High Point Show Highlights Knit Fabrics In Furniture Line
In High Point North Carolina the big home furnishings show showcased diverse consumer choices over conformist trends. Drexel Heritage said wide assortments satisfy varied tastes as knit fabrics move from apparel to upholstery with heavy textures, earth tones and new silver gray accents. The trend emphasizes casual aesthetics and rapid fabric availability through machine knitting, signaling more stories to come next week.
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High Point
N.C
Darrel Ferguson
Drexel Heritage Furnishings
Igor
Jmits
Paris Looks for Spring in Bustling Fashion Show
Paris fashion opens ahead of spring with 1,100 manufacturers at Porte de Versailles and numerous shows in venues ranging from theaters to ballrooms. Designers spotlight luxury ready-to-wear, bold colors, and inventive silhouettes, with Japanese influences and a mix of glam dance floor decor.
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Porte de Versailles
Regine
Chicago
JM. Martinelli
Paris
Kansai Yamamoto
Soroptimist Brunch Fundraiser Moves to Hyatt House
Soroptimist International of Long Beach hosts a Halloween brunch Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Edgewater Hyatt House Second Street and Pacific Coast Highway after the Reef Restaurant fire. Tickets are 5 dollars at the door or from members with proceeds funding Meals on Wheels and scholarships for older women reentering the workforce. Nancy Mahan chairs the event with Mildred Stanley Isabel Weinrich and Frances King assisting Joyce Christensen is president.
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Nancy Mahan
Barbara Freeman
Ways and Means
Soroptimist International
Long Beach
Edgewater
Hyatt House
Mother's Fearful Parade of Teenage Skateboard Tricks
A mother recalls her 21-year-old son's obsession with risky toys from bicycles to a skateboard. She describes near accidents, braces, a horse ride, a learner's permit and a dramatic scene as he wheels a board toward danger, while she pleads for safety and begs him to stop.
AGSM Long Beach Lunch Marks 46th Anniversary
American Gold Star Mothers Inc Long Beach Chapter will observe its 46th anniversary with a noon luncheon at Veterans Memorial Building Broadway at Cedarty. Chapter president Helen Browall will be honored along with special guests Mrs Helen Stukes head of California Arizona Nevada department and past national presidents Myrtle Foster Rose Decker Helen White and others. North Long Beach Chaotaleers led by Mrs George Hughes will perform.
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Long Beach
American Gold Star Mothers Inc
Veterans Memorial Building
Broadway
Cedar Ty
Ast
Helen Stukes
Department of California
Arizona
Nevada
Myrtle
Foster
Rose Decker
Helen White
Waya Hancock
Katherine Stinson
Debbie Fry
Dorothy Calkins
Mae Upton
Blanche Rhoades
North Long Beach
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Joyce Christensen
Judy Hazlets
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Helen Browall
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