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Times -Advocate, September 29,1982
*lour me spring
Little black dress doesn't do the job,
By Yvonne Reynolds
For years I blithely assum-
ed a basic little black dress
and a string of pearls would
carry me through any occa-
sion. 1 just found out how
wrong I was. A two-hour ses-
sion with a Colours consultant
KALEIDOSCOPE Colour consultant Ruth' !manse
displays the seasonal palettes with their varied shades
of the same basic colours.
Require volunteers
for breast clinics.
Volunteer nurses are need-
ed by the Canadian Cancer
Society to help operate
several Breast Self -
Examination (BSE) teaching
clinics which will be held
throughout Middlesex County
Okay boost
for •staffing
Increased home care for
the elderly means more staff
for the Huron County Health
Unit.
. At a special meeting on
Sept. 8, Huron County council
approved additional staff for
the home care division of the
health unit. ;
A third co-ordinator was
hired for one day a week at
the rate of ;12 per hour. A
part-time physiotherapy
assistant at the rate of $14.50
per hour was approved. This
position would be for about
nine hours a week. A half-
time clerical worker was also
approved.
Bayfield Reeve c eorge
Fellows criticised the in-
crease in staff. He was con-
cerned the part -tithe staff
would increase into full-time
staff.
Administrator William
Hanly explained that the
health unit's home care
budget is funded 100 percent
by the provincial govern-
ment. He added that home
care is offered to the elderly
as an alternative to staying in
a hospital or nursing home.
Medical Officer Of Health
Dr. Harry Cieslar said there
is an increase in the home
care program because more
• older people require
assistance in their homes.
on October 23 and 24.
Mrs. J. Hills, patient,ser-
vices chairperson of the
London -Middlesex Unitof the
Canadian Cancer Society,
said Registered Nurses are
required to staff the clinics at
the Southwest Middlesex
Health Centre in Mount
Brydges and the Strathroy
Middlesex General Hospital
as well as at three sites in
London.
The London Clinics will be
held at the Victoria Family
Medical Centre - 520 Hamilton
Road; the Byron Family
Medical Centre - 1228 Com-
missioners Rd. W.; and the
St. Joseph's Family Medical
Centre - 362.Oxford St. E.
Mrs. Hills said the purpose
of the teaching clinics is to
demonstrate proper techni-
ques • of breast self-
examination. Those attending
the clinics will be shown a
film that illustrates the cor-
rect procedure before being
asked to demonstrate their
own techniquelo a nurse in a
private cubicle. The nurse
will then advise if the techni-
que being used is satisfactory
and will give instructions if
necessary.
Because the clinics focus on
BSE and not on the actual
diagnosis of lumps in the
breast, physicians will not be
present for the individual
demonstrations, but will be
available for consultation.
According to Mrs. Hills,
breast self-examination is one
of the most effective and
simplest methods of regular
examination. If any ir-
regularities are detected by
self-examination, medical ad-
vice should be sought
promptly.
To volunteer, please call
the Canadian Cancer Society
office in London at 432-1137.
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has forever destroyed the il-
lusion I am a woman for all
seasons. I am a siring, and
black should have no place in
my wardrobe.
(As for pearls, ivory -
coloured strands are best with
my skin tones. However,
anyone fortunate enough to
possess the real McCoy need
not worry about whether her
pearls are gleaming white or
delicate beige; the normal
acidity in the human body will
soon change the gems to
match the wearer's skin!)
I wasn't sure what to expect
when I first stepped into the
elegant Colours studio at 363
Queens Avenue in London.
The combination of wicker
and bamboo, pale turquoise
and dusty rose, immediately
calmed my nerves.
Consultant Ruth Imanse
seated me before a full-length
mirror illuminated on each
side by powerful, high wat-
tage spotlights. While gently
removing my makeup, she
explained the first step in a
colour consultation was deter-
mining whether a. person's
skin is primarily peach or
pink, and that everyone -
male or female, oriental or
occidental, white, black, or
brown - leaned toward one of
the two categories. In every
skin either yellow or rose
tones predominate.
