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Chicago Tribune.

As the population grows older, is
the more mature look becoming
more appealing? Yes, say a hair-

stylist, a cosmetician,~ and a psy? 

.chiatrist.? and no, according to a"
plastic surgeon. The four spoke at
a symposium on ?Is youth neces-
sary? . . . Fact or myth?" spon~
sored by the fashion industry.

?Don't call it a mature look,?
said Roy Karrell, Elizabeth Ar-
den?s Chicago beauty service di-
rector. ?Cal it sophisticated.?

That sophisticated look will
take over eventually, he indicated,
because most of the p0pulation
eventually will be over 50.

?People will?be satisfied to look

50 rather than 20: Industry will 0

along," Karrell said. ?You shou 
deal in a different way with beau-

ty?. Instead of looking young, you?


uld look good, with a healthy
skin.lYou should plan now to look
healthyat 65. It?s like a pension
plan or insurance policy: Start
saving now for 65.?

Dr. Annette Lotter, a plastic
surgeon, put it another wa 
?Think of sitting in the sun like
having a bank account. Every
time you sun, you put wrinkles in
the bank. One day they?ll all come
backto you, out of the bank.?

Dr. Lotter, a staff member of
Northwestern University Medical

School, was the dissenting voice
regarding the appeal of a more
mature look. .
?The aging of the population
won't let peOple accept the aging

. of the face,?f she said. ?Women

are employed longer and they
need to look younger. Because the
population is aging, I get more
clients. Men, too, want to look
younger. I do more-eyes (eyelifts)
on men. They age more rapidly
around the eyes than anywhere.

.?Sun is the worst thing for ap-
pearance. It breaks down the elas-
tic fibers."

Facial animation and facial ex-
ercises also are hard on a wom-
an?s looks. The woman should

 

 

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Chuck Wolf with a woterbed set into a
Conventional queen-size, brass bed frame. 
Staff photo by Pete Liddell.

 

aterbeds go

?establishment? 

by NELSON
Times staff reporter

Waterbeds have gone from a lot
of laughs to serious, business. .

At the April manufacturers?. in?
troductions in the Southern Furni-
ture Market, waterbeds in new
frame styles and hybrid mattress-
es (part water and part conven-
tional) drew much attention, even
from traditional bedding-store
buyers.

This was in spite of the fact the
waterbed industry itself had its
own well?attended trade Show run-
ning simultaneously in California,
accordin to Chuck H. Wolf, sec-
retary the 'Waterbed Retailers
Association for Washington, Ore-
gon, Idaho and British Columbia.

?In the 19605, people laughed
when they heard about the wa4
terbeds,? Wolf said. ?Actually
they weren?t new. The ancient
Persians slept on water-filled
goatskin bags.? 

Stories circulated about the
mattresses leaking, and floors col-
lapsing.

But the avant-garde youth took
to them .like protest march-
es.

ALL THIS appealed to ambi-
tious entrepreneurs such as Wolf.
At age 24, in 1970, Wolf opened

the first waterbed store in Seattle 

still in business today. This shop
now is in the same spot, 2323 N.
45th St., in doubled space.

?The leak stories got started
because some of the early mat-
tresses were poorly made,? Wolf
said. ?Some people used them
without a supporting frame. Peo-
ple?s weight put too much strain
on seams."

Waterbed mattresses now are
made of tough new vinyls and are
either lap or butt seamed, with
lap-seamed being far superior.

To get the facts about waterbed
weights and floor loading, the Wa-
terbed Manufacturers Association
Sponsored a study which fomd if a
home is structurally sound and
constructed to local building
codes, there should be no prob-
lem, Wolf said-

The heaviest bed (about 2,000
pounds) is still less weight on each
square foot than the televisron,
piano, refrigerator or the com-
bined weight of a dozen l70~pound
men, the study found.

OTHER waterbed features are,

a ?ller-valve inserted and sealed
into the mattress. A good valve is
tamper-proof and sinks into the
mattress when not in use. To fill
and drain, you need only a garden
hose and faucet. Correctly treated
with algaecide the water need
never be changed. ity mat-
tresses are airtight. Filled accord-
ing to directions so no air gets in,
there will be no splash with move-

ment on the bed. They can be
emptied for easy moving. They
are patchable. If punctured, water
will not spurt out of the mattress-
es or jump out of the frame liner.

In addition to the mattress and
frame, other essentials are a
hea vinyl'liner'to' fit inside the
fra and an Underwriters La-
boratories-tested heater with ad-
zjustable heater control. The liner
is insurance in case there is a leak
during filling, or a puncture. It
will contain any amount that leaks
out of the mattress, Wolf said.

A built-in platform or pedestal

is nice because it raises the bed to
a more comfortable height.

.OTHER THINGS, headboards,
padded sides, corner posts, are

purely aesthetic. Also available -

are handsome companion wall
systems in, all styles, platforms
with under-lighting or drawer sys-
tems. But a'spread thrown over a
simple frame makes it appear to
be a conventional bed; Platforms
?or pedestals can be built inside
conventional bedframes.

Variations include divided wa?
ter chambers in the mattress to
reduce water movement, and by-
brids conventional mattresses
withimplanted waterbed sections.
A true waterbed is, 10 inches deep.

A sturdy frame, lap-seamed 
mattress, good liner, and safety-~

tested heater and control begins
at about $199.95. Build your own
frame and you have a good wa:
terbed for $109.95 plus frame ma-
terials. 

When Wolf opened the ?rst wa-
terbed store, he had a political
science degree and a minor in
business from Western Washing-
ton State College, the Army and
one year of retailing experience at
Pay'n Save.

He wanted to go into business
selling something different, and on
a visit to Los Angeles he decided
waterbeds was it. 

His ?rst sale was to a police-
man, ?something of a paradox,
because the beds were a hippie
type product an image it has
ta en years to overcome.?

NOW WATERBEDS are sold in-
creasingly to older people because
they have gone on to being a bet-
ter bed. Some orthopedists are re-
thinking the idea that a hard mat-
tress is best, Wolf said, explain-
mg:

waterbed lets the spine be
straight no matter what position
you lie in because it gives total
sunDort without pressure that con-
?t_ricts blood vessels. And the
warmth is also beneficial." .

At first he sold mainly mat.
tresses, but he began building
frames after store hours with the
help of his father, Melvin W. Wolf,
a retired businessman who also
advised him and worked relief in
the store.

A The intact tomorrow: Fit and 50

keep her face in repose, and mas-
sage only to brin the blood to the
surface. Deep eansing is good,
said Dr. Lotter. 

Some slides of her work illus-
trated how a becoming 
and makeup can enhance the sur-
geon's work, while the lack of
these finishing touches can negate
the reconstructive efforts.

Karrell, who has lectured to
resident plastic surgeons on cos?
metics, believes that makeup

should be worn to accent features,-

rather than to change them. ?We
are not satisfied with what we are
today because fashion and indus-
try tell us we should be someone
else,? he said.

 

The Seattle Times 8 3

Thursday, June 8, 3978

 

wFree workshop
on patchwork

A complimentary workshop in
patchwork and quilting 'will be of-
fered to? King County residents
June at Highline Community
Center, 425 S.W. 144th St., from
9:30 am. to 2:30 pm.

. It is sponsored by the King
County Parks Division and will be
taught by Marjorie Puckett, ?co-
author of "Primarily Patchwork,"
a book for novice and professional
quilters.

Pro-registration is necessary.
For futher information call
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