MAIL TRIBUNE, Medforrf, Oregon, Monday, Novemker 10, 1938
Return of Jean Harlovy Look
Forecast by Costume Expert
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York (TPD Mrs. Vida
Thomas, whose career is in
fashions of the past, took a
look today at fashions of the
future. Her prediction: Re
vival of the Jean Harlow
dress.
"You know. Bias-cut and
sexy," said Mrs. Thomas, co
ordinator for the women's de
partment at Brooks Costume
Co., the nation's largest
theatrical oumtteri
"The beginnings of cling
were there in this fall's em
pire," she said. "And we're
doing a lot of sireny things
for television and Broadway
musicals this winter. Girls are
stepping into more revealing
clothes."
Mrs. Thomas speaks from
Open House
Announced
At Lincoln
Lincoln Parent-Teacher as
sociation will hold the annual
open house at the school No
vember 12, Wednesday, from
7:30 to 8 p.m. followed by a
business meeting in the gym'
nasium at 8:15 p.m.
Purpose of the open house
is to familiarize the parents
with the operation of a class
room and the type of class
room work the pupils do. It
is stressed that this it not a
conference for the parents to
discuss the problems of indi
vidual children with the
teachers. However, it provides
an opportunity to set a time
for such discussion.
Parents are asked to visit
the classrooms where the
teacher will be prepared to
brief them on teaching meth
ods. The program for the PTA
meeting will consist of dem
onstrations on audio-visual
aids by Oliver Erickson and
Miss Cingcade.
Mothers of children in the
fourth grade . will serve re
freshments, and baby sitting
will be provided. Transporta
tion will be available and
those in need of this service
are asked to call Mrs. S. J.
Fagone, SPring 2-9061.
Hawaiian Strina Band
To Play for Meeting
The Alexander Hawaiian
string band will furnish en
tertainment for the Townsend
club at the regular meeting
to be held Wednesday, No
vember 12.
Last Wednesday Mrs. La
Rue Naffziger was reelected
chairman of the auxiliary by
unanimous acclamation.
Miniature stockings and
socks were distributed amnn?
'the club members to remind
them that the gift season is
- on the way again.
The meeting closed with a
penny march, followed by mu
sic for dancing.
Visitors are welcome to at-
fpnH All Trtot incrc
In cooperation with Medford's Retail Merchants and the
Allied Veterans' Council of Jackson County, the ...
cmdDcrEiriEmn
a knowledge of fashion cycles
through the centuries. A na
tive of Little Falls, N.Y., she
has been with Brooks for 20
years, working with costumes
"all the way back to Eve."
"No kidding," said the viva
cious, brown-h aired Mrs.
Thomas. "We've outfitted sev
eral Eves. But we gave them
more than just a fig leaf.
Usually a flesh-colored leo
tard." "It seems to me there is
little new in fashion," she
said. "We were getting to
gether costumes for 'Wonder
ful Town' and I thought some
of those late Twenties and
early Thirties costumes look
ed disturbingly familiar.
"They were. Much the same
as the chemise dresses I'd
seen in shop windows last
spring. Now I'm thinking of
putting the two sacks I own
into Brooks stock."
They Rent Everything
Mrs. Thomas' job for "Won
derful Town," a television
version of a Broadway hit
which CBS will carry Novem
ber 30, was to assemble cos
tumes for all feminine mem
bers of the cast except its star,
Rosalind Russell. Hollywood's
Orry-Kelly came to New York
to design Miss Russell's
clothes, which Brooks will
make.
When I interviewed Mrs.
Thomas, I put my coat and
scarf across a large cardboard
box, filled with a mass of
costumes not yet rehung from
Halloween party rentals.
Turning around, I saw both
being whisked efficiently
away.
"Don't let it worry you,"
said Mrs. Thomas, retrieving
my property. "We had a
plumber in here the other
day on a repair job; when he
was ready to go, he couldn't
find his cap and jacket."
"We'd rented them."
Lions' Auxiliary
In Jacksonville
To Meet Tonight
Jacksonville Jacksonville
Lions' auxiliary will hold a
social meeting tonight at 7:30
p.m. at the Community hall.
Wives of all members of Jack
sonville Lions club are invit
ed to attend, and Mrs. Bruce
Blew will be hostess.
