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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1973
Page
5
Paris previews for spring and summer couture show slim silhouettes with a shirt dress look. Dior and Valentino steer away from pants with bold waistbands and tie belts while Givenchy notes shirts as the new day silhouette.
Debby asks about natural childbirth and shared labor. Abby advises personal choice on anesthesia. The column includes reader letters on marriage announcements and hearing aid etiquette, plus fashion notes from designers Bohan Goma Givenchy Patou on skirts pants and trends.
Valentino emphasizes a feminine nostalgic mood for 1973 spring summer. Flowery prints and full skirts dominate evening wear while daytime looks stay beige and white with belted jackets and knee skims. Designers Irene Galitzine Mila Schoen and Ognibene Zendman highlight feminine silhouettes with pants in refined outfits.
The Morning Glory Garden Club of Aiken met at Lorraine Kelly’s home for a program on African violets. Members learned light temperature and humidity are key, with methods to raise humidity and tips on repotting and root use, plus soil bake to deter pests.
Graniteville reflects its founders and architecture from William Gregg’s blue washed clapboard homes to Gothic cottages built on Blue Row. The original log cabin site, the 1849 Methodist Church, and the old school hinge on Cemetery Hill Canal Street, now Leisure Years Club House, with historic structures still standing. Aiken Chapter hosts a Mary Frances Arender program titled Getting Acquainted with NSA.
The League of Women Voters of Aiken County will host a discussion on school funding at the Palmetto Federal Civic Room Tuesday at 8 p.m. The LWV Education Committee, chaired by Mrs. Robert Ashley, will review South Carolina education financing and factors like court decisions, plus pending cases before state and federal courts. Citizens are invited to share opinions on funding levels and taxation. Also noted is the National Secretaries Association dinner at the Ramada Inn at 7:30 p.m. featuring Mrs. Arender of the Aiken Chapter and guests including Miss Mary Lou Wicker of Columbia.
The Welcome Wagon Club met in the Heritage Room of the Farmer's and Merchant's Bank. Miss Susan Hahn of Southern Bell presented slides and commentary of The House of Ideas. Plans for the dessert card party on March 15 at 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizen's Club House in Crosland Park were discussed. Members are urged to invite guests.
Miss Sara Callie Baughman and Mr Thomas Ridout announce their engagement. Sara is secretary to Aiken's City Manager and a graduate of Aiken High School and Jefferson School of Commerce. Thomas Ridout, a Virginia Military Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate, works for Eberline Instrument in Columbia. The wedding is set for May 5 at First Baptist Church.
Dorothy Mikell Fishburne of Aiken and Wyatt J. Salter of Warrenville announce their engagement. Both will graduate with biology related degrees in May from University of South Carolina and Lander College. A summer wedding is planned at South Aiken Presbyterian Church.
Lola Barbara Winter daughter of Mr and Mrs William Edward Winter of Hollidaysburg and Wilmington to George Barratt Park Jr son of Mr and Mrs George Barratt Park of Greenwood. Miss Winter attends Queens College Charlotte and Mr Park attends Duke University graduate program. Summer wedding planned.
Sandy Acres Garden Club members learned about Alaska during a program by member Mrs Melvane Scott featuring slides from her summer trip. Hostess Mrs Lyman Puette led the Tuesday meeting with praise for Christmas decorations by Mrs Richard Russell and Mrs Roland Glazener for prizes in the Door Decorating contest in Jackson.
Recycling Day at Mitchell Shopping Center raised funds for Boy Scout Troop 146 toward a Jamboree trip in August in Pennsylvania. The troop has earned over 300 dollars with a 1,500 dollar goal. Aiken Junior Womens Club served cakes and coffee for donors and supported local community efforts.
The Aiken Standard office at 124 Rutland Dr accepts engagement and bridal announcements. Forms and portraits are welcome if suitable for reproduction.
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