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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1955
Page
6
Sihia Sage discusses a junior-senior banquet topic about corsage and boutonniere etiquette. Readers ask who should pin corsages and boutonnieres, whether a boutonniere is appropriate before a steady relationship, and if a white carnation is standard. The answer notes pinning is not crucial, favors the girl showing pleasure, and mentions stems should point downward.
A scanned clipping notes a letter addressed oddly to Mrs Wittman at 1717 5 Indianapolis Ave in Tulsa dubbed T-Town. The piece blends social tips for hosting a modest gathering with a casual aside on seating, table decor, and dessert to balance plates for guests, followed by a stray historical sidelight about Julius Caesar adding months to a solar year.
In some schools girls give a date a bowl fungere or carnation based on the boy’s attire. A white jacket prompts a white flower, while a white jacket with a red or tinted carnation is preferred. The act is a simple gesture done by placing a flower in the coat lapel, and girls can follow or decline as they wish.
The Oscar statuette, created in 1927 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was nicknamed Oscar after a librarian’s joking remark. The 10 inch bronze figure with a gold finish costs about 70 dollars and bears the winner’s engraved name.
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