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Thursday, February 16,1984/The Battalion/Page 3B 9 ors $60 irons Sunbeam, GE release new models ithbastk havetk id wet raves im the lat mtej ly seriou tes he s collect; really ; some 000 cn ctionisj 'S, uch suet fromi 10s, but thing p ward ire oni what own me c frame is the 18 ]rowe I. Nettle tisedwi t thev orites. years ol of glass :t the til of the Hit tar then 'Conttef United Press International NEW YORK — Are Ameri cans ready for irons in the $60-and-up price range? Es pecially in this era of wash- and-wear fabrics that rarely need pressing? At least two manufacturers think, so. Within the next two months, Sunbeam and Gen eral Electric expect their new electronic irons to be arriving in stores at suggested retail prices of about $67 and about $60, respectively. Research shows price is not an issue when safety is in volved, said Kevin O’Malley, director of marketing pro grams for Sunbeam, at a New York demonstration of its new model. The Monitor iron shuts off automatically within 30 seconds if it is tipped over or left in the ironing (sole- plate down) position. It also shuts off automat ically in 10 minutes or less if it is left in the heel rest position, said company president Jim Connors. GE’s Automatic Shut-Off Iron is designed to switch off in 10 to 12 minutes when left in either the down position or K ed over or dropped, says ert Pollack, the compa ny’s marketing manager for garment care. “An iron takes 40 to 50 minutes to cool down, so even if it shut off in 5 seconds, it still would scorch fabric,” Pol lack added by telephone from GE’s Bridgeport, Conn., plant. Both brands sense time and temperature and have signal lights GE’s Automatic Shut-Off Iron is de signed to switch off in 10 to 12 minutes when left in either the down position or tipped over or dropped. shuts off after 2 minutes more. Pollack said market re search showed consumers wanted a signal they could hear if they had left the iron unattended or forgotten. “The beep is loud enough to be heard in an adjacent room, but it’s not as loud as a smoke alarm,” Pollack said. “It’s not meant to be a siren.” “The need for safety fea tures spans all economic lev els,” Sunbeam’s O’Malley said. O’Malley said his compa ny’s market research indi cated 56 percent of the peo- E le surveyed said they would uy such an iron and 80 per cent said they would buy it even after they were told the f rice would be more than 50. to indicate the iron has reached the desired tempera ture. In addition, the Sunbeam has a light indicating the iron is plugged in. In addition to its light sig nal, the GE beeps to indicate the desired temperature has been reached. It also beeps if the iron has been stationary for 10 minutes. If the warn ing is not heeded the iron Connors said the Sunbeam Monitor also steams at lower temperatures than other irons — in the 250-260 de gree F range, compared with 270-280 degrees F. Both brands are self-clean- ing and use ordinary tap wa ter. Sunbeam shipments to re tail stores are scheduled to begin about March 1, and GE in early April. ‘New Rembrandts’ on shirts United Press International NEW YORK — Not all art is meant for the museums or home wall hangings. Designer Willi Smith is putting it on that great American institution, the T-shirt. There will be no reproduc tions of the Old Masters across American chests, however. Smith is featuring 20 contem porary American artists. “We have the new Rem brandts,” the designer said in an interview. He slipped out of his dark knit sweater and into a T-shirt with a splashy black on white violin, sort of a free form, from the artist Armand Arman. Said Arman, “I put paint on a violin and smashed it on paper to get the traces of a broken vio lin. I’m a sculptor basically. “The first visual art was body painting. Before painting caves, they painted themselves. “The T-shirt is not haute couture. It’s for everybody and makes design come alive. “Once Picasso made a draw ing on the back of a girl. But if T-shirts had been popular then, he would have done it on them.” artist, Les Levine. “Art is liber ated from walls and suddenly the streets become a museum.” Smith agreed. “Museums in timidate,” he said. “This way we are bringing the artist closer to the people. It’s really street art. I want to see us involved more with art in the community.” “We started with T-shirts be cause it’s one of the most popu lar items of clothing,” said Lau rie Mallet, president of Smith’s WilliWear firm. “Everybody wears them. Our idea was to bring fashion and art together; both are creative fields.” The idea really was born last May when the artist Christo draped Key Biscayne, Fla., with