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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
5
Society notices must be submitted to the Journal-World office by noon on the day of publication. Include the names and brief details of the event or person for the society column.
A crowded weekend calendar lists luncheons and teas hosted by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Pan-Hellenic and several social groups at Colonial and Evans Hearth venues. Dinners and garden parties follow, with whist, bridge and club events throughout Saturday to Tuesday.
Social notices list dinner bridge parties at the Colonial on May 26 and 27 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Docking and Mr. and Mrs. Hoover. Tea for Mrs. A. E. Housh is noted at Mrs. Coolidge’s home with several guests and assistants named. Chancellor Lindley honored at a Law School faculty dinner. Mothers' League met at Mrs. Doering’s home for a gardens themed program and nearby garden notes. Woodlawn PTA held year’s last meeting with new officers, field day plans, and May queen crowning. Lotus Club and Delphines of Trinity Lutheran Church schedule luncheon and meeting. Elizabeth Marion Roe Cloud and Edward L. Hughes announce June 14 wedding at First Presbyterian chapel in Wichita.
Delta Phi Delta hosts a dinner at Evans Hearth to honor Rosemary Ketcham and Maud Ellsworth who will spend the summer in Europe. Initiation ceremonies precede the meal presided by Miss Alberta Ward with Bill Shipley giving a toast. Decorations of pink and gold adorn tables set for about thirty. Local world bridge champions are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jaedicke Edith C. Tracy and M. D. Wheatley each awarded a gold pin. State champions remain undetermined. Mrs J R Harrison held a luncheon for Miss Elizabeth Butler of Denver who left this morning.
A busy list of society happenings includes Phi Delta Theta spring formal at the chapter house with Eddie Lane's Parsons band, Pi Beta Phi annual meeting, Sigel Farm Bureau play Crazy to Reduce at Pleasant Grove, and multiple church women group activities. Also noted are nursing association picnic plans, a Trinity Lutheran women’s meeting, Adah chapter OES initiation, Cordley school sixth grade tea, and McAllaster PTA year-end events with a spring assembly and Cub Scout picnic.
Visitors toured a Spanish style garden of Mrs Frank E Jones where about 250 iris varieties currently bloom. The collection includes Clara Neves Day Dream Oread and Warbler with whites yellows blues and reds noted for contrast and table iris trends in Kansas gardens.
Paris fashion editor Rosette Hargrove reports that couturier Mainbocher shifts from the "little girl" dress to practical, trim silhouettes for fall. He excludes petticoats and swing skirts, favoring simple coats, bright black dresses with gold accents, and stately gowns for formal events.
Mix orange and chocolate for variety. Use orange juice or extract in cake layers and chocolate filling with grated orange rind. Black walnut and mint complement chocolate flavors well, offering a bright, balanced profile.
A home economist advises buying foods at peak season to maximize quality and value. May to June strawberries Bermuda onions beef pork lamb butter and green vegetables reach peak supply. Create menus around these items and adjust as seasons change. Strawberry whip serves two and demonstrates using leftovers in sauces or casseroles.
Spring fashion centers on white tops paired with dark skirts and airy fabrics. Lingerie blouses with fine tucks and Swiss embroidery enable quick day to evening changes. Hats feature straw brims with side slits and bandeau knots, while blue shoes brighten summer outfits. Hair trends favor shorter styles to reveal necklines and require nightly cream massage for smooth skin.
A vintage style recipe outlines beating egg whites with sugar and cream of tartar, baking a 9 inch pie base at a high heat, then cooling to fill with a strawberry sponge and gelatin mixture. The strawberry gel is sweetened, lemon juice added, and chilled to set without freezing.
A recipe for a strawberry cream pie begins with folding stiff egg whites into a fruit sponge and baking a crust. It advises whipping cream, adding sugar and lemon or vanilla, coloring green, layering on crust, then strawberry sponge, and chilling for four hours or overnight for 6 to 8 servings.
A vintage etiquette quiz covers pit removal with fingers from cherries, eating con with fingers, using a fork for shoestring potatoes, no need to switch the fork after cutting, and eating ice cream from the end of the spoon. The advised response to seafood etiquette is option b to eat enough to avoid comment.
An advertisement touts oil-cloth glazed chintz and new oiled silks for kitchen curtains. They are easy to arrange and wash with a damp cloth, then re-hung quickly. For placing a classified ad, phone 22.
The Lawrence Nursery School now at 734 New Hampshire Street invites the public to a housewarming and shower Tuesday afternoon from 8 to 5. The school has about fifty pupils and needs cereal dishes glasses plates forks spoons towels and wash cloths. Co chairs are Mrs F W Gaugt and Mrs L J Menger of the Lawrence Women's club assisting.
S. S. Learned departs Lawrence by the Santa Fe Monday at 1 o clock for Belmont Massachusetts to join his son Edmond Learned and family. His son teaches in Harvard University’s School of Commerce. The trip comes as Deane Malott becomes University of Harvard chancellor.
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