ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, March 31, 1996                 TAG: 9603290033
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 3    EDITION: METRO 
                                             TYPE: SPRING FASHION 

OUR THANKS ...

We're indebted to two other elegant and updated classics, the Hotel Roanoke and The Homestead, whose generosity, courtesy and beautiful settings brought our spring fashions to life.

Thanks to the Hotel Roanoke, that classy lady of the city, whose welcome and refreshed presence is once again at the heart of the downtown. Director of Sales and Marketing Gary Crizer treated us like honored guests and didn't mind our climbing on walls and standing in windows. Thanks also to good sports Jay Hall and Mike Lynch of the Virginia Department of Transportation, who let us join their pool game outside the Pine Room.

Our gratitude also goes to The Homestead, that gracious lady of the countryside. We fell in love with the Great Hall, Crystal Ballroom, Garden Room and the rocking chairs on the front porch. And the gloriously remodeled swimming pool. And the new breezeway to the spa and mineral baths. We used them all. Thanks to Public Relations Manager Susan Hruska, whose warm hospitality made it hard to leave.

Thanks to Susan Bulbin, local sales associate for the Worth Collection since 1992, for lending us her clothes. The Worth Collection is also available from sales associate Pat Lawson.

Thanks also to Roanoke Times editorial assistants Beth Day Pashley, Lisa Smith and Laura Zivkovich, who carried heavy loads and ran many errands - and smiled all the while.

A final thanks to Darrell Edwards, Karolyn Sink and Aaron Stuart of The Roanoke Times' imaging department for their prepress work on our photographs.

Meet our models

James Alderman, 39, is employed by Allstate Insurance Co. He moved to Roanoke from St. Petersburg, Fla., and is married and has two children.

Larren Duty, 39, lives in Roanoke with her husband and son. She is a nail technician who specializes in natural nails at Perfect Ten Nail Salon.

Jennifer Heinrich, 26, an Arizona native, lives in Blacksburg. She is engaged to Dr. Chris Neck, a member of the business management faculty at Virginia Tech. Her favorite interests are children and travel.

Muyeria Kimondo, 21, came to Roanoke from Kenya. She is a student at Virginia Western Community College and is majoring in computer science.

Sharon Lipscomb, 45, lives in Roanoke with her son. She works as a secretary at the office of Dr. David Walton and part-time at Bonomo's Plus.

Merrily Rees, 22, a native of Atlanta, is a senior French major at Hollins College. After graduation she will be married in Paris and will then move with her husband to his home country of Sweden.

Sanghee Uhm, 32, is a harpist with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and a music teacher at Roanoke College. She is married and lives in Roanoke.

John Yocum, 22, from Philadelphia, is a senior at Roanoke College who is majoring in business. He is also an assistant to the college lacrosse team.

LENGTH: Medium:   59 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  STEPHANIE KLEIN-DAVIS/Staff. Muyeria shows off a Privata
          white suit with gold animal appliqus topping a halter and matching 
          shorts from Colors & You. Shoes by Anne Mitchell come from 
          Hofheimer's.