SIX MED FORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday. March 20, 1953
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The youngsters who gave the Roman banquet at high school
' recently copied the Roman dress, ate their meal without silverware
: and had slaves (from junior high school) to wait on them, but one
custom they had to forego. They didn't get to recline on couches
- while they ate.
This little detail didn't spoil the good time, though. Everyone
- entered into the fun and the girls particularly had a wonderful time
I with their costumes and hair-dos. The current rage for ropes of
: beads came in handy there must have been a mile or two
around the necks of the feminine contingent and also the fad
for colored hair. Several girls arranged their hair in flat curls
on the brow and then sjjrayed the curls with green, lavender or
whatever color took their fancy.' Sylvia McCulloch was the envy
of all her schoolmates she had the imagination to borrow a
wig of long curls from Mann's store.
One intriguing part of the program was "Strange Facts" by
Jerry Close. He told huw Croesus had his own fire department
when there was a fire he and his crew hurried out and 'Croesus
offered to buy the place. If the owner consented and agreed on a
figure, Croesus and his crew went to work and endeavored to save
It if not, it just burned down.
And did you know that the width between modern railroad rails
Is exactly the same as between the ruts which the Roman chariot
wheels made in the roads of those days? Jerry also told how one
Roman emperor was said to have ordered as many as a thousand
oysters for one day's eating, and how others ordered such delic
acies as peacock brains or hummingbird tongues.
As usual, mom and dad had to lend a helping hand. In addi
tion to making costumes and helping with the food, they ran
errands and performed other little tasks Col. and Mrs. Charles
Stafford even concocted the "canine" which guarded the door
a dog made from a large wiener with a potato head and a carrot
strip for a tail.
Pianist Alexander Brallowsky played a selection just for Pot
pourri Monday night without knowing it, of course. Many
years ago we went to our very first concert and heard the great
Paderewski play in Tacoma, Wash. The applause was terrific and
the musician came back again and again. At length he played
Chopin's little composition with the imposing title of "Waltz in
D flat Opus 64 No. 1" and which every piano student knows as
"The Minute Waltz." This seemed to satisfy the audience, and the
concert, which we've never forgotten, ended.
Imagine, then, our delight when Brailowsky closed his program
Monday with the same little waltz.
Not recognizing either of the other two encore numbers, we
asked Bruno Pellegrini to supply the titles. The first was a
Schumann number, and the second was Mendelssohn's "Scherzo in
E Minor."
Watching the artist's fingers bringing exquisite tones from the
big piano we wondered if his hands were as cold as our feet, and
if so, how on earth he could play at all. It was, of course, a rec
ord cold night for March here, and perhaps it is impossible to de
sign an auditorium which can be heated so that the performer on
the stage, the audience on the main floor and those in the balcony
are all comfortable at the same time. But it would be wonderful
if someone did.
This style show has to be different, Junior Service leaguers
kept telling one another, and the one they gave last week was.
The French sidewalk cafe theme was a stroke of genius the
flirtatious Frenchmen, the gendarme, the artist and easel, . the
organ grinder with Leta, the monkey, the pretty flower girl
all provided a setting for the models which made the event a
production and not just a style show.
Leta, who belongs to Ethel McGraw, hostess at the country
club, was on good behavior most of the time, but once or twice
became a little nervous from all the excitement. Once she
escaped from the arms of Mrs. James Keeble, who was the organ
grinder, and tried to join Abby Green, who was playing the real
organ, wrecking a potted plant in the process. When Leta's part
In the show was over, Ethel tied her to a tree out on the lawn.
Mrs. George McGill added to the stage atmosphere by posing
as an artist. She actually did make drawings and paintings during
the show, and what's more, she sold one. Mrs. Donald Clark
bought one to send to her daughter, the former Nancy Clark, in
New York. .
It wasn't the money, the darling children, the pretty models
or the swishy new spring dresses which caused the biggest sensa
tion at the show it was George Harrington, country club man
ager. Handsome George always takes the role of the bridegroom
for the wedding party scene traditional ending of the Spring
show, and for this important role he wore his new tuxedo eve
ing shorts. They caused a smallish uproar. The black shorts, which
end just above the knee, are absolutely the newest evening wear
in New York City and at the swank resorts. They are worn with
long black nylon cuffed hose which end just below the knee.
George will model the suit again at the Tudor guild style show
tomorrow night.
