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11 I'-'. I V. i I DAVID KEITH'S CHARACTER CARRIES 'FLESH 'N' BLOODS Steve Hall's preview on Page 7 ANN LANDERS 8 COMiCS4 MOVIES 5 TELEVISION 6, 7 SCATMAN CROTHERS DEFIED CONVENTIONS Book review on Page 5 The Indianapolis Star THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 FASHION th Pack up. en pack 9em in 59 news chief preparing to deliver 'baby im Sanders has the frazzled look 1 1 of a man whose wife has been In rJ labor for several days. "You know I need therapy, don't you?" he says, cowboy boots clumping down a hallway at WXIN (Channel 59).

"A sane person would not put himself through this." "This" Is Sanders' baby Channel 59's 10 p.m. newscast, which will premiere Monday. Last week, anchors and reporters of the Fox 59 Nlghtcast began hitting the streets, attending press conferences, driving out to homicide sites and otherwise Style-conscious Hoosiers are flocking to local trunk shows and they're bringing their wallets. By BETSY HARRIS STAR FASHION EDITOR orget all the talk about not finding fmJ clothes you'd like to buy. The an- swer's in the bag more properly, In the trunk.

I I Designers are packing entire collec- tions up In trunks and circulating them in stores throughout the country. Consumers can place orders from samples during a trunk show, a retailing tradition which Is having a heyday at a time when shrinking sales have forced retailers to trim their inventories. At Jacobson's Friday, three trunk shows were -running simultaneously. The mood in the designer salon was anything but doom and gloom: two models twirled about while a white-coated waiter served wine. "I drove all the way from Muncle with a 3- year-old," said Linda Gray.

Her son, Spencer, tugged at her knee while she looked at the array of Judith Leiber handbags, the trunk show that brought her to Indianapolis. 'I promised I'd behave' Gray already owns 20 of the pricey purses; all were gifts from her husband, a Muncie cardiologist. -But Gray, a registered nurse, said she was going to buy this one herself. She hadn't looked yet at the price, she said while opening the flap on the red bag. The ticket read $735 "very reasonable," she said.

"I promised my husband I'd behave myself," Steve V5fi1 ii Hall ife -V Ar5 I i. I ereS tilmlng stories just as if they'd be on the air that night. On Monday, the team began doing the hour-long newscast every night as though they were sending It out to central Indiana. "It helps get them up to speed," the balding, mustachoied Sanders said in his glass-walled office, where a picture of Edward R. Murrow, patron saint of broadcast Journalists, is prominently displayed.

"Also, It makes sense for us because, as these stories develop, we're going to need the video. Gray said, laughing. However, since she was there, she thought she'd take a look at the Oscar de la Renta trunk show, too. De la Renta's fall collection for Wagner Furs was also in progress nearby. Syd Shaw, executive vice president of de la Renta's ready-to-wear business, said the 120 samples had, indeed, been shipped in trunks seven of them, which looked more like extra-long suitcases.

She said each outfit had been steamed before being grouped by category and hung on racks. However, they are not hanger said Shaw, "They have to be put on the body to be appreciated." Women do try on the samples during a trunk 'show, which is Informal, unlike a runway show. Considering the sizes of samples, that can be a bit tricky. See PACK UP Page 3 0 Fox 59 Nightcast team (from left): Brian Hammons, Bob Donaldson, Caroline Thau and Chris Wright. 'V' STAR STAFF PHOTOS GUY REYNOLDS ABOVE: Oversize trunks used to transport the fashions sit in a back room, awaiting repacking for the journey to the next show.

RIGHT: Intricate beadwork on a jacket part of evening outfit No. 2570 helps account for the outfit's $7,000 price tag. FAR RIGHT: Syd Shaw, executive vice president for de la Renta ready-to-wear, says Indy women don't just watch the shows: "They're buying." "Maybe this sounds ghoulish, but I'm glad the Sue Ann Lawrance case pretty much resolved itself last week. We didn't get the chance to get any pictures there. Just like the real thing "On the other hand, we're covering things like Mike Tyson (and the charges of rape) as though (the broadcast) was for real." Outside Sanders' office, the newsroom hummed with the usual activity of a TV operation Just before a newscast.

Co-anchor Caroline Thau, shoes off, read aloud portions of a story about changes in the Soviet Union, trying to get the rhythm of the script. Nearby, co-anchor Bob Donaldson silently made notes on his stack of scripts. Over against one wall, sports director Brian Hammons hunched in a chair, trying to follow the action in a baseball game. Hammons, Sportsvlew host and former WRTV (Channel 6) reporter, was the one familiar face in the room. See NEWS Page 7 SPECIAL APPEARANCE Penchant for price-fixing' made Bob Rau famous, not felonious By JILL WARREN STAR STAFF WRITER Noted appraiser of antiques and collectibles will evaluate Hoosiers' treasures this weekend during the Home in Indiana Antiques Show at the Fairgrounds.

ob Rau has seen it all. Worthless pressed glass, valuable Victorian-era crystal, classic kitsch and the most ordinary collectibles all equally ABOUT THE SHOW Event: Home in Indiana Antique Show. When: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.

to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Where: Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Admission: $6.50 per person. tion for his ability to accurately estimate objects' value even objects unlike any he's seen. Rau. who will appraise items brought by show visitors from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, attributes this acclaim to "a fluke." After appraising the collection of a major Portland hotel, Rau was invited to appear on a local talk show. He was such a hit with the audience, and such a natural before the camera, that his host wound up developing a series for him. The Collectors ran four seasons locally before earning a national audience with PBS. The three years of shows he and co-host Dana Garrett tapvd for the network are currently being televised as treasured by their owners have passed beneath his meticulous eye. Rau is an antiques appraiser.

What treasures he'll find this weekend at the Home in Indiana Antiques Show is anybody's guess. "In the Midwest. I often see a lot of primitive $ftd country piecJ" says the native of Portlfnd, Ore. "While we are into that on the West Coast, we don't have the same kind of heritage, so you don't see as much of It." Rau isn't worried about his relative lack of familiarity with such objects. This former Insurance salesman has developed an international reputa- repeats.

It can be seen on WFYI (Channel 20) each Saturday at 1 p.m. See RAU Page 2.