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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
Wednesday, Jan. 13, I960
Dior Hobble Skirt Shown for Spring
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York - (ITD - The Dior
hobb!e skirt which the firm
launched last fall in Paris hob
bles right into its New York
collection for spring.
But this leg-fettering fash
ion remains strictly Dior.
American designers" skip right
past it with a preference for
tunics and a move to fuller
skirts in the collections they
are showing visiting fashion
reporters this week. The New
York couture group of 55 de
signers and manufacturers
stages the shows semi-annually.
It was the House of Dior's
younger designer, Yves St.
Laurent, who brought back
the hobble, plus hemlines
above the knee, in the Paris
custom collection. Tradition
ally, this one is more of a
fashion world-shaker than the
wholesale collection in New
York, which St. Laurent also
supervises.
Dior - New York in general
leaves the hemline where
other designers have, cover
ing the knees. But one pouf
tunic hobble rose to mid-knee
when the model walked.
Another hobble - red silk
sheath - was so narrow at the
hemline the model minced
her way in and out of the
showroom.
Not all of Dior was hobvle,
however. Other dresses came
with wide belts, slim skirts,
many with large Puritan-type
collars, and with big sleeves -batwing
or kimono.
Wide Sleeves Popular
The belted dress with wide
sleeves extending into the
bodice to create an eased sil
houette is one of the most
frequently seen in all spring
lines. This easing also shows
in skirts - more bias cuts,
flared fronts, gores, and pleats
including box, knife and ac
cordion which will disguise
any 'hippiness."
Other trends in daytime
dresses include: Some lower
ed waistlines, either in fitted,
long torso bodices or shallow
hip yokes; a plethora of cos
tumes - dresses coordinated
with jackets, tunics and coats
of all lengths; prints of all
kinds, geometric, floral, tone-on-tone;
look for black, black
with white, and the pale
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Patullo - Jo Copeland - De
signer Copeland likes the
rounded look for spring easy
fit at the waist, rounded over
the' hips, and often with bell
shaped sleeves.
Marquise - This firm's de
signer, Philippie Tournaye,
believes the American woman
wants lighter weight fabrics
than the industry has given
her. So the collection shows
the results of his around-the-world
shopping for them -cottons,
featherweight wor
steds, new silk worsteds, and
zephyr weight crepes.
Rudolf - Some subtle low
ering of the waistline here,
and more white touches in
collars and gilets than in
many a spring. One full-skirted
cocktail dress in tissue
weight taffeta has a V-neck-line
slashed to the waist in
the back and banded with re
embroidered white alencon
lace.
Davidow - The most popu
lar silhouette at this house
famous for its suits is a semi
fitted jacket worn with an
easy walking, slim skirt. But
for the woman who feels more
comfortable in a fuller skirt,
the firm includes skirts with
accordion or box pleats.
New York The New York
House of Dior takes an easy
look at the spring coat for
I960.- Self belt, patch pockets
and a mannish collar line
drawn away from the neck
line give a causal air to the
textured blue wool coat.
(UPI Telephoto)
shades - whitened beiges,
pearl grays.
Other Designers Tuesday
Highlights from individual
collections shown Tuesday:
Luis Estevez this young
Cuban-born designer pushes
the all - girl look, with slit
skirts, sheaths so tight they
look painted on, and necklines
cut deep fore and or aft.
Women of Moose
To Hold Meeting
Women of Moose will meet
tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Moose hall.
Plans will be made to at
tend a mid-winter conference
to be held soon in Merrill,
Ore. The local chapter has
been asked to stage the en
rollment ceremony.
Coming events of the lodge
include a dance at the Moose
hall January 16 for members
and guests. February 12 a
Valentine party is planned for
the children of members, and
a sale of homemade candy is
set for February 13.
At the last chapter meeting
Mrs. Mildred Chamblee and
Mrs. Richard Southard were
initiated.
