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Show Lifestyle alt fake aribrnu e Friday, February Section A 7, 1986 U Page One Spectacular Price On Ammric Ortaff Vu . SI IK , U!F I) TUXEDOS v $1050 If tun hlKNrt Mlk U VAItS lAOll MMM. UIIOMIIi AwtlrH WmKIk, M Ml HANII 4i mt I VIiKM ItmiMHWM t I l 0t tooxdlca By Carolyn Monson Tribune Fashion Editor DALLAS Important celebrations have required men to wear tuxedos. This year, the tux, itself, is being celebrated. It is 100 years old. To celebrate the anniversary, After Six, Inc., one of the nations largest formal-wea- r specialists, threw a birthday party for fashion press attending spring and summer mens-wea- r previews in Dallas, presented by the Men's Fashion Association. event. As might be guessed, it was a black-ti- e Table decor featured top hats filled with flowers. The program was tuxedos through the eras on dancers demonstrating each time's popular dance. One dance was the tango, popular in the United States in the early 1900s, and known as the dance of love. Tango Argentina is currently a hit musical in New York, increasing the popularity of the South American dance and Batwing bow tie, silk waistcoat signify a 20s tux look. n III Ml Ml I MN S. RUDOFKER'S $L(OX I life and MII AH 1935 The tuxedo is celebrating its 100th birthday and promises to endure. New version is from After Sixs Dynasty Collection. - W HA Mil IUS SONS SIV 1114 PA ad offers tuxedo to masses. spawning a multitude of tiered, ruffled dresses, toreador pants and ruffled shirts. It still takes two to tango. He was dressed in black, wearing a jacket featuring a rounded notched lapel. She wore a long-tors- o dress with tiered skirt. The tango enjoyed its popularity in debut much earlier, in 1886. 1911. The tuxedo made its It was first seen at the Autumn Ball at the Tuxedo Park Club in hence the name tuxedo. New York Pierre Lorillard IV, owner of the Lorillard Tobacco Co., decided something less formal than a tail coat and at least as comfort- able as the British semiformal smoking jacket was needed for men. This fashion idea resulted in a tailless jacket similar to the red coats worn by fox hunters riding to the hounds. The elder Mr. Lorillard didnt wear his new design, but son Griswold did. The next day a gossip columnist complained, At the Tuxedo Club ball young Griswold Lorillard appeared in a tailless dress coat and waistcoat of scarlet satin, looking for all Column 1 See Page A-1- 2, d Dark blue tuxedo was hot 1930s style. double-breaste- French vanilla, double-breaste- d jacket was pure 50s. Design: Dennis Green HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY Hilda Alice Stret Winters Hlda Alice Stret Winters, of Hoytsvllle, Submit County, toh, will celebrate her 60th Birth doy with o Open House with friends and relatives, Saturday, February 8, p.m. at the Hoytsvllle LOS WardCutturol Hall, the Open House Is being given by her family ond they eauest no gifts. r Replacing Your OVER 100 KEYBOARDS IN STOCK i Gas Furnace? With all the ratings, claims and gimmicks you see, choosing a new gas furnace can be a little overwhelming. Thats why your Rheem dealer has honest answers to your tough questions about what's really right for your home. Call him today. Make the right choice. Rheem. Honest Answers Make Rheem the Right Choice! A & AIR Of 3 bookcases usually an amazing 3 for $179.00 are now an INCREDIBLE $49.00 each. Each bookcase is 30" wide, 72" high, 12" deep. Three of the five shelves are fully adjustable. Large or small cabinet doors, drop lid or glass doors may be added. Also available 16" deep, holds most stereo equipment or a TV, only $69.00. Good and Solid. All For Informotion Coll: Environment Control Systems Midvale 561-099- 9 Choose From Design Comfort SALE ENDS FEB. 15th Holladay 277-691- All 2 Seasons Htg. . . . Oak, Teak, Walnut, and Butcher Block Finishes White, s ILtsfisnnufe ILntsfiimgj & A.C. West Volley 967-507- 5 Distributed by Allreds Inc. I 156 S. MAIN Sheet Music i Pmno Moving 359-763- 2174 So. 1100 East 3 Piano Lessons Tuning i Just South T of Clark Financial Corp. rear- - SHOP Mon. Sat. 10 am 6 pm 487-328- 9 IS |
