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The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • 19

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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES WEDNESDAY JULY 5 1967 19 A But Her Hairdresser Knows VER VE IN LA TEST NO-DRESS DRESS By Eugenia Sheppard EW The latest no-dress dress is called Compared Unlike her reserved brother the new talent in the family is small and outgoing with reddish hair and a Pekingese-type face SPICES ARE SUSPECTED Singapore Persons who drink a lot of coffee have poor diets and use a lot of spices maybe heading for alcoholism says Dr Register a professor at an American-sponsored medical school here He said rats given poor diets or fed coffee and spicy foods develop an abnormal taste for alcohol MORE WHEAT FOR IRAN Tehran Iran expects to produce more than 45 million tons of wheat this year Agriculture Minister Gen Ismail Riahi says He estimated the crop would be almost double the size of last year's and would yield a surplus of 250000 tons (ADVERTISEMENT) Bad Breath There is a pleasant form of iodine that kills germs that cause bad breath ISODINE GARGLE Even stops the odor of garlic onions whiskey and tobacco ISODINE GARGLE is concentrated for economy size makes V- gallon of mouthwash ISODINE GARGLE also gives temporary relief from minor sore throat discomfort Ask the pharmacist to initiate a conversation about current events or anything to distract them from themselves A lot of women are cerebrally withdrawn hey use their heads except for hairdos a She wears her own dresses Last week it was chrome yellow Scotch lace and the big matching triangle of fabric that goes with all dresses for an over-all $45 It can be worn as a turban or a stole At the hotel where she was staying she used every spare minute to catch up on orders She brought her own sewing machine along with her and kept trying to muffle the sound with bath towels Out in Hollywood everybody has helped her Her husband has delivered lots of the dress boxes in his car Many of them carry slips that read by B( Lots of the movie starlets between jobs drop in for a few hours of hand-rolling hems Variety of Shapes There are now 20 slightly different body shapes available each in a choice of about 20 different fabrics Though Rebecca Welles describes herself as a complete novice she knows exactly where to put a seam to do the most for a figure If the fabrics look familiar because they She redesigned most of them by using parts of old screens No matter how successful not planning to go in for fashion seasons is meant for the great outdoors been a little shocked to see how some of the women wear she says Don Weiss her husband and Gus Tassell brother both say that Rebecca Welles has got to get organized for big business but why should she bother? Anyone who can invent a dress both kind and contemporary for post-teen-agers already has the world on a string like a toy balloon 1967 Polishers Newspaper Syndicate) to most no-dress dresses that tend to be sexless delivers a terrific feminine wallop It is made of the sheerest cotton prints floats out from narrow shoulders and ends in a hand-rolled hem Besides such charms it has a high neckline and big full-blown sleeves Christened it got an instant response when it appeared in windows last week Customers who flocked in discovered that the several ver sions all based on snug tops easy skirts and pretty colors flattered almost every figure Since is downright gauzy the question am I going to wear under invariably came up Solutions that included nothing at all if at home a body stocking for going out or one of the new bra slips that the store has on order failed to discourage eager shoppers The dress had made a debut in the Hollywood store where it was by the New York buyer When turned out to be die brain child of Rebecca Welles an actress married to Don Weiss a movie producer it looked as if the store had struck gold This though was only the beginning Rebecca Welles is also the sister of Gus Tassell a Cali fornia designer who is a top name in American fashion He won an American Fashion Critics award several years ago is the first thing Rebecca Welles has ever designed It all happened because she went on location with her husband who was filming a picture in a Philippine jungle The days and nights were lots hotter than she expected so hot that none of her clothes would do In Hong Kang she had bought some cotton lace cloths for the big regency dining room table in the Weiss home in Bel Air She sim- By Constance Cortright PETERSBURG FLA keep this under your hair going to have my face lifted next week Not even my husband The hairdresser smiled kindly as his client a matronly 60-year-old woman continued talking He was after all rather used to sharing confidences In his profession he hears about 20 a day He Hears Plenty stories my customers tell a veteran cosmetologist said literally curl your hair heard about impending divorces love affairs child beatings and crooked business deals I could write a book it would definitely be banned in Relating personal problems intrigues and family secrets in beauty parlors appears to have psychological undertones The comforting atmosphere of the beauty shop combined with the undivided pampering of one Der-son may be partly responsible Or it simply may he that some women love to talk Whatever the causes many women do share their innermost feelings with their hairdressers And here the hairdressers tell all but only if promised anonymity not a male beautician said I enjoy hearing about a mushy morals Sometimes I feign deafness but this usually The most talked about problems