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THE BARBIE EXAMINER MONDAY MARCH 23 1953 mm Fashions are mated for Spring Ills suit is flattering twobutton model in comfortable Spring weight rayon blend with fully lined jacket while she appears in new cardigan neckline suit with graceful pleated skirt Junior is pintsized edition of what the welldressed man will wear in rayon and acetate suit with plaid tuxedo jacket Trim Slim Silhouette Favored The lighter brighter look key notes mens styles for Spring Ex pressed both in lighter brighter colors and in fabrics greatly reduc ed in bulk this trend is directly in line with the growing popularity of the slimmer narrower silhouette in suits topcoats and sports jackets Both stylewise and comfort wise the net result is an extremely happy one MrMans spirits get Spring tonic lift from his change to lighter colors At the same time his de mand for comfort and practicality is met by fabricsand tailoring key ed to longer periods of warm wea ther and modern heating facilities in cooler weather In every item of apparel from sports shirts to topcoat hell find the new lighter brighter look singing the cheerful theme song of his Spring wardrobe Synthetics Popular Tweeds and flannels lightweight worsteds raw silks land mohair blends we assuming great style in perlance along with the manmade fibre fabrics such as Dacron and Orion in variety of blends with other synthetics and wool in surface texture interest the hubby slubby look looms large in theSpring spotlight Successfully initiated last Fall it has gained ac ceptance rapidly and is now being strongly featured in the softer tex tured fabrics It is big Spring stylenews in almost every apparel group includ fing sports shirts in rayons cottons and interestingblends and slacks featuring Orlonand rayon and even Willacron and rayon nubby slubby look achieved by the use of raised ba oflyarn called hubs and of streaks oflyarn of varying thickness called zlsllbsn llhe popularity of the single breasted twobutton suit continues intoSpringpwith variety of sin gillbutton and threebutton models also available in sports coats the number of buttons may run as high as fivel Still the top favorite of millions of men the doublebreast ed suit is well represented in the Springster parade colors preferred in approximately that order British Influence The ProCoronation influence currently prominent in the womens fashion picture has its masculine style aspects as well The flashy comeback bid of the vest is perhaps significant of this influence This Spring the Tatter sall will be seen peeking around the lapels of many jackets with the blazer striped vest availaulc for the more venturcsome There are even gaily embroidered vests ance Mens Wear Styles Feature ligh Slipons Go To Town This Spring Footwear for men moves happily this Spring toward the more com fortable type of thing they like most The new in shoes reflects styling dominant in suits jackets and slacks With due concern for the average mans innate conservativeness the new footwear is trimmer and ii er and the variety of styles being made available for the new season furnishes broad opportunity for expression of individual taste The most exclting development of all is the blossoming of the uni versaily popular loafer style into fullfledged footwear that is now designed to go anywhere to bus iness to the dance or to play This new type of shoe is far cry from the original loafers which soon after their introduction came to be known as sloppy jo To begin with they are now callc slipons In the second place they are being so carefully design ed that once the trouser cuff reacti cs down to their tops they are dis tinguishable from timetested class ics only by the fact thatthey have no strings They Have No Strings And irrplace of strings they are conservatively decorated by shap ing of the leather itself Some sport tassels Models are avail able in great diversity of leathers More conventional shoes for men for this Spring are treated some and vests made of upholstery fab rics for daring souls With outdoor sports coming back into the picture and warmer weath er approaching active men will turn their attention to the wide selection of sports clothes of all kinds The golfer for instance may choose from variety of shirts of allwool or cotton jersey and wide range of cotton mesh and man made fibre fabrics For spectator sports double vented sports jackets in three but ton and twobutton models will be popular Clean and adjust carburetor for peakperform Cleanand regap sparkmrplugs and distributor points Rajset ignition timing checkallWiringu Check coil generator charging rateand battery Check cooling system and all these connections Gemplete chassis lubrication including change to proper grade lubricants in rear end and differential Complete under body cheek Check steering headllghts taillights stoplights adjust brakes and clutch pedal for correcttravel Suit Imodels for the new season are marked by greater emphasis on patch pockets narrower longer la ls smaller notches medium wdth shoulders and easy lines Blended tones ofwtan grey light dark bluemmd bro are the Chrysler Plymouth Surge Trucks sinuous Ties Reflect New look in Clothes The new seasons neclmear echoes the slim new fashions uni mens ties are narrower The trend away from the flamboyant designs of yesteryear continues There 15 strong interest in ties featuring what mere conservatively as might the expected but every care is tak cn to avoid the stodgy Browns are out in front The wing tip is expected to be even more popu lar Plainer smoother and more restrained detail especiallyin the higher priced brackets dominates the new shoe picture The plain toe Blucher in grain or cordovan leathers is headed for greater spring popularity Among lighter brighter colors for these less formal shoe styles is Arabes tone which promises to be espe cially popular with younger men All wdolyain dyediworsteds terBrigllter loolr blitglt motif directly under the knot Striped reps continue in favor Patterns on the slimmer ties have clean crisp look sometimes tra velling up the tie to enhance the vertical look Hats 60 lighter in Tone Weight Because of the deft styling anti the appealing softness of lines which the designers have put into mens hats for this Spring it begins to look as if the 1953 Easter Par ade may well turn out to be Mens Hat Parade Narrower brims and smaller more tapered brims will be prev lent Bright smartly patterned bands will give hats an extra dash of color and style Subtle color treatments are adroitly blended with the new lighter color tones 5950 stun Other Suits Priced its Low As $3750 ptcf pics gabardines from the finestmilis of England tailored superbly by Fashion Craft an Shifter mumm Styles tosuit yo individual taste 1n