13 - North Shore News - Sunday, December 19, 1999

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Diamond Jewellery

637 Lonsdale Ave.. N. Van. 984-6706
Ba Marine Drive. W. Van. 926-7710

This X-mas....

Gasy knits

CHUNKY sweaters and
cosy cableknits take the
chili off crisp winter
days. Our tust for luxury
fibres (cashmere,
alpaca, mohair and
angora) seems to reflect
the fate-’90s desire for
soothing comfort.
Sweater and skirt (right),
from Fairweathers.

Pamper Someone
_ Treat someone you love to something really special with a

shop talk

Seasonal gifts,
charity bears

Layne Christensen
News Reporter

FANS of charity bears
will want to add Ralph
Lauren’s latest to their
collection.

This year’s collector bear
sports a festive red sweater
with a knitted Polo 2000 logo
and snowtlake design.

The piush toy’s sporty
sweater was designed by Mr.

Jacqui MacNcill, the company
has grown from a single kiosk
at Lonsdale Quay to five retail
stores in the Lower Mainland
(including Park Royal), two
franchise locations (Whistler
and Victoria), a manufacturing
plant and mail-order business.
Until Dee. 20, all Escents

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Ralph Lauren fragrance.
Profits from the sale “of the
teddy will bencfit the
Canadian Cancer Society.

Ralph Lauren will also dis-
tribute 350 of the bears this
Christmas to children at hos-
pitals in Montreal, Toronto
and Vancouver.

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Escents has expanded its
empire.

The North Van-based
manufacturer and retailer. of

aromatherapy ~~ body-care’
. products last month opened a

store in Victoria’s Market

Square.

Founded six years ago by ..

locations will ‘be - accepti
non-perishable: food «items
and clothing donations : fo:
distribution through thé food
bank. Also this holiday season;
the retailer has intzoduced-a
gift basket . “progras
Customers who buy i in quan

tities of 19 or ‘more’

given a discount of up to $20.
Orders can be picked: up,
delivered to, home or. ‘sent