Do you suppose the time will come when Medford's lawyers,
doctors and staid bankers will appear at dinners and dances attired
in evening shorts?
Women's feet are getting bigger all the time. This discouraging
statement comes from Morton Hack, president of Michigan Shoe
Retailers association. "Our women have the biggest feet in the
world, on the average, and they seem to be getting still bigger,"
Mr. Hack said during a recent convention. Thirty years ago it
seems the average woman took a 6B shoe. Today, she takes a
74B. However, the Michigan man said women with large feet are
more pleasant, and have generous dispositions. O.S.
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winces as her troopmate, Erica Niecfela, Vopens" their
piggy bank with a hammer. Wincing right along with her
is Renita Mock and Elwood L. Hansen, president of Bay
View Federal Savings and Loan Association in San Fran
cisco. The Brownies filled their bank with savings to de
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Dance Band Clinic Planned
At Southern Oregon College
Ashland From be-bop to the
blues, from Art Tatum to Benny
Goodman, this will be the sub
ject matter for a dance band
clinic to be offered at Southern
Oregon college, this spring.
Instructor Glenn T. Matthews,
chairman of the SOC music de
partment, said the course would
be an innovation in music in
struction on the west coast.
Problems and subject matter of
the dance band clinic will in
clude a great deal of listening,
Mr. Matthews said: study of
styles of music, styles of per
formance, chord progressions,
tempo dynamics, variation in in-
Scottish Rite Women
Hold Meeting Monday
Scottish Rite Women's club
held a combination business and
social meeting in the Masonic
temple Monday.
Bridge and canasta were play
ed, with Mrs. Charles Porter re
ceiving a prize for high . score
at bridge and Mrs. Mary Hoff
man for canasta. Mrs. William
H. Harvey also received a prize.
Next meeting of the group
will be March 28 at 8 p.m. in the
Masonic temple.
MAKE YOuiToWN SINK
New York (U.R) Just about
everything but the kitchen sink
has been part of the do-it-yourself
trend. Now it too can be
"made" at home. One manufac
turer is out with an assemble-it-yourself
sink which it claims
can be put together by the house
hold handyman with a screw
driver and pair of pliers. .As
sembly time, according to the I
maker 10 minutes.
tonation and tone, melodic Im
provisation, and the like. Includ
ed in the "listening" portion of
the course will be the use of
guest performers.
Guest performers will come to
the college through the courtesy
of Verne Marshall and the musi
cian's union, American Federa
tion of Labor, Mr. Matthews
said. Outstanding jazz musicians
of the area will be guest performer-lecturers,
and at least
one concert-lecture will be given
which will be open to the public.
Opportunity will be provided
in the course for class members
to perform, especially to try out
effects. Arrangements by class
members will be played. The
most successful use of band in
struments will be sought and
idiomatic Instrumental problems
will be discussed and their solu
tion demonstrated.
"The net result of the clinic
as I see it," Mr. Matthews said,
"will be a wider understanding
of jazz, from the instrumental
standpoint, increased experience
through listening, and greater
ability as performers through
the observation of experienced
players and through the analysis
of style.
The class, which will meet
Tuesday and Thursday after
noons at 2 p.m. in Churchill hall
auditorium, will be open to
those interested in the music of
dance bands and who can either
play an instrument, of the dance
band, or write music. Some
knowledge -of harmony is re
quired of music arrangers and
writers. Those interested in lis
tening in oh the sessions will be
welcomed as auditors, Mr. Mat
thews added.
Girl Scout Camp
Plans Announced;
To Open June 6
Girl Scout executives and
leaders have made, first plans
for the annual day camp in this
area. Day camp will be held
June 6 to 16, inclusive, with
Mrs. Fred Graten as director
and Mrs. Arthur Logan, assist
ant.
Pre - registration will take
place in each school May 17-18
The fee of $1.25 will include
milk served at camp. Camping
hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. and the Evergreen bus
will provide transportation to
and from camp at a minimum
charge.
Pythian Groups
Announce Dates
Of Coming Events
Pythian club will meet Tues
day evening at 8 p. m. at Girls'
Community club, with guests in
vited to attend. The proceeds
will go to help support the Girls'
Community club.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Joe
Cook, Mrs. Ida Ireland, Mrs. Carl
Fichtner and Mrs. Ed Bostwick
Pythian Sisters met last Tues
day evening with 33 members
and 13 visitors present. Mrs
Hugo Guenther became a new
member of the temple during in
itiation ceremonies.
