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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-01-12, Page 23Shirley hittington ilars and All the world's a nose and the men and women merely carriers of smells: There are good smells and bad smells" and a huge share of the world's chemical . expertise has gone into the production, reduction or masking of smells. Another branch of technology ik devoted to ways of applying the stuff - by spray, rolling ball, squirt, splash, stick or cream. I got to thinking about this business of fragrance one night last week, in a banquet hall filled with fifty or sixty recently bathed, showered, powdered and annointed. human bodies. Things had just staled, and at that early poin in the evening - before 1 a intrusion of cigarette smoke, booze fumes or food smells - one scent dominated. The air was high with after -shave. The women in the crowd smelled nice (Opium, Char- lie, Chanel, Joy) but the men smelled sensational. I wandered around appreci- atively sniffing the mingled scents of cedar, pine, musk, mint, leather, heather - all the components of the year's hottest seller - men's cologne. Manufacturers and mer- chandisers have been pro- moting cosmetics for men for about a decade but most of their ideas have flopped. Men understandably balk at adding fifty dollars.worth of paint and pressed powder to their shaving kits. This is a sensible decision. I don't ..,int to hear one man telling another, '"Excuse me, Chuckle, but you've got lip- stick on your teeth." How many men could - mascara each individual lash without blinding them- selves? Can you imagine a stevedore asking his buddy, "You feeling okay Rocky? Or did you just forget your blusher again?" a So while eyeliner never really caught on with the guys, smelling gorgeous has and fragrances for _men are now big business. The days are gone when a fellow could get by with merely a quick dab of Aqua Velva. OIFSPA TIM HAI N DS OR IESC UTS FRO EY - 1 TIM HAINES CHEV-OLDS CADILLAC OFFERS YOU THESE SUPER SAVINGS: ONLY '241 PER MONTH 1982 Celebrity 2 Door Coupe 2.5 litre, 151 cu. In., 4 cylinder engine, automatic, power steering and brakes, cloth trim, floor mats, electric defroster, sport mirrors, sport wheel covers, whitewall radial tires, AM radio with 4 speaker system, moulding package. Stock no. 2053. Selling price Tax Registration Down Payment Balance 9775.00' 684.25 5.00 10,464.25 1464.25 9000.00 GMAC 12.9% Financing 38 months at 302.81 per mo. 48 months at 241.00 per mo. ONLY '267 PER MONTH 1983 Monte Carlo 2 Door Coupe 3.8 Titre, 231 cu. in. engine, tinted windshield, floor mats, side mouldings, electric defroster, sport mirrors, AM radio, 4 speaker system, whitewall radial ply tires,'ral- ly wheels. Stock no. 3010. Selling price 10,500.00. Tax 735.00 Registration 5.00 11,240.00 1240.00 Down Payment Balance 10,000.00 GMAC 12.9% Financing 36 months at 338.45 per mo. 48 months at 287.77 per mo. ONLY '160 PER MONTH 1982 Chevette 2 Door Hatchback 1.6 litre, 98 cu. in. engine, 4 cylinder, 4 speed transmission, cloth Mm, floor mats, electric defroster, AM radio, whitewall radial tires, sport stripe package, rally wheels. Stock no. 2152. Selling price Tax Registration Down Payment Balance 6545.00 458.15 5.00 7008.15 1 008.1 5 6000.00 GMAC 12.9% Financing 38 months at 201.87 per mo. 48 months at 180.66 per mo. ONLY '267 PER MONTH 1983 Chev Impala 4 Door Sedan 5.0 litre, 305 cu. in. V8 engine, tinted windshield, floor mats, wheel covers, whitewall radial ply tires, AM radio with 4 speaker system, bumper rub strips, side moulding. Stock no. 3052. Selling price 10, 750.00 Tax 752.50 Registration 5.00 Down Payment 11,507.50 1507.50 Balance 10,000.00 GMAC 12.9% Financing 38 months at 336.45 per mo. 48 month, at 267.77 per mo. ONLY '214 PER MONTH 1982 Chevrolet 1/2 ton Pickup 5.0 litre, 305 cu. in. V8 engine, 4 speed manual with overdrive transmission, custom vinyl trim, power steering, wheel covers, AM radio, 205/15" radial ply tires, gauges. Stock no. 2876. Selling price Tax Registration Down Payment 8995.00 i 629.65 5.00 9629.65 1629.65 Balance 8000.00 GMAC 12.9% Financing 36 months at 288.16 per mo. 48 months at 214.22 par mo. ARE ELIGIBLE! Dealers are cleaning out their remaining new '82 cars and light - trucks - So when you deal, you can get this new low rate too. 83'S ARE ELIGIOLE! It's the same low rate of interest on our great new 1983 cars and Tight duty trucks. CARS AHD LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS ARE ELIGIBLE! New 1982 & 1983 cars and Tight duty trucks are available to qualified retail customers at low 12.9% financing. Low 12.9% financing is available on new 