New Fashions Unveiled In Paris By Castillo And Givenchy
Paris designers Castillo of Lanvin unveils the Whipline silhouette with low hemlines and mink lined evening coats. Givenchy presents The Shapes a stark shift toward sack dresses and avant garde details. In Iowa, Mrs Lester Wright hosted a shower for Ruth Radloff as she prepares to marry Daniel Boyd of Cedar Falls on September 4.
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Gazette
Paris
Castillo
Lanvin
Lanvin-Castillo
Spain
Goya
Hubert de Givenchy
Givenchy
Abe Lincoln
Shower Tonight for Jacqueline Feddersen
Mrs. Glenn Lutz and Miss Norma Abodeely entertain 20 guests at a miscellaneous shower for Jacqueline Feddersen at the Lutz home 311 Third Avenue SW. A red and white color scheme with gladiolus centerpiece decorates the event. Miss Feddersen will wed Richard White on Aug 12.
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Glenn Lutz
Norma Abodeely
Jacqueline Feddersen
Lutz
Third Avenue
Miss Fedderson
Richard White
Misses Pattern 4820 Mix Match Wardrobe
Busy gal wardrobe separates Pattern 4820 offers a blouse with yokes slim shorts and an 8 gore side panel skirt in sizes 12 through 20. Fabric yardages and mailing details provided for 35 cent pattern requests to Anne Adams in New York with size and style number.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Miss Carolyn Quinby Honored at Shower
Miss Carolyn Quinby was honored Thursday evening at a personal shower given by Miss Nancy Lynch at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs C J Lynch 3235 Bever Circle Drive SE. Sixteen guests were present. A breakfast and bathroom shower will be given for Miss Quinby Saturday morning by Mrs Ethel Ashby 1821 Bever avenue SE. Sixteen have been invited. Miss Quinby and Jon Renner of Oak Park IL will be married in September.
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Carolyn Quinby
Nancy Lynch
C. J. Lynch
Bever Circle Drive
Quinby
Ethel Ashby
Bever Avenue
Jon Renner
Oak Park
Catherine Ryan Becomes Bride at St Patrick’s Church
Catherine Ryan wed Allen Schmidt Tuesday at 9:30 am in St Patrick’s Cedar Rapids officiated by Rev Joseph Krocheski. Bride daughter of James and Mary Ryan, groom son of William Schmidt. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids after a reception and dance at Arm ar ballroom.
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Ryan
Lake of the Ozarks
Allen Schmidt
Catherine Ryan
St. Patrick’s Church
Joseph Krocheski
James Ryan
William [Schmidt
Watkins
Margaret Ryan
Columbia
Alice Schmidt
Audrey Arp
Mary Helen Smith
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Schmidt
Tom Ryan
Raymond Stramer
Jim Ryan
Ambrose Ryan
Don Ward
Frank Ryan
Bob Ryan
Janie McElliott
Johnny Schmidt
Armar
Mt. [Mercy College
Department of Nursing
Mercy Hospital
Camburn Court SE
Kalona
St. Mary’s Church
Riverside
Yvonne Kallaus
Roy Kallaus
Richmond
Loren Spicher
Velma Spicher
Streamliner Uses Double Rubber Stair Treads on Shelves
A Streamliner project covers children's toy shelves with double thickness rubber stair treads to protect wood from scratches and reduce noise.
Sharon Fladoos And Andy Cohn Win at Elmcrest
Sharon Fladoos of Dubuque won medalist honors with 79 for 18 holes at Elmcrest Golf and Country Club women's invitational. Andy Cohn of Waterloo captured nine hole honors with a 40. Marsha Thomas was 18-hole runner-up with 85. One hundred twenty-seven women attended, with guests from several towns.
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Elmcrest Golf and Country Club
Sharon Fladoos
Dubuque
Andy Cohn
Waterloo
Marsha Thomas
Vivian Heitland
Toledo
Miss Fladoos
Elmcrest
N. J. Gorman
Howard Helscher
Jackie Jones
Janet Stuckman
Manchester
Vinton
Brooklyn
Maquoketa
Monticello
Helen Kent
Phyllis Hughes
Ruth Rullman Family Plans Visit to Clear Lake
Mrs. Ruth Rullman and her children Glenn Charles and Carol Ann depart Friday morning for Clear Lake to visit relatives. A French dressing combines minced chives and fresh basil with olive oil vinegar salt pepper and prepared mustard to be served over sliced red ripe tomatoes.
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Rullman
Clear Lake
Ruth Rullman
Glenn Charles
Carol Ann
Ior Clear Lake
Memo for Men By Bert Bacharach Photography Tip
A New York Herald Tribune feature from 1955 offers photography guidance by Bert Bacharach. It explains arranging group subjects at equal distances from camera and flashbulb to achieve even illumination for photos.
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New York Herald Tribune Inc
Paisley Patterns Win High Favor in Paris
Paris fashion experts promote paisley as a year round classic. Dior showcases a wine red shirt waist dress with blue and yellow paisley, in feather weight wool suitable for summer and stylish under coats or furs in fall and winter.