The auxiliary held a hobo
party at the hall October 30
for Lions' club members and
their wives. Everyone wore
hobo attire, and games and
singing supplied entertain
ment. Eighteen couples at
tended. Mrs. Blew was chair
man. Mrs. Louis Peabody, Mrs.
Charles Young, Mrs. Harvey
Parrott Jr., and Mrs. Orval
Matheny prepared the supper
and decorated the hall.
Mrs. Lloyd Nordwick, pres
ident of the auxiliary, con
ducted a board meeting at
the Nugget cafe October 27.
Fill tomato cups with seed
less grapes. Serve on crisp
lettuce with bleu cheese dress
ing, and top with slivered al
monds.
Girl Scout
Training
Announced
A neighborhood service
team training and badge and
rank clinic, will be held Wed
nesday, November 12, starting
at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mark's
Guild hall for all Intermed
iate Girl Scout leaders, assist
ant leaders, troop committee
members and troop consul
tants of the Medford and Ash
land districts. This training
will not be repeated this year.
The badge and rank clinic
will start at 9:30 a.m. and
conclude at 12:30 p.m., and
will deal with progression
through the Girl Scout ranks,
program planning around the
badges, how long it should
take to earn a badge, and any
other problems related to
ranks or badge work. Mrs.
Glen Bessonette and M r s.
Bruce Stuart will be the
trainers. There will be separ-
rate sessions for second class,
first class, and curved bar
ranks. ,
The neighborhood service
team training will start at
12:30 p.m. and conclude at
2:30 p.m.; Miss Ruth Kil-
bourn, executive director,
and Mrs. Robert LeRoy, field
director, will be the trainers
While this is especially for
neighborhood chairmen, troop
organizers and troop consul
tants, any adult Girl Scout
member is welcome to at
tend. A new training film-
strip and record will be used
as an aid. This will be the last
training course given before
the holidays.
November 5, a hobby' and
craft training was held at St.
Mark's Guild hall with about
40 in attendance. Many lead
ers had hobby items on dis
play, and training was given
in several.
Making of Christmas decor
ations and cards was given
by Mrs. LeRoy; bookbinding
by Mrs. Eric de Place; papier
mache' by Mrs. Ron Caper-
na; Brownie service projects
by Mrs. A. Carrara; and na
ture craft by Mrs. W. T. Gan
ong and Mrs. Edward Shoe
maker, of Gold Hill. A dis
play of many hobby items
suitable for scouting, was ar
ranged by Sim Hobby shop.
Mrs. J. W. Barnard led a
review of the May festival
dances. Mrs. Gerald Gastin
eau was general chairman of
the training.
Shedding is Natural
Champaign, 111.- OJPD- There
is no need to be alarmed if a
new carpet "fluffs" or
"sheds," advises University of
Illinois home furnishings spe
cialist Dorothy Iwig.
The fluff that comes to the
suf face of new carpets is loose
pile left by the manufacturing
process. It doesn't mean the
carpet is coming apart. Just
vacuum the carpet until the
fluff disappears.
If the carpet appears to be
"sprouting," just snip off the
high tufts so they are even
with the other tufts, Miss Iwig
advised. Don't pull them out.
Place plastic-coated paper
plates upside down over a
skillet when frying food to
keep grease from splattering.
WILL BE
CI
NOVEMBER
Veterans' Day
On Veterans' Day we pause rev
erently to honor the memory, of
all. those who have given to our
Country's cause "the last full meas
ure of devotion." Let us keep faith,
and from the devoted service of
all veterans, living and dead,
pledge ourselves to keep America
strong and free!
TV's "Sky King" seems a little impatient with his pretty video
niece, Penny, who swapped her ranch clothes for a ente city outfit
when they went sight-seeing in New York recently. Penny bought
a dozen different bonnets and never could make up her mind
which one looked prettiest for a visit to the U.N., luncheon at the
Plaza and a hansom cab ride through Central Park.
Educators Hear
Dr. Conant Speak
Mrs. Moore Hamilton, mem
ber of the Oregon State Board
of Education, has returned to
Medford after attending con
ferences in Eugene and Salem
last week. Mrs. Hamilton was
present for some of the ses
sions of the Oregon School
Boards' association, held in
Eugene, and then went to Sa
lem for the governor's confer
ence on secondary education
at the Marion hotel.
Main speaker at both con
ferences was James B. Con
ant, former president of Har
vard university and U.S. am
bassador to the Federal Re
public of Germany.
