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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
8
Velvet tops the autumn hat trend with stage worthy designs and the turban as a centerpiece. Velvet and velour textures appear in many trims and colors from black to huckleberry and eggplant. Dense detailing includes shirring tucks and seaming while bold shapes range from toreador turbans to demure Dutch caps.
Miss Edith Lucille Funston and Miss Ruth Elizabeth Funston wed in a double ceremony read by the Rev J N Funston and Bishop Hughes. Edith becomes Mrs Stanley Harold Byram of Martinsville while Ruth marries Dr Gilbert Henry Marquardt of Chicago.
The ceremony occurred at 1313 North Oxford Street the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Otey. Rev. C E Wagner officiated with Henry Terence singing and Ruth Wagener on piano. Miss Aimee Herman was the bride’s attendant and Earl L. Otey served as best man. The couple plans to live in Detroit after the wedding.
Mrs. Sumner Clancy will host a pink crystal shower and bunco party at 4198 Carrollton Avenue tonight honoring Miss Frances McGee, whose marriage to F Harold Naegele is set for Saturday September 7. Guests include Miss June Miller, Miss Marjorie Lilly, Miss Anna Schaefer, Miss Mildred Arnholter, Miss Dor othy Arnholter, Miss Travilla Koor, Miss Lorena Denham, Miss Mary Halstead, and Miss Gertrude Meikle.
Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs Elbe Baker at 5265 North Meridian Street invite guests to a Tuesday evening gathering in honor of their daughter Lucy Jane Baker who departs soon for Gulfport Mississippi to attend college.
A column reviews the season’s printed fabrics with fantasy designs inspired by modern art. It highlights cigaret motifs on black fabric, cocktail glass patterns on red, and ace playing cards on cream, plus accessory tips and a Jean Magnin frock with fringe detail.
Marriage of Miss Dorothy Hendricks to Lawrence Rosemeyer completed on Saturday August 24. Couple resides at 514 South Holmes Avenue. Photo by Platt.
Mrs. B. O. Wise of Clinton avenue hosts a miscellaneous shower tonight at her home in honor of Miss Hazel Ruth Brown bride elect. Pink, orchid and green decorations, garden flower baskets, and a decorated parasol gift presentation by Miss Loriie Wise. Attending guests include numerous named local ladies and several young ladies, with Miss Lorene Wise assisting.
Miss Lora Hendricks of Southport will present her third annual piano recital at 8 PM Friday at the Presbyterian Church Southport. Tenor Farrell Scott will assist. Performers include Eva Blair Clark Fowler Ruby Smart Greyble McFarland Jr Wilma Schnier Mildred Coffman Virginia Green Helen Jean Jordan Ruth Gilchrist Hattie Kleyn Viola Gross Evelyn Hartman Elizabeth Sayers Mildred Schaekel Hildreth McFarland Clara Maass Pauline Wright Virginia Lyons and Max Askin.
Miss Rosamond Van Camp hosted a 4 to 6 p m tea at 3801 Michigan read for Miss Jane Ogborn who departs for New Haven Conn to enter Yale drama school. Guests included close friends and Little Theater collaborators, with garden flower motifs.
Miss Frances Thorpe, a bride elect, was honored at a bridge party and china shower hosted by Miss Dorothea Smith at 3569 Central Avenue. Lavender asters and green lavender tapers decorated serving tables, with assistance from Mrs. A G Smith and Mrs. D W Pentecost.
The pattern features a waist lengthened by scalloped peplum, bishop sleeves, and a kerchief collar knotted at the left shoulder. Sizes 34–44 require specific yardage. kerchief and belt use contrasting material. Pattern mailed for 15 cents. fall and winter 1929 book available for 12 cents.
Mrs Newton O Wasson of Chicago visits her mother Mrs Eliza Mumaw at 1422 Lexington Ave. Miss Genevieve Stetzel entertains Thursday night with two tables of bridge in honor of the guest.
Column explores changing opinions on girls revealing affection versus old rules of discretion. Advice favors caution for sixteen year olds, noting age and interest differences, and counsels against pressing a reluctant or distant boy with letters.
Mrs. William Brickley entertained with a buffet supper and bridge at her Graceland avenue home in honor of Miss Julia Rain of Chicago. Sixteen guests attended the affair with fall flowers decorating the table and house. Additional parties are planned for Miss Rain.
Miss Hilda Lieber daughter of Mrs. Carl H. Lieber of New York becomes the bride of John Paul Turner formerly of Tuscola Illinois in a Greenwich Village studio ceremony officiated by Rev. A R Pepper. Only close friends attend due to the father's death. They plan a Wisconsin motor trip and home at 82 West Twelfth Street.
Lorinda Cottingham hosted a luncheon bridge and pink blue shower at 3641 North Pennsylvania for cousin Virginia Cottingham, bride to be of Charles Richter Castle Union City. Attendees included Mrs J O Cottingham and Mrs C E B Castle with many relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs F A Naegele host a Saturday night dinner at Spink Arms hotel for Miss Frances McGee and F Harold Naegele ahead of their Sept 7 wedding at Carrollton Avenue Reformed church. Additional guests include Mr and Mrs Frank McGee and other relatives. Frank and Frances McGee will host a bridal dinner at the Columbia Club Friday night for their daughter and her fiancé.
Announcement says Miss Iris M. Hardesty of 2010 North Meridian street formerly with the Indiana state highway commission married Russell P. Harker of Frankfort at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City on Wednesday. After a Civil tour of New England and Canada the couple will reside in Frankfort after Sept 15. Also, Mr and Mrs Emanuel Finkman of 5166 Guilford avenue returned from a trip to Detroit and Toronto.
Beta Chapter of Delta Lambda entertained with a luncheon at Hotel Lincoln in Indianapolis at 1 o clock. Speakers included Mrs. Everett Titus Dr. J. T. Morgan and Dr. H B Thornton. Guests of honor were Alma Teifert Vera Nordyke Alta Carr Marie L Hammond Louise Morris. Covers set for sixty five and delegates chosen for the Harrisburg national convention September 3 4 5 6. Teifert chaired arrangements.
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