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VARIETY OF STYLES Heralding spring are new leather shoes in a variety of style and silhouettes. Shown here, top left to right, are: dress-casual flat in three tones and textures of leather, snake-embossed, calf and patent; spectator in waxed leather, on wide stacked heel, highlighted with per forations; at-home flat in sand-colored suede; at bottom, suit pump with snipped-off toe in bone and taupe, with wide buckled strap at instep; patent leather slingback with crossed instep strap. They're by Ki-Yaks, Foot Flairs, Piccolino, Valentine and Mademoiselle. Natural Look Is Afoot for Spring Shoe Men Report Light, airy and understated, the natural look is afoot for spring, in many styles and sil houettes, according to Shoe Fashion Service of Leather Industries of America. The natural - or feminine - look means pumps, flats, walkers, slingbacks in easy, fluid lines. It calls for sun-drenched col ors, in single and multi-color effects. It is interpreted in smooth and suede leathers, grained and brushed leathers, waxy and patent leathers - all made into foot-flattering shoes. Opened-up effect of closed toe, open-back or open-side shoes is part of the new spring look at ground level. Large portholes on vamp or sides, slim slingback straps or large vents are popular variations of the open effect, as are woven leathers, perforations, embroidered designs on vamp and toe. Strap Shoes Big girls lake to little girls' styles in a huge variety of strap shoes - asymmetric stjaps, T-straps that connect ai ail points 01 xne snoe, anu wide sabot straps. Casual footwear, led by moccasin flats and moccasin front walking shoes, appears in every type of leather. Brushed leather, in flats and occasionally in boot shoes, is a new casual favorite. In keeping with the trend to lighter shoes, these casuals are made in brushed split leather. The leather has liter ally been split-thinned. down - to lighten the shoe and add greater flexibility while retaining durability. .Various Toes Toes and heels hold few surprises. Bounded toe is seen chiefly on casual and walk ing shoes, pointed toe on day time and evening shoes, square toe on late-day and suit, shoes. Heels tend to be lower, except for more for-1 of neutrals make color news, mal occasions and costumes, joining bone and white among Warm blues, strawberries dressy neutrals are mush and greens and a wide variety room, oatmeal and sage green. Homemakers Voice Need of Practical In Rich Materials c 15 A richer, more luxurious look combines with functional comfort and carefree upkeep in today's approach to home decorating. Whether the bud get is modest or lavish, and whether the furnishings or refurbishing project is do-it-yourself or with decorator as sistance, homemakers demand not only more elegance but more practicality. Stimulated by modern mo bility in travel, the tendency Petite Fashions In Spring News Big news for little women this spring is the increasing number of "petite" fashions, as more and more top-flight designers are adding "five four and under" sizes to their lines. One dramatic example in the "petite" size range is the "fencing master" suit-featuring a curved, fitted jacket with hip-flip peplum above a styled-for-action skirt. Many others provide fash-ion-without-alterations. to draw upon a world-wide cultural heritage increases, giving rise to a rich variety of decorating and design ideas. From softened modern to gracious traditional, from American Colonial and Fed eral to international mixtures, mellow beauty is the rule. Decorating "Plus" Yet the very interests and opportunities of modern liv ing, which stimulate the pref-. crence for a gracious, elegant look in the home, also leave little time for struggling with maintenance problems. To day's furniture and furnish ings, whatever the style, must be compatible with case of care. Modern materials, fabrics and finishes triumphantly rri THREE-EYELET BLUCHER-Moccasin front design is com bined with a line of perforations in this brown three-eyelet blucher to set a handsome masculine style note in spring footwear. Photo by Leather Industries of America. meet the need. And they pro vide many a decorrting plus, too. Miracle yarns and finishes result In curtains and draper ies that resist everything from soil to moths, clean easily and require little ironing. Plus val ues come from the fact that they're easy to hang and hold their shape. Soil Resistant On the floor go soil-resistant carpets and area rugs with the resilience and strength to withstand hardest use. Uphols tery fabrics and furniture fin ishes arc made to ward off spot and stains and stay new looking. Perhaps the most wide spread "side benefit" or rug ged and carefree fabrics and finishes is in the field of color and texture. Luxurious pat terns and textures that used to be associated with delicacy arc, nowadays, as good as they are beautiful when it comes to soil-and-wear resistance. Modern yarns and processes have opened whole new vistas of color to the homcmakcr, in practical, durable home fab rics with a rainbow range from pale and pretty to deep and vibrant-ready to please, home fashions veer toward every taste and fit any decor, the richer, more intense range. Particularly this spring, col- Featured are combinations of ors in man-made fibers for deep colors and patterns. YOU look lovelier than ever this spring! That's what everyone will say when you step out from De-Na with a new hair-do! Our girls have a valley-wide reputation tor expert hair cutting, styling, tinting and giving permanent. We'd like to make you one of our satisfied customers. Call 772-2094. 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RZ SILK COSTUME-Simple, un cluttered look of spring is re- fleeted in softly feminine three-piece silk costume. Jeu nes Petites by Mort Schrader. New clothes looks rate new shoe looks by QualiCraft! Check the new suits mostly lean, spare, simple ... requiring shoes slim and sleek with trims not at all ornate, yet distinct . . . shoemaking at its most refined-and expensive if it weren't for our exclusive QualiCraft! Uppers of grainy or smooth bone leather, black-shiny patent enclose you in twin-textured patchwork, expose you via circles, scoops and scallops in dramatic new cutaway shapes. Pick little heels, spiky or chunky, choose high-rising spires, but have a news-shoe for every outfit . . . easy at PORTLAND .rt.ln !l C.rrite Plaio f'.wo Havword H'llidoU Mod.ito ion Jon. do"ie. Vsllar foir Son lianfro, to foif JtxHon IN THE MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER L SALEM EUGENE Ooklond Socroftnto, downtown. 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