White House Lunch Sparks Fashion and Fanfare
Newspaper women recount a luncheon with the First Lady and discuss wardrobe nerves and hats. They describe the White House aura, Mrs Kennedy’s effort to humanize the residence, and concerns about privacy for the Kennedy children amid press attention.
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White House
Lafayette Square
du Pont
Wilmington
Winterthur
Kennedy
Josephine Ripley
Christian Science Monitor
Caroline
Colorful jiffy-wrap halter pattern and catalog offer
Varied flowers decorate a jiffy-wrap halter pattern for tops and skirts with small remnant yardage. Pattern 572 with embroidery motifs and sizes 10 to 20, instructions included. Send 35 cents to Laura Wheeler for the 1961 Needlecraft Catalog featuring 125 designs plus free veil cap instructions.
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Laura Wheeler
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Murry
Paris dress caper nets socialite a costly gown
A celebrated New York socialite buys an exclusive blue gown in Paris for 400 dollars after chasing a truly different look. The price contrasts with the dress costing 2.25, as a cleaner later pockets 400 by leaving the item over a chair.
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Paris
New York
United States
Winston Churchill
New York Harbour
Christina
Churchill
Aristotle Onassis
Caribbean
Florida
England
Weather woes fade as water tastes improve at home
The writer notes heavy rain and high winds, but confirms outside moisture only, no basement flooding. Water now tastes normal after a phenol scare, though source remains unknown. Domestic life includes a sick child, a new puppy, escaped dogs, NHL hockey, and family budgeting reflections.
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Township Water Commission
How Long Should First Calls Last
A reader asks about visiting etiquette for a woman paying her first call on a neighbor who has just moved in. The answer: stay from 15 to 20 minutes, since the new host is busy and could feel overwhelmed by a longer visit.
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Russia
Cuba
You
Jerry
Gustav
Des
Partner
Dundas Highway
Chicago Black Hawks
Swedish girl shortens by two inches in controversial surgery
Ingrid Westman 16 sought to be four inches shorter in 1959 at Lars Anander-Scharin clinic in Harnosand. Surgeons removed two inches from each thigh bone and joined with a plate, leaving muscles to adjust. The operation sparked debate among Swedish doctors about medical ethics and patient wishes. Ingrid now reports happiness and better social reception after the rare procedure.
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Lars Anander- Scharin
Harnosand
Sweden
Ingrid Westman
Ingrid
Anander-Scharin
Elsa-Brita Nordlund
Stockholm
Arthur Engel
Royal Medical Board
Institute For the Crippled
Harnesand
Muu Muu Pattern Ads for Children and Catalog Offer
Helens Cool presents a sewn muu muu for girls, with overlaid sundress options and included panties. Printed Pattern 4822 for children sizes 2 4 6 8 requires 234 yards of 35 inch fabric and costs 50 cents. Include size name address and style number when ordering to Anne Adams Box 1 123 Highteenth St New Toronto Ont.
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Anne Adams
Highteenth St
New
Toronto
Ont
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Sica
Faas
Anne Ashley
Ornskoldsvik
the Helens
U.S
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Britain
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