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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1958
Page
9
The feature surveys fur trends with Alaska sealskin influencing silhouettes. Descriptions include wraps with mushroom and smuggler collars, Empire high waist coats, blouson styles, and coats with belt, bow backs, and tapered sleeves in ebony black, dark brown, or midnight gray with blue cast.
Pride of the Garden quilt pattern uses 5 inch tulip shapes with easy appliqué. Send 35 cents for pattern 865 plus 5 cents for 1st class mailing to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept. Include name address and zone. Also offer 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for 25 cents with items like embroidery crochet knitting weaving and toys.
An advertising notice details Printed Pattern 4819 for half sizes with easy sew lines and no waist seams. It promotes slimmer shapes from collar to hem and lists yardage for 35 inch fabric. Send fifty cents plus ten cents for postage to Anne Adams at The Athens Messenger pattern department in New York.
Residence and business travelers among Athens residents host and visit relatives during the Christmas weekend. Mr and Mrs Frank Watkins of Indianapolis arrive Friday to stay with his parents. Edward Patterson arrives tonight from Lexington to spend the holidays with his parents. Capt and Mrs Tom Dowler of Boston visit their relatives in Athens. Mr and Mrs G Kenner Bush of Boston are here with their parents. Lt and Mrs Gary McCune of Calumet and their son Danny spend the holidays with relatives in Athens. Earl Funk leaves for funeral services in Youngstown after his brother-in-law Fred Bailey dies Sunday night.
A feature on the Empire silhouette in holiday gowns, noting dress options for theater, dinner, or dancing. Describes chiffon floral patterns, tulle and net embellishments, high necklines to strapless looks, and high waist details with cummerbunds and embroidery.
The article touts nylon hosiery as a holiday fashion must with sheer, gossamer shades. It suggests gift hosiery plans featuring three colors per box to match daytime and evening costumes, and lists hues such as reds greens golds russets browns blues blacks grays. It also notes new shadowed sheer nylons enhancing shapeliness.
Social calendar notes annual Christmas Party at Westminster House at 8 p m. Phone regrets to group chairman. Includes a fifty cent gift exchange and Carrie Hill Club gathering at 7 p m.
Cover and press decorative coverings onto water tumblers to create festive, colorful drinkware for holiday open houses. Adhesive backs let you apply quickly, with patterns like Mar valon offering tear resistance and easy removal after the party.
In Springfield Massachusetts a mailer of a Christmas package added a note warning not to soak the box as ticking sounds may trigger a toy robot inside. Post office workers flagged the warning before delivery.
Stores push turkeys for Christmas with price gradations by size. Fresh cranberries walnuts and pecans are plentiful while coffee prices fall to 59 cents a pound. Wild rice and a broad range of vegetables also offer good buys for the holiday table.
Members of the Athens Shrinettes SOSNA met at Mrs. Mary Jo Williams home on Thursday. Anna C. Rose presided as president. Officers elected include Bernice Spaulding president Elizabeth Winefordner vice president Anna C. Rose secretary and Violet Starn treasurer. A donation to the Shoe and Brace Fund for the Shriner's Hospital is planned for Hathor Court ceremony January 12 in Parkersburg. Refreshments followed the meeting.
Hillcrest Rest Home entertained patients with a series of events before and including a Saturday night party. Local church groups a United Brethren quartet a Mechanicsburg school band and Albany High art class gifts were featured along with Brownie Scouts Junior High Girl Scouts Salvation Army visits and a Christmas Day turkey dinner from the Marcenes club of Athens.
The Women’s Benefit Association met at Mrs. Estel Ward’s home for its annual Christmas party with a dinner and gift exchange. Attendees included Mrs. Anna Josten, Mrs. Anna Stauffer, Mrs. Ethel Farrow, Mrs. Ruth Baughman, Mrs. Nancy Bolen, Mrs. Katie Swartz, Mrs. Geneva Masterton, Mrs. Lillian Cokenougher, Mrs. Betty Mizicko, Mrs. Zola Walcott, and Mrs. Frieda Willock. The next meeting is slated for January 27.
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