are illicit romances weaknesses of spouses and feelings of personal insecurity Other Things Too Further down on the list are child rearing financial woes alcoholism and in-law troubles Professional women tend to be less confessional than housewives a majority of hairdressers say for some reason crave a listening ear and not only for factual events A few of them spin unbelievable fantasies about their devotion to home and family intertwined with wild tales about extra-curricular a beauty shop owner said women on the NO-DRESS DRESS is called Designed and modeled by Rebecca Welles it is yellow lace with a matching turban other hand are more inclined to talk about their work problems salaries inadequate bosses or happier moments like One hairdresser has a customer whose reveries are entirely from childhood feel like back in grade or taking a journey into some ancient kindergarten when she he said teasing her hair recalling her bair-yanking governess If I suggest a manicure she launches forth on long stories about nursemaids and childhood rules for Some Homey Types of my an owner-manager reported homey types They share recipes not scandal They exchange budget secrets gardening tips and jokes Once in awhile we get a little someone who is filing for divorce or a death in the family But they seldom discuss such matters in How does the innocent beauty operator handle a customer who must tell everything? and making little is one method (although some beauticians claim this often only encourages more talk) have a rule about an older hair stylist said repeat what heard not even to the person who told you If possible with overly confessional types I try back from the Philippines the same old story So many friends wanted a dress just like hers that she decided to turn pro Last week Rebecca Welles arrived from California to see her in the windows Though she arrived late at night she asked the taxi driver to take her straight to a store want you to share a great experience with she tolc him They both got out and inspected the windows ply cut them up and sewed them together The film company was so amused that they found her an old treadle sewing machine so that she could go on with her work Leads to Decision As far as her dining table is concerned it matter that the lace cloths were sabotaged She now uses it for a work table and so covered with her paraphernalia that it seen a dinner party since she came Clean the Tangled Web Six Years Older Than Thinks Playtime Daytime Glamortime 1 an Ostertag eyewear fashion for every time! No woman of fashion would think of wearing the same glasses for every occasion any more than wear the same shoes For like your shoes hats and handbags your eyewear is a fashion accessory that should be suited to the time the place and the costume So when you plan your accessories start with the most important one of all-attractive smart-looking eye-wear from Ostertag Stop in soon you? Not even a new hat can give you the lift a glamorous new frame from Ostertag can! The Latest Fashions in Sight Come From OS EM 3-7900 Rockhill Medical Bldg 6700 Troost Ave Other stores in St Louis and Columbia Mo Alton III Oklahoma City and Tulsa Okla Burlington Iowa Omaha Nebr Louisville Ky San Francisco San Mateo Marin Palo Alto and San Jose Calif Dear Springtime: I told them i and that a criminal record is a the same thing going to tell lifelong shadow (ADVERTISEMENT! ANN LANDERS Beauty Advice Dear ann landers: Sixteen years ago I began to date a very attractive man who was six years my junior told him I was 21 although I was 27 at the time Never did I dream anything serious would come of our relationship' To Size 48 I have never yet seen a finer method of improving the complexion Wrinkles are smoothed dryness is checked blemishes vanish and the skin takes on a healthy youthful look (Extract from a report by Margaret Merril suggesting the use of the moist tropical oil of Olay as a powder base) Most druggists are able to obtain supplies of this oil which gives glorious loveliness to the skin you Fess np and take your lumps If your marriage is as wonderful as yon say the number on the passport mean a thing Now yon know what is meant by that web we weave when first we practice to More Info Please Dear Ann: I was interested in your letter from the teen-age girl who admitted she had done some shoplifting Your advice to her was good but I think you said enough Please print the enclosed which I read in the April 1967 issue of Digest: Professional security experts offer this advice to parents in the fight against youthful shoplifting: 1 Talk to your children Explain that shoplifting is a crime Sets Fire To Herself Los Angeles (AP) A woman turned herself into a human torch yesterday at a service station police reported She was taken to General hospital in critical condition with burns from shoulders to feet Police tentatively identified her as Nancy Moore 24 years old Twin Falls Idaho Police said witnesses gave this account: A station attendant heard a scream and saw the woman ablaze inside a small utility booth on the center island He seized a powder fire extinguisher and put out the flames as the woman collapsed Another witness said he had seen the woman hold a lighted match against her clothing Police Sgt Charles Calvert said what appeared to be a reproduction of a religious picture was found near the woman That man is now my husband and we have had 15 wonderful years together Last night he told me he must go to Europe on business and he wants me to go with him This means I must produce my birth certificate in order to get a passport My husband is sure to see my passport at some point during the