European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Raft races in Hanau the 130th engr brigade will stage its fourth annual Independence Day raft race on july 4 at the Kahl Lake sports Platz in Hanau West Germany. Competition in three categories a military open and women s teams a will begin at 9 . The top iwo teams in each category will receive trophies. Team registration costs $50 through june 30 the fee rises to $60 after that. For information or entry forms Contact sgt. 1 St class Ronald Connors at ets 322-8605 or 8892 or civilian 06181 -88-8605 or 8892.100-Kilometer March if you have something to prove the 21st annual death March in Bornem Belgium could be the Way to do it. The goal is to Complete a trek of 100 Kilometres a that s 62 Miles a in 24 hours or less. Successful marchers receive a medal certificate and a Flower at the finish line. The March which Drew 4,749 Hardy participants last year begins Friday aug. 10, at 9 . You must be at least 16 to enter. The registration fee is 450 belgian francs about $13 through july 20. Marchers can also Register at the starting line on aug. 10 from 1 to 8 30 ., paying 550 francs $16. For further information or registration forms Contact internationale rodent oct Post bus 10, b-2680 Bornem  Canada Day Canadian forces Europe will stage a Canada Day Celebration sunday july 1, at the Airfield at the cafe base in Lahr West Germany. The Celebration also Marks the 20th anniversary of cafe and an exhibit of related photographs will be set up at the base gymnasium. Events begin with a Pancake breakfast at 8 . And close with a fireworks display at 11 30 . The Day s schedule includes an  wrestling contest and fun run and other sports events a pet show and other activities for children musical entertainment by area bands a Canadian military band and singers Robin Averill and Micheline  Story a new display at the historic dockyard of Chatham England about 30 Miles Southeast of by Marilyn Johnson Cox news service Call Catherine Whitworth the original material girl. Quot i love to shop till i drop says the Georgia woman an Interior design consultant. A and there s no better place to do this than  mrs. Whitworth should know. For the past eight years she and her husband Gerry a real estate agent have rented an apartment in Paris during june and july so their children Jason 16, and Grant 12, can work on their French. And so their Mother can go shopping. A you can see just so Many museums a she reasons. Mrs. Whitworth however does t hang out at the expensive Chanel Armani dior or Lacroix boutiques. Instead a when not shopping for Antiques or Art for her clients a she ferrets out discount shops and resale stores buying designer fashions and paying 20 percent to 60 percent less than the original prices. Quot it s part of the fun to know you Don t have to pay retail Quot mrs. Whitworth says. A and in Paris there seems to be a magical wonderful shop on every Corner. I just walk and  if you have a Good metro map and comfortable shoes you too can go discount shopping m Paris. All shops listed below offer seasonal and out of season merchandise. Usually original prices Are not on London uses High tech robotic figures to Tell the Story of How 18th-c entry warships were built. The exhibition wooden Walls adds realistic sounds and smells to recreate the working environment of the craftsmen who built the valiant a ship that entered service in 1759 and served in three wars. The Story is told from the perspective of a 1 5-year-old shipwright s apprentice. Warships were built at the dockyard from 1 586 until 1966. The 80-acre site now is an extensive working museum that includes Britain s most extensive collection of georgian and Early victorian dockyard buildings. Other attractions inc Ude a display of naval guns a 1 720 sail and Flag loft a working Roper and a visitors Center. Admission prices Are 4.50 pounds about $7.65 for adults and 2.50 pounds $4.25 for children. Family tickets Cost 10 pounds $1 7 ramada so summer Sale twelve ramada hotels in West Germany will participate in the Chain s a summer Sale promotion from june 30 to sept. 11. Nightly rates Start at 1 30 Marks about $77 per room. At least two people can share the rooms in some hotels the rooms will accommodate four people. Nightly rates Range up to 160 Marks. The package also provides a 50 percent discount on food and beverages for children up to 12 years old when accompanied by one full paying adult at the hotels Coffee shops and restaurants. Participating German hotels Are in Dusseldorf 2frankfurt Garmisch Parten Kirchen Hamburg Karlsruhe Cologne Leve Kusen Ludwigshafen Munich Regensburg and sinde Riingen. Reservations must be made 72 hours in Advance. They can be made through the ramada reservation Center which has a toll free Telephone number in West Germany 0130-81 -2340.Paris via the Seine if you be tried negotiating Paris by car you know the traffic and the unfamiliar streets can be a devastating combination. Bus routes and the subway system can be hard to Cope with too. But you can avoid the hassles and get to All the major Sites by Riding the Catobus on the River. Through sept. 30, two boats a the Loire and the Rhone a link five Catobus stops in major tourist tickets