sometimes banded at the cuff. .

At a new, longer- than- short length, the sleeve is sometimes ‘very wide or opened and wide.

The costume look for '6 takes center stage as the ‘‘dress with’

After the Norman conquest, the social rank of an English- man decreed the kind of hawk he could use for falconry.

RANK DECREED SPORT

—a jacket, coat or sweater top. Costume coordination” involves shapé as well: trapeze dress un- der skinny,¢ high,belted coat; easy, open jacket over under- shirt top dress.

Simple sheaths look anything but simple under princess- .shap- ed coats, giant plaid bathrobe wraps or crepe sweaters. Colors come in for resound ing applause, breaking old bar-

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i isoften a neckline into a cowl;

‘ white collar, ' ii et cuffs; leopard embroidery.

Fashionable, feminine styling for the new soft spring look is |

here in our shoe collection—open, airy styling; -gently curved

_and tapered toes; smooth with: reptile leathers, every heel height

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..New_ concepts ‘constructions and — lightwe fabrics mark this spring

coats and raincoats.

In topcoats the Contemporary models use the same forward- ipitch shoulders that mark that type of suit. Another favorite

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There are both two- and three- button Contemporary topcoats, made with notched, peaked, L- shaped or There are also ped and welt

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- Psuiting- weight. and include wor- isteds, silk- worsted blends and isome that ere slightly iridescent.

The Traditional natural shoul-

models that hit at or just below the knee and in the classic rag- lens with the shoulders reduced to fit smoothly over natural shoulder suits and sport jackets.

Now ! !

Coat trends prove |lightweights best

in lightweight blends of polyesters with cotton,

fh -|aesd'--tmproved- -finished---t-h-a-t make the cloth water- resistant |) without impairing its porosity— ;

cloverieaf lapels. |

The fabrics in those coats are |"

riers with the ‘‘anything goes” mix method.: |

Colors can blend with a basic | wardrobe color or contrast..

the ability to ‘‘breathe’’—bring of burdenless «protection

Lightweight tweeds and gab- ardines are leading Traditional fabrics for spring- Ther3 are some featherweight camel hair | blends, too. ;

Added to the many staple styi-. es im rainwear‘this spring are two new entries. One is a dres- sy set-in sleeve model with a topcoat- like notched collar. The other is a double- breasted style that has been divested of the belt, epaulets and other marks of the trench coat.

However, most major firms have. devoted much of their ef- forts to producing feather-weight coats that give protection from warm weather rain without be- ing burdensome.

New. fabrics, many being

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re j | Hats designed to set off cloth- jes are now stealing their own | |fashion thunder, and rightfully | so. Spring's millinery showing is. quite a show!

Hat shapes remain simple, | preferring to show off line and | texture instead. High spirited rollers end sailors, in straws and pastel felts, offer spring's best off- the- face flattery. The turban silhouette remains a fa-

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But for a really sassy; female, newer- than- new look, there's the side- tilted, chin-tied, Aus- tralian bush hat, im pastels, pale neutrals. Similarly, a tiny, pag- oda- shaped hat and a chignon| shape “point up’? more fashion | news. - .

Hats with a purpose can be both practicalS and feminine this spring: Berets, large-trim-

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