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Paris
Ins
Monsieur Dior
Dior
Inez Dior Fashion Forecast 1955 56 Looms
Inez Robb muses on M Dior unveiling the 1955 56 autumn collection. She ponders bosom lines waists skirts and lengths while zinging Italian tailors color bets deep moldy green and tarnished gold as men’s fashions.
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Monsieur Christian Dior
Inez
M. Dior
Paris Atelier
Marilyn Monroe
Audrey Hepburn
Rome
Maior
de Rigueur
Secrets of Charm diet advice for women over forty
A column by John Robert Power outlines how slim, high achieving women over forty stay youthful. It promotes a daily beauty diet focused on reducing energy-dense foods, increasing vitamin rich produce, and ensuring protein intake with lean meats and eggs. It invites readers to request personalized menus and a four step career guide.
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Yo! Beauver
Old Fashioned Peach Pie and Chicken Pie Recipe
Over the Back Fence promotes peach pie using fresh peaches with lemon, sugar, flour and spice baked in a double crust. It also offers a crusty noodle topped chicken pie made with sherry cream and peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and macaroon sauce.
Legion Auxiliary Elects C R Woman President in Iowa
Mrs. Walter H. Glynn of West Des Moines was chosen president of the Iowa department, American Legion Auxiliary, at the Des Moines convention with no opposition. Officers elected without opposition include Mrs. Glenn Hultquist of Winfield and Mrs. Robert Spooner of Cedar Rapids as vice-presidents, Mrs. John Matthiesen of Waterloo, executive secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Jack Bouman of Pocahontas as chaplain. The sole contested race produced historian Mrs. Deverre Harper of West Grove, who won.
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Des Moines
INS
Walter H. Glynn
West Des Moines
Iowa Department
American Legion Auxiliary
Glenn Hultquist
Winfield
Robert Spooner
Cedar Rapids
John Matthiesen
Waterloo
R. B. Monk
Jack Bouman
Pocahontas
Deverre Harper
West Grove
Iowa auxiliary honors and scholarships awarded
Mrs L H Hauth of Hawkeye received recognition as Iowa legislative chairman for the auxiliary. Mrs John H Gillespie of Des Moines earned a merit citation after serving 16 Iowa senate sessions as assistant secretary and journal clerk. Multiple unit awards were announced for Americanism civil defense and other programs with Sioux City Waterloo Ames Webster City among the locations. Nancy Homan of Council Bluffs won a $600 national president's scholarship, one of ten nationwide, in honor of past auxiliary presidents. Jean Koenig of Laurens won the Mary Virginia Macrae nursing scholarship with twelve additional $200 awards given.
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L. H. Hauth
Hawkeye
John H. Gillespie
Des Moines
Iowa
Auxiliary
Senate
Sioux City
Odebolt
Waterloo
Ames
Webster City
Nancy Homan
Carl Homan
Council Bluffs
Jean Koenig
Laurens
Mary Virginia Macrae
Engagements And Weddings Cedar Rapids and beyond
Reports list multiple spring and summer weddings across Iowa towns including Cedar Rapids Manchester Kalona Columbus Junction Center Point and Arlington among others. Couples and families named include Darlene Rain bird Melvin Pexa Janet DeWitte Lee Connor Yvonne Kallaus Loren Spicher Shirley Billings Jackie Wolford Mary Lou Houseal Willard Hedberg Sara Ann Holman Ed Hill with future residences noted in Cedar Rapids Manchester Kalona Clinton Davenport and Chicago.
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Center Point
Howard Holman
Sara Ann
Ed Hill
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Adolph Ahrens
Don King
L. C. Ross
Mt. Vernon
Walter Whitford
Elmcrest Women's
John L. Petersen
Carl V. Nelson
Wright
Honor Miss Radloff
Lester Wright
Jane Wright
Ruth Radloff
Radloff
Daniel Boyd
Cedar Falls
Twenty-seventh Street
Neams
Streamliner
Lron
Davy
Momi
Laura Whee
Davy Crockett
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Bert Bacharach
Nora W. Martin
Inez Robb
John Robert Power
Floor Covering CO
First Avenue
Broahs Plan
1St Ave
2Nd St
Naomi Doebel
Peaches
California
Hunter
State Theatre
Samford’ Book Department
Legion Auxiliary
C.R
Darlene Rain‘bird
Ella Rain‘bird
Melvin Pexa
Frank B. Pexa
Guernsey
Trinity Lutheran Church
Arlington
Elon DeWitte
Janet
Lee R.connor
Columbus Junction
Shirley R. Billings
Cecil Billings
Jackie Wolford
Charles Wolford
Mary Lou Houseal
Clyde V. Houseal
Davenport
Willard P. Hedberg
C. Perry Hedberg
Sault Ste. Marie
Great Lakes
Personal Products Corporation
Milltown
New Jersey
Nations
Killian
Killian Company
Cedar Rapids, Iow
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