European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cleaning leather garments new York  and furniture have become increasingly popular but they need Specia Lcara. -.-. When making a Purchase ask he seller Tor cafe instructions. Before sending a costly item to a dry cleaner ask to Sec y results on similar garments. In the United slates ii local establishments do not provide leather care garments Mey be mailed to companies that specialist in such work. A mail order cleaner will Send a written appraisal of the work needed and the Cost. When cleaning furniture handbags or shoes yourself test Lor discoloration on an inconspicuous area. Leather items last longer and Are easier to. Clean in they Are first treated with a water repellent leather lotions for shoes and bags Arev available at drug shoe and specially stores. Furniture a mild soap soil nigh applied sparingly with a cloth is usually effective. Products to make leather soil or slain repellent can be purchased in Home  spills should be blotted then cleaned As soon As possible. If a garment has a leather trim clean As leather. Suede May be1-refreshed with a Damp sponge or a Brush. -. Handbags and Luggage use a leather car product but avoid coloured polish which can stain. Outside inc Home and have had less Lime to Cook for their families. To improve the Quality of those quickly prepared meals she said people buy expensive equipment like pasta machines that turn out Spaghetti in four minutes or Broad machines that make a Loal overnight. Changing Las los in foods remember Fondue pos also Spur the development and Sale of gadgets. We re looking at a lot of gadgets Tor cooking fish poultry and  Rawn said. Gadgets Are easier to buy thanks to the growth in mail order Cata logs and cheaper because of the discount chains she said. Ii there is a theme to this year s crop of gadgets it is that  arc Olf eting smaller appliances Lor s. Smaller families and smaller kitchens. Toastmaster has a $25 Candipan an electric trying \. Pan Only 8 inches across. Nordic Ware has a $32 pressure cooker for chickens weighing less than 3 pounds and a $25 one hamburger Grill both Are for use in microwave ovens. ,. About half lha gadgets in american kitchens arrive in Gilt packages which helps explain Why people have so Many according to or. Richard Halm an associate. Professor of psychology and a consumer behaviour specialist at Purdue University,1. S when you re buying a product for yourself you consider its Utility warranty maintenance and safety he said when you re buying Gills the most important thing is How people will react when they open. Them. Ii ,1 it s shiny and looks interesting Lor that moment you re i Homo  they Don t use it that s their problem.". Heslin was reluctant to talk about his own collection of useless gadgets they were if is.-.-. A Howard a Kogan a Manhattan psychotherapist said people of ten buy acc King gadgets because they stir. Positive associations with food. V. When you buy a bread machine he said you re. Nola us thinking about having fresh bread in the morning but All that the fresh bread implies perhaps. It s to get the feeling of a Mother baking bread with her. I. Children but a machine that automatically bakes bread 1 in four hours really does t Oiler you. That experience so. You Slop using it,1 ,. ,.kogan owns an ice Cream maker but has t used it in years. His  m a Lazy  or 29,-19b8v" at bran the muffin and the mania associated press if you feasted on oat bran muffins Lod fido with gourmet Chow pulled on a pair of pre shredded jeans or leafed through  Book this year you were one of the americans who made those some of the hottest products of 1988, according to a week Magazine. ,. -.-. -. The hottest products largely were. Conspicuously unnecessary the advertising. And  Trade Magazine stated and ran the Gamut Irby the ephemeral Novelty to technological nuisance. Trends in trendy stuff include the rapidly. ,. Growing mania for Oats in All Tuma especially oat bran among cholesterol conscious americans despite questions raised by some dietitians enthusiasm for such goodies As Oai bran muffins appears on the upswing. Also in demand Are Upjohn co. S Romaine hair growth treatment which recently got Federal government approval for prescription sales a new genre of comic books aimed at adult audiences so called graphic novels and slashed jeans pro damaged by the maker for that rough and Tumble look Lor $50 a pair. The Magazine said other hot Lulf Lor 1988 included upscale pet paraphernalia including designer dog and cat clothing gourmet pet food and perfumed grooming. " trendy foods like cheese Flavoured Popcorn and Lancy Poppers ,./-,. Black Market Saguaro cac uses illegally. Dug up and replanted As Lawn decorations in the Southwest /.-.-,increased use Orelin a skin wrinkle. .1 treatment by younger Consumers 7 ,. Disposable extended Wear Contact lenses Belt pouches used by skiers cyclists and increasingly City pedestrians v / technological devices such As Rome fax machines electronic still cameras that can play Back snapshots on. The television screen and voice mail corporate Telephone answering systems that direct Calls and record messages. Scientific journals adult literacy programs computer Security systems. A week also said the year featured a number of Retro trends sparked by nostalgia fuelled baby Boomers those included or potato head toys Harley Davidson motorcycles and accessories. Charm bracelets Yo-yo3, Pink flamingos convertible cars seamed stockings and Garter Bells and a resurgence in train travel. The stars and stripes Page 15