Ruth next covered my
black suit and fuschia blouse
with a white drape, then held
a large swatch of pink
material up to my face. Even
without makeup I instantly
looked flushed and embar-
rassed. She quickly
substituted a pale peach sam-
ple. The change was
dramatic. The red tide reced-
ed. Dark shadows disap-
peared. I was obviously a
peach.
In a Colours consultation,
clients are dividedintooneof
the four seasons, the peaches
with spring or autumn, the
roses into summer or winter.
A palette has been worked out
for each season; all contain
the same colours but in dif-
ferent shades.
Spring looks best in the
yellow -toned hues of new daf-
fodils, fresh grass, fruit
blossoms and clear skies. The
autumn person glows in the
golden -based shades of fall
leaves, earth tones and Indian
corn.
Summer's tones are dusty,
hazy, blue -based pastels and
sun-dried earth while winter
glitters dramatically in the
brilliant blues and reds and
stark white of that season.
Black is found only in the
winter palette.
People remain within their
particular palette all their
lives, moving from the more
intense shades to the lighter
as they grow older.
The seasonal colour theory
was inspired by the studies of
artist and colourist Johannes
Itten of the famous Bauhaus
school in Germany after
noting that each of his
students . consistently
favoured certain colours.
Further investigation showed
each had chosen those most
suited to his or her individual
colouring.
One of Itten's pupils.
brought the concept back to
California, developed the
seasonal palettes, and began
training consultants. One of
her students, native New-
foundlander and en-
trepreneur Brigette Manning,
began franchising Colour
studios in Canada. There are
now 30.
The London franchise is
owned by Zurich resident
Alma Westlake.
Mrs. Westlake first heard of
Colours during a self -
development course spon-
sored by the Huron Women
Teachers Federation for
county teachers. The subjects
included parliamentary pro-
cedures, women and the law,.
and an assertive action ses-
sion during which the instruc-
tor casually mentioned hav-
ing her "colours done".
Knowing what looked best on
her, she said, had given her a
more positive attitude, and
more confidence in presen-
ting herself.
Intrigued,Alma checked the
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COLOUR ME SPRING — Ruth Imanse demonstrates the effects of a spring -
coordinated scarf on reporter Yvonne Reynolds.
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Everything else
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London phone book, only to
find that city had no Colour
studio. She had to travel fur-
ther afield to find out she was
an autumn.
Alma enrolled last summer
in the intensive training
course given all potential Col-
ours franchise owners and
employees, and opened her
studio one month ago. She and
consultant Ruth Imanse from
Hensall and Londoner Wendy
. McNamara work together as
an integrated team.
Dressing in her most com-
plementary colours has been
rewarding for Mrs. Westlake.
"You get what you give. If
you present a positive ap-
proach walk into a classroom
and smile, You get 27 smiles
back", she observed.
Alma watche.' with interest
as Ruth began draping large
swatches from the autumn
and spring palettes around
my neck. The muted autumn
hues were soon discarded for
the livelier shades. I was
definitely spring.
Ruth continued experimen-
ting with the colours of the
spring palette to find out
which were most becoming.
"Colours wants clients to look
not just good but terrific", she
remarked.
Wearing one's most flatter-
ing colours is just as impor-
tant for men, Alma com-
mented. As males can't resort
to makeup to enhance their
features, clothing must do the
job. The Choice of suit or .
shirt colour will either com-
plement or detract, har-
monize or conflict with a
man's natural colouring. A
white shirt will look good on
one while an ivory or ecru
would be more suitable for
another. And just because a
man's hair turns grey does
not mean he is condemned to
spend the rest of his life in
grey suits.
Colour consultants main-
tain clients will soon recoup
the $65 cost of an consultation
by eliminating impulse buys
from 'heir budgets. Each
customer is given a wallet
containing 30 swatches in his
or her colours, to be matched
against all future purchases.
(The • studios also sell to -
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