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MAIL TWBUNt, Mtdfora1, Or. Wtdnudsr. Apr. 20, 1960 Footwear Fashion For Teen Age Girl Has Right Angles Today's teen age girl it no square, but she has all the right angles on footwear fash ion. To prove the point, the Shoe Fashion Service authori ties of Leather Industries of America report this spring's teen shoe styles have attained high fashion status-but are still price-scaled to modest teen-age allowances. Tapered toes in pointed, oval, or squared-off tips add sophistication to shoes in all heel heights, from flat to the smart stacked leather mid heel. Paris rose, lilac, red coral, yellow tulip, flight blue, and a new creamy olive green ire just a few of the new col , ors in smooth, grained and suede leather in shoes for all occasions. Them for Styles Leather - on - leather is (he theme of hundreds of bright combination styles. Novelty ties add a new open look to ghillies. The hook-and-eye fastening popu lar last season is rivaled this spring by brass eyelets, some times In novelty shapes. Ghil lies are brighter in the new leather colors. Slim, flexible leather soles are an important style fea ture of the new teen styles they underscore the light, springtime feeling of both casual and dress shoes. Natural Porous In addition, the natural por ous quality of the leather sole enables cooling air to enter and circulate around the foot. This allows perspiration to evaporate, a "must for com fort" as spring days get warmer. : Shoe styles preferred by teen-age girls for spring dates include suede, brushed and ' smooth leather mid heel pumps in bone, while, various browns and pastels II Look to 8. ...NATURAL-ly Enjoy modern fifllD with Modern Gat bultMn with famous Gold SUr features give d tha but word in perform, automaticity, design. Automatic tvan has dock control to cook whole meals while you're away automatic meat thmnometer to turn roast off when the ' done utt the way you want it! Come see. ..come learn why Gold 8tar feature will add joy to your cooking I BURNER WITH A BRAIN nem flame automattcttty, pot Wtemrottitically. Foods kitt can't burnt BUILT-IN ROTISSERIE tvm artMnattcally-Mfli: , ; - Jn mJ TTsvor of owwoof cooUme VISIT OUR DISPLAY FLOOR OR CALL ON YOUR GAS APPLIANCE DEALER CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC W UTILITIES COMPANY SP 2-5284, M.dfotd t ' icy j? '. itou. frni i mit sc h&& JA kk Lml i'd PATENTLY BEAUTIFUL Good news for women who love patent leather in the spring. This huge but slim-lined after noon bag is designed in crackproof black patent leather. It has an outside pocket with a matching purse. Elbow length gloves are in white washable leather. Bag by Harry Rosen feld. Gloves by Weinberger. Springtime Is Jacket Time for American Lad Give the Ameriacn lad a good-looking jacket and as far as he's concerned he's well dressed. Springtime, especial ly, is jacket time! For school and casual dress up occasions there is an excit ing jacket line-up . . . with rcvcrsiblos at the top of the list! With patterns on one side and plain on the other, they offer a bonus In extra wear. Cords reverse to smart foul ards, madras to cord, and on and on! Bedford cord is an other favorite and is often trimmed with knit on collars and cuff, leather and fabric contrast detailing. Tabs, Buttons Leather tabs and leather buttons are smart on more classic car coat styles. There's news too, In the jacket that's.1 the Future... BUILT - rt( styled like a cardigan sweater and knit trimmed in a con trasting color for smartness. For sudden showers, many of the new jeckels have hoods which are either detachable or simulate large collars when not "hooding." Fabrics such as the finest wale cords, combed cotton poplins, bedford cords, dacron blends, heen gabardines, a new basket weave called "wicket" cloth are fabrics that shape the jeckets. Paisley and foulards are the bright notes used for lin ings, pocket and collar trims. Balmaccan, shawl collars and convertible collars of all kinds are important details. Above Everything Yes, for a boy's spring do ings, it is a jacket "above ev erything." it's GAS!" INS' maat'i ! MU 5-5291, Ashland Trans-Season Suits In Wool Available In Men's Fashion The clouds are lifting this spring for men. No longer will the male be doomed to wear the same drab, heavy winter suit into spring. On the horizon are trans season suits in wool w o o 1 that's lighter in weight, and brighter in tone, reports the Wool bureau. In buying the proper suit weight, remember that the most comfortable spring wool suits are lighter tan fall suits but not as light in weight as cool summer tropicals. All-wool Fabrics Spring suits usually feature fabrics of all-wood in weights ranging from nine to ten ounces. Winter suits usually run from 10 t o 12 ounces. Still, lighter in weight, the cool, summer wool tropicals come in fabrics of six to eight ounces. . : The American male's new spring suit will come in