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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1968
Page
5
The annual fall fashion events begin in New York next week with ready to wear previews shown to reporters during Press week. Designers shake up hems and necklines with daring styles while forecasters note varied lengths from above the knee to below the calf.
Fashion writer Gay Pauley notes the rise of pants for women in 1968 collections. Wide leg trousers recur as suits with coats and capes, with designers like Donald Brooks spotlighting 1930s inspired silhouettes and starlets of that era in department store lines.
Mrs. Ray mond Sizemore of Nor walk announces the engagement of Donna Jeanne Sizemore to Norman F. Hills Jr. Donna Jeanne is a 1967 St Pauls High School graduate and student at Mary Manse College Toledo. Norman Hills Jr. is a 1966 Berlin Heights High School graduate and student at Ashland College. Wedding plans are indefinite.
Community events and notices include Shoestring Players annual dinner dance at Norwalk Memorial Lake Park Building at 6, Huron County Ladies Sheriff Posse horse show at Fairgrounds at 9 30 a m, Apex employee picnic at Grotto Park Sandusky 2 to 8 p m, Senior Citizens Beltone service at Senior Center 10 a m to 1 p m, Firelands Coin Club at Recreation Center Norwalk, Trim Downs at Senior Center 8.
Designer Rudi Gernreich leads bold trends with sheer tunics and dresses exposing the bosom, aiming for audacity in 1960s fashion. Donald Brooks and Ferdinando Sarmi echo daring cuts with deep V necklines while balancing coverage with strategic panels and sequins.
New York designers push flexibility in hem length amid fall and winter fashion shows. From above the knee to mid calf, midis and maxis appear, with Tiffeau urging that length is defined by construction. Leather trims and full coats feature in major collections as camel and gray dominate palettes.
Missionaries Mr and Mrs John Barre and seven Navajo children from the Crosslands Mission spoke at North Fairfield United Church on June 10. They described their mission work and a new chapel built since their last visit two years ago. The Barres, formerly from North Fairfield, will stay in the area until August. The event supported by United and Methodist Churches.
The First Baptist Church Stewardship Class set a 6:30 p.m. Monday potluck at the church hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Palmer. The United Methodist Baraca and Philathea Class will hold a 6:30 p.m. Wednesday dinner meeting at their church. The Lake Erie Fire Lands NSA Chapter met at Towne Tavern Sandusky in June with Charles E. Frohman presenting a 150 year journey through maps and images. Frohman’s book Sandusky's Yesterdays is due this fall. The NSA picnic is planned for July 12 with Phyllis Sharpe in charge. Seventeen members completed a 16-week secretarial review course at the Sandusky Branch of BGSU.
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