- 2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Thursday, January 29, 1939
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Z Fifteen years ago a Swiss inventor by the name of
- Georges de Mestral took a walk near Geneva and became
-entangled in a burr patch. Instead of merely cursing the
; : burrs, he took them home and studied the little, sticky
objects, trying to discover why they could cling so tightly
. to a piece of cloth. The result of his years of experimentation
- is a new closure called "Velcro" which some think may mean
; the end of buttons, hooks, snaps, toggles, zippers and even
'safety pins.
At a recent fashion show in New York, 300 reporters
' were said to have watched "goggle eyed" as garments and
other articles fastened with Velcro were demonstrated. The
- parade included everything from diapers to golf jackets,
" tourniquets to trousers.
The new closure consists of two nylon tapes. One strip
'. ' bears thousands of tiny "burrs"; the other is covered with
" velvety nylon pile. When the strips are pressed together,
. they cling as if magnetized. Peeled apart, the tapes make
. a ripping sound - considered to be the only drawback to
" the new device.
Velcro went into production last August by American
Velcro of Manchester, N. H., and the plant is reported to
! be turning out 125,000 yards a week, trying desperately
to keep up with the demand. It is said that the tapes are
washable, can be dry-cleaned and will not corrode. They
can be sewn, glued and stapled to almost anything. Con-
sumers Union reports that their testers found the tapes did
not slip or slide. Only a half-pound pressure peels the tapes
apart lengthwise - a sixteen-pound pressure was required
to pull them apart sidewise. Tests were made on dry-clean-
- ing and "holding power" with satisfactory results.
f' - Uses for the new closure are practically limitless. Velcro
is being used on shoes, handbags, skirts, brassieres, pajamas
; and petticoats. Cuffs, collars, bows or . other decorations
can be put on and peeled off at will with Velcro. Velcro is
v "sweeping the children's wear field," since even the very
young child who could not cope with buttons or zippers
J can use the new closure tapes.
It is even contemplated that Velcro could be used to
stick draperies to walls without the use of rods or hardware.
This spring Velcro will be available by the yard in several
- colors. According to New York sources, it will cost about $2
a yard for widths ranging from three-fourths of an inch
"to two inches.
News such as this is more interesting to most house
wives and mothers than the latest developments in the race
to put a man on the moon.
:
The business of celebrating birthdays is simplified in
f the William Driscoll family. Today Mrs. Driscoll, her son,
William Jr., and his daughter, little Mary Anne Driscoll,
I are all celebrating birthday anniversaries - all were born
V on January 29.
1 The Driscolls will be together for the triple anniversary
today, but they are not so sure about coming years. The
2 senior Driscolls will leave Medford this spring to make
, their home in Hood River. Mr. D., an auditor for Columbia
' Utilities for many years, is being transferred to Hood River
7-"by the' United Utilities which recently bought the local
; firm. The Driscolls, who have lived at the corner of Oak
' dale and Stewart avenues for several years, expect to leave
s Medford some time in March.
- Jan Gilhousen recently took typewriter in hand and
I,- dashed off a brief note for The Tribune. It reads: "Recent
;"..visitors at Rogue River lodge were John Quincy Adams,
i 2495 West Main street, and John Paul Jones, Portland
lawyer. Honestly, Jan Gilhousen." O.S.
Thunderbirds To Play For
? Annual Mardi Gras Ball
? . The Thunderbirds, four
; piece dance orchestra, will
furnish music for the Mardi
Z Gras ball sponsored by Tudor
- guild of the Shakespearean
festival for the benefit of the
scholarship fund. The ball will
be held at Rogue Valley
Country club Friday, Febru
i ary 6.
Dancing will continue from
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. according to
Z Mrs. Harry Skerry Jr., Ash
land, music and entertain-
ment chairman for the event.
Mrs. Marvin Kochs, Ashland,
is planning decorations in
keeping with the carnival
theme, and a hearty hunt
breakfast will be served near
- midnight. Mrs. John ThomiS
.1 son III, Ashland, is supervis-
ing the breakfast arrange-
merits.
