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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-04-09, Page 5• Hatter Uses Drapery Cotton Remember when Scarlet O'- Hara tore down the curtains to make a bal1gown? Well Peggy OlmstedofPeggy Claire Hats, Hamilton, hasn't done exactly that but she is making a very large part of her spring hat collection in an all - cotton drapery fabric by Cos- mos Imperial Mills, Yarmouth, N.S. And her customers love it. "And why not?" asks Mrs. Olmsted. "It's an excellent millinery material. It has a linen -like look, is pre-shrunk, comes in 33 beautiful colors, and makes wonderful packable travelling hats." w Milliners everywhere are ex- pecting a big hat business this Spring and Mrs. Olmsted is no exception. The Gentlewoman look (ladylike and correct) de- mands a hat and should revive to some extent the old rule: "A lady is never seen without her hat and gloves." The Gentlewoman look which brings in its wake a great resurgence of pale shades in- fluenced Mrs.Olmsted in her choice of the washable drapery fabric. She is predicting that the pastel pinks and light lilac will be especially popular and is pleased that with the fabric she has chosen her customers have no worries about upkeep. The fabric is also particular- ly suited to the styles --- soft- er, lower and wider with face framing brims often turned up in front. Mrs, Olmsted who was train- ed at the Toronto School of De- Mrs. Olmsted and Miss Bath hold fashion therapy courses for the Ontario Hospital in Hamil- ton and for the Hamilton Branch Of the Canadian Mental Health Association. "The money to finance our work has been raised by fashion shows run through the co-oper- ation of Liberty Women's Wear, Jordan Livingstone Furs and Peggy Claire Hats. The models taking part in these shows all volunteer their time and are members of the Fashion Ther- apy Group", Mrs. Olmsted said, sign, originally intended to be- come a dress designer, but be- came more fascinated with mil- linery and opened a hat shop of her own in Hamilton. She met her partner, Miss Claire Bath, while she wascon- ducting a millinery course for the Community Programs Branch of the Department of Recreation at the O.A,C. in Guelph. Miss Bath, a trained nurse, was one of her brightest students and they later opened Peggy Claire Hats together. CATALINA calls this narrow stripe top with solid color boyleg trunk suit "Gondo- lier." The same style is available in a two piece suit, "French Leave." THIS ARNEL jersey bright floral blouson top with solid color knit mio trunk comes in peacock and turquoise or sand and pink colors. CHILDREN STILL LOVE T.SHIRT T-shirts and poloshrrts are still the most popular gartnonts in children's and youth's sports- wear and there. is no end ro color and pattern selections, The T-shirts with shoulder openings allow more freedom in dressing and undressing. how- ever, the crew necks m the shrink resistent lines have plen- ty of give and retain their shaps much better than the 1' -shirts of a few years ago, when most garments were tugged tier the head by force, New Scamp Part Slip, Part Pantie Perhaps you have already been introduced to the scamp. If not, it's a little all -in -one, part slip, part panty, and al- together a saucy but practical little fashion that amid be the liveliest new addition ro your lingerie wardrobe, Do you wear it for sleep or for slip? That's up to you. Why not both? This slip -topped pan- ty brief could be the most com- fortable sleep fashion you've ever worn. And what a perfect solution to finding the most ab- breviated and comfortable cov- erage to wear under a lounge dress. F Wei 1(1 rYeer WE OPEN THE 000R TOA BEAUTIFUL `r= SEASON SPRING 19 ]EVE NT On the threshold of spring ... lovely fashions await you. Choose from our heavenly array of coats, suits, dresses, hats and coordinated accessories. i • 6,7 / 1 SUITS Double Knit Wools Serrano Linens Boucle Linens $19.95 to $49.95 COATS for Spring in the finest Wool See the finest ever in Regular, Petite or Half Sizes in all the newest pastel shades $29.95 to $49.95 ALL WEATHER COATS Forget your weather worries with a coat for rain or shine, belted or straight styles All water repellant $15.95 to $39.95 DRESSES Softly feminine or trim and tailored SHIFTS OR SHEATHS in Cottons, Linens or Silks Sizes 9 to 21 - Half sizes 141/2 to 24'/2 HATS New Spring Hats that spell instant flattery the moment you put them on, Texured Straws with glossy and matte finish. Priced from $3.49 to $12.95 HANDBAGS Patent - Tapestry or Cut Velvet $3.49 to $12.98 GLOVES All pastel Spring shades in addition Black and White $1.50 - $1.98 REAL KID GLOVES White - Beige - Black - Brown $6.95 to $11.95 SCARVES Dyed to match gloves $1.59 / See you at the Fashion Show. \ Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, April 9, 1964 • Page 5 A TOUCH of the Nautical Look is seen in these two creations by Helen Harper, The strong stripe effect is seen in the boat neck pullover on the left. On the right is a white cardigan with navy trim and striped dickey. Both are fashioned in orlon. avy and White Paris is riding a white wave for spring... white dresses, white suits, white coats and white as the accent on all other colors. One designer with white fever went so far as to decorate his showroom and dress his staff in white. The world's top designers have also re -issued navy -- good news for those women who have never ceased