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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1968
Page
13
A vintage style shirtdress for 1969 features white fabric with navy red sashes and a new holiday version by Emil de John in white powder blue and charcoal gray. Includes a paisley pocket hanky. Also mentions quick lunch ideas like chicken mushroom pizza.
Dear Miss Vanderbilt discusses hosting a cost efficient company dinner with minimal liquor. It explains serving from a buffet or formal setup when no staff is available, with the host and hostess jointly serving and carving and passing dishes at the table. It suggests practical service sequences. The piece emphasizes courtesy and shared hosting duties.
Community notices list dinners, programs, and meetings at Paragon Club Opera Club Rainbow Girls Millsaps PTA First Christian Church group Masur Museum and St John s Group. A lengthy etiquette guide describes hosting, table seating, wine service, and simple, hearty meals.
Mrs Henry Haas of the Flower Shoppe demonstrated Christmas arrangements using fresh and artificial materials. She showed candle variations and bow making techniques as Garden Club members gathered at Mrs W E McGoughs on Park Avenue with Mrs Fred Crenshaw presiding. The group plans a December 13 Christmas party at Mrs M L Coleman’s home with details shared by Mrs L M Ray.
The 10-25 year Club hosted its Christmas party at the Agriculture Building in West Monroe during its annual meeting. Highlights included a silver Christmas tree, holly decorations, a buffet, and a year’s officers elected led by President Tempie Hegwood.
A near 20 year old girl writes to Dear Mrs. Ricker about a serious problem as she loves a 26 year old married man and seeks guidance on stopping the relationship and dealing with social and personal pressures. The column offers cautions about unintended consequences and advice for boundaries.
A postnuptial shower for Denise Price, soon to be Mrs. Charles D. Bryan, was hosted by Mrs. Sheldon Groan and others at the Groan home in West Monroe. Attendees included family and friends as plans for the November 17 marriage in Wilmot, Arkansas were noted.
The forthcoming marriage of Miss Margaret Gayle Randall and Eugene Norman is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs W H Randall of West Monroe Louisiana and his parents Mr and Mrs Wallace C Norman of Birmingham Alabama. The ceremony is set for Saturday December 14 in the home of the bride’s parents.
A speaker urges decisive action to end a relationship. The guidance favors an early break to minimize ongoing damage and protect all parties, stressing clarity and firm boundary setting. The tone is practical and admonitory.
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