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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, January H 1956
Empire Line
Favored by
Designers
By ELIZABETH TOOMEY
United Press Correspondent
New York SUU.PJ Long-torso
dresses and tunic-length suits
have lost out in favor of empire
lines and hipbone-hugging jack
ets in spring collections of top
American designers.
The midriff still has an elon
gated look, but designers seem
to have turned their dress pat
terns upside down. Instead of an
untrimrned top and gathers be
ginning at the hipline, they now
prefer untrimrned skirts with
tucks and fullness starting at
the bustline.
Herbert Sondheim showed his
version of the slender empire
dress yesterday to fashion writ
ers attending the New York
Dress Institute's national press
week. It was a sophisticated
blac chiffon dress with a low
neckline and tiny puffed sleeves.
The unbroken line from just
below the "bustline to the hem
curved in only slightly at the
waist and clung closely to the
hips.
The empire seam just under
the bosom is often accented in
other spring versions with a
binding of velvet ribbon or a
frosty white bow on dark navy
wool.
The gentle-lined dresses will
be a boon to short women, who
have had to look on longingly
while pinched waistlines and
wide petticoats dressed up their
fa1'" risters.
Karen Stark, designer for
Ha. .wv jier.., oes even farther
back than Empress Josephine to
get a springtime inspiration for
this semi-fitted silhouetted Her
dresses are taken from Greek
tunics.
If you hear anyone refer to
the "broadened look," they'll be
describing the big puffed sleeves
and the ruffles that make slim
dresses look wide at the top.
Hannah Troy widens the top
of some of her slim spring
dresses with boleros that button
down the back and hang straight
to a point just above the waist
line. Tailored suits have large
round collars or oval necklines,
cut wide at either shoulder, to
give the broadened look. The
jackets are only slightly fitted
and rarely do they reach more
than three inches below the
waist.
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For sour cream dip use 1 cup
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sauce, 1 tablespoon lemon juice
and one-half teaspoon ground
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gether thoroughly. Serve with
raw vegetables. -
To Fif, Flatter
WTT 14'2-24'2
Women Outdid Themselves
!n 1955, Institute Reports
Sew-simple no side opening!
Just unbutton the shoulders
slip into this style in a jiffy!
Cut to fit the shorter, fuller fig
ure perfectly no alteration
problems. Make several in gay
cottons you'll give thanks for
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to come!
Pattern 9164: Half Sizes 142,
I6V2, 18, 20y2, 22V2, 24V2.
Size 16 takes 4 yards S 6-inch
fabric.
This easy-to-use pattern gives
perfect fit. Complete, illustrated
Sew Chart shows you every
step.
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St.. New .York 11, N. Y. Print
plainly NAME, ADDRESS with
SIZE and STYLE NUMBER.
Party, Installation
Planned for Juniors
Junior Desree of Honor will
hold a party and installation of
officers Saturday, January 14,
at Lincoln school gymnasium.
The meeting will be from 9:45
a.m. to 12 noon.
Mrs. H. G. Wilson, director,
states that members may take
guests to the meeting. Refresh
ments will be served.
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Bishop's Company to Present Drama
Based on Paton Best Selling Novel
With the world's spotlight fo
cused so often these days' on
Africa, the dramatization of Alan
Paton's "Cry, the Beloved Coun
try'' by the Bishop's Company
becomes an event of both dra
matic and historic interest.
This production can be seen
Thursday, January 12 at 8 p.m.
at the First Presbyterian church
in Medford.
The - millions of Americans
who read Paton's novel and
made it a best seller will remem
ber the tender-tragic story .of a
white man and black man locked
in the grimmest of human emotions.
So it is not surprising that the
Bishorj's , Comoanv adapted this
play to include in its permanent
repertoire.
The comDanv. created for the
purpose of returning fine pro
fessional drama to the churcn,
has been in continuous produc
tion since October of 1952. It
has conducted two highly suc
cessful national tours. The cur
rent 15 month schedule will
again take it coast-to:coast.
It 'appeared as part of the pro
gram of the Second Assembly of
the World Council of Churches;
at Yale, Princeton and Columbia
Universities and in prominent
churches of many denominations
including the President's church
in Washington, D. C.
' Hal Baker, director, will play
the demanding role of Kumalo,
and James Wheaton will play
Msimangu. Others in the cast
are Merle Harbach, Bill Wahl,
Elizabeth Wolfe, Minna Cald
well, Joseph Bellesi, Carl Farrer,
Jon Baisch, Phyllis Goodmiller
and Craig Beardsley.
Adaptation of Paton's novel
was made by Phyllis Beardsley,
founder of the company and for
mer staff member of the Oregon
Shakespearean Festival at Ash
land. The Bishop's Company will
also present -'The Devil and Dan
ioi Wphster " hv Steuhen. Vin
cent Benet, Friday evening, Jan
uary 13 at the First Methodist
church; and Christopher Fry's
"The Boy With a Cart" Satur
day evening, January 14, at the
First Presbyterian church.. All
nerformances begin at 8 p.m.
and the entire community is in
vited. '
Labor Legislation
To Be Topic For
Republican Group
Jackson County Republican
Women will hear a discussion
of labor legislation at a meeting
set for Monday, January 16, at
12 o'clock at the Medford
YMCA. Election of officers is
also on the agenda.
Speakers for the meeting will
be Clyde Brummell, director of
organization for the Republican
State Central committee, who
will discuss the Republican rec
ord on labor legislation, and
George Potucek, president of
the Carpenters' local here who
will speak on what labor wants
in the way of legislation.
Anyone interested is invited
to attend, and a special invita
tion is extended to men who
might wish to hear the discus
sion. Reservations may be made
by calling Mrs. Stephen G. Nye,
telephone 2-7217.
