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Coldwater Fail Fair 1976 the fairgrounds. where the fair opened by Simcoe County Hughes The fair had everything imaginable on exhibit from vegetables and livestock. arts and crafts, baking, flowers, handicrafts, and a great deal of talent Again in 1976, the Coldwater Fall Fair was a rural exhibition second to none in the province for a community its sizePhotos by Chris Knowles was officialls warden Orville The sound of band music in Coldwater on Friday heralded the beginning of the 83rd annual Coldwater Fall Fair. Clear skies. a bright sun and warm temperatures provided the perfect weather for anyone's idea of a traditional fall fair Students from Coldwater. Moonstone and Warminster public schools marched to music provided by the Elmvale public school band 5 )p, down Grey Street and along the main street to "Fall into Fashion" show held at MSS by Shirley Whittington "Clothes telegraph a message about you,"' said Fashion, Commentator Pamela Eves at Monday night's Fall Into Fashion show, sponsored by the St. Paul's United Church Women ne telegraphed by collection, drawn Leah's Boutique and Graham Swales Men's Wear, seemed to be that clothes are attractive and flattering again. The women all looked com- fortable and gracious in casy flowing lines. The men were -- smartly tailored, and one of the hits of the evening was a prey flannel suit. Against a backdrop ol autumn foliage arrangements models showed ensembles in colours drawn from an carthy palette beige. brown, mandarin, teal blue, dove prey, amethyst, burgundy and many greens all the way from celery to loden Skirts fell gracefully message the from just below the knee. "The longer the skirt," said Ms. Eves, "'the higher the heel." There were still lots ol pants around but the legs were slimmer, and most pant suits had coor- dinated vests, many in mock suede. "the newest way to wear pants,"' said Ms Eves, "is either tucked into boots, o1 lolded up to come to the top of the boot.' \t-home wear (dubbed "the touchables") ap peared in soft) and luscious washable velour 'Caftans cover up a multitude of calories, reminded Ms. Eves, and she advised her audience that robes can play many roles for hostessing, at home relaxing or as beach cover-ups \ stand-out was the beige below-the-knee velour bathrobe designed by Dior for the man who likes to relax. There were also matching men's and women's bathrobes, with oriental motifs Nighties and neglipees ERE looked good enough to cat, in drifting layers of multicoloured nylon tricot After dark wear for publie view was fluid and classic sparked with lurex threads or simply elegant in fluid matte jersey "If you can't replace your whole wardrobe all at once,' said Ms. Eves, 'don't worry about it You can still go a long way with a long separate skirt for evening wear matched .with a glittery sweater or a soft blouse Or maybe all you need is a new hairdo or some experiments in make-up Lipstick is getting darker and your make-up kit should be like a kid's play box. Experiment! Keep moving, and don't stay in a rut." What's new? A preat deal that is old. Men will be wearing white shirts again, and vests and well tailored conservative suits like the Pierre Cardin and Warren Cooke ensembles modelled Monday night. For women, the little black dress has made a come back, although there are those that say it never really went away. Skirts are getting narrower, especially when teamed with three quarter length coats to form the new "walking silhouette.' And as skirts narrow, slits appear in the long versions, to make walking easier Pussy-cal bows" are in style again, and were seen on dr esses blouses and negligees "poet's Presumably they are meant to replace the stiffly tailored winged collared blouses of last year Most outfits were highlighted with jewellery from Orr's in Midland, and coiffures were arranged by Gitta Two prizes were won by holders of lucky ticket numbers Dale Duffy and Marion Ball. George provided appropriate music at the organ Johnstone Marie White, a showed this ensemble Fall into Fashion 4..% The latest in fashion ae professional at Monday model night's ™~ Toronto fashion show from EVERY OCCASION Why not make it a point to visit our FUR DEPARTMENT while you are here, and enjoy the Personalized Service You like when you are looking at Furs DOWNTOWN MIDLAND OF MIDLAND Come inand see the beautiful selection of eWOOLS e LEATHERS eFURTRIMMED e UNTRIMMED You will find coats designed to suit OF MIDLAND Priced from $60.00 to $400.00 "Presents an Exquisite COAT Bonen forthe FaShion Minded