Also attending the gover
nor's conference was Mrs.
Leigh Gustison, vice-president
of the Oregon Congress of
Parents and Teachers.
Others who heard Dr. Con
ant speak included Mrs. Max
ine Smith, language teacher at
Medford High school and vice
president of Oregon Educa
tion association; Mrs. Joe
Kirtley, vice-principal of Med
ford High school; Miss Gladys
Durrand, supervisor of ele
mentary education for the
Medford public school system
and Miss Jo Culbertson, teach
er in the commercial depart
ment of Medford High school.
The four drove to Eugene
Wednesday night and heard
Dr. Conant speak on "Prob
lems of the American High
School." .
Also in Eugene for the Ore
gon School Boards' associa
tion meeting was A. B. Mek
vold, superintendent of Jack
son county schools.
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Iowa City, Iowa - (UPD - A
woman's wardrobe should in
clude one dependable basic
suit which can be worn any
whre for at least three sea
sons of the year, Nelle Mer
cer, home economics instruc
tor at the University of Iowa,
advises.
"You may have to spend ex
tra time and money in finding
your basic suit but it will last
at least five or six years," she
added. "This suit should be
the soft dressmaker type,
neither oo dressy nor severe
ly tailored."
11th
Opera Star
Considers
"Offers"
By BARBARA BUNDSCHY
United Press International
New York -(UPD-. Maria
Meneghini Callas came back
to her old home town Sun
day night and remarked, al
most wistfully: 1 wish we
could have art in New York."
But her firing from New
York's Metropolitan Opera
appeared to have spurred the
dramatic" soprano to patch up
some of the old feuds that
have kept her off other op
eratic stages.
: She said before leaving Dal
las Sunday that she may con
fer here with Carol Fox, gen
eral manager of Chicago's Ly
ric Opera, with which she
broke several years ago.
I can even go back to Mi
lan," she said of the possibil
ities in ner me. mere was
a day when Miss Callas said
she'd never return to Milan's
La Scala opera, but that was
last summer.
The tempestuous singer was
obviously miffed at the Met's
general manager, Rudolf Bing
who fired her last week in
a contract dispute. She said
Bing was jealous of other op
era companies and implied
he hadn't even been a gentle
man when he gave her the
boot. But New York's artistic
aridity, obviously, was some
thing she felt 'for its present
residents, not for herself.
Her firing, said Miss Callas
opens broad new vistas.
"I am free to consider many
other offers concerts, even
television," she said. "They
are yelping with joy that
am iree in fans, t ranee is
dying for me, and I've had
an offer from England, too."
Particularly provoked at
Bing's statement that he was
"grateful," to be rid of her
histrionics, eyen though she
is one of the world's great
artists.
"I am willing to forget be
ing fired," Miss Callas said,
"But I don't think any gentle
man should insult any artist
I won't even say woman,
they keep forgetting I'm a wo
man."
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Spe
cial Clothes
For Handicapped
Is Work Project
Washington -(DPI) Agricul
ture Department clothing spe
cialists are hard at work de
signing clothes to make kitch
en work easier for handicap'
ped housewives.
Their work is based on rec
ommenaations , from women
who have to peel potatoes and
do dishes in spite of arthritis.
multiple sclerosis and other
crippling disease or accidents.
One of the major complaints
are too -snug dress and blouse
sleeves, that give 'way with a
reach for a shelf or stove.
. Another complaint is pretty
but not practical aprons.
Clarice Scott, the clothing
soecialist heading the team of
three on the project, reported
that wheel-chair cookers are
more in need of sturdy and
practical aprons than the nor
mal housewife.
For example, she said,
many women have to clean
vegetables or mix batters on
their laps. Others need lots
of pocket space to carry uten
cils or towels with them to
save steps and motion.
Miss Scott gathered the rec
ommendations from about 70
handicapped hosekeepers who
answered questionnaires dur
ing personal interviews begun
about two years ago.
Two aides now are drawing
up designs based on the home
makers' answers. The designs
later will be turned into -sample
clothes which will be
worn by a selective group of
women. A government publi
cation will have pictures and
a report on the tests.
If you are a club chairman,
you will be interested 'to
know that the Jackson Coun
ty library has books that can
make your job a lot easier.
Stop at the library and look
over the material on the vari
ous aspects of club operation.
