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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1969
Page
4
Gloria Vanderbilt is profiled in The Smart Set by Suzy Kickerbocker. The feature appears in the Gedar Rapids Gazette on Monday April 7 1969 highlighting Marguerite Young and domestic social circles.
A quirky mix of home tips on removing grease from concrete patios and a whirlwind social panorama. The piece notes Marguerite Young and Gloria Vanderbilt, Park Avenue society dinners for 40, and a Paris boutique departure as Duchess Sophie resigns to stay home. It mentions Philip Van Rensselaer’s evolving style, guest lists including the Newhouses and Ruth Ford, and a Belmont Ball on June 7 with notable figures and attire details.
The fashion trend of floor sweeping daytime coats being worn with miniskirts and shorts is spreading among celebrities and shoppers. Designers like Victor Joris and Lavino Verna push long coats in linen and canvas, now seen at Bloomingdale's and in major cities, with wearers ranging from Gloria Vanderbilt’s circle to secretaries and fashion editors. The style aims to attract attention and extend the look of tall, clean lines, as coats pair with skirts, shorts, or pants for summer and fall. A Cedar Rapids notice adds a separate item about changing a symphony committee meeting date to April 17.
In a Sunday duplicate bridge event Mrs. Warrent Eyman and Mrs. Charles Leipold won first place while Fern Mattison and Evelyn James took second. A game is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Miss Cheryl Ann Jensen, who will wed Gerald J. Wimmer on April 26, is the focus of multiple pre nuptial events this week. Mrs. Karl R. Miller hosts a Tuesday dessert luncheon for fifteen guests, followed by a brunch and kitchen shower Wednesday noon at Mrs. A L Hansen's home in Marion. A dinner for 18 couples hosted by Mr. and Mrs Theodore A. Johnson was held Friday evening at 2315 Linden drive SE.
The notice identifies Miss Jensen as daughter of Mr and Mrs Jensen residing at 2340 Linden Drive SE, Linden street area.
U S Army Spec 4 John C Dembrosky of Bethlehem Pennsylvania carries his adopted daughter Carla Sue in a bicycle taxi to Saigon’s Tan Son Nhut airport on the first leg of their journey home after legal adoption by him and his wife The pair travelled after weeks of paperwork and approvals from U S and South Vietnamese authorities and plan to live in Allentown Pennsylvania
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