GIRLS FORK OVER CASH FOR PERFECT PROM NIGHT.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Darvish Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - If the old adage ``It's all relative'' is accurate, then high school prom, for most teenage girls, should rate up there with attending the Academy Awards for Hollywood actresses. Unlike in Tinseltown, however, fashion designers aren't clamoring clam·or n. 1. A loud outcry; a hubbub. 2. A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control. 3. A loud sustained noise. to dress high school girls High School Girls (女子高生 Joshi Kōsei for free. It's prom season, which means buying a dress and shoes, a trip to the beauty salon Salon, annual exhibition of art works chosen by jury and presented by the French Academy since 1737; it was originally held in the Salon d'Apollon of the Louvre. By the mid-19th cent. the Salon had become an expression of conservative, established tastes in art. and purchasing tickets to attend the grandest night in the high school world. With each check mark on the to-do list, the cost of attending the big dance increases. ``My two friends and I went down to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. for the day to shop for dresses,'' said Elise Rollins, 18, student body president at Hart High. ``I'd say I looked in four or five shops before I found my dress. It cost me $90, which is pretty good. I spent $115 on my dress last year.'' Rollins, who will attend Hart High's prom April 22 at Universal Studios, has made some conscious decisions this year to keep the total cost of attending prom at a reasonable level. With money earned working an after-school job and baby-sitting, the senior is paying for everything with her own money, which creates an added incentive to keep costs under control. She already had shoes to match her dress, and she will do her own makeup makeup In the performing arts, material used by actors for cosmetic purposes and to help create the characters they play. Not needed in Greek and Roman theatre because of the use of masks, makeup was used in the religious plays of medieval Europe, in which the angels' faces for the big night. Add $50 for a visit to the hair salon A hair salon (also called 'Hairdresser' and 'Hair Parlour')is a place where one goes to get their hair cut, as well as styled, highlighted or coloured. There are many different types of hair salons that one can choose to go to. , $20 for prom pictures - photo packages run from $20 to $70 - $10 for her date's boutonniere and $93 for her portion of the tickets, and Rollins' total is well on its way to $300. Not bad, though, considering that some girls spend that more than that on the dress alone. Jamie Stewart also attends Hart High and serves as junior-class president. By the time she paid for her dress, Stewart's total had already surpassed that of her 12th-grade counterpart counterpart n. in the law of contracts, a written paper which is one of several documents which constitute a contract, such as a written offer and a written acceptance. by at least $150. ``My dress was $450,'' Stewart said. ``I know that's a lot. I think it was ridiculously priced, too, but I love it. I put it on and it was just the one.'' Stewart said she fell in love with the dress, but the excessive price tag prompted her to search other stores for a less expensive version. In the end, she took a deep breath and plunked down the dough. Her mom gave her $200 toward the dress - the rest is coming out of Stewart's savings, which she earned as a receptionist and a summer lifeguard. Her makeup will run her $40, her hair an additional $65. Add in the $60 for a manicure and pedicure and an additional $30 for the shoes to house those painted toes and the 17-year-old is looking at a bill of more than $650. ``I figure I'll only be this age once,'' she said. ``I'm a big saver, so this is what I'm spending my money on. I'm so excited. This is the biggest event - in terms of dressing up and fancy - that I will have gone to so far. It's going to be great.'' Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com |
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