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Meeting Planned
By Sewing Club
The sewing club of Dis
a b 1 e d American Veterans'
auxiliary will meet at the
home of Mrs. Hazel Rawls,
345 Apple street, Thursday,
January 14, at noon. A pot
luck luncheon will be served.
Women's News
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Actor Leaves
For Mid-West
Ashland - Philip Hanson
left Monday for the Midwest
where he will present his one
man dramatic Shaqespearean
show, "Kings and Clowns."
Performances are sched
uled at Iowa State university,
Iowa City, and at Kansas City
university.
The appearances at Iowa
State university were ar
ranged by Dr. Kurt Zeman
sky, faculty member who as
sisted with the Oregon Shake
spearean festival a number
of years ago. In Iowa City
Mr. Hanson will also spend
some time with Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Reirihardt, both former
ly with the Shakespearean
festival in Ashland. Mrs.
Reinhardt is the former Clara
Margaret Daniels of Medford.
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Chapter To Hear
Program on Art
Xi Mu chapter, Beta Sigma
Phi, will hold the first meet
ing of the new year at the
home of Mrs. Lewis Blom
quist, 1320 Ridgeway, tonight
at 8 o'clock. Co-hostess will be
Mrs. Nils Edin, and Mrs. Cecil
Davis will preside at the busi
ness meeting.
"Understanding Art"' is the
general subject for the pro
gram, which will be present
ed by Mrs. Wilson Slater and
Mrs. Larry Allen. Mrs. Slater
will discuss the subject from
the standpoint of the musi
cian, and Mrs. Allen from the
standpoint of the writer and
poet.
Riders Elect
New Treasurer
Francis Hines resigned as
treasurer of Medford Trail
Riders at the last meeting of
the- club, held at Willow
Springs schoolhouse. Carl
Fincher was elected to replace
him.
Plans were discussed for a
public dance in February.
Vice president Sam Kiem con
ducted the meeting. '
Washington Vice-President Richard Ni von nftrlrail iw
background) is more important than Dior to the wardrobe
01 nose iviary wooas. miss wooas is the vice-president s sec
retary. She gears her shopping or lack of it and her
clothes to the hectic pace she leads keeping up with her
boss. (UPI Telephoto)
Vice-President's Secretary
Prefers Suits in Wardrobe
By PATRICIA WIGGINS
United Press International
Washington-fL'PD-Vice President Richard M. Nixon is more
important than Dior to the wardrobe of Rose Mary Woods.
Miss Woods is Nixon's secretary. She gears her shopping
or lack of it and her clothes to the hectic pace she leads
keeping up with her boss.
Red-haired Rose "loves clothes." But she happily admits
that she "rarely gets time" to shop. Instead, she has "friends"
in two or 'three shops around town who know her pre
ferences and will round up a dress or suit and send it out
to fill an emergency wardrobe need.
Because Miss Woods is a
perfect size 10, this is not as
risky as it sounds.
Shoes are the one thing
likely to steal her away from
the office for a fast shopping
spree. She likes a comfortable
sling pump with an open toe
and spike heels. But from
then on the field is wide open
to colors and fabric.
She "depends on color" fori
more dressy dresses, and often
chooses odd shades of green
to contrast with her hair or
pink as a counterpoint.
But Rose confesses that her
long days at the office mean
she seldom has a chance to
dress up for an evening out.
She doesn't have time to go
home and change.
As a result, she finds her
self most frequently wearing
suits dressed up or down for
in and out of the office. She
has many more suits than
dresses in her wardrobe, most
of them in "subdued" tones
that she finds more versatile.
The suit jacket is off
"when we're really rushing
around the office," and is don
ned for afterhours stepping
out. Her jewelry, in or out of
the office, usually consists of
simple pearls and a plain
gold circlet pin.
Miss Woods' suit skirts us
ually are slim so that hems
will stay out of the way of
chair rollers and spike heels
in a fast move. Full skirts,
says Rose, "are too much
bother."
