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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
7
An article promotes practical luxury in home decor from Elizabeth Hillyer. It urges choosing useful, beautiful items like a silver tray lamp and breakfront, framing Christmas gifting as lasting family joy. Readers are invited to order a color schemes book from Hillyer via this newspaper with a 15 cent fee and return envelope.
Mrs. Robert Franklin Lindrooth of Chicago, national president of Alpha Omicron Pi, arrives in Austin to visit alumnae and collegiate chapters across multiple states and Canada. She will report plans for the national convention in Glenwood Springs and other chapter developments, touring Austin events and later visiting New Orleans before concluding in Chicago on December 11.
Miss Virginia Stullken daughter of Cogan and Mrs J E Stullken 209 West 33rd earned a W at Wellesley College Athletic Association field day for three seasons in crew She is crew captain for 1950 and was sophomore crew captain last year She served on the college government executive committee and on the Grey Book revision committee while studying political science at Wellesley.
The Rosedale Pre-School Mothers Group will convene at 9 a.m. Wednesday with Mrs. R. G. Ridout Jr. at 4812 Shoalwood.
A recipe note explains cake pan sizes for angel cake. It states one cup of egg whites requires a 9 inch tube pan and 1 1 2 cups whites fit a 10 inch pan with four inches depth.
The old French Legation will be open to the public for the first time in years, decorated for Christmas. The Violet Crown Garden Club hosts an open house from 2:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 2:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday with contributions asked to restore the Legation gardens to their quaint, old-fashioned charm.
The Count A de Saligny residence, later owned by Dr. Joseph William Robertson’s family, is being restored with help from the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The house once housed France’s representative to Texas and hosts a Christmas memory by Miss Lillie Robertson. Garden Club members will recreate the hall cedar tree and display cedar wreaths, berries, and ribbons while highlighting historic furniture like General Albert Sidney Johnston’s walnut chair.
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