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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1930
Page
5
The Willoughby church hosts a Christmas play titled The Tree on Wednesday at 7 PM inviting all. The Central Baptist W M S Progressive Circle held a Christmas party at Mrs J N Hendrix's Johnston Street home finishing the year meetings with scripture from Luke Chapter 2 and a talk on The Christ Child.
Local families plan holiday visits with relatives across Alabama and nearby states. Birmingham guests include actress Mrs Curtis Raper and James Williams of Anniston visiting J. W. Williams. many relatives travel from Huntsville, Florence, Mobile, Jasper, Cullman and Gadsden. Several university and private residences host out of town relatives for Christmas Week.
The Mary Lou Dancy U. D. C. chapter met at the Chenault home with hostesses Thelma Alice and Mary Leigh Chenault. Mrs. Paul Buettner entertained with a vocal solo The Moon Is Low and a contest The Music Cabinet. A parcel post sale closed the evening with Christmas color refreshments.
Hoyt Winton and Buster Dews are visiting friends and relatives in Montgomery and Birmingham. The trip highlights family connections and local contacts in Alabama.
Limestone county agricultural agent J T Belue will attend a two day Auburn meeting December 29 and 30 called by Director L N Duncan and district agents. Economists from the U S Department of Agriculture will present data on cotton and other crops to help county agents advise farmers on planting and livestock needs.
A. Edwards and her husband from Dallas will spend days with her sisters Mrs. Travis Callahan and Mrs. O. E. Schrickel. Overnight guests include Miss Georgia Merrell of Dothan Miss Peggy Merrell of Eva Miss Jewel Hopson of Memphis and Miss Nan Henderson of Summerville. Royal Henderson of Birmingham visits for a week with friends.
Paris fashion notes that winter sports plaid styles forecast spring colorways. Kilts from St Moritz and Lake Placid preview checked skirts and basque jackets for next season. plaid coats, skirts, and blouses dominate current wear with Normandy checks and shepherd’s plaid appearing in ensembles across daywear and accessories.
French women shift from the earlier whoopee veils to sheer short veils. The new look favors eyebrow clearing, closely fitted designs with little or no pattern.
Washington reports on the search by the national federation of business and professional women for the first American business woman. Jane Aitken of Philadelphia printed books in 1808, cited as the leading claim. Other early figures include Mrs. Elizabeth Timoth y of Charleston who ran a printing shop in 1838 and Mrs. Hanna Cole who operated a ferry across the Missouri in 1814.
Paris designers continue to interest with cape like long skirts tying over pajama trousers. Recent versions include pink crepe pajamas with a detachable georgette skirt. Printed marocain fabrics emerge for spring with small regular patterns and sober dark color combos.
Paris designers propose a novel mid winter color concept pairing short velvet jackets with complementary jewelry tones. The trend emphasizes coordinating textures and hues to create a polished, upscale look for season wardrobes.
The text describes mid winter Parisienne style with white dresses and emerald accents. Emeralds serve as the focal jewel while emerald green jackets echo the color theme. White slippers accompany most outfits and velvet wraps, cotton or silk, finish the look at the waist with jeweled buckles or delicate loops.
Mrs. Elgworth Richardson of Albia Iowa becomes the first woman to win the Distinguished Service Medal from the American Farm Bureau Federation, marking a historic achievement for farm leadership and service.
New York shoppers seek novelty in Christmas gifts with ornamental waste baskets filled with tidbits and unusual items. Adults explore games like puff billiards and archery poker alongside updated playing cards and bridge ensembles.
In Paris drawing rooms the ostrich fan wanes as chiffon fans rise in use. The 18 inch chiffon models keep tortoise shell sticks and feature ruched circular chiffon panels instead of feathers. Dusty pink is a favored hue.
Mrs Henry L Stimson wife of the secretary of state attended a garden party wearing a sapphire blue lace gown paired with sable fur kept as a refined formal ensemble with ceremonial elegance.
A woman is described wearing a tailored skirt, a thin black straw hat, and a sable scarf around her neck, signaling a refined, understated fashion style.
The Sunday school of the church will hold its service on Christmas Eve at p. m. Recitations and carols are planned with a dress by the pastor and a duet Christmas Angels by Mrs. C. Elmer and Louise Holtman. Gifts will be distributed at the close of the service.
Paris reports on cavalier cuff gloves as elbow length options. Most cuffs are embroidered or trimmed with incrusted contrasting color details.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, contrasting the White House, dubs the presidential Rapidan camp the Brown House in a lighthearted remark. The nickname highlights domestic warmth over formal grandeur during the trip.
Washington reports Caroline Hyde, daughter of the secretary of agriculture, has given up a social debut this season to enroll at the University of Michigan, her father's alma mater.
Robbers struck the North Philadelphia Plaza Trust Company branch seizing about $7,000 before fleeing. Police searched the area for clues as puzzled employees faced the incident.
A compact guide offers practical gift ideas geared to quick picking. It highlights affordable options for different recipients and emphasizes practical, thoughtful choices over showy displays.
A nine and three quarter pound son named Marion was born December 21 to Mr and Mrs Walter Aday.
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