The vice president's girl
Friday loves hats on other
women.
As a result, she usually
will "carry" a hat to the of
fice and put it on only if need
ed at a luncheon or similar
occasion. Most of her hats are
"productions" in their own
right rather than innocuous
numbers designed for anony
mity. Chapter to Hear
Talk on Charm
Mrs. Frank B. Hopewell,
Eagle Point, will speak on
"Your Poise and Charm" at a
meeting of Alpha-Rho chap
ter, Beta Sigma Phi, Thurs
day, January 14. Hostess for
the meeting is Mrs. Gerald
McGrew, 4250 Jacksonville
highway, and cohostesses are
Mrs. Robert Hercher and Mrs.
Jack L. Bailey.
The chapter sponsor, Mrs.
James Callan, and director,
Mrs. Richard Henselman,
were hostesses for a dinner
party held for members at
Mrs. He nsel man's home.
Alpha Rho members and
husbands also recently held a
"traveling cocktail" party.
Three couples opened their
homes to the guests, Mr. and
Mrs. Lou Cranston, Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Sterton and Mr.
and Mrs. McGrew. The party
ended with a midnight spa
ghetti supper.
'Safety Council'
To Be Topic
Mrs. James Grigsby of the
Medford Safety Council, will
be the featured speaker at a
dinner meeting of the Altrusa
club of Medford Thursday,
January 14, at 7 p.m. at
Ping's Garden.
Mrs. Grigsby will review
the history of the Safety
Council and outline its plans
for the current year, accord
ing to Mrs. Curt Hopkins,
chairman of-the Altrusa pub
lic affairs committee. The sub
ject of safety is one of major
interest to the club, she said,
and questions regarding the
work of the council will be
welcomed.
Hostess for the evening will
be Mrs. Victor Peterson. Miss
Myrta Otterdale, - president,
will conduct the business
meeting.
Winchester Unit
To Meet Thursday
The Winchester Home Ex
tension unit will meet Thurs
day, January 14, at the home
of Mrs. Lowell Shepard, 1309
Winchester avenue, at 7:30
p.m.
Mrs. Robert Richman and
Mrs. Glenn Hoist will be proj
ect leaders. Topic of the les
son will be salad making.
They will show steps in pre
paring salad greens as well
as methods in making several
types of salads.
Those attending are asked
to take, their favorite salad
recipe.
Calendar
"Elijah" Said New Form
Of Traditional Oratorio
Family Reunion
Honors Mother
Mrs. Ada Rodgers was guest
of honor at a recent family
reunion held at the home of
her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hoist,
1117 Mt. Pitt avenue, Med
ford. Attending the event were
Mrs.. Rodgers' four sons and
daughters and their families.
They are Burnus Rodgers,
San Francisco; Hubert Rod
gers, Grass Valley, Calif., and
his four children, Ann and
Elaine Rodgers, Grass Valley,
Dale, Sacramento, Calif., and
Ensign Don Rodgers, Pensa
cola, Fla.; Mrs. and Mrs.
Glenn Hoist, Medford, their
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Monty Hoist and Brad, Cor
vallis;Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hart
and daughter, Carolyn, White
City; Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Allen (Erlene Hart) and sons,
Edward Jr., and James, Ash
land. Mrs. Ada Rodgers came to
the Rogue Valley from Cali
fornia, her native state, in
1903. She intended to visit
relatives, then return home,
but in the course of events
she met Howard E. Rodgers
and they were married in
September, 1904, in the his
toric courthouse in Jackson
ville. Mr. Rodgers died in
1935.
Mrs. Rodgers' father, John
Henderson, was one of the
five victims of the infamous
"Muscle Slough Tragedy" of
May 11, 1880, near Hanford,
Calif. This battle was a result
of trouble between the settlers
and a railroad company, a
feud which was widely publi
cized and played an important
and colorful part in early
California history.