to love this traditional favorite. From our own manufacturers Canadians can expect a shower of pastels -- pinks, blues, yel- lows with pale robin's egg blue particularly favored. Navy turns up again -- this time accented with green and appearing in Chanel -type suits. The most important look Paris offers is that of t...: Gentle- woman. Exemplified in gracious and mannerly clothes, the con- tours of the figure are softly outlined with fashions that are neither constricting nor loose and shift -y. Many of these fash- ions (especially long -jacketed suits, bias -cut dresses) are a nostalgic reminder of the thir- ties. When Paris isn't turning out gracious ladies, it would appear to be turning out schoolgirls. Re- ports indicate that many clothes Shown in Paris are very young -looking with short, swinging pleated skirts, cropped jackets and low-heeled shoes. The movement in makeup, however, is not that of the scrubbed and shiny schoolgirl, but the restrained and ladylike appearance of the Gentlewom- an. Pastel pink lipstick and nail enamel; soft, gentle eyes are its natural accompaniments. They're choosing cotton or- gandy, guipure lace, muslin, batiste. They're choosing chif- fons in mousseline, chantilly, lace, shantung, crepe, organ- za and silk. Cotton toile or jersey, print- ed or striped, vividly colored, is new for sweaters and blouses, And excitement is also generat- ed by new surface interest in tweeds, cordes, crepes, twills, and other novelty fabrics. New ways to rib piques, seersuckers and ottomans are giving them an entirely fresh appeal. Cotton guipure lace with toile or shantung is likely to find favor in this country and fashion innovators are going to want cotton crochet which Paris has revived for dresses. For those who love challenge of flamboyant prints there are new editions in primitive de- signs and reptile cottons. Swimwear Takes on Bright, Bold Colors When a woman goes to the beach she wants an entirely dif- ferent loo,; from her daytime or evening ready-to-wear, She wants colors that will make her look beautiful in sunlight and will compliment her suntan. The most important and ob- vious fashion note in swimwear is the bright, bold colors, both in solids and in prints, in every category of bathing suits. These are the colors that show up against water and sand; the bright, vivid pinks, oranges, greens and blues. Two-piece suits are shown in pleated skirts, bikinis, boy - legs, hare -loon hr.l tops, Cull coverage bra and built-up bra tops. The illusion of bareness In some of the full coverage bra suits is accomplished through slimmer straps and narrowness of back straps. Blousons feature the drop - waisted loot and the defined waistline. Many can he worn with the straps rucked in fol the strapless loo;,, or with the sec- urity of straps for those who feel more comfortable with them. The sheath bathing suit is still a favorite with many wo- men and is very attractive. Scoop or V necks with low hacks, eriss-cross backs, high hacks and draped sheaths conic u1 plain colors or floral patterns in a number of fabrics. Pure silk is not adaptable to swimwear but the Arnel and Tricot prints take on a beauti- ful lustre in the sunlight which rivals pure sill., Beach shifts go well with bathing sults and ate praetteal as they can also he worn tor street wear. These slip-on sltilts are re- placulg the beach coats. They are sometimes knee-length and sometimes the length of tilt suit. This summer shift will appear in cottons and nylons, Contrast on contrast in sport and at-home fashions is shown in the mixing of smooth and textured surfaces, colors and patterns, embroideries and prints. Among the blends you can expect to see: gingham checks and calicos, abstract stripes and paisleys and denim and lace. How's Your Foundation? It's important to begin with rhe foundation when choosing your wardrobe. If your own "foundation" is not what it used to be, a new and properly fitted garment is your first step to loo.<ing becoming in the lovely spring suits and dresses. The general trend in girdle and pantie design this season is the natural hack and frankly rounded derriere. There are a numrer of styles, including the sarong pantie with split crotch treatment, girdles with curved side panels to give a semi- natural bac.. and girdles which dispense with panels and hand- ing. Flattering to spring fashions is the unbroken line of the one- piece garment and many of these now feature stretch straps. Manufacturers are ever striving ,toward the comfort of the wearer and there is a wide range of light weight garments in all styles that give extra con- trol but are featherlight. With summer in mind, a pantie girdle that can he worn with or without garters will be the choice for vacation and' sportswear. Today's women prefer to look their best even when relaxed and the pantie girdle controls unbecoming bulges. Stretch straps, adjustable or non-adjustable are one of the most comfortable developments in brassieres for active wonle. n i11 marls years. They never strain or slip, but give with your every motentent. The stretch straps allow ‘ ou to wear any nee:,1Uie in cuulpiett e.on,tort and art available itt all styles of brassie'tts; aandcaa, longllile the. waist lonk' 1tree. Particularly pleased with this new teatuie an: the wotitcs with doping shouldc-s. the stretch strap:: hug firmly but com- fortably and never slid down. None are the days of straphtt- ching;!