By-Law Changes
To Be Considered
At Lodge Session
Gold Hill-Proposed amend
ments to by-laws of Amethyst
Rebekah lodge will be read
for the first time at the next
regular meeting of the lodge;
Wednesday, November 19.
Mrs. Daniel Stewart, chair
man of the committee has re
quested that all' members at
tend the session on that date.
At a meeting held last
Wednesday, Mrs. Paul Thomp
son, noble grand, named Mrs.
Joe Lewis to prepare the his
tory of the lodge.
Mrs. Thompson said that
she wished to express thanks
to all who helped in any way
with arrangements for the re
cent party honoring teachers
and personnel of the Gold
Hill, Patrick and Hanby
schools, and Crater high
school.
Mrs. Clarence Parsley,
ways and means cnairman,
stated that $12 had been re
ceived toward the foodless
food sale which is being spon
sored by the lodge to raise
funds. :
Election will be held at the
next meeting of the lodge.
Following the business
meeting, refreshments were
served during the social hour
by Mrs. Donald Morrow, Mrs.
Ferd Jones, Mrs. Walter Mc
Lean, and Mrs. Stewart. The
attendance gift was awarded
to Mrs. Herrington.
Mrs. Thomas Z. Smith will
be hostess for a meeting of
Past Noble Grands club at
her. home on First avenue,
Monday, November 24, at 8
p.m. The regular meeting date
was changed because of
Thanksgiving falling on that
date.
Another social branch of
the lodge, Amethyst Rebekah
Friendship club, will meet
Monday, November 17 at the
home of Mrs. Delos Walker.
Heel Styles
Different
United Press International
French designers go for
glamor at all times-' - even
aboard a motor scooter. Bru
yere shows harem hemline
trouser-skirts for scooter rid
ers. The skirts are combined
with sweater tops of velvet or
silk jersey, or hip-length
jackets. -
Women; who like the new
and different will be intrigued
with shapes of heels this win
ter. The gracefully curved
Louis heel, the matchstick
type, and less curved heels
will be standard. But also look
for the odd shapes, such as
tear-drop, pear, and the chic
squared-off high heel.
Add a fashion note to pj's
with , a trapeze pajama coat.
Tommies shows one in a color
ful gingham plaid. It coordin
ates with solid-color cotton
trousers in red or blue.
Casual styles call for separ
ates with ;a difference this
year. That difference is mis
matching. Over-blouses are
designed to go with one skirt,
but the outfit is not made in
the same fabric. Velveteen
tops are color coordinated
with wool plaid skirts, or wool
jersey overblouses combine
with mohair skirts. .
The walking suit, which de
signers established last spring,
gathers speed for winter. The
style comes in a variety of
fabrics and colors, often
shown with fur detailing. It
proved so popular that a com
panion style the walking
dress also is making fashion
news. The slender wool
dresses are planned for wear
without a wrap on a brisk
fall day. The one-piecers also
have fur collars.
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For Pheasant Dinner
Use Spinach, Sprouts
For a pheasant dinner start
with a small cup of cream of
mushroom soup and crisp
warm crackers. Then bring on
the preasant stuffed with rice
and giblets, currant jelly and
a chilled dry white wine.
Spinach, kale or brussels
sprouts are compatible vege
tables and waldorf salad is a
good texture contrast. For des
serts: concord grape pie or
deep dish apple pie. Roasting
tips for pheasant: preheat
oven to 375 degrees and cover
the breast with strips of
bacon.
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Classes Planned
For Adult Work
Listed Locally
Five adult evening classes
are scheduled for Medford
public schools beginning the
week of Nov. 15, school dis
trict officials announced to
day. - 4 .-
A gift wrapping class will
start Wednesday, Nov. 12,
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in
Room 15 of the Medford sen
ior High school. It will run
for five weeks.
Holiday cake decorating
class is scheduled to start
Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Room
17 of the Medford Senior
High school, from 7 to 10 p.m.
This class is scheduled for a
three-week period and . will
consist of decorating cakes,
place-cards, center-pieces.
Weight Reduction Class
A weight reduction class is
planned to start Wednesday,
Nov. 12 from 7:30 p.m. to 10
p.m. in Room 341 of the Hed
rick Junior High school. This
class -is scheduled for five
weeks and consists of reduc
ing techniques through nutri
tion. "
Holiday : candle -making
class will hold, its first meet
ing on Wednesday, Nov. 12,
from 7 to 10 p.m. 'in Room
9 of the McLoughlin Junior
High' school. This class is
scheduled also for a five-week
period and consists of the tech
niques of makmg Christmas
candles with a new type of
beeswax.
