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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-03-22, Page 14an i •her tcdanrch,? favored with tapered at the ■wore a with a is being gradually inter- into Canadian life and be given tbe same chance New Canadian. Andrew Dougall contri- >and three-quarter-length, even slimmer sheathpresided for THE TIMESADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH M, 19M Caven WMS Hears Panel A panel discussion was ducted at the meeting of Guven W.kLS. with Mrs. Alvin Moir, Mrs. Janies Taylor, MjM. Gilbert Dow, Mrs. D. Millar, Mrs. Frank Nixon and Mrs. H. (Strang considering (how to create inter­ est in -church work ©nd secure leaders for youth, groups.. A consensus of. thsfe discussion was that many who feel they are not capable of leadership can aS’ sist in . other ways-^by minding the children of leaders, by being friendly to newcomers," by acting as assistants to leaders, and by t providing adequate training fori' potential leaders. Finally if al ■church member really means' what he -professes—-that the], church js the only hope of the, world-—he will 'be of! that in all daily life contacts and? will never be "-too busy”’ to sharet in making Him known. f Mrs. David Miliar conducted )* the devotional, opening. Mrs. Wu Sillery, Mrs. 'San^uel Kerr,. Miss. L Margaret Brown and Mrs. g Carman Gann discussed in turn— j How can a person be a worthy church member In her home, in her place of employment, in her community and in ■ ’Mrs. Frank Nixon an organ solo. Mrs. • Alvin Moir the business in which an invi­ tation to be guests of Arnold Circle of Hensall Presbyterian church on Monday evening was accepted. Mrs. Samuel Kerr was appoint­ ed to act as an ex-officio member o£ Stratford Presbyterial. Miss Lillian (Ballantyne displayed the quilt -which is being put in the presbyterial bale. Mrs. Harry Strang was com­ pletely 'taken by surprise when Mrs. Wm. 'Sillery and Mrs. Lee Learn, on behalf of Mrs, Gordon Wallace, Toronto, presented her with an honorary life member­ ship in the Women’s Missionary Society. Mrs. Alvin Moir present­ ed the pin. Mrs. Frank Whilsmjth assisted by Mrs. W.' G. 'Cochrane, Mrs. Art Whilsm.ith ■_ and Mrs. -Harold Simpson convened a social -period in the school room. Tlie aneeting’ was .‘held in the church on Thursday evening. OES Official Views Work Mrs. Clara Austin, District De­ puty Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of Ontario, was present at the last regular meeting of Exeter Chapter and inspected the work -of the offi­ cers. IThe' degrees of the order were ' conferred upon Mrs.. Clara Mc­ Bride of Zurich. (Special guests were Mrs. 'Clarence Lloyd and -Mrs. Len Hardy from London; other guests were -present from London, Park-hill, Delaware, St. Marys and Seaforth. Mrs. Ron Squire favored with a solo. The worthy matron, Mrs. Jack Dickins, and, the worthy patron, Mr. Maurice Quance, presided over the deliberations. Easter Message Topic For Group Rev. Alex Rapson gave Easter message at the meeting of James -St. Federated. Group held in the church parlors on Monday evening. -He endeavored to interest ithe members by ques­ tions and answers on the topic. Mrs. Robert -Southcott review­ ed the study on the North Ameri­ can Indian, especiallythose lo­ cated in Quebec and Central Ont­ ario noting their modes of living, ther customs and their religion. Mrs. Winston ighapton conduct­ ed the devotional period and was assisted by Mrs. Bruce iShapton. Mrs. John Go-man contributed a solo. Mrs. Mervyn -Cudmore presided for the business meeting. 'A Reveal Progress Among Indians MrS; Frank King was in charge of -the worship 'period at the meet­ ing of James -St. 