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S MAIL TRIBUNI, Medford, Oregon, Friday, January 9, 1959 Big Brims Newest Word For Milady's Spring Hat Br CAY PAULEY UPI Woman's Editor New York-JUTO-This spring a woman can be in the Easter Parade and never see it. She will be hidden under the brim of her new bonnet. The millinery creators of America, a group of 17 top-rated New York design- tA ers, this weeic Gay Pauley staged their spring show for buyers from all parts of the nation. And to sum up the results, girls, we're in for a brimful '59. The 17 produced mushroom shapes which concealed the face from the nose up; shapes inspired by the pagoda of the Jar East, copies of Chinese coolie hats and swagger shapes with deep crown and down- turned brim reminiscent of those Garbo and Dietrich wore in the 1930's. Christian Dior's New York' millinery collection included one flower-trimmed hat in spired, the commentator frankly said, by a waste- basket. Head Almost Hidden But most face concealing hat in the group came from designer Irene, whose yellow horsehair coolie practically hid the model's head. I still won der how she felt her way down the runway. Not all the hats had down draft brims. There were doz ens of bretons, or "Buster Mrs. Lanny Brenner Honored at Shower Central Point '-' Mrs. Roy Kelly of Cherry street was hostess Saturday night for a shower honoring Mrs. Lanny Brenner. Co-hostess was Mrs. Merril Harsh. A tall stork decorated the gift table and served wim the coffee were petits fours decorated with pink and blue candy booties. Guests were Mrs. J. H. Baer, Mrs. Donald Boone, Miss Faith Barber, Mrs. Her bert Daniken, Mrs. Robert Daniken, Mrs. Aubry Stith, Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, . Mrs. Bernice McCue, Mrs. Otto Bohnert, Mrs. Cordie Burns, Mrs. Trueman Brenner and Mrs. Jean Shelley, all from Central Point, and Mrs Ev erett Bennett, Mrs. Carl Ben nett, Mrs. Leon Boomer and Mrs. Don Casper, Medford. 3 BAYS WILY! Saturday - Monday - Tuesday Includes: 2 Piece Biltwell DAVENO and ROCKER . 3 Piece Limed Oak OCCASIONAL TABLE SET (2 Step Tables and Coffee Table) 3 Piece LAMP SET . (2 Table Lamps 1 Floor Lamp) 9x12 Bigelow RUG & PAD 7 Piece Virtue DINETTE 35726lJafble 2 Piece BEDROOM SET Bookcase, Headboard Bed, Mr. and Mrs. Dresser with Plastic Top and Tilting Mirror Sealy Mattress and Box Spring Regular Price $527.65 January Special .. $474.85 You SAVE $52.80 NEW STORE HOURS Monday and Friday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Other Dart -9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAYS .micas & Central Point Brown" types, with brims roll ed back away from the face; more dozens of sailors with brims of varying width, skim mers worn straight on the head or pushed back to ex pose the brow and hairline and the so-called "profiler," with brim slanted at about a 45-degree angle. Some of the prettiest hats were in the picture, or cart wheel, division of the show. These flatter most faces but, all told, seem to go best with the tall, rangy type of woman instead of the little one. "I thought we'd see more small hats . . . they're what women want," said an Atlan tic City, N J., store owner who sat next to me. "If you were in the retail business you'd not be so happy with all these brims." But he added that, , throughout millinery showrooms, the small hats were available for the buyers seeking them. Woman Has Choice Of course, the 17 creators also gave a woman a choice. If she didn't want a brim, she could have a veil. Some of the veils enveloped the face and neck, stopping at or below the shoulder. , The flower-trimmed, or all flower hats were among the most attractive. One hand some, wide - brimmed sailor had a removable floral band or lei." Some flower num bers were halos only, with the flowers hugging the front hairline and face, but with the crown of the head ex posed. Designer Emme came up with a new treatment for feathers she dyed them in bright hues and worked them into flowers. The millinery group de creed bright yellow as the new "basic" in hat colors for spring. Most other colors are equally vivid and include the blues, pinks, the orange tones and greens. There was a sprinkling of whites and sev eral off-white or parchment tones. Pioneers to Hold Dance Saturday . . Pioineer Square Dance club will hold a dance Saturday, January 10, at 8:30 p m. at Kershaw Square. Kenneth Hood will take charge of the calling and potluck refresh ments will be served. All square dancers are in vited. $48.00 DOWN $15.50 Per Month toward 2 m Phone NO 4-1 226 Gardeners Conduct Initiation Five new members were initiated