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takes practice. But you take home a tape recording of your voice for future study.

ITEM: Wardrobe-Linda is a strikingly beautiful brunette and a real, live, beauty contest winner from one of Oregon's larger cities; Rusty is a tall, lissome redhead who is one of Portland's top models. Each is a specialist in wardrobe planning on Glorea's staff. Do you know your type" Feminine" Wholesome" Executive? Dramatic” Or some combination of the four? You must know your type if you want to save money on clothes. You are less likely to buy clothes you never really like and seldom wear. More important, you will not buy clothes that emphasize your masculinity rather than concealing it. Are you short "Tall? Too slender? Or too heavy? This is where you learn how to camouflage your figure defects. Love hats? There are a dozen different hat styles and you can try them all on to find the shapes that flatter your face. And you'll receive marvelous advice from the experts, Lin- da and Rusty!

ITEM: Wig Salon - Ruby operates three wig salons in the Portland area. She is assisted at "DREAM" by Johnny who has his own beauty salon in eastern Oregon. You sit down at a table in front of a mirror. Around you are boxes and boxes of wigs. All shapes and colors. "I need a new wig," you admit cautiously, "that will acknowledge my advancing years." Ruby looks at the shelves and brings forth three wigs made of Teviron, a new synthetic that looks and handles like human hair, but is so easy to care for you think you can clean and style it yourself. That color Ruby selects is an ash blonde streaked with silver. It's a marvelous color. You try on the first one and Ruby expertly styles it to suit your face shape. It's nice, but the back tapers more than you think it should. You try on another one -this with bangs, waves at the sides and a big cluster of curls at the nape of the neck. Much better. "Let's try on this pageboy," Ruby suggests. Mmmmm, just a little too severe for your age, you think. Back you go to number two. "I like this one," you say finally. Ruby does a complete styling of the wig. You watch her closely so you can try it yourself. Johnny says: "I think you inade the right choice." Off you go happily to your suite to get ready for the party that night. The ash blonde wig will go well with the yellow silk dress.

Suddenly it's Friday. It doesn't seem possible. We've had the en- tire condominium to ourselves all week and have seen only five men: Gene (the condominium manager), Dale, Tyrone, Johnny and a meter

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