Carat, brilliant, in-
clusion—do you know what
-.these terms.mean? April is
_ diamond month: and what.”
better time to find out all
‘there is to know about
diamonds. ys

The illness-you'll never see
coming. Get in shape— and:
don’t give the enemy _-

: ~The word itself comes
- . from the’ Greek ‘adamas’
-meaning unconquerable—an

cabig target.
appropriate stone for those
‘born under the Aries’ sign Fitnessi is: fun...
: (March 21-April 20) who are

said to be’ strong, én- Try some. PARNCGPACTIONS
_ thusiastic and confident.

me - “From the earliest times
man believed that gem
stones. “contained magic
powers to protect’ him from .
bad luck and evil spirits, but .
it “was the Mesopotamian —
astrologists who first
associated the signs of the.
- =~ godiac-with a particular
a ' stone. Drawing on their -
.- ‘wealth of knowledge and
experience, taking into
account the characteristics
_ of each gem, they allocated
Aries the king of precious
stones, the diamond.

And rightly so. Both Aries
men and women have a
special zest for life that is
often. contagious, often
serving as examples of how
life should be lived. Their

- whole approach to life is
quite positive and young-
thinking, but like the-
diamond their temperment is
fiery——they can be. cold as
ice, or warm and glowing. ©

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TR sa ree ys erce ARTA DNENY

Is it any wonder then, that

their birthstone is a

diamond? While those born'~

under, the sign of Aries

; possess similar- general

' traits, each Aries-born is’

: unique. Likewise the
diamond. _ .

our area manager who has
lost 45 pounds and kept it
off for over 8 years

this necktie of 18k gold braid
But what exactly is a [amd diamonds or this
diamond, what makes it so [shooting star of gold and
, Special? Diamond is carbon. [diamonds in the hair.
Pure and simple. But
somehow crystallized deep ashore and re-buried them
in the carth a hundred under tons of sand 40 to
million years ago, under 50 feet beneath the sur-

tremendous heat and _ face—as in areas of South
pressure, into.a substance so. West Africa.
‘incomparably hard it has

she challanges everyone..
there is a difference!

OPEN HOUSE -- ALL WELCOME

.

we SE pT

Mon. Apr- 16, 1979 12 noon
never been approached by Diamonds do not leave the Y.W.C.A.
any other. earth easily, man must.move 580 Burrard St.
100 million parts of sand to
Scientist believe that find one part of diamonds or Vancouver
erupting volcanos brought he must dig, blast, hoist,
diamonds to the earth's crush and process 250 tons Mon. Apr. 16, 1979 7:00 pm
surface per heir for of Kimberlite ,to produce Richmond Inn,
mation, but some diamon one carat of diamond. j
remain -embedded deep ; 7551 Westminster Hwy.
within the pipes of these Originally — called Richmond

dead volcanos in solid lava

‘fragments of eternity’ by the

rock called Kimberlite. Asian Indians who first Tues. Apr. 17, 1979 7:00 pm
discovered them between Alli , i
Streams carried other 800 and 600 BC, diamonds lance Francaise,

diamonds away, depositing are often referred to as 6161 Cambie St.

them in rivers and ultimately, ‘nature's masterpiece’. Vancouver

the sea. Tides eventually

cast some of these diamonds CONTINUED ON PAGE 27 : aa Wed. A 18, 1979 7
JULIE BUTLER offers personal service ec. Apr.18, 19 700 pm

MAC RAME at the Craft Cellar

A il your needs

C lasses 6 weeks $15 beg. & adv.

R ealistic prices on cord, etc.

A lways a coffee stop

M acrame workshops men & women

by Brenda & Dave

E asy parking — 285 - 17th St. West Van.

922-8311

(across trom Sateway)

and friendly advise to all.
QUILTED FABRIC

Pertect for vests and jackets
115cm(45” width)

PLAINS
$5.98/m

PRINTS
$6.98/m

St. Andrews United C

(Christian Educational Centre)
1044 St. George & 10th St. East

North Vancouver

Thurs. -Apr. 19, 1979

Sheraton Villa Inn
4331 Dominion St.
Burnaby

hurch,

7:30 pm

For the class nearest you. call WOW — 271-2232

counterweight.

“im Forever “IS OUR LIFESTYLE