into Medford Garden club at the first meeting of the new year "Monday in the Jackson County courthouse auditorium. They were Mrs. Charles Hobbs, Mrs. W. D. Durkee, Mrs. C. Emil Duwe, Mrs. W. E. Olson and Mrs. Harry Myers. Each new mem ber was presented with a small plant as a favor. Mrs. C. L. Miller, conserva tion chairman, opened the afternoon program by read ing the pledge on conserva tion. She later followed up with an interesting and detail ed account on how the every day gardener can practice soil and water conservation in his gardens and flowers by using proper humus. This may be accomplished by making a compost pit, using all garden clippings, sawdust, manure and leaves and a commercial commodity to make the com post deteriorate. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Reimer Peterson and Mrs. C. L. Miller. Mrs. L. F. Biddle, an old time member who has recent ly moved to Harbor, Ore., was welcomed back for a visit. Also Mrs. E. M. Wallin re ported on her recent trip to the desert and said she was glad to get back to "the green hills of Oregon." Mrs. LeRoy Cline reported she represented the garden club at the Make . Medford Beautiful meeting held De cember 8 at the Medford hotel, and she gave ideas whereby the club could help with the project. Mrs. Carrol Miller, civic chairman, report ed on the planting of two Port Orford cedars at the Senior Activity center on Jackson street. At the close of the business meeting Mrs. Dayton DePuy, tea chairman, introduced her helpers, Mrs. Elmer Wilson, Mrs. . Clarence O. Lack and Mrs. A. L. Carroll. Mrs. Le land Knox and Mrs. Miller poured. The table was cen tered with a pink, white and green arrangement made by Mrs. DePuy. Mrs. L. P. Rentchler, presi dent of the Medford Garden club announced she wanted the board members to meet at her home on Monday, Janu ary 26 at 1 o'clock. The next regular meeting will be Thurs day, February 5 at 1:30 p.m. in the courthouse auditorium. Dance Announced By Hilltoppers Hilltoppers Square Dance club will hold a dance Satur day, January 10 beginning at 8:30 p.m. at the Old Wagner Creek school. All square danc ers are invited to attend. Potluck refreshments are to be served during intermission. Francis Cronin and guest callers will call the squares. Officers point out that dance night dates have been changed, as of the first of the year, to the second and fourth Saturday nights of each month. Beginner's Delight A quilt - a decorative as set to a room, as well as a coverlet. Fascinating needle work. Pattern 7278: two quilts in one pattern: use scraps as shown or do other arrange ment given in pattern. Charts, patch patterns, directions, yardages. Send THIRTY-FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing, Send to Med ford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PAT TERN NUMBER. Our new Alice Brooks Our new 1959 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue has many lovely designs to order; Luc ky Housewife Tests New Exp Br ROSE McKEE Washington - What is it like to live in "a million dol lar' experimental house? "Just fine," reports Mrs. Betty Verdier, the housewife who has given it a family wear test for 10 months. Mrs. Verdier still marvels at how much storage space she has, how easy it is to keep the house clean and how readily she can put her hands on exactly what she wants in her kitchen cabinets. Mrs. Verdier, her husband, Quentin, and their three chil dren moved into the one-story redwood house in Kensington, Md., near Washington, last March. The house was built by the National Association Of Home Builders and 23 co operating manufacturers to test new materials and equip ment. The first of research houses sponsored by the NAHB, it is part of an over all project find wayvto build better houses for less money. The Verdiers bought the house under an agreement permitting manufacturers whose materials are being tested, to make regular inf spections. The house is known as "a million dollar" experi ment because it is estimated the materials and equipment in it cost at least that much to develop. Eventually it is expected many of the pro ducts will be placed in quantity production. Mrs. Verdier has little concern for the technical con struction features of the house. Her husband, a govern ment personnel officer, is the family authority. What in terests her, naturally, is whether the innovations make housekeeping easier. Work Easier " Her work is simplified im mensely by such things as an experimental plastic coating on the walls. A whisk of a damp cloth is all that is need ed to make them clean. With children aged three, six and