trip and then he would discover I lied to him about my age advise me to confess He has a thing about women who are older than their husbands cringed many times when he had made cutting remarks about such couples in our social group Please tell me how to handle this and keep my secret Undoubtedly other women have written to you with this problem What did you tell Older Than Springtime Winner in Twain Role 4977 SIZES 34-48 2 Emphasize that going along with the crowd for fear of being is the way out 3 When your children go on group shopping expeditions know how much money your child has where the group is going what they expect to buy 4 If yonr child comes home with more merchandise than he or she had money to buy ask about it And take easy answers about where it came from 5 Be wary if a daughter goes shopping with an Oversized pnrse Purses are favorite for concealing pilfered goods 6 Outlaw all clothes swapping unless the parents on both sides know being exchanged 7 Practice what you preach Trying to Help Dear Trying: The rules are all superb but I would like to emphasize rule number one- Authorities in the field of shoplifting tell us they encounter dozens of children every day who do not relate stealing with immorality Parents must teach children at an early age that taking things is not only wrong hut against the law The swiping of insignificant objects from homes of neighbors and friends is often the first step Every parent should he alert to this Punishment should be swift and firm Olay Vitalizing Night Cream $350 Lemon Jelvyn 8 oz 275 Oil of Olay 4 oz 350 Jelvyn Cleansing Milk 200 Shop-by-Mall Bex 41t City or Out-Of-Town Customers If you can't coma to Parkview Druos Kansas City Mo Sent Postaoo Paid Mr and Mrs Earl Cox of Hannibal Chosen as official greeters for the coming year in Hannibal in a Tom and Becky Thatcher com petition were John Welton Webdell and Marybeth Orscheln Bill Dana entertainer and a crew were in Hannibal filming some of the activities for a Bell Telephone Hour television program next spring A trained Ad Taker Is waiting now at BA 1-5500 to assist you in placing your Star Want Adv YOU NEED SUGAR Sugar is Instant TWO questions you should ask yourself before buying any DRAPERIES 1967 Publishers Newspaper Syndicate) OFPERID BY PROSPECTUS ONLY NEW ISSUE Hannibal Mo AP) John Sharkey 13 of Bay St Louis Miss won the fence painting contest in the national Tom Sawyer day celebration yesterday He received a $100 savings bond and a traveling trophy to be deposited at his capitol Ten contestants representing ten states were judged on the basis of original costume speed and neatness The contest was part of a 4-day observance in Mark hometown and was sponsored by the Hannibal Chamber of Commerce Glenn (Skip) Haywood 11 of Madison Wis placed second and Mark Teachout 13 Grand Rapids Mich was third representative was Danny Cox 15-year-old son of Hi It Wm mm i Will They Be Attractive? At Aere wa have professional drapery consultants to help you select the proper treatment correct pattern and fabric and the most flattering color for your particular room decor Havino the largest selection of decorative fabrics in tha Midwest makes if a little easier Convert Your Lazy 4 5 Interest Into 884000000 70 FIRST MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE BONDS Dormitory for Kansas State Teacher's College Students Emporia Kansas I mm WHEN YOU COMPARE WE GAIN A CUSTOMER ROCKHILL MEAT msm I ii 1 1 1 1 Be comfortable and cod this summer a bright cot-1 ton print dress styled with low side pleats and bows Made- line Pattern 4977 comes in the large size 34 to 48 1 Size 36 takes 2 yards of 45-inch fabric Send 65 cents for the pat- tern adding 15 cents for first-class mall and special han-j dling Write plainly your size 1 pattern number name address and zipcode Address Madeline Pattern department Tile Kansas City Star Box 42 Old Chelsea station New York 10011 Please use this exact address VI 2-7488 WILL I SAVE? You bat you will Since Acre buys direct from the finest mills wo eliminata all middle man profits You save because Acre maintains its own modem workrooms and uses tha most exact- 1 ing modern equipment to pr duce better hanging draparii at a sensible price All Aero draperies are Installed by our own export crows at ne additional cost NO gimmicks no free this and free that ne hidden extras Why Pat More on Fine Foods? LOW PRICES AW GREEN STAMPS lS UNITED SUPERS Aero Custom Draperies Luxuriously Tailored of our most popular Antique Satin in 30 lush colors or any of 100 other new 48-inch fabrics 4-Width Pair $9444 6-Width Pair SAVON 5400 KANSAS AVENUE 5 OPEN BA1LY If)-!) SUN 10-7 PLUS RODS IP NEEDED PLUS RODS IP NEEDED 19 COFFEE SL'r Lb Construction Has Started Completion Plans are set for September 1st 1967 Remaining bonds available maturing 412-101A Years Denominations $1000 $500 American Fidelity Corp Broker-Dealer Gary Wohelgmuth Agent FL 8-2914 Buy Now and Draw Interest From Feb 1 1967 MEASURED Limit ona with S900 grocery purchase TAILORED INSTALLED REG YOUR CHOKE 7-Up or Royal Crown Cola 8-16-Oz Bottles JL 1-7260 SHOP AT HOME COVERED SUCAR BOWL Limit one with 500 or mora purchase To sot coffee completer set or 4 pc place setting and susar bowl requires a 1900 or more purchase 99 Tayslee Sweetheart Bread 6-Lb Leaves a DRAPERY CO NEW ADDRESS 3101 MERCIER ero First Interest Payment Due August 1 1967 Visit CAMBRIDGE HOUSE INC 9929 Mission Ml 9-3780 Ov He Kant- GW Pure Sugar is grown refined and consumed In America by Americans You cannot buy a finer sugar anywhere in the world! About You at 2 Blocks West of Trafficuxiy on 31st I.

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