Show S0E& e4? Page 10— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday Aram Page 9 shopping sorties when any positive comment doomed a scarf skirt or pair of jeans to cermom-liktain death (the es it” syndrome) I entered into this wedding gown business determined to keep my opinions to myself certain anything I said would be held against me Nestled in a dressing room the size of the Ritz with salespersons running back and forth fetching headpieces and long gloves and trundling volumes of satin and law I watched my daughter try on her first dress The transformation gave me goose bumps smoothing the bodice and twisting right and left in front of the mirror “You look beautiful” I pretended to blow my nose and wiped away a tear “No really Do you think it shows off my waist enough?” I said she had a waistline to kill for “What about the pearlish cast? Do you think it’s right for my skin tones?” I replied it matched her coloring beautifully “What do you think about the shantung one? Is it too heavy for an outdoor wedding?” I suspected it would be smashing at an outdoor wedding “It needs to be something dramatic you know something that’ll make Derek just DIE when he sees me” I assured her he would die Gina Wickwar to a Logan rasMant and a technical writer by profession She writes this column twice mommy vor mo nomofrore pogo Continued from Page 9 cutter moves the block of wood not the saw The process is slow about an hour to cut 25 or 35 pieces Each puzzle is hand-cso even if the same art is used for more than one puzzle the shape of the pieces is different Their simplest puzzles sell for about $100 and they make a few puzzle ornaments for Christmas trees or to hang in a window for about $20 Most of the puzzles are delivered unassembled The Logelands sometimes recommend a particularly sneaky way to give their puzzles Special silhouette that” Doug said He got himself a scroll saw and set to work When he got to the point that he thought he could cut some puzzles that would sell he quit his job in 1987 She left her job as vice president for human resources at Minneapolis Chil- dren’s Hospital in 1991 He does the accounting and much of the puzzle cutting She does the marketing and some of the cutting non-medic- al ee care plans for their employees and then make state deposits on behalf of the employee to a medical savings account Individuals also may purchase a qualified higher-deductibhealth plan and make state deposits into an MCSA Account holders may pay health insurance premiums deductibles pt $150 ALL SEATS f UTAH - 2 MWLniUOH 752-307- le waltUr Srn£u pt GRUMPIEROLDMI EN (PQ-17:00 3) UTAH tttruAKi 752-30- 72 nniMn THE USU a cappOa CLUB PSOUDUT PRESENTS er in a little bag The pulls out those pieces and withholds them just to drive the gift-giv- goes up and down so that the le higher-deductib- withdraws money from the medical care savings account balance reasons for For more information on this new tax benefit call the Utah State Tax Commission at or toll-fr(801)297-220- 0 at ’s answer is simple actually Unbeknownst to me since her engagement at Christmas she has been studying bridal Puzzle indiprovides state tax benefits to viduals and businesses for health care savings The 1995 Medial Care Savings Account Act created a new option for employers to deal with rising costs of health care insurance according to a release from the Utah Slate Tax Commission Employers now may purchase health qualified MCSA may not exceed $2000 a year or the amount of money equal to the eligible medical expenses paid out in that tax yev A 10 percent penalty will be withheld if the account holder or other eligible medical costs you’ve been snookered by the very best with MCSA funds Madison Avenue has to offer But it doesn’t Interest earned on the account matter As Sadie the salesperson at Klein-felt- is also exempt from state income said “You only get married once tax Contributions made to an right?” Amen to that The Logelands use a delicate n blade the kind a jeweler uses to cut puzzle pieces It a New Yorker ad When they were out East for a wedding they toured the workshop of what is now a competitor “I can do There’s something magical about seeing your little girl transfigured by satin and lace change before your very eyes into the wife she will become And seeing this you suddenly understand that on her wedding day she’ll be the loveliest bride in the world that you and her father will cry that her fianof will be overwhelmed with her beauty that every man in the audience will be jealous of him and every woman jealous of her So when you find THE dress which we did you succumb even though you realize statement How I asked myself had my tomboy become such a bridal gown connoisseur? The wire-thi- Rainy Lake cabin They ordered a few fine puzzles when they saw like Modem Bride Elegant Bride Bride’s all devoted to seducing our daughters sucking them into their vision of the perfect bride all intent on transforming them into Cinderellas on their wedding day It’s hard to fight Not that I tried very hard A-li- ne “What do you think?” she demanded working a big puzzle at their Utah offers new tax cut magazines with the intensity she usually reserves for nematodes in the dry valleys of the Antarctic There’s a host of these insidiFor the first time this year the ous little magazines out there with names Utah State Income Tax return And on and on it went This daughter who makes her fashion statement with tom jeans and Teva sandals had suddenly C")vers Chanel I watched fascinated as she donned a bustier as if she’d been wearing one all her life sucked in her breath and dove head first into layers of billowing crinoline silk and organza into dress after dress constantly on the lookout for the “perfect” gown For two days I marvelled as she promenaded along banks of mirrors watching with a critical eye how a certain train “followed” or the way the satin and silk “fell” commenting learnedly on the various shades of netting (diamond white was preferred) discoursing on the virtues of different waist lines (of the dropped flattered empire dropped and her most) critically diagnosing why certain gowns didn’t “have it” didn’t make her feel right (too “pouffy” too severe) or exploring the potential difficulties of “bustling” She mounted steps to see how the train glided behind her moved nearer windows to check out how the satin played in daylight and flagged down other young women for their opinions on such arcana as the scooped neckline vs the “V” vs the whether tulle was really in this year (Vera Wang was showing a lot of it) and whether a cathedral train was a bit of an over-- Wickwar Continued 11996 April er WESTATES INFO 753-190- 0 recipient crazy The puzzle-solv- er may not realize until the end of the task that pieces are missing — and pieces at that odd-shap- ed ut 1)21 N' 300 I f 3113 tJMKf EXECUTIVE DECISION MMHW IM'WUUIWW MX MO RACE TBE SUN MIMMtW MI'NNMANNW feS8ltMl9M KMT OWVUI lOGMilTOM CONCMTHML-IX- HCRE1S AIQMLMUWTHtiauTGGAIfflTU0qTCtNTM0W110N HK pieces — hearts birds skiers sailors sewing machines math tM equations whatever the customer specifies — are packaged togeth TW MCTNUH TICKET OfflCE AND1ME (OOKTMU aonhion is fTuocNTS m iwwriiCKfniifwuriiCKfn MWAiu oNurxrnc ooktmu) ft PERSONAL VMM M MO UP CLOSE £aranC$6 I!W AltfHOWS KVOM4 fm U $0 lift CCRTlf fCATtS AVAUASUOW CAN’XEXPECTOCOUJO HANDOVER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARSAYEAR ANdI NOT ASK'A FEW QUESTIONSJBB E Jewelry Design and Manufacturing 47 N Main Logan ONE STOP Present this coupon with MISSIONARY Two great packages at two great prices tor the missionary! areas" SPrNMi 10 Shuts 10 Pr Socks " 1 bad debts? 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