The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Frilly and feminine Lace details spark spring fashions By Mary Martin For hundreds of years lace has been a mark of luxury Aristocrats no longer sell their land to acquire this sumptuous fabric but today lace is regaining its popularity Spring collections are already using more lace and the handmade netting will gain even greater prominence In styles for Already we re seeing lace as a lead embellishment from influential designers on both sides of the Atlan tic Christian has led the way with lace ruffles that peek from be neath the petticoats of his short sassy dresses In Karl Lagerfeld showing of the Chanel spring collections were curved and lengthened and blouses with lacebordered col were matched with tailored day suits Laceinspired spring collections by major American talents like Calvin Klein and Geoffrey Beene are al ready en route to stores Beenc has trimmed flirty party dresses with lace on necklines and scalloped ders on hems Klein in a more tai lored vein has created silver lace In three enviable evening styles as a long mermaid body hugging eve ning dress a snug long sleeved shirt worn with wool trousers and sat in and an ever soslight little slip dress Lace is on the horizon says Bren da vice president of fash Ion marketing for Burdlne 27 Florl da stores For spring we re seeing it just as a touch as edging and borders on dress es skirts and camisoles underneath jackets and also as scarves that can be worn with suits I think It going to be much stronger for fall lace dresses skirts and placements on blouses Designer Ann Lawrence whose col lections of evenlngwear and party and specialoccasion dresses are In their thljd year has always loved lace in her creations I wouldn t say I using lace more this season than last she observes But I am using It more as an accesso ry to the dress on the sleeves at the torso and at the hemline Lace always a natural for lingerie Is finding new interpretations In spring collections Carole designer for Christian Dior lingerie enthuses Were using tons and tons of lace and In many different ways Dior spring collections Include lace as ruffles and applique and In lace-to- lace tiers Lace says Is very popular In lingerie all the time I think this year women are seeing a lot of lace as detail on ready In collections like So as people are buying more of these clothes they are more receptive to buying lace In lingerie Industry experts see lace as an emerging trend because of the new romanticism sweeping fashion Spring collections are literally spill with roser feminine floral pat terns are gathered in full skirts or draped into tight fitting cocktail dresses Lace feminine appeal doesn stop at dresses or blouses Accessories de signers are also lavishing their spring and fall offerings with lace touches French accessories designer Isabel has tapped her Spanish tage to embellish her shawls bags shoes and gloves with lace Lace Is a continuing trend offers Canovas because It is very feminine and suggestive it covers yet it is transparent Also it is romantic but very sexy American accessories designer Ml chael Abrams is already lace into his fall collection of handbags We will be doing a special group ing of very practical hardedged totes that will be softened with lace trim he explains I feel this Is a very timely way to bridge the practl cal with the romantic side of the lace trend for fall Function plus femininity in fact is one of the nicer aspects of the way de signers are modernizing the use of lace Today woman can go two ferent routes with the new lace Inter sexiness of Kleins short low cut lace slip dress or she will be just as feminine in a full anklelength lace skirt by Romeo Glgll topped with a T shirt and casual blazer Antique lace can be found in flea markets and vintage clothing stores With a little Imagination It can be added as trim or tied softly under a business suit BLACK and white taffeta strapless with pink and gray cron- CHIC black tacked silk organs from Christian bloomers and sequin lace top bolero from Ann Lawrence f MED Tips and trends Learn what to look for in a diamond By Mary Martin Diamonds as they say last forever and they can make hearts flutter In anticipation However more and more women may not be waiting for Prince Charming to put that sparkle around their fingers or throats In the last five years more career women have been buying diamonds for themselves they understand the Intrinsic value of diamonds their po tential growth and their everyday en joyment says William Underwood president of the American Gem Socl ety It is a profit organisation of more than 3 jewelers and suppliers l are in an age where people are buying and wearing fine jewelry says Laurie Hudson the society s market manager Back in the 1960s there was a reluctance to wear jewel ry of substance But now we are see ing women who want to wear a fabu lous piece of jewelry that is actually a piece of art The jewelry itself exhibits this self Indulgent attitude The biggest trend In precious and colored Is larger finer stones clean lined styling with a lot of baguettes accenting larger stones says Hudson Also settings In 18carat gold and mixtures of colored gem stones with diamonds are becoming more popular I know the whereabouts and avail ability of every diamond of conse quence on this planet Elizabeth Tay lor has said Most women may