Unparalleled Christmas Party at Carter's Grove
The 218th annual Williamsburg mansion party for Virginia governor and guests featured Chief Justice Burger and dignitaries. Guests enjoyed 18th century decor, a gourmet menu, and a game of muhle rising from Swiss and Austrian ambassador participation.
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Washington, D.C
America
Williamsburg
Egidio Ortona
Washington
Carter's Grove Plantation
Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg
Carlisle Humelsine
Warren Burger
Lewis Powell
Supreme Court
Birch Bayh
Jim Shepley
Carter Burwell
Lin Holton
New York
Lin
Switzerland
Austria
Mesopotamia
Felix Schnyder
Arno Halusa
Halusa
Fischer-Spassky
Long Dresses and Etiquette Across Events and Life
A reader asks when long dresses are proper to wear and compares at home and away attire. Amy Vanderbilt notes at home styles now travel, long skirts work as dresses, and venue rules differ by occasion and age, with guidance on church, weddings, and informal wear.
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Miss Vanderbilt
E. J
Boca Raton, Fla
Two in One Gifts Practical and Special
A vintage gift guide suggests two in one presents for various recipients. It proposes combining practical items with luxurious pieces such as sterling silver candle snuffers and bayberry candles for a newlywed couple, demitasse spoons with espresso, a cheese knife with a cheeseboard, hors d oeuvres spreaders with recipes, and a sterling silver frame for Grandma. It notes brides at Christmas and extra flatware pieces as ideal additions for a starting home.
Rebecca Ashlock Engaged to Jeffrey Tritle in Center Point
Center Point couple announces the engagement of Rebecca M. Ashlock to Jeffrey Dean Tritle of Toddville. Tritle is the son of Dwight Tritle of Los Angeles and Mrs. Darius Oliphant of Toddville. Rebecca is a Center Point high school senior and Tritle is a freshman at Upper Iowa College. A early summer wedding is planned at First Christian Church in Center Point.
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Center Point
James L. Ashlock
Rebecca M
Jeffrey Dean Tritle
Toddville
Tritle
Dwight Tritle
Los Angeles
Calif
Darius Oliphant
Ashlock
Center Point High School
Upper Iowa College
First Christian Church
Bow accents from head to toe shape fashion notes
The piece surveys bow usage from hair to waist and beyond, advises limiting to two bows, and discusses pant width choices for different figures. It covers clothing trends, fabrics, and the balance between style and climate, citing travel to Norway and stage costume work.
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Roros
Norway
Ibsen
Regions Do Not Vary in Christmas Card Choices Across U S
A greeting card company spokesman says Americans pick similar Christmas cards nationwide with mass media reducing regional taste differences since before World War II. The sole regional exception is Southern buyers favoring cards featuring poinsettias and flowers.
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Florida
California
U.S
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Belinda
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
White House
Carter's Grove
Fine Arts Committee
The
National Archives
Joe Hennage
Archives
Hennage
Smithsonian
Dan Boorstin
Muhle
Sadors
Philip Kapneck
Baltimore
Kapneck
By Amy Vanderbilt
Mar
R. J
Denver
R. W
Long Island
Amy Vanderbilt
Cedar Rapids
van Vliet
E. V
Newark
N. J
Amy
Rebecca Ashlock
Miss Ashlock
Want Ad
Glassified
First Avenue
Groat
Edith Head
Wonder Fabrics
Gta Fein
Lisle Ramsey
Second St. SE
SGA
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