SUNDAY. MAY J. 1963
MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON
Slimmer, Skimmer Gowns
Newest in Wedding Styles
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By GAY PAULEY
UPI Womtn'i Editor
New York-UIPIi-Here comes
the bride in the skimmer
dress. The simple silhouette
of the skim
mer is the
newest one in
wedding fah-
ions, says one
m anufacturer
of bridal
3 gowns tor a
J y quarter of a
41 f ' century. Mur-
iw. Iwiwi ray Hambur
c.iri'.oiM gcr president
of the New York firm which
bears his name, described the
skimmer thusly:
"A sort of a shift with
raised waist, seml-directorie."
"The day of the cascade of
ruffles on the wedding gown
has gone," said Hamburger.
The pared-down or controlled
shape has taken over and ail-
noueitcs in otner fashions are
the reason. The trend today
in all women's wear is toward
simplicity - and a lot of the
credit goes to Mis. John F,
Kennedy, the First Lady, said
Hamgurger. She's one of the
exponents of clothes with
flowing lines and beautiful
fabrics.
Wants Shaath
Another bridal gown
sopkesman, Morris Gerstlcr
of David Morris company.
New York, said today's young
nntie wants "the good-look
ing belle' type dress."
Even the First Lady's man-
tllla for church is affecting
bridal Headdress, Hamburger
said that many a bride who
once ordered a fancy head'
dress now drapes a piece of
heirloom or heirloom looking
lace across her hair.
Besides the slkmmer, the
bride of 1063 can look for:
The sheath, moulding the
figure in the front, but with
a train sweeping from the
back.
The convertibles. Trains
are detachable, sometimes the
entire skirt can be removed
to leave a slender sheath for
wear at formal occasions after
the wedding. One manufac
turer, Pandora, showed a
gown which has a train and
skirt zipping off to leave a
trect length dress.
Trains and gowns so con
structed that the bride 'is
"emancipated," as Hamburger
put it, after the walk back
up the aisle. The train can
be hooked up to the back of
the skirt, bustle fashion, so
that a bride isn't "trapped"
in it in the receiving line
Costumes for both bride
and bridesmaids. Many of the
new drosses for each come
with little jackets or boleros
to be removed after the wed
ding to turn them into bare
shouldered ball gowns.
Hamburger showed a
bridal dress-coat costume that
may be a harbinger. A great
coat style, floor length, with
some train at the back, can
be worn as a wedding gown
or later as an evening wrap.
The coat, done in Italian silk
satin with a white lace lining,
topped a floor-length princess
dress of lace over ivory satin.
The dress could serve later as
a formal.
The floor length bridal
Rown is "In," the ballerina
length a rarity, said Hamburg
er. Necklines come In Iwo
categories, low cut or high,
round jewel neck. The long
sleeve reaching to the wrist
Is the most popular.
In fabric, the stlffcr ma
terials are favorites even for
summer. "Organdy once was
a summertime favorite," said
Hamburger, "but with air
condioning a girl now is com
fortable in any fabric." He
listed laces, satins, taffetas,
and brocades as the leaders.
Many of them are silks com
bined with the man-made fi
bers. Hamburger, 59, said he was
one of a "dozen or so " peo
ple specializing in bridal ap
parel when he opened his
wholesale business 25 years
ago. "Today, he said, "there
arc hundreds."
He was one of the pioneers
of the convertible dress and
he showed a "stich for stitch"
reproduction of the wedding
gown worn by Queen Eliza
beth II of Great Britain the
day she was married to Prince
Philip in Westminster Abbey
in London.
Hamburger said only that
"sources" in London tipped
him in advance on what that
design would be. His rcpro
ductions sold at $1,500 whole
sale. Now, he's adapting from
the gown worn by Elizabeth's
cousin, Princess Alexandra, at
the latest royal wedding
"Royalty has more influ
ence on bridal fashions than
what actresses wear," said
Hamburger.
We asked him to predict
the direction wedding gown
styles might head next. "We re
in the the age of white and
ivory now, he said, after a
moment. "I have a feeling we
may be entering a new era of
color."
.
SpareribS Are
Featured in
Tangy Entree
in warm weatner, sparcrms
are often barbecued outdoors,
but here's an ideal way to
prepare them any day.
The dish is called Bohem
ian Spareribs, since it's styled
after the many sauerkraut
dishes in that part of the
world. The sauerkraut Is sea
soned with caraway seeds and
placed In a bilking dish. On
ion slices come next, then can
ned tomatoes. The spareribs
follow for the top layer of
this hearty, tangy entree.
Reba Staggs, meat author
ity, recommends one-half
pound of spareribs lor each
person. Remove the breast
bone before cutting between
the ribs, if this hasn't been
done by the retailer.
