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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
8
Society for Women highlights a Diorissimo bridal ensemble a white nylon tricot Empire gown with lace trim and ribbon accents. A matching coat features flowing lines and a stand-away neckline running down the coat front. Wash and wear ease cited.
Dior presented a revealing line with prominent bust emphasis in vampire sheathes and low necklines while keeping hemlines modest for spring 1964. Marc Bohan lifted waists in shifts and chemises, suggesting a potential later hemline drop. daytime wear returns to tailored suits with oversized stoles and belted tunics.
Circular ad for Simplicity pattern 4889 featuring a shirtwaist style for Misses sizes 12 through 40. Includes fabric yardage per size, price 50 cents with 15 cent mailing surcharge, and mail to Anne Adams at The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept New York address.
The article reviews designers Bohan and Dior detailing winter colors in greens yellows and topazes with blended fabrics and two tone tweeds. It notes Bohan’s range from crowsfoot to check patterns and Dior’s pill boxes chignons and jewel embellishments for evening wear. Marie-Anne Rohan’s daughter is pictured in a black Chantilly lace ensemble.
Actress Janet Leigh blasted Paris fashion leaders for changing dress lengths, calling the designers insincere and commercially exploitative. She cited Jacques Heim’s new line featuring covered up legs and likened fashion moguls to boys with yo yos.
Medalist winners were Mrs Vern Fleagle and Mrs William Staub on Wednesday. Flight victors included Mrs Joseph Best and Mrs Max Miller. Championship went to Mrs Vern Fleagle with Flight A won by Mrs J W Wilson, Mrs John Heefner, and Mrs Richard Morton. Flight B saw Mrs Frank Westberg and Flight C Mrs R K Sandercock. Mrs Wilson sank an approach. Thirty members participated. Hostesses were Mrs Robert Stewart and Mrs M E Young.
A farewell coffee was given Thursday morning for Mrs. John States of 1704 Twelfth Avenue SW. Hostess Mrs. Lloyd M. Miller of 1604 Twelfth Avenue arranged eight guests. The States family and their son plan to move Saturday to Mason City.
Miss Katharine Auld of Central City was honored at a misc shower hosted by Mrs. William Cunningham and assisted by Mrs. Joseph Hennessy and Mrs. John Lynch. Twenty guests attended as Miss Auld and Andrew Breece of Terre Haute are to wed August 25.
Garden Flower Divisions Are Nearly Filled as table classes for cone di vision of the All Iowa fair garden flower show fill up. Only a few table and niche reservations remain for both Aug 14 and Aug 16 shows. Mrs. F C Williamson notes the event is accredited for judges and student judges boosting certification.
Duplicate winners reported for Wednesday morning in the Mitchell movement. In north-south pairs Mrs. Harold Barton and Mrs. A J Less tied with Mrs. Fred Krause and Mrs. L L Hodgin. East-west winners were Mrs. Fred Groeltz and Frank Zeman. Wednesday evening winners were Mrs. John Knodle and Joe Ward north-south and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mulvany east-west.
The note explains dredging as coating food with flour or a similar substance before cooking. It clarifies a common kitchen term and its basic purpose in food preparation.
Miss Catherine Rieniets and her fiancé Robin L. Beard Jr. of Nashville are honored with pre nuptial gatherings this week. Hostesses name 20 guests for a Saturday luncheon, and a barbecue and family dinner supported the couple ahead of the Saturday wedding.
Two showers honored Miss Jane Scott daughter of Mrs Norman Scott at 117 Ninth street NW. A Monday couples shower for Miss Scott and Hud Messerall son of Floyd Messerall Meadville Pa was held at 2609 First Avenue SW with 14 couples giving gifts. A kitchen shower for the couple was held Tuesday at 888 Oakland Road NE with 15 guests. The couple will marry Saturday at the Salem EUB Church.
King's Daughters Naomi circle met at Ellis Park for a Wednesday breakfast with thirteen members and three guests. They planned a future August breakfast.
Mr and Mrs Henry Ellis of Center Point were honored with a dinner on their 43rd wedding anniversary at Bishop's Lindale Plaza. Attendees presented a gift to the couple during the gathering.
Campaign Chairman James Colbert announced two UGN leaders for the geographic division. Mrs. Norman Lipsky will be chairwoman and Mrs. Holbrook Morrison Jr. will serve as vice-chairman. Lipsky has held multiple campaigns roles and board positions including Linn County Seas Health Assn and the Red Cross. Morrison has volunteered with Camp Fire Girls and Red Cross membership drives.
Jackson County jury commissioner reports under 10 percent of 78,500 women polled willing to serve juries. Missouri law allows refusal. Deputy Sheriff Ed Leahy recalls a 35 year old mother of 13 who said jury service would be her only chance to get away.
Elizabeth Irving Berlin 27, daughter of Irving Berlin, announced engagement to Edmund Boyd Fisher 24, a London publishing firm advertising manager. The couple met years ago at Doubleday in New York and plan a fall wedding likely in London or New York.
Weddings reported in two Iowa towns. Miss Margaret Mumm and Robert Seeber wed in Union church with Rev. Don Job officiating and plan to live in Sigourney. Miss Karen Sue Herman and Ronald Dean Hahn tied the knot at Methodist church with Rev. Walter L. Sieck officiating and will reside in Sigourney and Richland. A TV prank interrupts at 6:30 Thursday night on TV 9 showing Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
Jacqueline Kennedy will celebrate her 34th birthday Sunday at Cape Cod with a family gathering at the summer home. Pamela Turnure said the event is mainly for the children and that Mrs Kennedy will spend about three more weeks at Cape Cod before returning to Washington around August 19. She plans to go to Walter Reed Army Hospital for the birth of her third child with the White House keeping the exact date secret. Afterward she will rest at her mother’s Newport estate in Rhode Island. The Air Force spent about $5,000 to prepare a hospital wing at Otis Air Force Base for possible emergency use during her Cape Cod stay, a renovation not requested by the White House.
Mr and Mrs Phil Hodge and their Phoenix based family visit Mr and Mrs George Hodge at 735 Thirty third Street NE. They arrived Tuesday the first and will stay until August second.
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