PAGE 4, THE TOWNSMAN, Thursday, October 6, 1977

Clothed in a
romantic mood

MONTREAL (CP) —
Canada’s top pret-a-porter
designers unveiled their
1978 spring and summer
collections Monday and it’s
clear they want to keep
women clothed in a
romantic mood,

The soft, flowing dress in
gauzy cotton or shimmering
silk jersey dominated the
Fashion Designers
Association of Canada show
presented to an overflow
crowd of several hundred.
- The association has 20
fullfledged members with
their own labels and 12
associates who are noted
designers, but without a
label of their own,

’- Whatever Paris might
decree, Canadian designers
want women to float through
Spring and sum:aer in
feminine: fashions oiten
reminiscent of the ante-
bellum South or Hollywood
in the ‘20s.

Gear, metallic jewelry,
obvious synthetics; hard-

edged tailoring and
anything suggestive of the
tough-lady look are clearly
out.

Tops are generally loose-
fitting blousons or middys,
sleeves are slightly puffy or
cape-like and voluminous
skirts rarely swirl above
mid-calf.

INDULGE DESIRE

But despite all the fabric,
designers
natural desire to bare a
summer tan with strapless
bodices and off-theshoulder
blouses for daytime wear
and plunging backs in some
of the slinkier evening en-
sembles.

Pants were fashioned in
everything from chiffon to

burlap and were often
thered by drawstrings at

e waist and ankles.

’ Accessories included {
widebrimmed natural straw

hats, chiffon flowers for the

hair, and a large scarf or’
stole casually draped over a
shoulder or tied at the hip.

BLACK PERSPECTIVE
ONTHE NEWS

Leading biack journalists ask
penetrating questions for an
Incisive duscussion on the
emerging black role in our
society today.

MAKING TELEVISION
DANCE

Choregrapher Twyla Tharp
explores the creative
relationship between television
technolgy and dance. Featured
Is a television premiere of a
major new work ‘Country
Dances”, performed by Ms.
Tharp and four dancers from
her company plud a special
@ppearacne by Mikhail
Baryshnikov.

EVENING AT SYMPHONE
“Wagner and Beethoven”

The Boston Symphony Or-
chestra and Music Direcotr
Seiji Ozawa perform Wagner’s
Overture to Tannhauser. An-
dre-Michel Schub Is plan soloist
in BEETHOVEN'S ‘Plano
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A taste of Armageddon”
Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock
become involved in an un-
believable computer w
SUNDAY THEATRE

“Ballad of Andy Crocker’
Stars Lee Majors, Jimmy Dean,
Agnes. Moorehead, Jory
Heathertron. Recently
discharged veteran of the
Vietam Wer returns home ot
Texas to find the world he
remembers dramaticaily and
drastically changed.

untamed frontier

“Elba” .

The ocean floor beneath the
island of Elba In the
Mediterranean, hold many
surprises.

LOTO CANADA .

Joyee Davidson and Serge Le
Prade co-host the fourth draw of
Loto Canada iive from Sher.
brooks Quebec, - The draw In.
cludes in addition to the 20
regular lote draws, which In-
clude twelve one-million dollar
prizes, another 25 drawings for
‘extra plus’ bonuses, at $100,000
each. .

CTV REPORTS

GRIZZLY ADAMS
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and eolouful friend of Grizzly
Adams, becomes trapped on a
ratt In raging rapids. He Is
pulled avera  thudering
waterfall and becomes fost the
churning water below,

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Focuese on the house as a
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materiald over the years.
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that features Mirella Freni,

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