Mrs. John Dellenback, Med-
ford, is general chairman
Rex II, King of Carnival
i hold court throughout the
evening. Rex n is a well
known senior citizen of Med
ford whose identity is soon
" to be revealed. A number of
princesses are being spon
; sored by service clubs of Med
j. ford and Ashland, and one of
r these will be crowned queen
in a colorful ceremony at 10
- o'clock. Each princess has an
equal chance of becoming
f queen, as they themselves
" will do the selecting when
they choose their corsages
i from identical boxes.
' Prizes will be .awarded to
-. the . most beautifully cos
t turned lady, the most hand-1
somely cosutmed gentleman,
and the couple with the most
original costumes. However,
those not wishing to come in
costume may wear formal or
semi -formal dress. Masks,
which are mandatory, may be
purchased at stores in both
cities, and will also be on sale
at the door.
.Tudor guild members have
tickets for sale, and they are
available also at Jean Hart's
dress shop and Lawrence's
jewelry store in Medford, and
at the Shakespearean . Festi
val office in Ashland.
Calendar
Calendar notice and new for
(he society section of The Mall
Tribune must be submitted in
writing and deadline for the Sun
day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
a.m. of the day for publication and
for week day news is S pjn. the
day before publication.
Thursday:
7:30 pjn.-McLoughlin PTA,
Girls' gymnasium.
7:30 pan. 4-H Organization
meeting, Sams Valley school
house. 8 pjn. Medford chapter,
United Nations association,
Girls Community club.
Friday:
12 noon Jackson County
Oregon State College Moth
er's club, Plaza cafe, Ashland. I
12 noon-Medford Fifty Plus j
club, Episcopal Guild hall, i
nue.
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Assorted Dinner ROLLS 35c 0o..
Sourdough RYE
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Variety of Home Style Breads
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Wedding, Birthday and
Party Cakes
Oearden's Oakery
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OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY
8 A.M. -7 P.M.
Fashions
Reflect
Austerity
By PAT HERMAN
United Press International
Paris-CPD-Paris fashion de
signers are reflecting the aus
terity of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle's Fifth French Repub
lic. Just as De Gaulle has stern
ly set the new France against
the financial and political ex
cesses of the past the Paris
collections for the spring sea
son have thrown the extrava
gances of the sack, the trapeze
and the empire line into the
rag bag.
One fashion writer suggest
ed the new fashions be
dubbed the "republican line"
in De Gaulle's honor. .
Not that there's anything
severe about the new styles.
Hare Paris Charm
They may be economical in
outline, padding bust, waist
and hips where nature did,
but they have all the usual
Paris charm-and of course at
no reduction in price.
Young Guy Laroche and
Jacques Griff e, who designs
for Maggy Rouff, were show
ing their spring collections
today and it was doubted they
would buck the no-nonsense
trend back to simplicity and
reality.
The return to normality of
busts, waists and hips remains
the fashion news. Skirts are
worn decorously at the top
of the calf and most dinner
dresses hit the ankle.
Corset Look Absent
Exaggeration is absent. Bal
main and Ricci. who showed
Tuesday, could go into the
oen business with all the
waist cinches, they use. But
their dresses don't look tight
ly corseted.
Young Michel Goma. who
also showed his sDrine elnthps
Tuesday, played belts . even
more loosely than the others.
Even the decolletes that ar
peared only in Nina Riccis
collection seemed appropriate
as part of the silhouette that
has brought back to life the
female figure.
Admittedly, if vou're ton
well-endowed about the waist.
you'd do better to pass up
some of her ravishing neck
lines. But they're still in
graceful line with the prin
cess silhouette.
f
Kenneth Raymond
Presents Program
Kenneth Raymond present
ed a program for the last
meeting of the Hammond Or
gan society at Purucker's Mu
sic house. He played semi
classical and classical num
bers, including excerpts from
the "Nutcracker Suite" and
music by Fritz Kreisler, Rob
ert Franz and Victor Herbert.
Mr. Raymond also spoke
about the various tonal possi
bilities of the Hammond organ.
