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the examiner Friday May 18 1979 Student Charlene Morris looks just right for summer in this whispy dress outfit Examiner Photo Tailored wispy look for summer Whats the look for ladies for summer 79 The tailoredlook among others thats what twohour fashion show held by the Barrie Chapter of the National Secretaries Associa tion Tuesday night at the Chur chill Room of the Holiday Inn showed what the well dressed woman will be wearing these summerdays Some 150 clothes conscious onlookers viewed fashions displayed to advantage by 11 local models There was real variety of fashions commented Elaine Caimcross of the association loved them all Everything from the business look straight skirt blouse and jacket to swimsuits desmure or sexy were modelled Besides the tailoredlook thats looking crisp and neat ladies the slimline look is alsoin WhiSpy clingy clothes will set you off for summer ad vantage Donna Farrow of CKBB was commentator for the show now in its third year Proceeds from the show are used for educational bursuries While the fashions look great the prices to do are expensive Top fashions can be pretty pricey said Cairncross Bicycle safety stressed Jennifer Ford of the Barrie Jaycettes quizzes touring group of schoolchildren as to the meaning of roadsigns puppet show was held to demonstrate bicycle safety at the Barrie Police station on 65 VespraStreet Photo Peter Hsu The sky around Barrie will light up when the Barrie Civitan Club holds its annual fireworks display Monday evening at Centennial Park Some $3000 worth of fireworks are involved said Paul Arbour of the Civitans The display is best seen from the park and admission of $3 car is charged The display is the only ma $3000 fireworks display this Monday jor fireworks display to com memorate the Victoria Day holiday Mr Arbour said the display is for safety tradilt tion and fun community fireworks display in Letitia Heights is also planned for Sunday night on Lampman Lane beginning at dusk The Civitans fireworks gets underway at dusk and should last about 45 minutes Lakeshore Bid will be closed off for the display The club obviously is hop ing for fine weather Poor weather ha forced cancella tion of the event only once since the display began several years ago Any proceeds from the event go to help Simcoe County charities peeple and places Georgian College seminar entitled Grief Bereavement Brereton Field Naturalists Club will hold field trip in the Barrie area on Saturday The group will meet at Centennial Parkat7t30am Leader is Anne Hughes at 7284653 Anyone interested is welcome to join the group Collier Christian Singles Group for previously married singles meets the second and fourth Sundays each month at Collier Street United Church Barrie The meetings begin at 730 pm and are held in the church parlor On May 27 Moira Hunt of CKVRTV Channel Ltd will address the group and the Child will be held from am to 430 pm Wednesday May 23 in the Bar rie Campus Theatre on Duckworth Street Rabbi Grollman renowned authority on death and bereave ment will lead the seminar assisted by Ms Mary Vachon RN MA Their talks will cen tre on how the attitudes of com munity and family in our death denying culture affect childs reaction to death Rinelde Montessori grand daughter of the founder of the worldfamous Montessori 4A school will be the speaker tonight at Grace United Church in Barrie She will speak on the school and its methods beginning at pm Question and answer period afterwards Everyone welcome Nonprofit clubs and organiza tions wishing to place free an nouncements in People and Places should send details of upcoming events to the Lifestyle Editor The Ex aminer Box 370 Barrie Ont 1AM 4T6 in business since i89x1 Old world gentility of at Craig By SHEILA coo Today when many stores open and close with the fre quency of an eye blink one Bar rie business has established longevity record second to none in the city Its Craigs of Dunlop Street gentlemans haberdashery now entering its 86 year of con tinuous operation by the same family Craigs second anomaly is that its success appears to be in spite of the fact that it has steadfastly refused to adopt the outward trappings of modern retailing Theres no plastic no chrome no rock music blaring from sidewalk loudspeakers You cant buy pair of jeans there head jewellery or tackyTshirt But if you require good wool suit IIarris tweed jacket pair of fine gloves an Irish style hunting hat Craigs can supply them Even before you enter the store you are aware of kind of oldworld gentility The win dow backdro are of solid wood light by candlelike wall sconces Merchandise is displayed in free standing glass encased showcases Tar tan rugs cover tables sup porting the all wool socks arJ you pay for your purchase solid wood counter which has survived countless bids anti que dealers The open face shelves are of carved cherry wood The whole effect is tantaliz ineg reminiscent of Gond Street in London or John Jo Campbells in the Donegal highlands BORN IN BARBIE Craigs was born in Barrie in 1894 when John Craig 21 year old tailor from Goderich Ontario set up business as an exclusive merchant tailor across the street from the pre sent store He had learned his trade as youth in Goderich later travelling to Michigan for specialized training In those days there was no such thing as suit bought off rack One entered the shop selected the cloth from bolts of imported materials was measured and returned in about two weeks to