Holiday decorations for the
home will be featured in a
five-week class scheduled to
start Wednesday, Nov. 10 in
Room 8 of McLoughlin Junior
High school from. 7:30 to
9:30 p.m.
Gold Hill Unit
Prepares Seals
Gold Hill - Members of the
Gold Hill : Health unit pre
pared the annual Christmas
tuberculosis seals for mailing
to residents of this area, at a
recent meeting of the group
held in the home of Mrs; E.
C. Hoffman on Pacific High
way 99 north of Gold Hill.
Mrs. Rarrell Ross and Mrs.
C. E. Brown were cohostesses.
Mrs. Ted Schoenemann,
president of the unit conduct
ed the business session attend
ed by sixteen members and
one guest, Mrs. Lawrence
Tweedy, Medford, secretary
of the Jackson County Health
and Tuberculosis association.
Mrs, Tweedy spoke on two
important, issues, th . .. -
Mrs.; Arthur Boye, - chair
man of the rummage sale,
which will be held in Medford,
announced arrangements. The
sale will open at noon on
Thursday, November 20, and
continue : all day Friday, No
vember' 21 in the Fehl build
ing. I --;f :vr :'
Mrs. "Lloyd Dusenbcrry,
Christmas seal sale chairman,
assisted by Mrs.' Melvin Bur
nette, co-chairman and Mrs.
Schoenemann were in charge
of this project.
Mrs. Wilmer Bailey will be
hostess for the annual Christ
mas party of the group at her
home on Fifth avenue in Gold
Hill December 16. Mrs. Clar
ence Parsley, hospitality chair
man, announced that cohost
esses will include besides hei
self, : Mrs. Dale Smith, Mrs.
George Dorman, and Mrs.
Loyd Dusenberry.
Methodists Plan
Bazaar Thursday
A smorgasbord dinner will
be served at the bazaar of
First Methodist church Thurs
day, November 13, from 5:30
p.m. until 8 p.m. Included in
the menu are turkey and
dressing, ham and baked
beans, and Italian spaghetti.
The bazaar, will open at 10
a.m. and close at 9 p.m. A
cafeteria style luncheon also
will be served. Throughout
the day the bazaar booths
will be selling' a variety of
goods from plants and piece
work to children's books and
toys, homemade candy apd
fruit cake. During the after
noon tea with fresh fried ro
settes will be available in one
booth.
While the smorgasbord din
ner is in progress a handmade
coverlet quilt will be auc
tioned off to the highest bid:
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Corsage Making Topic for Club
Central Point - Mrs. W. H. :
Dyer of Medford Garden club
demonstrated the making of
corsages from fresh flowers,
for a meeting of Central Point
Garden club Wednesday, Nov
ember 5, at the home of Mrs.
L. C. Gorden.
Mrs. Dyer also gave instruc
tions in making ribbon bows.
Mrs. John Wisely displayed
group of feather corsages
and explained the technique
of putting them together.
Mrs. Walter Sutherland
showed corsages made - of
cones, dried rose buds and
artificial material
The horticulture lesson was
given by Mrs. Arnold Bohnert
who gave an interesting talk
on the artichoke.
Mrs. O. T. Wilson told of
the many different types of
swans and their habits.- -
It was reported that the re
cent flower show and the
plant and food sale were both
Women to Meet
Wednesday Noon
Women of Rotary will meet
at the home of Mrs. Jorgen
J. Jorgensen, 1913 Hillcrest
road, Wednesday, November
12, at 12:30 p.m. Reservations
are to be made by calling the
hostess at SPring 2-7475.
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a decided success.
Flower arrangements wert
brought to the meeting by
Mrs. R. D. Kay, Mrs. Gorden
and Mrs. Bohnert.
The corsage of the month
went to Mrs. H. W. Sturgeon
and prizes were won by Mrs.
Wisely and Mrs. Stella An
derson.
Assistant hostesses were
Mrs. Steve Benson and Mrs.
Grant Day. .
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up fish fillets this way: Poach
in white wine, salted water
and butter until just tender.
Put fillets in a shallow baking
dish. Top , with mushrooms,
sliced green onions and sliv
ered almonds. Brush with but
ter and broil until browned.
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