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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1957
Page
5
A collage of costume silhouettes, fabrics, and fur trims highlights luxury fashion, with designers from New York presenting velvet dresses, sequined gowns, and brocaded evening wear. Practical sewing tips cover tablecloth geometry, napkin crafting, and decorative stitching for home sewing projects.
Social and club notices from Lawrence cover the National Association of Parliamentarians unit meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, a 3 p.m. Sunday wedding at First Methodist Church, bridge luncheons with Fantasy of the Fans decor, and invitations to an orientation center program at K U. Engagement announced for Diana Messer and Robert Hague, with details of their backgrounds. A Trinity Lutheran class slide show, a Granda Theater party by Alpha Zeta ESA, and a Sertoma family picnic at the 4-H Fairgrounds are also listed with dates and attendees.
Seventeen members of the Lone Star 4 H club met August 11 at the Lone Star Church basement. Charlene Hoover read the council report. Lola Flory urged finishing all records by August 24. Music and talks featured Susan and Jane Goodyear piano duets, Clifford Downing woodworking, Judy McKinney and Janece Flory piano duet, Rex Powell talk. Recreation led by Robert Johnson. refreshments provided by the Mason and Sutton families.
Lime Souffle Cake gains approval as a perfect summer dessert. The recipe uses eggs condensed milk and fresh limes with a walnut zwieback crumb crust and topping. Instructions include folding egg whites into the milk mixture and baking slowly, then cooling in the oven before serving.
Moo and Mrs Paul Bayan and others complete weeks of advanced training at Fr Chaffee Ath Hes. John Bo Lang of Memphis Tenn expected to arrive in Eudora after Marine Corps release. Harvey Stocker and Melvin Lo McClelland named in notices. McClelland joined 1S Army Arctic Test Center at St Churchill Canada after serving since 1956.
The Eudora Home Demonstration Unit held a 2 o'clock Tuesday meeting at Mrs. Cal vin Flory's home to finish a lesson titled Picture Selection. Members answered roll call by naming a favorite summer beverage and shared a family picnic at Kenneth Tuggle's home with guests Mrs Keith Simmons and two sons from Hoisington.
Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Eustace return from visits to Washington and Oregon with their daughter in Portland and another in Tacoma, plus a Yakima family gathering. Curtis Dalton and daughters return from Yellowstone Estes Park and Colorado Springs, visiting Wayne Replogle at Yellowstone. The Price and Frink families, Buhler family, and Turk couple also report five to ten day to five week trips across states including Colorado, Mississippi, the Ozarks, and Grand Canyon with multiple relatives.
Mrs Six travels with her daughter Miss Sally Six to attend the National Children's Theatre conference near Boston at Tufts College Mefford. The mother, representing Lawrence public schools, and Miss Six, Kansas state chairman, plan exhibits and events with experts from Michigan State University and Harvard. They will tour Cape Cod before returning August 25.
The round dining table from the Victorian era remains a centerpiece as young couples restore Grandma's pedestal table. Modern designers offer lighter versions with brass-tipped legs, yet the silhouette endures for contemporary living and festive table settings.
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