In recent years Mrs. Rod
gers was invited to Hanford
to be a guest at the ceremony
and placing of a monument in
memory of her father and his
four neighbor - settlers who
gave their lives for what they
believed was justice.
School Head
To Be 'Speaker
Dr. Leonard Mayfield will
tell of his trip to Russia and
his observations of women in
government there at a lunch
eon meeting of Jackson Coun
ty club, Oregon Federation of
Republican Women, at 12:00
noon Monday, January 18, at
the Red Cross building on
Hawthorne avenue. Dr. May-
field is superintendent of
Medford public schools.
The session will be the first
to be conducted by the newly
elected president, Mrs. Frank
Bash. The public is invited.
Reservations may be made
by calling Mrs. L. Dow In
skeep, membership chairman,
SPring 3-1547, or Mrs. Ernst
Ruegger, second vice presi
dent -who is in charge of
luncheon arrangements,
SPring 2-9958.
At a meeting of the club
executive board on January
8 in the home of Mrs. Bash,
1325 Bundy street, plans for
the annual Lincoln Day din
ner on February 12 were dis
cussed. Details will be an
nounced after the meeting
next Monday.
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To Be Speaker
"What the Psychiatrist
Does" will be the topic for a
meeting of Jackson County
Medical Assistants association
set for Thursday, January 14,
at 8 p.m. at Girls Community
club. Speaker will be Dr
Harry Danielson. ,
Refresh ments will be
served.
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Practice
" The Fifty Plus Orchestra
will practice from 1 until 3
p.m. Thursday at the Senior
Activity center, 601 East Jack
son street, according to or
chestra officials.
Wednesday:
7:45 p.m. - Medford Toast
mistress club, Girls Commun
ity club. .
8 p.m. - Medford Junior
Women's club, 'home of Mrs.
C. M. McGinty, 1805 Roberts
rd.
8 p.m. - Roxy Ann Home,
Economics club, Grange hall.
Thursday:
10:30 a.m. - Howard Home
Extension unit, home of Mrs.
Henry Friesen, 2120 Table
Rock rd.
10:30 a.m. - Medford Home
Extension unit, courthouse au
ditorium. 10:45 a.m.-West Side Home
Extension unit, home of Mrs.
H. R. Edwards, route 2, box
420H.
12 noon - Women's Fellow
ship of the Congregational
church, Pilgrim House, 300
Oakwood dr.
12:30 p.m. - Adarel Social
club, home of Mrs. H. C. Gold
smith, 150 Ross lane.
12:30 p.m. - Medford So
journers club, Girls Commun
ity club.
12:30 p.m.-St. Peter's Lu
theran church women, at
church.
Canned Drinks Used
As Dessert Shortcut
New York - (UPI) - Canned
non - carbonated fruit drinks
offer many shortcuts to des
serts. Add unflavored gelatin ac
cording to package directions
to make molded desserts.
Chopped fresh fruit or small
berries used whole add" extra
flavor and color..
Experiment with flavors by
mixing the contents of two or
more cans of different fla
vored juices. For instance,
blend lemon-lime with tropic
al fruit punch.
Orange-lemoon fruit drink
added to tropical punch
makes an interesting and un
usual sherbet that can be fro
zen in refrigerator ice trays,
A well-beaten whole egg or
the whipped white of an egg
makes canned fruit beverages
into fruit flips.
Canned fruit drinks also
convert to dessert toppings
when thickened slightly with
cornstarch. Add chopped
fresh fruit to taste.
The latest in vinyl tile is a
pattern which looks like
cloisonne. It comes in ebony
with a pattern of antique
white china, and silvery, thin
lines, resembling enamel with
metal.
The oratorio "Elijah," to be
presented Sunday, January
17, by the Philharmonic So
ciety of Southern Oregon,
represents a different ap
proach to this type of compo
sition. In "Elijah" the composer,
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,
has the soloists represent Bib
lical characters, and the musi
cal drama is somewhat in the
fashion of opera although
without costumes or scenery.