eight, she appreciates the finish, which she said is al most "child-proof."' Mrs. Verdier enjoys the ad justable shelves, desks and cabinets throughout the three bedroom house. The desk of Quentin, Jr., can be raised as he grows in height. The two girls have the same kind of adjustable desk-dressing table in their bedroom. , The closets along one en tire side in each bedroom have louvered floor-to-ceiling doors which are not only decorative-but make getting things in and out easy. Mrs. Verdier is especially enthusiastic over a shallow shelf for canned goods and other supplies which runs the length of her kitchen between more conventional wall cabi nets and her 'assembly line" work counter. Plastic Used A decorative plastic is used throughout good part of the house. A panel of it near the front door gives the effect of an entranceway. The plastic is used also to enclose shelves for dishes over the table that divides the kitchen and fam ily room. No steps are required to set the table since .the dishes are stored directly over it. The' dish cabinet currently is History of Piano Subject of Talk . Miss Helen Robinson, South ern Oregon , college faculty member, spoke at the last meeting of Rogue Valley chap ter, Oregon Music- Teachers' association. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Rawles Moore, 2520 Lyman avenue. Miss Robinson's topic was the piano and its history. Two pupils of Mrs. Moore, Tacy Blackstone and Martha Bullard, each played a- piano solo and then the two played a duo-piano number. Mrs. Charlotte Hannan, Ashland, was welcomed as a new member. Any qualified music teacher who wishes to become a mem ber of the group is asked to call Mrs. Shirley Hercher, SPring 3-1676. ... ' Election Planned By Club Tonight Eelection of oficers will be held at a meeting of Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral club to be held tonight at Girls Com munity club at 7:30 o'clock. Birthstone of the month is garnet, and members are asked to take specimens to the meeting. A program is planned for the meeting. Leland Mentzers personal collection of dendrite is in the display case at the United States National bank. crocheting, knitting, embroid ery, quilts, dolls, weaving. A special gift, in the catalogue to keep a child, occupied a cutout doll and clothes to color. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book. erimerital Home hung rather low so that eight-year-old Margaret can put away the cups, saucers, and plates after they have gone through the near-by dishwash er under a kitchen counter. A refrigerator and freezer recessed in a kitchen wall is another arrangement getting an A-plus from Mrs. Verdier. A' dual . wall oven, with a separate "drawer" for pies, cakes and cookies, rates high. The curved range fits into a corner to- complete an un broken line of work space. Mrs. .Verdier. considers the house ideal for a family with small children and she hopes that soon more families will be getting the 'benefits of the "pioneer" materials and equipment to which she is giving a trial run. Installation Set For Kiwanians Saturday Night Dr. L. Paul Walker. Med ford, a former division lieu tenant governor for the serv ice organization, will be in stalling officer Saturday night when 1959 Medford Kiwanis club officers are seated at a dinner meeting at Rogue Val ley Country club. Dr. Thomas Anderson is president-elect. He succeeds William Singler. A quartet of Medford school faculty members will provide vocal music at the dinner and the Medford Kiwanis band will play The dinner is set for 7:30 o'clock. The campaign to obtain pro gram advertising for the Ki wanis Kapers presentation the first week in March was out lined at the Wednesday noon luncheon of the club. Colored slides of the 1958 Kapers were shown. Howard Hopkins, Rogue River National forest timber management staff man, was introduced as a. new Kiwanis member. VsERE M E D FO R t I I I I JjJIV Dress smartly with Wonder-Lin. Guar anteed washable, permanently wrinkle-resistant. Smartly styled for every day-time occasion. Four paneled skirt, small collar, tucked lace bodice trim. In pink, blue, or navy. Sixes 10-20 12'2-22' L y ' ' ' Coconut and lime juice give a South Seas flavor to baked hali but in this fine recipe, borrowed from those sunny islands. Easy to serve, and easy to eat, it's a perfect dish for a buffet supper . . . bake the fish in an attractive oven casserole so that you can take it directly from oven to table. Guamanian Halibut t '. 