pick up the suit and pay out about $20 John Craig working alone would first shrink the cloth press it with huge hand irons heated on coal or wood stove in the shop then prepare paper pattern from the customers measurements cut the garment and stitch it on footpedalled Singer sewing machine After couple of fit tings the suit was ready for wearing It was two weeks work for what today appears paltry sum but John Craigs work was quickly recognized for its quali ty and the fledgling business took root In time John Craig married Barrie girl the former Lucretia Ness The couple had eight children The second youngest Jack is coowner to day along with his nephew George who is Frank Craigs son lheres no telling just what decisions affecting the future of Barrie were made around the old pot bellied stove in Craigs tailor shop For John extended his service to the community be entering public life and holds the distinction of having been elected Mayor nine times after first serving as alderman deputyreeve and reeve He died in 1947 His sons remember when they as children hung about the fringes of group of men gathered in the store to discuss local issues while the sewing machine whirred in the background On Sundays all business mat ters were laid aside as John Craig figure of sartorial splendor elegantly attired in striped trousers and morning coat strolled off to Collier Street United Church then the Methodist church As time roll ed on and dress became less formal John wore direc tors suit of charcoal grey On formal occasions he was always impeccably attired in tuxedo before pm and tails after six While the store has changed location three times it never left Dunlop Street being at in tervals at number 49 then and now 42 since 1927 There has always been Craig behind the counter Bill Craig was associated with his father until 1940 and Frank till 1972 engagements StaffertElliott v1 WMMm WWovmmrr Barrie John Craigs first tailor shop in 1894 During the depression years while many other businesses were forced to close Craigs en dured Jack and George say Craigs survived because of sound management Close curbs were placed on credit the men work ed long hours staying open till midnight on Saturdays to pick up trade from the after show crowd But while we didnt hold sales or offer bargains people knew they could get personal service here and by offering only quality merchandise we could stand behind what we sold says George grandson of John Jack Craig said that by the 1930s ready made suits had become more popular In time the tailoring business diminish ed then stopped Johns sewing machine hand irons and other bits of antiquity are still displayed in the store The biggest change in mer chandising for Craigs has come in the method of ordering We used to have people call on us and display their wares Jack says Now we pick up phone and its all done by somebody somewhere with computers Its bit embar rassing when they ask you after 85 years how to spell your name Just recently Craigs has had to discontinue the sale of pure line handerkerchiefs from Ireland The last salesman didnt even have to open his suit case George said He knew that at $450 piece there would be few takers We hadnt known they had gone up so much and wondered why our remaining supply was being snapped up for $250 each Today most of the merchan dise comes from Montreal or Toronto It used to come from the British Isles As the new world learned the skills of the old business gradually shifted from one side of the Atlantic to the other but Craigs continues to carry only top of the line garments Dr and Mrs Stautfert of Barrie announce the engagement of their daughter Marion Kathleen to Paul Morton Elliott of Bowmanville The wedding is to take place June at pm at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Barrie Cowper Studio Photo HunterLeigh Mr and Mrs Robert the engagement of their daughter Brenda Leigh to Don Nicol son of Mr and Mrs Elwood Nicol of RR Loretta The wedding is to take place June 23 at 4pm at the United Church Thornton Hunter announce Mr and Mrs Frank Toporowski announce the engagement of their daughter Kimberly Ann to Greg Flook son of Mr and Mrs Flock of Barrie The wedding is to take place on May 26 at St Giles Church Procolor Photo SmithPeacock Mr and Mrs Laurie Smith of Canadian Forces Base Borden announce the engagement of their daughter DeannaLynn to Donald Peacock son of Mr and Mrs lrwin Peacock of Oriiila The wed ding is to take place on Aug ii at pm at St Pauls United Church Oriiila ners Roomie going off her rocker Dear Ann Linden ah rried about in roommate think shes gone off her need your vice as to how can help her or how an elp herself We both teach in the me School and have been room mates for two years Alice is 30 years old and divorced Last fall she took in interest in the class bully try ing to get him to do hislioqijwpk and stop fighting with everybody She was doing fi began coming over thing led to another are sleeping together She says they are in love and this is the real thing Ive seen them together and they get along great Sometimes envy the harmoniousfelationshi they seem to ha ve Its hard to stand by and see is great girl make fool of herself Is 15 years difference too much Alice says NO Please print your reply Anguished Dear An It depends lot on which 15 If the woman is healthy vi rant 62 and the man is mature 47 it might be OK But lsyearfld kid and 30 yearold woman is Filbertsville My advice is buttout When Alice in Wonderland comes down off the