miles of pink fabric. Smith made T-shirts for the workers. Smith stills sells the Christo shirt, but only with the artist’s name, no other art. Said designer Smith, “For this project, we tried to get a broad spectrum of artists. Most of them we knew.” The range is from the graffiti designs of Tommy Scharf, Keith Haring, Angel Ortiz and Futura 2000 to the tempera mental “liquid crystal” design of Ed Schlossberg — that changes colors as the body temperature rises and falls — to the work of other artists such as Les Levine, Dan Friedman and Jenny Holzer. All the Ts will be 100 percent cotton and retail at $37. “I met some resistance from some of the artists at first,” Smith said. “But these people represent our art today. The re luctance came from those who didn’t see fashion as art.” “The criss-crossing of mass production and art is in triguing,” said Alison Sky of SITE, the architectural firm. “Collaboration is what our age is about in terms of art — it’s ex perimental and it could break into something dynamic and original.” “If one person walks down the street wearing a T-shirt, one thousand can see it,” said the AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823 8051 RESTAURANT 4 : 4 Hk- FINE CHINESE CUISINE LOVELY RELAXED ATMOSPHERE QUALITY DINING AFFORDABLE PRICES OH SMALt PARTIES AND BANQUETS WELCOMED Serving wine and beer 846-8345 Mon. - Sun. Mon. - Sat. 11 am - 2 pm 5 pm - 10 pm 3805 TEXAS AV. - BRYAN mid nm erge trade w e, so IB nseeii; Mothers-in-law assess roles hoping to get better image MSC United Press International tiedy- am he first irooks»' One woman said the way to be a good mother-in-law is to - keep your purse open and your ^1# mouth shut. J|P Another said she heard that’s w the way to be a perfect grand- fe ;molher, especially when it comes to giving tips on how to raise the grandchildren. No one laughed when the two women addressed the Mid last ]« life Fair attended by older fe males from New York City and suburbs. That a mother-in-law should ibe seen and not heard was a survival strategy whose time rof/i® had come and gone, the women it to e agreed. But sometimes it’s still a ;pentin' good idea to keep quiet, they said. The Midlife Fair was spon sored by the Midlife Institute of Marymount Manhattan Col ived, fm liege. Participants attended ses- idultiiW sions on “Being a Mother-in- said, “li Law,” “A Son Is a Son ‘til He andslit' Gets a Wife,” “My Daughter’s I got *My Daughter All Her Life” and rrthaMi “The Mehutanim Connection.” nd." “The Mehutanim Connec- whot'' 1 tion,” said Mary Jean Tully, in stitute director and mother of five adult unmarried children, “describes what happens when son or daughter marries and , the ton allot ell. as veryf Stony Brook, Dr. Porcino is the author of “Growing Older, Get ting Better, a Handbook for Women in the Second Half of Life” (Addison-Wesley, $8.95). “Try to get to know your daughter-son-in-law before they are married,” she said. “Good in-law adjustment prob ably begins then. “Try to see them in different types of situations to broaden your understanding of them. Invite them to share time alone with you, just to get better ac quainted (go out to dinner or take a walk on the beach). Es tablish with him-her what you would like to be called —jane. Mother Jane, or Mother Jones.” Forget the negative folklore that has built up around the mother-in-law, the sociologist said. “Approach this new relationship and role with a pos itive attitude. Make an effort to accept and respect this new per son in your family. Remember that many mothers-in-law grow to love their new in-law as deeply as their own children.” Sne advised against trying to separate or alienate daughter or son from spouse and to remem ber that this includes homosex ual arrangements. A woman from the audience, confirming that, said one of the unhappiest mothers she knows objected to her daughter’s les bian relationship and, as a re sult, hasn’t seen her grown child for six years. To be a good in-law, one must recognize that the one who loves her adult child is sin- cerly concerned about “your grown child’s well-being,” Dr. Porcino said. “Be tolerant as you see the couple quite naturally become involved emotionally with each other,” she said. “Don’t give ad vice. Allow the couple lots of time and space to establish their own autonomy as a family. “Don’t drop in unannounced or uninvited. Excessive contact is at the root of many problems; a good rule-of-thumb is to visit or call no more than once a week. “You must also recognize your own right to set limits in giving financial help, having (or going) regularly for meals, and later on, to baby sit. 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