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Clothesing in on ComfortOnce was a time when you couldn%u2019t dress fashionably and comfortably at the same time. Fashions consisted solely of chokingly tight tops and uncomfortably revealing bottoms. Of course, if you still want to dress that way, it%u2019s fashionably accepted, but there%u2019s also a new slant to style that al lows the wearer to be comfortable and fashionable, and the best of these clothes can be found at a new store in the Heights, the Natural Clothing Center, located at 182 Henry Street, just off Montague.Jerry, who owns the place, says it%u2019s sort of a coincidence that his stock suddenly became the height of fashion. He says he%u2019s always felt people should dress comfortably, whether or not it was stylish, so he stocked such practical items as army fatigues and parachute pants. Apparently enough merchants and consumers felt the way that he did, because this is the type of dress you%u2019 II see in the ritziest of areas.Natural Clothing Center carries comfortable clothing, most of which is made from completely natural materials and a lot of it has been hand dyed. They have everything there to complete that %u201c Annie Hall%u201d look and at a quality that brings %u2019em in, not only from all over Brooklyn Heights, but from Manhattan and elsewhere as well. %u201c The people in the Heights are beautiful and they needed a store like this, so I%u2019m doing pretty well,%u201d smiled Jerry, a vibrant man who used to be involved with the theater, who says that this store is his new stage.Natural Clothing Center is open six days a week, 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. except on Saturdays when it closes at 6. Stop by, just to look at the ceiling (which is a parachute), and chat with Jerry and you%u2019re bound to end up buying some of the exciting clothes before you get out.Natural Clothing Center, 182 Henry Street. Open weekdays, 11 a.m . till7 p.m . and on Saturday, 11 a.m. till 7 p.m . 624-4048.Shine With the Stars in AugustTheatrical arts are really shining this month and a performance to suitany taste is bound to be playing somewhere around Brooklyn. Taken thekids to see any thing iately? %u201c Tinker Tom and the Magical Grannies%u201d willbe performed this month by that wonderful acting company, The PennyBridge Players. It may be seen weekdays, 10:% a.m . and 1:30 p.m . inthe undercroft of the Church of the Assumption on Cranberry Streetuntil August 11. Reservations are necessary so call 530-2877 or855-6346. In addition this energetic gang will give a special performanceof %u201c The Purple Dragon%u201d In the Theatre In the Back Series, at BrooklynMuseum, Sunday, August 6, 2 p.m . Sponsored by BACA, thisnorfjymwvTo w ill ho froo f t wwwiM. a Park Slone theatre aroun. ispresenting a reader%u2019s theatre workshop of Christopher Fry%u2019s %u2018 %u2018A PhoenixToo Frequent. %u201d This poetic comedy w ill be presented August 1 0 ,8 p.m .at the Greenwood Baptist Church, Seventh Avenue between Fifth andSixth Streets. For reservations and information cadi 499-1379...St. Annand the Holy Trinity Church is offering what has been thus far abeautifully tasteful select Ion of performances as part of the Church%u2019sseries of Midsummer Noons. Their July 26 presentation of Baroquemusic was very impressive and we have high hopes for the MorrisDqnakison%u2019s American Dance M ovement, the next presentation, slatedfor August 9. The Church%u2019s program w ill continue throughoutAugust...Speaking o f series, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has beenhosting a fine one in their Music by the Pond Series. Theseperformances are held at the Alfred T. W hite Memorial, overlooking theHill-and-Pond Japanese Garden. Mother Chord, a women%u2019s chamberensemfais, is the next scheduled guest and w ill be performing works byMozart, Berger and others on Sunday, August 6 ,3 p.m.Looks like the month of August is going to be bright with starts!August 3,1978, TH E PHOENIX, Page 13