Page 2 Wednesday, March 11, 1959 Hair styles will be longer “Hair styles will definitely be worn longer this year, es- Pecially by the teenagers,” says Eileen Bishop, who opened a mew beauty shop here last week. to curl and fluff around the ends. Never stiff-looking, these Styles are treated with a soft, gentle touch that gives then an artless air. Bangs play an im- Portant role, whether waved or This is borne out by a recent Wispy. style release which Says that hair will be short enough to be neat (four inches at the crown and one to three inches at the nape of the neck, depending on the individual) yet long enough Hats’this season are designed in the same feminine spirit as these hair styles; they are quite literally the “ crowning touch” to a hairdo. S = Hileen, seen above cutting a customer’s hair, will be styling several models in the Kiwanis Fashion Show. @ FACIALS PERMANENT WAVING @ @® STYLING HAIRCUTTING @ Cocktail Shampoos a Specialty EILEEN'S BEAUTY SALON Greyhound Bus Building This year Paris has made a concerted attempt to please the Public with a flattering, wear- able silhouette. The designers seem to have said to themselves: “ Let's sive them what they want.” Hemlines are just comfort- | ably below the knee . . . the | Couple of inches that ensure Telephone One of the hardest “behind the scenes’ tasks in a fashion show is the pressing. Here we see Mrs. Vic < Lee smiles Paris decrees flattering silhouette kneecap coverage even when you sit down. Since not many people went in for last season’s knee-high hems, this probably means that skirts are just right as they are—without letting down or taking up. Neckline decolletage is gene- rous enough, but it’s wide-open Murton at work with the iron at Lee’s Ladies’ Wear while store owner Frank }... ONLY ONE MORE WEEK T0 THE ANNUAL FASHION SHOW! ' ELKS HALL (Show starts at 2:30 p.m. Admission $1.00 including tea & ANNUAL FASHION AND TEA SPONSORED BY WILLIAMS LAKE KIWANIS CLUB WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Doors open 2:00 SHOW admiringly at her skill. rather than low-down. what fashion calls This is the boat neckline, and to keep the nauti- cal note there are sailor-type hats. A trade mark of the 1959 spring styles is the wide Bertha collar, in variations from a flat encircling band all the way to a deep flounce. The waist-in-its-place is the biggest news of the season, with a few designers keeping just-a hint of the lifted em- pire waistline of last year. There are so many colors in the Paris collections that it is hard to pick the favorites. ut greens surprised every- ay by their unusual popular- it Beige is probablk the basi winner.” Since the new line is supple, materials are too. The favor- ites are tie silk, shantung, elitton, tulle or net, organay, lace and woollens. Paris prices compared The Canadian window shop- per in Paris finds prices of { well-made favorably Canada. Hats and shoes are more ex- epnsive, but such things as gloves, silk scarves and jewellery decorations are much cheaper. clothes with compare those He needed \ in § Weeks of preparation necessary. brief showing of fashions here’ The slim model walks down the ramp in the Elks Hall as the modulated voice of the commenta- tor describes her gown . . the graceful modish lines, the new fabrics, the smart accessories and the whole lovely picture. It takes but a few moments to present this Picture, but weeks of patient work have gone into the production. This holds true for all three Williams Lake stores that take part in the Annual Kiwanis Fashion Show.— Mackenzies Ltd., Lee's Ladies’ Wear and Al’s Variety Store. FAMILIAR JOB The name of Lee’s Ladies’ Wear has been snynonymous with fashion shows in Williams Lake for the past eight or nine Years. For Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee and their daughter Helen, it is a familiar job and they can readily outline the many steps involved. They begin four or five weeks in advance of the show by selecting their models and commentator. Then come the fittings for each individual out- fit, working out color combin- ations and matching accessor- ies. All the costumes Must be humbered in order of appear- ance, price tags removed and all items listed. Helen reports a total of 218 individual items from last year’s list, Then comes what Mrs. Lee “How do they look, Mackenzies Ladies’ Wear “ Boots” Erickson as she dons the set fashions to such advantage. Sparklers which help girls? ” describes as “the biggest job of all” .. . very careful press- ing and packing of all the en- sembles. In the meantime, all three have been working on the commentary, which must be ready in time for the short fehearsal just before the big day. “MOST CHAOTIC" “Most chaotic,” were the only words Helen and Mrs. Lee could find to describe the actual day, with everyone bustling around, costumes to be checked and double-checked to make sure nothing has been mislaid or gowns crushed on arrival at the Elks Hall; full-length mir- rors, smaller make-up niirrors, hair-dressing stations have to be arranged, and small emerg- encies such as needle and thread, pins, band-aids, extra stockings, combs and bobbypins must be on hand. Then suddenly it is all over, but the work still Clothes must be goes on. carefully esse asks model Mrs. off the She is mires a $50 cash to modernize his kitchen packed, then repressed and re- ticketed before they can be re- turned to the racks ready for the. next day’s business. But the Lee family still en- joy the work and confusion of the aiinual event, and look for- ward to it every year. LATE FOR SHOW Mackenzies Ltd. have been participating in fashion shows in Williams Lake for a long time too. Mrs. Melba Brown, manageress of the Ladies’ Wear Department, finds it all quite new, however, as she pre- sented the styles from this store for the first time last year. Her main hope now is that she will be able to avoid a repetition of last year’s cata- strophe .. . when outfits from one exclusive manufacturer did not arrive in time for the show. But Mrs. Brown has been planning for this year’s event for some time. In November, when she was already making her spring selections from trav- ellers, she was thinking in terms of which gown would suit which model. Like the other stores, she picks girls of standard size (14-16) so that there Will be a minimum of alterations. “It is a time-consuming job, but a lot of fun,” smiled Mrs. being helpea by E.G. Woodland’s store clerk Evelyn Dickey, left, while ladies’ Wear manageress Melba Brown ad- 0 diamond ring. He had famity Vv medical bills I to clean up »°-SO both are borrowing from a bank Faced with unforeseen household expenses? Want to make some special major pur- chase? Need money for taxes—or to meet a family emergency? Personal loans to help people meet just such situations are being made by the chartered banks every day. You're not asking a favour when you visit a chartered bank to arrange a personal loan. 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