a smooth wool-worsted noted for more color, more pattern. And, too, his spring wool suit will sport a new silhouette one with more shape. Continental, Ivy or American Ambassador p a t terns rule. Checks, plaids and houndstooth patterns give spring -wool suits a much needed lift. Burnished shades with olive or green casts impart a truly SET FOR SPRING - Lots of skirt with rick rack trim, a large black bow, and gleam ing white collar and cuffs make this little girl all set for Spring. Thanks to Kodel, Eastman polyester fiber, this ensemble needs little or no ironing. By Tiny Town Togs. DOMINATE COLORS-Ollve, gold and slate gray are the dominant colors in this boys' bold district check sport coat. Featherweight fabrics make this garment extra cool and comfortable. It's wash 'n wear, too. By Chips It Twigs. Long Leggy Look Noted in Fashions Grace notes on the summer scene are the lithe, lengthen' ing and definitely-alluring lin es of the fashions that point up a 1-o-n-g leggy look. Torso length overblouses with a hint of shorts showing do up the "long look" beauti fully: so do the so-s hort "shifts" and camisoles, and cropped mid-thigh length beach coats: and a length slen der overblou.se atop the skin niest of pants helps add "stretch to the figure! To-the-knee tunic over skin tight pants: long-tunic swim suits; pared sheath dresses; long-lined cardigan coats -these are but a few of the many fashions that point up the long, lithesome, leggy look that is so "typically Ameri can" - so typically "New Sea son-1960"! lssjsfc fn-l J 'it fi&3 iff masculine look to spring wool suits. The perennial favorite the smart glen shows up In black and white this spring. Slate and granite are two new shades of gray that should provide a lift to spring suits. BUDGET RAINWEAR -High fashion look in budget rain wear for young ladies-this versatile coat in Krene plastic features an inverted back pleat and tartan trim. A clev er cloche hat carries out the tartan motif. By Almar. mwwks? ' mi i i i. , . .,, ii-AimiN. SfeSL Take a Jip From UTTLE DAISY! J& and All the Folks t SNIDER'S ftOKv" MAKE THAT DATE N0W T0 SEE THE Ill hm PEAR BLOSSOM iter I FESTIVAL "PARADE MMl jf:V- jF In Medford Saturday-2:30 p.m. '1 1 PEAR BLOSSOM . 3rW i iff' iviy. v - kP&l. z .rnif. ' i .--r-' I A II V TV -i LVJt4'-.JiViS. a 4 i M V fji'. - ;KBftj V F ' 1 ' I cJL-vJz. A& rr2 I ; More Ideas Noted In '60 Lingerie There are more new ideas in lingerie this year than there have been in years. Newest is the bra slip, an all-in-one garment featuring comfort, convenience and beauty. Styles range from a semi bra top to a mid-hip torso bra -and the attached slips may be slim, flared or fully bouf fant. In the regular slip and pet ticoat line the key note is "complement." Each style is especially designed to go with one of spring's dress or suit silhouettes. For ejcample-a softly pleat ed flounce and bosom follows the lines of a "Chanel" type suit. A softly gathered, stand out petticoat offers just enough bouffance to prop the new belted coat dress silhou ette. A molded bodice and slim skirt offers figure definition for a blouson dress. A bias cut (something new too) slip fluldly follows the natural body line shaping bodice and hips to duplicate a bias cut dress silhouette. Fabrics are truly whisper weight for spring and all are, of course, easy-care. Trims are luxurious and perfectly love ly under sheers. Colors-yes!-they return In lingerie, richer with more hues too. There is a color to match or contrast with every outfit in your wardrobe. A word about panties-:hese too are prettier than ever with greater use of lace delicate trims and color seen everywhere. . ,n Mcdtord Mores nur" f-n- Wa C C Sport Coats Are Strong on Pattern Sport coats for the spring summer 1960 season are strong on pattern . . . light on weight! Look for handsome checks, stripes and plaids in tropical worsteds, Shctlands and tweeds. Wash-wear seersuck ers and Dacron-cottons are more important than ever. Dramatic Indian Madrases, challis prints and bold batiks add new spice to the sports wear scene. Washington - Service sta tions in the U.S. have about 1,400,000 gas pumps in operation. PEAR BLOSSOM 3 Well Known Lines of SPRING COATS -SUITS a. v.;t . CASUAL COMPLEMENTS - A gay straw hat and hand sewn shortie pull-on'sl Gloves are created with a "finger free" feature which offers ex tra comfort. By Van Raalte. ON OUR New Raincoats Are Also in Washwear Believe it or not-the new est raincoats are also in wash wear. No matter how light and bright your new raincoat, thanks to new development it can be washed at home when soiled, and hung to dry and to look like new again. With each washing It re tains its water-repellent qual ity, too. With all their Improved per formance, raincoats h a v never looked smarter, rang ing from raglans in natural colors to trench coat styles in iridescent shades. Use Your Charge Account or Our Lay-Away 17 South Central .wrv jadleys J 7