not be seurs or buyers of diamonds In the ranks of Taylor But most probably wouldn t mind a carat or two of the crystalline carbon mineral tbats been adorning women ever since It was first discovered in India some 3 years ago When you re actually purchasing a diamond emotion can easily overtake rationality As with other major pur chases the more you know the better chance you be satisfied Many people don t shop carefully enough Warns Lloyd chair man of the American Diamond Indus try Association a trade organization of more than cutters importers dealers and distributors Go to a reliable jeweler Jaffe urges Customers should be wary of percent Many times these sales simply mean that the merchant has Inflated the original price beyond its true value and then discounted it back down to what the diamond Is really worth Shop and compare different jewelers but al ways look for reliability and trust In diamond shopping knowing the Four C Is also Important They are In order of Importance cut col or clarity and carat weight Cot is the single greatest de terminant of a diamond beauty The ideal cut is called just that signifying that the stone has been shaped to pro portions for maximum brilliance The diamonds shape round oval emeraldcut heart marauise pear Is a purely personal decision A fully cut diamond has facets that are carefully placed to maximize the stone fire Less than 1 percent of all diamonds are cut to Ideal propor but ask your jeweler to see an Ideal cut as a gauge for comparison SECTION A MartbtS Page SPRINGTIME MAKEOVER Iioioncr makers of Isotoner Com fori SI suggests l he following fashion footcire lips to prepare your feel for the months ahead Look for shoes with nine Ankle straps inset straps narrower wedges and the oval toe The newest fabrics for spring are del icate floral patients and pas icl colors perfect to soften any look Wear that are made of bent material such leather to let your feel breathe And make sure to wear dippers at home to protect your feet from bedroom bumps and bruises Isotoner Comfort Slippers provide the perfect amount of protection and com fort while treating your feet to mas sage like feeling What else a hot for shoes this spring Costume jewelry to accessorize Shoe clips arc the newest in fashion state menu Look for bows pins and antique insp red shapes featuring animal skin designs and lace Fabulous fashions that flatter the feminine form Spring is in the air as sly I women step along in sprightly fashion in the newest bare fashions whose very absence of excess fabric makes their presence known Short skirts reveal knees already exposed winds of winter And form ruling There is of course a sprinkling of Ion comes the opportunity to display calves fern softly flowing and romantic The other option to the short skirt one for which designers arc markedly enthusiastic is the draped trouser with wide legs wh chaffers a fcelmB of stmpl city meant to appeal to women who arc younger in than they are in shape knees and Tattoos tha fitted alluringly revealing bustier and the sleek narrow skirt which ideally slops several inches above the knee and wh is com pie men ted best by either a long lira top or a short sculpted one though some have succeeded in draping this skirt and pairing it with a miljrly draped jacket or blouse The third standout is the city short a kicky alternative to the skirt which can be worn for leisure but which also can look right in considerably more structured Illations The key here is the blouse sweater or jacket that worn plus the appropriate accessor a cleverly arranged scarf for example or a striking pin or over sized gold earrings and what s abso lutely the correct ery and shoes All of these options combine American verve European chic pairing which the best of both fash on worlds With passing to spring dit or red while and blue crisp as ever a slup at the candy store for the Lister egg jelly bean the color story for spring seems to focus the new dark rich neutrals These add a note of even the most youthful styles as once traditional play clothes make a dramatic move the direction of the boardroom How complete the takeover by short rts and shorts will be remains to be seen however a peck ahead at fall ndiiatcs that and will be dropping hemlines at least to some extent That good news for those who opted to faithful to their long skirls On the other hand those who have the new short skirts can feci confident that these pert perky and si impertinent styles will be flutter ing youthful figures and attracting alien lion if not forever at least for several Studio St Georgetown 8732333 New Owners and New Qualified Photographer To J- ALL STYLES COLOURS PRICES COME IN AND BROWSE HANDBAGGS PLUS and ST NORVAL CLASSICS While Stag Knits and in ExclIIng Colours Kates In Regular Navy Green and Pastel Shades Beautiful Dresses In Prints and Plains LA 100 Cotton Jumpsuits Separates etc Accessaries and Lingerie SELECTED ITEMS FOR YOUR EASTER GIFT 77 MAIN ST SOUTH DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8731470 PLUM THEE JACKETS SKIRTS AND PANTS INI BRING IN THIS AD TODAY AND RECEIVE A FREE 8x10 Color Portrait Note One ad per Household Oiler Expires April ml LADIES COTTON BLOUSES WIS 34 GAB PANTS NOW IN Stain From BEAUTIFUL COTTON SWEATERS JV CLOTHING Mirket 8771598 MEN SHORTS I WITH MATCHMG SHOTS SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS j 28 HENS GOLF SHIRTS