Bohemian , -Bpararlbi
Two to three pounds spare
ribs; one teaspoon sail; one'
fourth teaspoon pepper; one
tablespoon caraway seeds; one
can (one pound, four ounces)
sauerkraut; one medium on
ion, sliced; one can (one
pound, four ounces) tomatoes.
Cut spareribs into individ
ual servings. Season with salt
and pepper. Mix caraway
seeds with sauerkraut and
place in a twelve by eight
Inch baking dish. Arrange on
ion slices on sauerkraut and
pour tomatoes over mixture.
Place spareribs on lop. Bake
in a moderate oven (M50 de
grees) two hours. Four to
six servings.
The association of silver
with marriage was a natural
outgrowth of the change in
the manner of acquiring a
bride. When men began to
buy wives rather than capture
them, the price of the wife
was often measured in silver
coin.
'1
Cutting the caka servtd at a party to
celebrate his 93rd birthday anniversary is
Col. W. H. Paint. Tha parly was given by
memberi of Cebu swamp. Military Order
of tht Lizards, of which tha colontl is an
honorary member. Pictured with tht hon-
ortd man art his sister-in-law. Mrs. Wini
frtd Vail, ont of tht hotttssts, and fivt-ytar-old
Kartn Pritm, a great-granddaughter
of Mrs. Btrtha Ntlson, widow of a
Spanish War valiran.
Girl Scouts
May 13 was riyup day for
Brownie Troops 59 and 131
Roosevelt school, with the cer
emonies being held at the Girl
Scout center. Wings were pre-
sentod to the girls by the
troop leaders; Mrs. Max Lar
son and Mrs. Ronald Cordon
arc leaders of Troop 50, and
Mrs. Robert Bnyer and Mrs.
Ernest Newport are leaders of
Troop 131.
Greetings to the Brownie
flyups were given by the
members of Girl Scout Troops
128 and 4. The program
opened with the presentation
of colors by Karen Fleser,
Mary Warriner, Connie Dyrud
and Gail Medcalf; following
the pledge of allegiance the
group sang "O Beautiful Ban
ner." The invocation was
given by the Rev. Clifford
Young, Eastwood Baptist
church. A welcome was ex
tended to the troops and
guests by Mrs. Harold Hew
lett.
Following the giving of the
Girl Scout laws, slogan, motto,
salute and promise, the fairy
appeared, portrayed by Jana
Larson. Girl Scout pins were
presented to the members of
the flyup troops by members
of Troops 128 and 4. After
singing "Girl Scouts Togeth
er and "When ere You Make
a Promise," the girls formed
the friendship circle and sang
Taps; refreshments were
served.
Members of Troop 59 are
Marsha Cordon, Connie Dy
rud, Karen Fleser, Debra Hall,
Nancy Hall, Debra Hewlett,
Janice Kelley, Cindy Larson,
Leslie Larson, Gail Medcalf
and Mary Warriner. Commit
tee members of Troop 59 are
Mrs. Hewlett, Mrs. C. O.
Kelley, Mrs. James Warriner,
Mrs. Ronald Hall, and Mrs.
L. W. Fleser
Col. Paine Honored
Col. W. H. Paine was pre
scnted gifts, cakes and cards
at a party which observed his
93rd birthday anniversary.
The event was sponsored by
members of Cebu swamp, Mil
itary Order of the Lizards,
during the group s meeting
Saturday, May 11, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Barneburg, 1207 Sunset ave
The colonel is an honorary
member of the group.
Mrs. Winifred Vail, his sis
ter-in-law, was co-hostess.
Among the guests were
Mrs. Mabel Brcitemayer,
grand gila monster of Ore
gon; Rcnne Grosh, Grants
Pass, department senior vice
commander of Oregon, Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans;
Miss Carol Gillmor, Miss
Shirley Henderson, the Miss
es Kathy and Karen Priem,
and Mrs. Sallie Cotter, past
grand gila monster of Ore
gon, who is now residing in
California.
The entertainment chair
man, Mrs. Polly Offutt, pre
sented a skit.
Col. Paine has long been
row, Janet Bailey, Sandra
Schicfcrstein, and Rcnetta
Underwood are members of
Troop 131. Members of Troop
128 are Susan Gannon, Kathy
Hall, Diane Hatcher, Daine
Hewlett, Kathy Hiatt, Janell
Morris, Cheryl Nelson, Bar
bara White, Norma Yandell,
and Marilyn Young. Troop
leaders are Mrs. George Gan
non and Mrs. William White.
Gayle Vincent, Tonya Keen
er, Margo Fnnell, Laura Sta
cey, Claudie Buscman, and
Artcnna Campbell are mem
bers of Troop 4. Troop 4 lead
ers are Mrs. Vern Buseman
Ann Henderson, Joanne Ge- and Mrs. J. L. DeArmond.
considered one of the city's
most distinguished citizens,
He is a member of Col. Sar
gent post, United Spanish
War Veterans, and Medford
post of the American Legion
and for many year's helped
plan the annual Memorial day
parade. He served as historian
of the Legion post many years
and still serves in that capa
city for Crater Lake council,
Boy Scouts.
