16 - Sunday, September 11, 1988 ~ North Shure News Fashions on HEATHERINGTONS AND Ruby’s in Park Royal are hosting twice-weekly fashion shows. Runn- ing 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Cafe Royal and 12:30 ».m. Thursdays at Rene’s, the shows feature the shops’ latest fashions and ac- cessories. Shows will be running through September. For more in- formation, call 926-0090 or 922- 8715. West Vancouver’s Chesa Seafood hosts a special fashion show from Ruby’s and Heather- ingtons Sept. 14 at noon. For res- Syations/information, call 922- 12, nhkk Jacgar at Holt Renfrew in Pacific Centre mall in downtown Vancouver is hosting an in-store fashion show Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. Shown at this second of three Holt Renfrew shows will be a selection of items from the store’s autumn collection. In each show, the collection is presented in different phases. Info: 687-4242. kkk St. David’s United Church at Taylor Way and the Upper Levels Highway will host a fall fashion show Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m. For details: 922-3961 or 922-3876. Perfume was used to scent leather DIFFERENT ERAS mean dif- ferent customs — and that applies to the art and commerce of per- fume as much as anything else. In the last years of the 16th cen- tury, perfumed gloves were the vogue. The passion for these stylish, fragant items developed in Italy and Spain, and was introduced in to France by Catherine de Medici, who had her own gloves scented with civet, musk or ambergris by her famous perfumer Rene the Florentine. Legend has it that Catherine scented her gloves to mask the aroma of the various poisons she hid in them. The popularity of these stylish scented items flourished throughout Europe, capturing the fancy of the upper classes and no- bility up until the late 1700s. Elizabeth 1, Madame de Pom- padour and other courtly women all indulged in creations of the gantiers-parfumers — glove per- fumers — of Grasse. In fact, it is the art of perfumed gloves that launched Grasse as the perfume capital of the world. This small, walled city, perched high above the plains stretching from Nice to the foothills of the Alps, was first an important centre for leather, then for perfumed gloves, then for the perfumers themselves, Hides from Grasse were excep- tional and, in the last years of the 16th century, tanners there specialized in preparing leathers for fine glove making. By the 17th century, they were catering to the rage for perfumed leathe.s by also scenting — primarily with jasmine — waistcoats, vests, doublets, shoes, belts, kerchiefs and fans. By the year 1700, there were 21 master scented-glove makers in Grasse, including Jean-Honore Fragonard’s father, Francois. In their modest ateliers, clustered on the Rue Sans-Peurs in Grasse, tne gantiers-parfumers became a rich and powerful ele- ment in the economy of Provence during the reign of Louis XIV. As the profits grew, so did the tequirements to become a master in this art. Francois Fragonard and his fellow craftsmen had to train for six years before they could present themselves for guild membership. Designer Elizabeth Nemeth will host a fashion show in conjunction with Club You-Nique Sept. 15 at the New World Harbourside Hotel ballroom. Featured at the 8 p.m. show at 1133 West Hastings St. will be some oi the latest items from the designer. A variety of door prizes will be given away to lucky guests. tnt North Vancouver’s EliMar Cre- ations will present lunch and fash- ions Sept. 21 at the Kettle of Fish restaurant in downtown Van- couver. Designed and manufac- tured in Vancouver as a cottage industry, the EliMar line is design- ed for the woman who is used to the best. For reservations to the noon show, call 682-6661. weak Nina’s Fashions will present a fall fashion show Sept. 22 at the Seymour Golf and Country Club in North Vancouver. Proceeds from the 7:30 p.m. show will be donated to the Breakaway Drug Abuse Society. For ticket details call 987-0402, eat Hy’s Mansion will be the setting for a fashion show put on by the Truce Club Sept. 28 at 11:30 a.m. Fashions shown are to include clothes from Rosemarie of Ker- tisdale, furs by Speiser, hats by Mayfair and shoes by Peterson’s. Fashion show reservations are re- quired. For further information call 922-2975, ket THE NORTH Shore News’ fashion show column is run peri- odically as submissions warrant. Priority is given to shows happen- ing on the North Shore, or those hosted by North Shore groups. For coverage, drop off your press release at least one week in ad- vance of publication of our Sun- day fashion section. The release should state where, when and what type of fashions will be shown. Finest Quality Manufacturers’ Handmade Leather Samples SIZE 6 onLy $. THE FASHION SHOW WITH A DIFFERENCE to start thinking about your fall wardrobe. to come and see our Fall Collections featuring MR. JAX, JACDALE, HEIDEMANN, and JONES NEW YORK. Date: Wednesday, September 14, 1988. Time: 6:30 P.M. Place: Le Meridien Hotel, Versailles Ballroom Cost: $38.00 DX COMPLIMENT EASHIONS 150 West 15th Street, North Vancouver, BC. 988-2096 MG Professional Images Inc. A Morrison Grey enterprise, gs ed ow is the time We invite you HILDE Formally of the Uptown Beauty Salon has joined David at Sash n Fancy Coiffures 115 East 15th Street, Nan. 988-3814