As High As these prices May seem original Paris ready to Wear can Range from $500 for a Blouse to thousands of dollars for a dress or suit. The shops listed take credit cards or Cash prices Are based on 1 franc equating 18 cents. Some shops Are hard to find but that s part of the fun. They become discoveries. Another plus you learn All about the City. Here Are a few discount discoveries $ Emmanuelle Khanh 6 Rue Pierre Lescot. This is a shop Iri Les Hailes. If you re Riding the metro get off at the Chazalet Stop. Women s items from designer Khanh include Black leather jackets $450 Matching skirts $120, and pants $270 and Rayon Blouse and skirt combos with trademark applique trim $113. For men under the Khanh Label Are blazers $70 dress shirts $18 to $45 classic Khaki Trench Coats $162 and leather sport jackets $270. A Anna Lowe 35 Avenue matignon. The metro Stop is Ternes. Good buys included a Blue Chanel suit with red White trim $1,044 a Christian Lacroix ruffled silk Blouse $480 a White Wool Chanel jacket with Gold buttons $990 an Ungaro silk Blouse in tones of purple Tan and Rose $225 a simple two piece Armani suit $513 and Azzedine Alaia s Black velvet tights $108. A miss Griffes 19 Rue pen Thieve. The metro Stop is Ternes. This store specializes in custom made clothes of highest Quality that can originally run $6,000 to $20,000 for a single garment and also carries ready to Wear. Finds included a Black Linen areas along the Seine Pont d Lena near the Eiffel Tower Solferino near the orsay museum Quai Malaquais adjacent to the louvre Quai de Montebello near notre Dame and hotel Devi Lle across from the . At each Stop signs indicate the route to major Atti actions nearby. The boat buses run daily from 10 . To 8 . One boarding costs 35 francs about $6.20. One three and seven Day passes Are available for 70, 1 50 and 220 francs  history future visitors can step into cinemas past and its future in a new addition to the Granada studios television tour in Manchester England. The projections exhibit begins in a recons Triu Tion of a lavish 1930s theater with uniformed Ushers at the door and Black and White images flickering on the screen. It ends with a futuristic experience computer controlled seats that move in conjunction with the action on screen. Other attractions include the  set for the Coronation Street soap opera and sets of Downing Street the House of commons and Baker Street used for the British Sherlock Holmes to ser ies. Visitors also go behind the scenes to see work in Progress at the Busy to studio. Tour tickets Cost 6.95 pounds about $ i 2 for adults and 4.75 pounds $8 for children.77th tour de France the 77th l our de France in which nearly 200 professional cyclists will cover some 2,050 Miles in 23 Days begins with time trials june 30 and july 1 in the future scope theme Park in Poitiers France. If you want to plan a trip to France to coincide with the Competition Here s the Basic itinerary the racers will pass through the Brittany and Normandy heartland via famed Mont-5t-Mic Hael to Rouen from july 2-4. From Sarr Bourg in the Alsace Lorraine Region the tour Heads South july 6 i 5 along the Western Side of the Vosges mountains Mossing the Jura Range to Geneva for the most challenging legs in the towering French Alps. I he riders will Cross the Rhone july 14 from Grenoble to St. Etienne and then continue Southwest through the Auvergne Gorges do Tarn the Midi and pyrenees area. I hey will turn North to Bordeaux and Limoges and then will be taken on july 22 to Brenny Lugt re just South of Paris. From there they will sprint to Paris Lor the dramatic finish on the  champs i Elysee fashion bargains Chanel dress with Gold buttons $2,700 a Black and White Check Jean Louis Scherrer suit $810 a fuchsia Given Chy suit $540 a Green Satin Balenciaga gown with Black lace bodice $1,530 and a Black Wool twill Psi fitted Blazer with Gold buttons $680. 9 Babs 29 Avenue Marceau. The metro Stop is George v discoveries included a Blue and White plaid crepe Guy Laroche suit $3 1 5 a White cot Ion Nina Ricci suit $21 6 a strapless Black Guy i prot he dress with Green jacket $270 Black Linen City shorts $124 Black crepe Tuxedo trousers $88 and a two piece Green silk suit with Short sleeves $216. Two of the Best resale shops Are a Didier Ludo 24 passage de la Galerie month easier. The metro Stop is palais Royal. Finds included a quilted Black leather Chanel bag in Good condition $360 a pair of Chanel Sling Back shoes in beige with Black toes $1 35 a classic Brown Crocodile Fermes bag $2,484 Gucci men s ties $32 a Silver Fox stole $1,242 and a two piece Black silk Chiffon Chanel dress $1,980. A Rece Roque 95 Rue de la pompe. The metro Stop is pompe. Every major designer was represented Here. Discoveries included a two piece Lanvin dress in Green silk with Long sleeves $216 a Ysl Wool Jersey suit $360 an Emmanuelle Khanh chartreuse jacket with scalloped neckline $162 a Ysl Black Satin shirtwaist $288 a Short sleeve red Chiffon Chanel with pleated bodice and full Short skirt $756 a Green and White polka Dot Ungaro dress with trademark asymmetrical closure $288 and Azzedine Alaia s Short Black leather skirt $288. Paris discount resale shops offer june 21, 1990 stripes Magazine 17