2 pounds boned halibut 3 tablespoons water Salt and pepper 1 cup Angel Flake Coconut Yt cup lime juice 2 tablespoons butter Cut halibut into 1-inch squares. Place in buttered 1-quart baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Then pour lime juice and water over the fish. Dot with butter. Sprinkle with coconut. Bake, covered, in slow oven (325F.) 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 8 servings. CALENDAR Friday: 7 p.m. - Zuleima temple, Daughters of the Nile, ban quet at Masonic temple. 8pm.- Pocahontas lodge, Redmann hall. Saturday: 1 p.m. - AAUW Luncheon, College Commons, Ashland. '2 p.m. - College Women's club of the Rogue River val ley, Girls Community club. 7:30 p.m. - Central Point bethel, International Order of Jobs Daughters, installation, Central Point Masonic temple. 8 p.m - Medford Trail Rid ers, Willow Spring school house. Add honey to cookie batter to keep cookies moist. Some of the nicest news about Spring can be found at Mann's when we talk about these wonderful ever new and flattering RayonLinen dresses. It might as well be Spring, choose yours now. . . and . . . get that Spring feeling. 9.98 OPEN Little Theater Group to Meet . The next play to be pro duced by Medford Footlight ers will be announced during the January meeting of the group. It is set for Sunday, January 11, at 2:30 p.m. in the Footlighter theater behind the Armory. A synopsis of the new play will be read, and the meeting will conclude with a social hour. Anyone interested in little theater work is invited to attend. Add spicy flavor to pie crust by blending ground gin ger into the dough. Use hi teaspoon for a two-crust pie. Lovely straight skirt dress in guaran teed washable Rayon-Linen Wonder Lin. In navy or beige with lace trim. Self belt. 9.98 Sizes 10-20 12'2-22'2 MONDAY NIGHT 'TIL Classes Announced By YMCA A new series of classes for 1959 have been announced by Medford YMCA. Slim and trim classes will be held Tuesdays and Thurs days beginning at 10 a.m. The class will include 30 minutes of exercise, followed by ballet technique, badminton or vol leyball. All three games are offered, and women may choose the one which interests them the most. At 11 a.m. a 10 to 15-minute swim in the pool is planned, followed by exercise and swimming instructions for those who - wish these. Child care will be available in the "Y" during the morning classes. Mrs. Lanell Wilkes will instruct these classes.' Tuesday evenings at 7:30 o'clock exercise classes and beginners' volleyball will be taught under the direction of Mrs. Jerri Hutton. Thursday evenings will be given over to ; varsity volleyball and league play. - New swimming classes are also planned. Tuesday and Thursday classes in advanced swimming skills and senior life-saving will be taught for girls over 16 years of age and women. Mrs. Wilkes and Medford YMCA Women's Gym and Swim Program for New Year STARTS JAN. 13th TUESDAY. AND THURSDAY MORNING 1 0:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Slim and Trim class Exercise, ballet technique, badminton, vel leyball, and swimming will be taught. Instructor, Lanell Wilkes. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT 7:00 p.m. to S:10 p.m. Advanced swimming skills and Senior Life Saving for Girls and Women who are 16 and older. Lanell Wilkes and Ruth Adams, instructors. Women who are not members of the YMCA mayenjoy these classes on a limited membership fee of ten dollars for fifteen lessons. Child car is available during the morning classes at 25 cents net child. YMCA 522 West Cay-Arttey Rayon-Linen Wonder-L!n straight skirt with back pleot. Small collar embroidered trim. Large pockets. r Self belt short sleeves. In beige or navy. Sizes 10-20 MVz-HVt 9:00 Anchor, Chain To Hold Meeting Phoenix - The Anchor and Chain club will meet at the Presbyterian church on Mon day, January 12, at 7 p.m. for a covered dish supper. This club is for couples of the church. The committee hav ing charge of arrangements is Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dillar and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foster. The Rev. and Mrs. William Saladin will have charge of the program. Monday afternoon officers and teachers of Phoenix Pres byterian church will meet at the church. Meeting Planned By Women's Club Scottish Rite Women's dub will meet. Monday, January 12, at 8 p.m. in the Medford Masonic temple for the month ly business session. Wives, widows, mothers and sisters of Scottish Rite Masons are invited to attend. Men of the order will join the ladies for refreshment following the two meetings. Mrs. Ruth Adams will in struct. Beginning at 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays there will be an open swim period for women. 6th SP 2-6295 o o o 9.98