1982 and 1983 GM cars and Tight duty trucks on the full amount financed for the full term of the contract. Chevrolet, Olds, Cadillac and Chevy light trucks - '82's and '83's FINANCING AVAI LADL ® no ifs, ands or buts. Place factory order before Feb. 28, 1983 for delivery anytime or take delivery from dealer stock before March 31 1983. See your dealer for details. OM, GMAC AND PARTICIPATING GM DEALERS MAKE OlE GREAT RALE AVAILABLE ON NEW 1982 AND 1988 CARS & LIGHT TRUCK$I 890 Wallace Ave. N. s .owel Car City. 291-1730 I suspect that a lot of men's cologne is bought by women, especially at Christ- mas time. How does a woman buy perfume for her beloved? -Does she dab some on the wrist of a startled male passer-by, then take a sniff? No. I suspect she buys it for the name. There is no doubt in my mind that whole think -tanks full of top creative brains have wrestled for weeks with the problem of naming their company's latest jade -green alcohol -based fluid frag- rance. There are undoubted- ly sound Freudian reasons for choices like Polo, Bo1lo, Azzard and Paco Ravanne. One scent is called Andronis, inspired probably by the Greek prefix meaning male. Jovan has overtones of Jove or Jupiter, head honcho of the Roman gods. I don't know how he smelled but it was probably celestial and authoritarian. Stetson reflects the urban cowboy fad. It's practical too. If you wear a Stetson on your head, why not on your face? But have you smelled any old Stetsons lately? Especially one Htorn by a real cowboy, on a really hot day? I get a boot out of English Leather and a kick out of Hai Karate but I don't under- stand Devin which sounds like a geographer who can't spell'. Blue Stratos! Now there's a name loaded with promises of supersonic escape! Turbo, on the other hand, just doesn't turn my crank. It sounds too mechanistic. I think they wanted to call it Disturb° but lost their nerve. The apparent savagery associated with Brut evapor- ates when one recalls that brut means dry, as in champagne. Brut with all its linguistic overtones, is a brilliant name choice. I can't wait till they bring out Bruit for 12 -year-olds. Men's cologne by any name smells pretty good and certainly better than stale beer, chainsaw fumes or old running shoes. So go ahead - keep the scent in senti- mental and buy a quart of macho acqua for your man. Tell him to let a smell be his umbrella. TV TEASERS By W. WILSON CASEY 1. What was the name of Ben Cartwright's (Lorne Greene) horse on "Bonan- za"? 2. Name the star besides Frank Gorshin who por- trayed the Riddler on TV's "Batman and Robin." 3. What was the title of reruns of "The Lineup"? „leag oostauet. ueS,, 'E 141sV ugof 'Z Mans 'I :SHHAISNY Crossroads -Jan. 12, 1983 -Page 11 In praise of wire hangers Honestly, I thought when I picked on wire hangers (stating there is no good reason for their existence), I would be on safe ground. Nobody, I thoguht, likes wire hangers. Well, I was wrong again. Dear Betty Kinser: I enjoy your column and al- ways read it, Now I am not trying to start an argument for or against wire hangers, but I did want you to know that there is ONE good reason for their exis- tence. Enclosed is a . wire banger that has been cov- ered with rag yarn. How I wish I had kept count of the many, many wire bangers my mother cov- ered in the last years of her life when her eyesight was failing. This was therapy for her when she could no longer write let- ters, read, crochet, watch TV, etc. My three daughters and I all have our closets full of these haEtngers and we have given away many, and also have sold many for the cost of the yarn. Everyone really likes them. Blouses and dresses do not slip off, and pants can be hung on them. How- ever, this type of rug yarn (rayon and cotton) is , no longer available around here and the wire bangers themselves are getting scarce. One akein of yarn covers nine or 10 bangers. This is a long letter and it doesn't matter whether or not you use it, but it would be fun to low whether you received it and your opinion of the banger. Try it, you might like it. Sincerely, Lottie Ander- son, Richvale, Calif. Like it? I love it. What a tidy closet one could have with all yarn -covered hangers done in pretty col - And just think, I wouldn't have to use all those funny words I use when I fight my hangers. Thank you, Lettie, for a delightful, heartwarming letter. I loved it. Another yarn story: Use colorfast, washable yarn to crochet dainty, detachable collars and cuffs for sweaters. It perks up an otherwise everyday look and makes it easy to coor- dinate your sweaters with skirts and pants. 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