Wilson Park
Unit Names
New Officers
Mrs. Darwin Durr was
elected chairman of the Wil
son Park Home Extension unit
when the group met recently
in the home of Mrs. Dwight J.
Albright, 1678 Orchard Home
drive. Installation is set for
June 11 and Mrs. Albright,
who has been a home exten
sion worker for 25 years, will
be installing officer.
Elected vice chairman was
Mrs. Victor Drew, and the
new secretary - treasurer is
Mrs. Ronald White. .
Mrs. White will have charge
of the June meeting and those
who want further informa
tion may contact her.
Mrs. Drew will plan pro
grams for the coming year.
Summer meetings will be
held as in the past, at 7.45
p.m., on the second Tuesdays
of each month. Husbands ol
members will be Invited to
the July meeting. The August
session will be an open meet
ing. Mrs. O. Smeltz gave the
lesson on floor care at the
recent meeting and a prize
was won by Mrs. Lowell Hen
ry. Cohostcsses were Mrs. Jer
ry Hcnegin and Mrs. Albrrght.
Activities Noted for Senior Citizens Week
The Senior Activity center gencies to help the class,
will open Senior Citizens I All of the members are re-
Week Monday, May 20, with minded to take the pictures
a travel show starting at 1
p.m.
Mrs. F. M. Murdoch of the
Rogue Valley Manor will
show a collection of colored
sides taken throughout the
world and arranged to illus
trate the four seasons. It is
usually accompanied by
music and is called "The Four
Seasons at Home and
Abroad."
The showing will be at
Senior Activity center, 601
East Jackson street. The Arm
Chair Travel group sees a
different program each Mon
day. It has been a continuous
program since January, 1959,
when it was originated by Dr.
Frank Roberts.
The knitting class meets on
the same day from 3 to S p.m.
Members are to take samples
of their best knitting to dis
play for the open house at
the center which will be held
Sunday, May 26, from 1 to 5
p.m.
Teachers To Bt Honored
Tuesday at 1 p.m. is the
oil painting class. Members
are planning a painting ses
sion and a party for their
teacher, Mrs. Gene Williams,
who feels she must give up
the class during the summer.
Sharing in the honors will be
M. .. Nettie Williams, who has
substituted often in emcr-
they plan to exhibit on Sun
day at the open house. It is
planned to hang them during
the afternoon.
This class and the mosaic
class which has been meeting
Tuesdays, will meet from 3 to
4 p.m. Sunday.
Tuesday, May 28, the group
will welcome back a former
teacher, Mrs. Victoria Staley,
who returned last winter
from Caifornia and consented
to take over the class. New
members who wish to enter
the class can register at the
open house.
Wednesday, May 21, Center
members will watch a trio
from the center orchestra on
KMED-TV on Focal Point at
9:30 a.m. to celebrate Senior
Citizens Week. William Pick
ell, violinist; Mrs. Flora Bell
Price, guitarist, and ' Mrs.
Francis Barrett, soloist, will
present a short program, rep
resenting the Senior Activity
Center orchestra. They are
called the Golden Age trio.
The whole orchestra will
play at the open house during
the hours from 2 to 3 p.m.
and the knitting class and
clay sculpture group will act
as hosts during that- period.
The Spanish class and the
Arm Chair Travel group will
be hosts between 1 and 2 p.m.
From 4 to 5 p.m. the copper
tooling class and the Satur
day Bridge class will serve
and act as hosts.
Kitchen Time-Savers
Listed by Economist
Shortcuts in the kitchen
are important to the modern
homemaker. Why? Because
people are living at a more
rapid pace than ever before
in history. Today's homemak
er has far less time to spend
in the kitchen.
Reba Staggs, well-known
home economist, has suggest
ed several time-savers in meat
cookery. Now you can lake
little time to turn out a whole
some meat dish, one with ap
petite appeal.
Bake meat loaf mixture in
muffin pans or a 9-inch square
pan for shorter baking time.
Other classes which hava
disbanded for the summer
shuffleboard, square dancing,
and singing seniors will al
so participate. They are to
take cookies and serve any
time they come during tht
afternoon.
On Wednesday, May 15, a
staff crew worked all day
sending out invitations from
the Rogue Valley Council on
Aging and the Senior Week's
committee to attend all tha
events of the week and to at
tend the open house, which
has been an annual event
since May, 1959.
All seniors and their friends
are invited to be the guests
of the council and the cemcr
members on that day. Re
freshments will be served all
afternoon and summer pro
grams will be available.
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