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Cotton Shirts For Easy Living Take On Bold Look PenneyS What changes are in the wind in sport shirts? News is being made as the males of the species exchange their con servative pull - overs for bright stripes and fancy necks. reports Everett Mattlin, editor of Gentle man s Quarterly,' the fashion mag-' vs .;. J J V. azme lor men. Yes, indeed, this is the time for bold fun shirts! Wen and boys have lots of fancy shirts to choose from this spring. Hot orange, gold, green, carnation pink, . air-lorce blue, all in vivid hues, make news in lustrous highly polished cottons A process called mercerization makes these fine cotton fabrics more acceptable to the new bright dyes. It is a method of polishing the yarn so that colors - appear more shiny, more lustrous, bright er. Many sport shirts manufactur ers carry the Durene label to show consumers the yarn of their shirts has been mercerized. The new hot colors show up in multi' -, colored stripes, vertical stripes, Horizontal ttnpes. boater stripes, ticking stripes and candy stripes. Striped patterns eo hand somely with the paisley and batik prints that are prominent in light weight sport couls this season. Polished cotton shirts too. are a smart contrast to the cool soft shades of new season snort coats Pullover sport shirts, the kind most popular, . feature deep front plackets with three or four but tons. On some shirts the placket practically reaches the belt line of the slacks. Also .newsworthy are liigh-V necks, boatnecks, cross-over necks . . . .lancy colon ul designs give sport shirts a sportier, more Amer ican connotation. . . .away from the trim, conservative styling. Sleeves, have lots of fashion in terest pointing up a less .conven tional three-quarter sleeve. Knit shirt stylists have embellished sleeves with vents, slits and two button cuff treatments. Pockets arc oversized and noted for detailing. They appear at the ' bottom of the shirt and on the sleeve as well as in conventional places. . . .details that point up the smart racy styles of the bold Sixties. S, U v ' . - s i YOUNG SOPHISTICATE LOOX is shaped by wide layers of petals that form the four-tiered full skirt of this dance frock. The camisole top is cut in the lowered new line. Half SSesved Dress Shsrfs Are Ccd Favorites " Dress shirts with an eye to the new season have two things in view; comfort and good looks. The fancy half sleeve shirt which con tinues to gain popularity now has added top interest the Dritish grip-tab collar. Besides the British, look collar; pink-tab length I pointed and round ed) tables:) tabs and round col lars shorter button downs plus tab length collar with moderate spread will set the spring-inlo sum lner dress shirt collar trend. On the cuff, it's a totally differ ent sury as cuffs will be fancier than ever with angled tabs, slit plackets, buttoned versions and others. As for fabrics, all are keyed in , spring-inlo-Mimnu'r weights. Col-; 01 k arc British influenced in rrisp stripim's, checks (medium and ha-1 li fe weights!; ivr.ry, mute 1 cold. ' pewter, rienim blue. pink, genmet- rie v hi'e on whites, sice': 5it;ny ! ne,vits on knos rtrrd stripe. Ail' look rcair and lave an 0:1.13110 nuahtv. 1 ih iV Wt hij&x Ml vL - r.'-v H A ' K-r-T-,-- -ft- 1 f J kli l . Hi, . f SPAN THE SEASONS Town-Clad Year-Around Weight suits in a handsome blend of Dacron polyester and Worsted! Travel comfortably in light -on-the -shoulder suits remarkable for performance, pattern ... remarkable for the Penney low price! Go places in new-look stripes, subtle glen plaids, checks and iridescents. All tailored with special attention to detail, ond eye for line ond fit . r , all in slimming 3-bulton style. Enjoy a wardrobe that offers greater variety, longer wear more days each yeor. At Penney's in regulars, shorts, longs, ' $ Use Penney's Time-Payment Plan. Pay as little as $5 a month. No tfown payment! 55 t, i r V DACRON 'N WORSTED LIGHTWEIGHT SPORT COAT Dacron polyester 'n .worsteds gain the 1961 sport coat title for casual comfort, good fookS, fashlorV tailoring. Chooie new look colors in checks 'n plaiji men's tizas, regular, fchirr, long 27.50 WCOL WOjISTEDS! Pennfy p'onl.d fint flannel lit' t f iture '.rr art sepirate woitbunj in IrOrtt 9.95