American Nuclear Society
Member to Speak Tonight
H. P. Bosworth Jr., who has
recently been made a member
of the American Nuclear so
ciety, a national technical or
ganization, will be among
those speaking tonight for a
meeting of Medford chapter,
Oregon United Nations asso
ciation. The meeting will be
held at Girls Community club
at 8 p.m. with Moore Hamil
ton, president, conducting the
session.
Mr. Bosworth has devoted
a great deal of time in recent
Squc
To Give Luncheon
Mrs. Charles Henry, 349
Lindero avenue, will be host
ess for a luncheon for Med
ford Jaycettes Saturday, Jan
uary 31. The luncheon will be
at her home at 1 pjn.
are Dancing
Class Now Open
For Beginners
The beginners' class in
square dancing being con
ducted at the Medford YMCA
is open to any interested
adult. Registration for the
class will be open until Mon
day, February 2.
Instruction will be given in
all basic steps used in modern
Western-style square dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fosbury
of Medford are teaching the
class. It is being jointly spon
sored by the Medford YMCA
and the Y Knot Twirlers
Square Dance club. .
, Further information may be
obtained by telephoning the
YMCA, SPring 2-6295, or the
Fosburys, SP 3-5188.
Bride Honored
Monday Evening
Cave Junction Miss Joan
Starks was hostess for a bridal
shower honoring Mrs. Ray
Varner (Carma Lewis) at the
home of the honored guest on
Monday evening.
Attending were Mrs. Paul
Lewis, mother of the bride;
Barbara Shepard, Darlene
Savage, Mrs. Arlene McNa
mara and daughter, Nancy,
Bertha Champney, Anna Mul
len, Lorrayne Frost, Melba
Savage', Jackie Williams and
Flora Starks.4
Barbara Shepard, Melba
Savage and Anna Mullen were
winners of the games played.
Refreshments were served.
years to atomic and nuclear
studies. His talk will concern
the question of whether the
United States can make a
greater contribution to peace
ful atomic development in the
rest of the world through di
rect negotiation with the na
tions concerned, or through
the United Nations Interna
tional Energy agency. .
"The United Nations at
Work," a sound movie, will be
shown. Bruce Manley will
speak on "How can we
strengthen the UN so that
United States relations with
foreign countries, especially
Communist countries, are on
a peaceful basis." Jim Frohn
mayer, president of the Inter
national Relations league of
Medford High school, will
talk on "Can we channel U.S.
funds and aid through the UN
in our fight against hunger,
disease and illiteracy?" and
Mrs. Rex Nicodemus' topic
will be "How the UN Police
Force has been set up to pre
vent direct and indirect ag
gression." During the coffee hour Mrs.
Bosworth will give highlights
of the national convention of
the American Association for
the United Nations which she
attended in New York City.
During the business meeting
officers will be elected.
Anyone interested is invit
ed to attend the session, par
ticularly members and lead
ers of Great Decisions study
groups.
Fruit eoes verv well with
fish- if it's properly treated.
Tod large orange slices with
plump grapefruit sections. Ar
range in shallow baking pan;
brush lightly with butter,
saueeze a little lemon mice
and drizzle sherry wine over
all. Broil until heated and
glazed. Serve with pan fried,
baked or broiled fish.
Duplicate Club
Names Winners
Mrs. R. R. Parsons and Mrs.
David Lowry held high score
for a meeting of Bartlett Dup
licate Bridge club Monday,
January 26, at the home of
Mrs. W. W. Stevenson.
Mrs. Fred Morlan and Mrs.
T. L. Harnsberger took sec
ond, and third place was won
by Mrs. Fred T. Burich and
Mrs. Russel Barnes.
In a tie for fourth and fifth
places were Mrs. Sherman
Feiss and . her partner, Mrs.
F. E. Bowman, and Mrs. Wil
liam Knope and partner, Mrs.
Joseph Clark.
Pocahontas Lodqe
To Hold Dinner
Pocahontas lodge has plan
ned a potluck dinner Friday,
January - 30, at 6:30 p.m, in
the Redman hall on Apple
street. A business meeting
will follow at 8 p.m.
Games will be played after
the meeting and members are
asked to bring "white ele
phants."
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