Winners Named
By Bridge Club
- Camp White John Solheim
held high score . for veterans
playing with Camp White Vet
erans Bridge club during De
cember, it has been announced.
Second place Went to Mike Dil
lon and third to Walter Grow.
They . were . awarded prizes
furnished 'by the American Le
gion auxiliary Unit at the club's
meeting last Friday.
Play was for master points.
Howard Boyd and Roy Pruitt
led north-south players, scoring
147 points. Mrs. Edna Miller
and Walter Grow scored 160
points to head east-west players.
Other north - south winners
were Mrs. T. J. Fuson and Wil
liam Hickey, second, 145
points; Jack Harris and Mr.
Reverman, third, 145; Mrs. Boyd
and Mrs. Ben Todd, fourth,
141 points. Additional east
west winners were Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Clark, second, 144 points;
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Seely,
third, 143; Mrs. E. K. Ricker
and Al Gilhousen, fourth, 142.
Miss Noreen Kelly.
To Speak for UN
Chapter Meeting
Miss Noreen Kelly will speak
informally of her recent travels
in Europe at a meeting of Med
ford unit, United Nations asso
ciation, Thursday, January 12.
It will be held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan P. Bos
worth Jr., 2425 East Main street.
A potluck dinner is planned
for 6:30 p.m. and will be fol
lowed by election of officers.
Party Announced
By Women's Club
Scottish Rite Women's club
held the first meeting of 1956
Monday evening. Mrs. ' Fred
Graten, president, conducted the
meeting.
Plans for a valentine party
were made, the event to be a
potluck dinner.
Mrs. Garner Couey attended
as a guest, and became a mem
ber during the meeting.
Mrs. .Carl Oestreich was
awarded a special atfendance
prize.
- After the meeting the women
were joined by the men for re
freshments.
The club plans a social meet
ing January 23.
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Freshen shredded coconut for
holiday fare by soaking it in
sweetened fresh milk a few min
utes before using.
LET BEAUTY CULTURE
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NEW PHONE NUMBER 2-6155
American women in 1955 out
did themselves in more ways
than one, reports the Institute
of Life Insurance.
1. They brought more babies
into the world than ever before.
Z. They pursued higher educa
tion in greater numbers than in
any previous year.
3. They held more jobs than
at any other time in U.S. his
tory. The latest available data from
various government agencies
spells out these accomplish
ments in more detail. For ex
ample, National Office of Vital
Statistics figures indicate that
4,045,000 children were born in
Two New Units
Now Members
Of PTA Council
Hedrick Junior High school
and Jefferson school units of the
parent-teacher association were
welcomed into membership with
Medford Council of Parent
Teacher associations at a meet
ing Thursday afternoon at the
YMCA.
Each PTA unit is represented
on the Medford PTA council by
its president, vice-president and
two delegates. Representing
Hedrick school are Dr. Lee Mel
lish, president; Mrs. Scott Heath
erington, vice-president; Vincent
Bevis and Wayne Jamison, dele
gates. Jefferson members on
the council are Mrs. Fred Buono
core and Mrs. LeRoy Jensen,
delegates.
Mrs. H. J. McCary, council
membership chairman, reported
that memberships enrolled frtfm
units making up the council
total 3,046. This includes Wash
ington, 427; Roosevelt, 632; Lin
coln, 269; Jackson, 264; Jeffer
son, 157; McLoughlin, 493; Hed
rick, 221; Oak Grove, 179; How
ard, 232 and Lone Pine, 182.
Mrs. Charles Bird National
PTA magazine chairman for the
council, reported that 71 maga
zine subscriptions has been sold.
Mrs. Milo Kubalek, health
chairman for the council, re
ported for the Dental Health
council of Jackson County Pub
lic Health association. .'
The meeting opened with a
group of numbers sung by the
Council Mothersigners, directed
by Mrs. LeRoy Jensen. Mrs. H.
Chandler Drew was accompan
ist. Mrs. Roland Holmes, presi
dent, conducted the meetings
.
Pie crust is flakier if the top
is brushed lightly with cold wa
ter just before pie goes in the
oven:
1955, or about 25,000 more than
the record high number of
births in 1954.
The U.S. Office of Education
believes that the number of
women enrolled in colleges and
other institutions of higher
learning in 1955 surpassed even
the previous record of 900,000
women college students set in
1954.
And the Bureau of the Census
reports that in October, 1955.
there were 21,000,000 women
with jobs, the highest ever re
corded. Averaged for the entire
year, over one out of three wom
en was in the . "labor force"
that is, fully one-third of Ameri
can women of working age were
either working or seeking work.
The explanation for the mul
titude of jobs and the extended
schooling and maybe even the
bumper crop of babies stems
largely from the prosperity of
the nation. The Census Bureau,
ontimistic about the future, con
cludes that a still-higher num
ber of women will get jobs in
the next few years provided that
a catastrophe such as a depres
sion does not come along.
Behind the record-high figures
on women's employment lie
these two facts, which may not
be generally known:
1. A considerable number of
part-time jobs are held by wom
en. Census Bureau statistics in
dicate that more than one-fifth
of working women held part-
time jobs. In comparison, onlv
one-tenth of men who work
have nart-time employment.
2. Very many women among
them married women work be
cause they need the income.
This is borne out in study after
study made by various agencies
Over half the women in the la
bor force are married.
Upon getting a job manTWom
en are surprised to find they get
more than a cash income from
their work. They often receive
sizable protection for them
selves and their families in the
form of group life insurance
and group health insurance
This insurance, arranged for by
emnloyers, may be contributory
that is. the worker shares the
cost with the employers.
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