chandelier shell figure it out for herself PS Does she know Sonny is minor and she could be in trouble with the law if his parents learned of the situation and decided to prosecute til six months ago The boy aitment just to visit One now Alice and this lsyearold kid Dear Ann You are not fraidy cat and am not memberpf the Society but your column on cats and birds ha is mSmall ca on milk dietilike babies are cute until areileft om ide to fend for themselves Cats DO kill healthy and alert irds Cats also kill mice and should be in the country on farms where they can perform this valuable serwce Both cats ahd mice be disease carriers When cats kill mice they often carry germs on their claws and then lick the faces and hands heir owners During mating scallion cats wake up everyone in the neighborhood which can be extremely annoying They also rummage around in garbage cans Birds dont do an of these thin but they DO control the insect population Ann an millions of others arent gird lovers fo nothing Sign me Another Reincarnated at Dear RR inting your letter because feel the bird lovers should na ual time But this will wind up the vendetta once An for all Give girl break have barely recovered from toilet paper fiasco Dear Ann Landers Why do people order THE steak or THE CHICKEN or THE lobster as if its the last one in the place When hear someone ask for THE custard pie kee hoping the waitress will bring the WHOLE damn pie so he get the message Last night heard someone say Ill have YOUR liver and bacon please Why dont people listen to themselves Theres so much stupidity around cant believe it Crazy World Out There KY Dear Crazy If you canltthink of anything worse to com plain about youre living in dream world Get me ticket and take me along will you Erma Bombeck Roller skaters clear the path By ERMA BOMBECK The next Civil War in this country will be between roller skaters bicyclists and joggers The problem is there isnt enough room for the three of them on the same bike path rs the summer approachos they are forming lessthana ectuqipn Roller skaters sayfhat bikers ride side by side and fill up all the paths The joggers say the roller skaters line up in packs of six or seven and run them off the road and the bikers say the joggers think they own the road Before it reaches violent proportions think we should all sit down and work something out before the leisurers become militant The solution seems relatively simple The bicyclists could use the bike paths on the odd days and the odd joggers on the even days with the exception of full days on Wednesdays when the skaters could hold forth The mornings however would have to be set aside for the skateboarders and the late evenings for the trail bikers exit cept on windy days On windy days the paths would play host to the kite flyerst This schedule will apply in all areas with the exception of the bike paths routed around water In this case weekends would be reserved for the boat and canoe people who would have to use the facilities as portage to put their boats in and out of the water This would also apply to snorkeiers water skiiers and fishermen who are casting from the banks Thursday mornings of alternating weeks would of course be set aside for hula hoopers and baton twirlers as anyone could see the logic of not having them on the same day In the event the bike path is adjacent to golf course rightofway would have to go to the golf carts en route to the greens This is the basic summer schedule and would of course change during the winter months with crosscountry skiiers ice skaters on the bike paths near thepond and sn mobilers those near golf courses There now think weve taken care of everyo wlipr shares the outofdoors for leisure with the exceptonof the walkers with biting dogs When can they use the paths Do you want to tell em Pollys Pointers Vinegar works well on mirrors POLLYS PROBLEM DEAR POLLY would like some suggestions concerning cleaning mirrors find one comnicrcu product leaves them streaked and another leaves residue that is nuisance to wipe off Ammonia and water leaves film MRS LAW DEAR MRS LAW Often such unsatisfactory results are caused by what is used to wipe and shine the minors rather than by the product used Have you ever tried white vinegar Always use lintfree soft cloth if you wipe with cloth but prefer crumpled newspaper POLLY DEAR POLLY When returned home after recent mastectomy had to keep drain tube in and carry small pump around After catching the tube on drawer pulls and such put the whole bit in plastic shopping bag When working around the house or shopping the handles were slipped over my wrist and both hands were left free When sat down the bag was put on the floor beside me so all danger of pulling the tube out was gone found the lump in time LUCKY ME DEAR POLLY have large braided wool rug on the floor under my kitchen table and chairs keep this rug entirely covered with 10gauge lastic bought at fabric store No more than two inches plastic is turned under on the straight sides and then held in place with masking tape Separate stri are fitted in various places and pleats facing each er made around the curves Masking tape is fastened to both plastic and rug underneath and the plastic lasts two to three years The chairs slide easier and the plastic is washed with soap and water GERTRUDE Polly will send you one of her signed thankyou newspaper coupon cli per if she uses your favorite Pointer PeeVe or Prob em in her column Write POLLYS POINTERS in care of this newspaper