Dior Opening Spectacular in Paris By Gay Pauley
UPI reports Dior's Paris opening stunned guests with glittering displays and a high waist trend from Yves Saint Laurent. Celebrities like the Duchess of Windsor attended as crowds gathered for the five-floor showroom event on the Champs Elysees. The show featured dramatic gowns and extravagant fabrics, ending with a traditional wedding dress finale.
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Gay Pauley
UPI
Paris
Dior
Broadway
Hollywood
Duchess of Windsor
Ihag Company
Salon
Champs Elysees
Metropolitan Opera
Washington Senators
Àves St. Laurent
St. Laurent
Gres Designs Varying Autumn Styles In Paris Show
Paris report notes Gres offers varied silhouettes from knee length and high waist to straight jackets and voluminous coats. Evening gowns echo Grecian folds, with pink satin bridal elements and a pink coat in an overcast fashion season described by Jessica Davis for Vagus Magazine.
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Paris
UPI
Jooge
Malyneux
Griffe
Jean Desses
Itaso
Thelseoms
Garden Club Celebrates Twentieth Birthday Party
Ala Tites Garden Club marked its 20th anniversary with a Thursday garden party at Mrs. Ralph Robeson’s home on 66th Place. Guests gathered on the lawn under paper parasols, while a tea table rested under a vine pergola and guests enjoyed fashion notes and commentary on Paris couture figures like Madame Gres and Jacques Griffe.
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Ala- Tites
Ralph Robeson
Jacques Griffe
Madame Vionnet
Desses
Griffe
Amers
Mrs James Carroll Leads Peninsula Club Meeting
Mrs James Carroll, newly installed president, chaired the session and presented carnation corsages to charter members who attended as special guests. Mrs Frank J Beggs, a charter member, reviewed early years and beautification efforts for the peninsula. A special guest was Maya Glinz Miss Guatemala 1969 who visited with hostess Mrs Leroy Jensen.
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James .Carroll
Frank J. Beggs
Peninsula
Maya Glinz
Guatemala
Leroy Jensen
Degree of Honor Lodge 108 Meeting Notice
The Degree of Honor Lodge 108 will meet Thursday at 5 pm at Machinists Mall. The notice specifies the gathering time and location for members in the local fraternal organization.
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Lacge 108
Machinists Mall
Family knitwear tale spans emigration and fame from Vienna to Israel
Aled, founded in 1894 in Vienna, grew into a major European knitwear maker. Four daughters joined the craft, training in design, production, administration, and accounting. After emigration in 1938 they established Ajed Ltd. in Israel, expanding to a three story factory with 150 workers. The piece reflects on Arab riots, wars, and the sisters' resilience across generations.
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Sage
Vienna
Europe
Shad
Ajed Ltd
Israel
Eastworld
American
Orient
Africa
Milan
Bon Voyage Party For Mil ler And Forhan
Mr and Mrs Eugene E Miller hosted a bon voyage party at SOS W 31st St honoring Mr and Mrs Clarence E Forhan before their Hawaii trip. The cake was ship shaped and the refreshment table featured a centerpiece. Guests included Ernest G Thorp Troy Cleninger C S McCoid Harold Palmer Clyde Hickman Ted Fordan Fred Ritter Enid Moran Patti Palmer Carolyn McCoid Lina Owens and hosts' sons Eugene Kenneth Michael Miller. After-dance leis and native Hawaiian dances followed.
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Eugene E. Miller
Sos W. 31St St
Clarence E. Fornan
Hawaii
Forhan Salled
Eugene
Kenneth
Michael Miller
Misses Sherrill
Carole Palmer
Messrs. and Imimes
Ernest G. Thorp
Troy Cleninger
C. S. McCoid
Harold Palner
Clyde Hickman
Ted Fordan
Fred Ritter
Enid Moran
Patti Palmer
Carolyn McCoid
Lina Owens
Silver Year Fete for Pair
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Pace celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house for 100 relatives and friends at 3001 Poppy Street. The Pace family includes three children and one granddaughter, with active community service roles and a veteran husband.
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Lloyd Pace
Poppy St
Paces
Stanley J. Pace
Travelers Insurance Co
Long Beach
Lloyd C. Pace
Long Beach State College
Lois A. Pace
Campden High School
Campbell
Flora and Bodily Family Visit Southland Attractions
Dr. Howard Bodily renowned Berkeley scientist and his wife Ma rilla with five children visit Marineland Los Angeles County Museum Laguna Festival of Arts Disney land and a planetarium. They tour Naples bio luminescent canals and observe tiny phosphorescent shrimp and dinoflagellates in Dr Coleman’s home microscope setup.
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Roger Coleman
Howard Bodily
Marilla
Margaret
Marilla Jr
Richard
Howard Jr
April
Bodily
Theo Corey
Berkeley
State Division of Laboratories
Southland
Marineland
Los Angeles County Museum
Laguna Festival of Arts
Disneyland
Planetarium
Naples
Colemans
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Jessica Davis
Vagus Magazine
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