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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1981

Page

6

Pattern style show brings designer fashions to area

In Carbondale area a Vogue Patterns Portfolio fashion show showcases fall and winter looks from Oscar de la Renta Perry Ellis and Calvin Klein. Six area women will model the outfits at Gardens Restaurant, with patterns and fabrics from Fashion Fabrics of Carbondale. The event promotes affordable designer wear via Vogue patterns and fabrics priced from six to fifty dollars per yard, encouraging sewers to create high fashion at home.

Cathy A. Monroe The Southern Illinoisan Gardens Carbondale Oscar de la Renta Perry Ellis Southern Illinois Vogue Fashion Fabrics of Bonnie Moreno

Fashion show showcases fabric textures and 25 garment collection

Pat Rayfield promotes a show where models display fabric textures and garment construction. The 25 piece collection features Reagan red, black and white tones, pleated sleeves, long evening hems, silks and wools. Mary Holtman of Vogue presides, with tickets $5 including dessert and drink. Reservations by Friday at 549-4211.

Pat Rayfield Mary Holtman Vogue Butterick Miss Holtman Knoxville Tenn

Old Gray Mare and Ann Landers Share Letters

Readers share relief at not alone in giving up sex in later life and discuss grandparenting challenges with a divorced parent and a difficult stepson. Ann Landers weighs in on how overindulgence and permissiveness can backfire, urging frank views on loyalty, authority, and relationship choices.

Ann Landers America Ann

Preparation for real life courses joke on college education

Erma Bombeck mocks college curricula that favor life skills over specialization. The piece lists spoof classes such as Remedial Bicycle Watching and Is There Life After Lunch, lampooning student life, parental weekend crises, and the idea that general education may curb intellectual independence.

Erma Bombeck

Dalton Coxes to observe 40th anniversary Sunday

Mr and Mrs Dalton Cox of Route ac ee will mark forty years with an open house Sunday from two to four pm. They wed Oct 11 1941 in Cape Girardeau Missouri. They have three children Judith Shadowens Royalton Rea Cox Colorado Springs and Carl Cox Herrin plus eight grandchildren.

Dalton Coxes Dalton Cox Route Ac Ee Eechetinane Cox Omedia Bradshaw Cape Girardeau, Mo Judith Shadowens Royalton Reaborn Cox Colorado Springs, Colo Carl Cox Herrin

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