Preceding the meeting a read
ing was given by Mrs. James
Cech.
A rummage sale will be held
at the Pythian building March
28 and 29, with the Sunshine
Girls also participating. Mem
bers desiring pick-up of rum
mage are asked to call either
Mrs. Leroy Cline, Mrs. Ed Bost
wick or Mrs. Polly Offutt.
A penny dinner was planned
for April 23.
A gift was won by Dr. Winnie
Phillips, Grants Pass. "
Refreshment committee for
the evening was Mrs. Don Ross,
Mrs. W. L. Michael. Mrs. Delia
Watkins, Miss Florence Bain,
Mrs. Joe Cook and Mrs. Ed Bost
wick. Refreshment committee
for the next meeting will be
Mrs. William Walden, Mrs. Ed
Bostwick and Mrs. Jimmy
O'Duane.
Second in a series of Past
Chief club card parties was held
recently at the home of Mrs. Carl
Fichtner with Mrs. Polly Offutt
as co-hostess. Seventeen attend
ed. " . . 1
Prizes were won by Mrs. Dollie
Love, Mrs. Ida Ireland, Mrs. John
Fugill and Mrs. W. L. Michael
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New Fabric Finishes
Add Life to Textiles
Madison, Wis. (U.R) New
fabric finishes make clothing and
furnishings more glamorous,
safer, and longer-lasting.
Margaret Cooper, textile chem
ist at the University of Wiscon
sin, says homemakers can find
a different finish to suit almost
any usage.
For example, there Is a new
crease resistant finish for cot
tons, water repellent finish for
rainwear, and woolens treated
for moth resistance with a sub
stance added to rinse water.
One of the newest methods of
finishing is by "texturizing,"
which alters the appearance of
a fabric, making possible many
glamorous variations.
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Rank High in
Fashion Parade
Dallas (U.R) If it's cotton
this summer, nine times out of
10 it also is a print.
Prints geometric, floral and
novelty dominate in warm
weather fashions from Dallas
manufacturers who showed
their complete lines last week
(March 6-9) to fashion reporters
from various parts of the nation.
Everything under and includ
ing the sun appears in the print
parade from the southwest.
One . manufacturer leans
strongly toward miniature rose
buds; another toward novelty
prints such as chickens in the
barnyard; and still others have
come under the Oriental in
fluence. ,
Somewhere between, the
woman shopping for summer
cottons and linens will find the
gardening, farming, travel and
hobby theme. There also are
prints featuring sea shells, safety
pins, calypso music-makers, and
puppets.
Prints are combined frequent
ly with solid shades, but always
the solid matches the sharpest
or predominant color of the
print to give what the manufac
turers call "the well-planned
look."
Wide Fabric Range
Printed shorts are featured
with solid-color blouses for ac
ive sportswear. For spectator
and street wear, the manufac
turers show the soljd suit with
box jacket and printed blouse,
or jumper with print blouse.
Incidentally, without the blouse,
the jumper doubles as a sun
dress.
The fabric range is greater
than ever this spring. Leaders
are poplins, cotton sharkskin,
crinkled cotton seersucker,
denim, linen, rayon and acetate
sharkskin, and for suits nubby
weave silk blends.
Other highlights from the
Dallas manufacturers:
The long-sleeved tail shirt to
be worn as an over-blouse, with
or without the belt; suggested
for shorts, or when in dressy
fabrics, for wear over a slim,
pleated skirt. The shirts are in
bold stripes or plaids.
The shirtwaist dress. Dallas
manufacturers feature it both
for spectator sports and dress-up.
It is shown with three-quarter
or long sleeves, in voiles, dim
ities, tissue weight silks, cotton
pongee, and dacron.
White Cross Circles
Set Meetings Tuesday
White Cross circles of Wom
en's fellowship, First Baptist
church, will meet Tuesday,
March 22, at 10:30 a.m. Those
attending all groups are asked
to take a sack lunch and sew
ing equipment. Meetings will
be held in the following homes:
Ruth circle, home of Mrs. A.
B. Culy, 39 North Peach street;
Esther, Mrs. James Cook, 17
Corning court; and Martha, Mrs.
L. J. Knox, 221 Portland avenue.
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