BfrLancaster Farming, Saturday, September 5, 1987
BY SALLY BAIR According to Program Chair-
Lancaster Co. Correspondent man Lois Kolb, the committee
ATGLEN Now that the heat wanted to have a fashion show for
of summer is gone, women’s their own program and then
thoughts are turning to fall and to decided to make it their major fun
fashion, and Farm Women Society draiser for the year.
#2B is offering county women the Fashions will come from the
opportunity to learn about the lat- Country Lane Boutique, owned
est fall offerings at a fashion show and operated by Lois Hostetter
fundraiser at the Farm and Home along Route 11, just east of Octor-
Center on Thursday, September 10 ara High School at Atglen. The 14
at 7:00 p.m. models for the shbw will include
. progi -ty ,
and Lois Hostetter, proprietor of the Country Lane
Boutique, look over the program for this Thursday’s
benefit fashion show at the Farm and Home Center.
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Society Member Velma Hess relaxes in the gazebo
on a lounge In her straight leg pants made of stretch
gabardine fabric and acrylic and wool blend sweater.
The sweater features a crew neckline and drop shoul
ders with side cable stitching and fully embroidered
floral motif. She wears a turtle neck dickle under the
sweater.
homestead
Farm Women Model Fall Fashions
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five members of the Society, three
mothers of members and six
daughters of members.
Lois Kolb says, “We will have
everything from sportswear and
casual wear to very, very dressy
clothes.” She said all members of
the Society are involved in the pro
ject, and added, ‘There is more
excitement generated as time goes
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on.
In addition to the fun of fash
ions, there will also be refresh
ments made by the members and
door prizes. Proceeds from the
show will be used for Society pro
jects which last year included pro
jects like the Women’s Health
Pavilion at Lancaster General Hos
pital, the Dairy Princess and Poul
try Queen programs, and the state
scholarship program. This year
they will be contributing to the
Make-A-Wish program and the
Water Street Rescue Mission.
Coordinator and moderator for
the fashion show will be Lois Hos
tetler, owner of the Country Lane
Boutique, a store which features
fashions for juniors, misses and
half sizes. Lois has operated the
store in the basement of her coun
try home for about 12 years. She
recalls, “I started very small. My
first racks were from Garvin’s out
of-business sale.”
Opening the store was some
what a natural for Lois who had
managed the gift shop at Plain and
Fancy Restaurant for many years.
She says, “I had always worked
with people, and, though my fami
ly sometimes thought I was nuts, I
got a lot of support for the idea of a
shop.”
During her first buying acquisi
tion, a friend, who is a buyer for a
large Lancaster clothing store,
accompanied Lois to New York.
Now, after 12 years, Lois is
delighted that salespeople come to
her, and she no longer travels to
New York to make her purchases.
She does attend “fashion marts” in
Philadelphia to keep up with the
latest trends.
She said, “I carry good quality
clothes. I try to carry styles and
things local women are looking
for. It is moderate to better
merchandise.”
Lois says her business grows
steadily as more people discover
her shop’s out-of-the-way place.
She said because she is not located
in a high traffic area like a shop
ping mall she tries to have a wide
selection of merchandise from
which people can choose. She
adds, “I have a lot to choose from
people can spend hours here.”
She carries a wide variety of acces
sories as well, so the shopper can
complete an outfit while there.
She says she sometimes consid
ers locating in a shop rather than in
her basement, but quickly adds, “I
don’t want to lose the home touch
the personal touch I can give
here.” She said she can offer per
sonal service because she and her
two helpers know all the merchan
dise she carries, adding, “We’re
able to go to the rack and suggest
things once we know a person’s
size needs.” She said it’s an impor
tant service to the customer for
sales clerks to know the merchan
dise because sizes vary greatly
from one brand to another.
She adds, “We are honest. If we
don’t like something on a person,
we’ll tell them. We want people to
look nice. We help them choose
what is appropriate for them.”
Despite her location, Lois says
she has customers from a 60-mile
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Three generations will be modeling fashions from
the Country Lane Boutique on Thursday. Velma Hess,
left, is a member of the Society and her daughter Carol
Diffenbach and her stepmother Velma Landis will also
be modeling.
Society Member Dorothy Krelder, left, Is wearing a
red and black print dress with a jewel neckline, dolman
sleeves, padded shoulders and an A-llne, fully flared
skirt. The elastic waist is highlighted with a black
stretch belt. Donna Rohrer Is wearing a three-piece
sweater outfit, with a plain, slim skirt with elastlclzed
waist and heather toned stripes in the top and Jacket.
The cardigan features front pockets and dropped
shoulders.
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