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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1947
Page
3
Marjory Swanson highlights sheer blouses to refresh summer wardrobes with crisp ruffles and delicate embroidery. Sheer cottons and Swiss organdy return in fine or embellished forms, suited for cool feminine looks and versatile with skirts and suits. Some options adapt to evening wear with long skirts.
Local clubs and lodges schedule summer gatherings and picnics through Bever park and Sokol halls. Included are B A R E Bever park picnic Tuesday 6, Winter Temple 78 events, Wild Rose lodge 51, Labor Temple meetings, IAO M Auxiliary, T Z Cook W R C, U C T Ladies Auxiliary picnic, Ben Hur Life picnic with meal, Anna Staff annual picnic, Daughters of Union Veterans Tent 14 celebration, B of R T meeting and charter draping, Women of the Moose notes, Home Rebekah Degree Staff club, Sunshine Auxiliary, Master and Journeymen Barber Auxiliary picnic, Cedar Rapids D H birthday table, and more.
Miss Margaret Lou Diercksen daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Diercksen Manchester to Roger Logue Mason City on July 4 at First Lutheran church at 2 p m. Miss Jo Ann Mullinex 915 N street SW Chicago to Charles E Kniffen Cedar Rapids on June 21 at noon.
Hollywood dispatch notes Max Factor Jr argues bright costume colors and polished makeup improve mood. He cautions against over-brightening when not routine and emphasizes meticulous makeup and hair to boost spirits. The piece then notes Misses Dorothy Alice and Ruth Esther King visiting the King residence in Washington Avenue SE, New York.
The piece advises gray haired women to avoid browns tans and yellows that emphasize graying tones. It recommends strong opposite colors like navy blue and dark blue greens and suggests a very dark gray or black dress with pink at the neckline and rosy makeup to balance a yellowish hair cast.
Miss Mary Lou Wimbish became the bride of Wayne William Waterstradt at Westminster Presbyterian in Greensboro. The couple plan to live in Cedar Rapids after a ceremony attended by family and friends. Separately, Dorothy Longerbeam and John Steinacher plan an August wedding in Solon. The column also notes upcoming nuptials for Miss Rosamond Eckstein and Howard Gordaniere and mentions early corset history.
Washington report on several prominent Cabinet wives and spouses taking summer breaks from official duties. Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret head to Independence Missouri. Mrs. Marshall gardens at home near Leesburg Virginia while the general stays weekends. Mrs. Patterson runs a 65 acre Cold Spring New York farm. Mrs. Anderson retreats to Lazy River farm in New Mexico as Secretary Anderson travels to Germany. Mrs. Snyder faces a delayed vacation due to a family death, while Mrs. Clark remains in Washington. The Wetzels depart for a two week Pittsburgh visit to see son-in-law H R Letner.
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