The story is told through airs,
recitatives, duets, trios and
chorus, accompanied by or
chestra, i
The overture depicts the
Children of Israel suffering
from the drought and ques
tioning if the Lord is still God
of Zion. Obadiah, their lead
er, exhorts them to seek the
Lord, but they turn against
him. An angel instructs Elijah
to go to a widow who will
sustain him until the day the
Lord will send rain, and he
restores to life the son of the
widow.
Elijah presents himself to
Ahab, the king, who accuses
him of troubling Israel; Eli
jah tells. him the trouble has
been brought about because
the people have forsaken God
and worship Baal. He com
mands Ahab to summon the
priests of Baal and the people.
and orders them to prepare a
sacrifice, but to put no fire
under it, saying - "And the
God who by fire shall answer,
let him be God." The priests
cry to Baal, but there is no
answer. Elijah taunts them,
and they cry again, but to no
avail.-
Then Elijah calls on the
God of Abraham, Isaac and
Israel, the fire comes down,
and the sacrifice is burnt.
Elijah orders the priests to be
slain, then prays for rain. His
prayer is answered and the
people exclaim, "Thanks be
to God, He laveth the thirsty
land."
In the second part of the
production Queen Jezebel in
cites the people against Elijah
for having more power than
the King. Obadiah pleads
with Elijah to flee to the wil
derness, which he does, arid
prays the Lord to take away
his life. Elijah believes he
has failed the Lord because
the Israelites have not repent
ed. An angel commands him
to return and his words "ap
peared like burning torches."
The oratorio relates that
the Lord took him up in a
"fiery chariot and by a whirl
wind went he to heaven." The
closing prophecy proclaims
"Then shall the righteous
shine forth, and then shall
your light break forth and the
glory of the Lord shall re
ward you."
George Peckham, Seattle,
will sing the title role of Elir
jah and Louis Clayson, Sac
ramento, will sing "Obadiah."
Women soloists are Mrs. Vio
let Hunter, lyric soprano,
Medford, and Mrs. Lois Wind
sor, Ashland, contralto.
The performance will be at
Medford High school audito
rium beginning at 3 p.m.
Richard D. Werner will di
rect. Pygmalion
Is Chosen
"Pygmalion," by G e o r g
Bernard Shaw, has been se
lected as the senior class play
of Medford Senior High
school. Mrs. Lenore Zapell
will direct. This is the play
from which the well-known
musical, "My Fair Lady" was
adapted. Production dates
have been set for February
18 and 19. .
The cast consists of Wayne
Thompson, Henry Higgins;
Pat McLoughlin, Pickering;
Linda Lowry, Eliza Doolittle;
Connie Orr, Mrs. Pearce; Ken
Hall, Alfred Doolittle; Joyce
Pearson, Mrs. Higgins; Arliss
Buettner, M r s. Eynesford
Hill; Lucille Lowry, Clara
Eynesford Hill; Craig Wright,
Freddy Eyensford Hill; Bob
Hamilton, Bystander; Lynn
Knight, bystander; John
Shaw, taximan; Kathy Mc
Cay, parlormaid.
The Londoners are played
by John Lacy, Jim Pool. Lin
da Slessler, Micke Noble,
Esther Jacobs, Anne Mat
thews and Rod Cameron.
Dr. Mayfield to
Speak Thursday
Dr. Leonard Mayfield will
be the featured speaker at the
Thursday. January 14. meet
ing of the Lincoln Parent
Teacher association. The meet
ing will be held at 8 p.m. in
the Lincoln gymnasium.
Dr. Mayfield will relate his
experiences while in Russia
and will show colored slides.
Prior to the meeting at 7:30
p.m. the teachers will receive
parents and patrons of the
school in their rooms.
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