'Afternoon Auxi­ liary held in the church, Thurs­ day afternoon. She was assisted by Mrs. W. Thompson, Mrs. F. Taylor, Mrs. -V. Armstrong and Mrs. Robert iDuncan. The study was taken by Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, Mrs. Jack Garr and Mrs. V, Armstrong. 20,486 ‘Canadian Indians are under the care of the United Church with eight missionaries, six residential schools with five under the (Board of Missions. Attendance has in­ creased from ,16,000 in 1945 to (2'8,000 in 19'54. The, schools ate under-staffed and recruits are needed. Mrs. Armstrong gave word pictures of the different teachers who are teaching In In- diAn schools. She mentioned El­ lis Pearce, who is at Muncey do­ ing work with the Indians. (The Indian graded should as 'the- Mrs. „ bated a piano solo. Mrs. C. H. ^Zurbrigg presided for -the business session, Amange- ments were made for a quilting to be held March 22—-the quilt® to he shut to the hospital at Ptoeiton, B.G. A communication asking for support and fucreaso of Canada’s share in the Golombo plan, as outlined by tlie Dominion Board of was endorsed. Feminine Facts ’n Fancies A Page Devoted to the Interests of the Women Readers of The Times-Advocate Local Fashions Ignore Dior, Feature Simplicity Girls Demonstrafe Wardrobe Proiect A demonstration by two of t'he Sow Easy Club 'girls, Mary (Skin­ ner and Grace Routly, on “How to Plan a 'Wardrobe”, was given at the March meeting of (Elimville Women's Institute on Wednesday afternoon. A spelling match was also a feature of the program, Mr#. Philip Hern was the winner. (ReaMpga were given by Mrs. Jud Dykeman, Mr®. Norman Jaques and Mr§. Ross (Skinner. (Current Events were discussed by Mrs,. Jackson Woods. Mrs. (Norman Jaques, convener of Historical (Research and Cur­ rent Events committee, was in charge of the program, Miss, (Rath ‘Skinner, president* presided for 'the 'business, it was, decided 'to accept the institute's, v obligatiQn toward the public '! speaking contest. Mrs, Wm. Rout- ly reported on the T.iB. clinic to be /held in May. The hospital auxiliary -report 'was given by the .president. Show Highlights Functional Dress Leesu -samples of femtntne tostocn ignored Dior's ‘T I toe toends usd favoured simplicity this year, tU the Beto 'Sigma Phi showcase ‘‘‘Fashions for ‘56”, hqld Wednesday night last week at South Huron District High 'School. ; ’Although Dior went by 'the ; beards, sorority models brought (good news for Exeter in a sweep- ■ing return of the luxury-full, , crinolined-skirt, and brief, fitted 'j small-sleeved and sleeveless foo- ! dices. j Long tapered, sleeves with underarm fulness, ___ -11____ __■-!- lines and pencil-thin skirt separ­ ates were shown. The short jack­ et, for dresses and suits or dress and slit-coat ensembles, with co­ ordinating or matching linings, made good viewing. An interesting avocado silk dress worn by Mrs. Jim Hayter showed the full skirt to good -ad­ vantage as it fell to flared soft­ ness. from honeycombed gathers at bhe hips. Drop Hiplines However, most of this year’s full skirts were gathered or pleated from drop hiplines em­ phasizing their own fulness be­ low a slimmer, longer waistline. Miss Joan Parsons showed a good example in a light silver-toned cotton dress with flared pleats falling from the torso. The arrowhead lines of fulness in the underarm to a tapered cuff was displayed in a weatherized beige barkcloth coat by Mrs. Ross Tuckey. The coat was fitted to the waist and flared from a point of stitched detail back, Mrs. Griffin Thomas sheath dress of ice-blue drop-hip falling back ‘behind to a bow. White accents were used at collar and cuffs. The short jacket worn over a sheath of toast and brown was modeled by Mrs. John Goman. The jacket here was lined to ■match the dress. Story-Book Cottons ■ This year’s fashion’s offer story-book cottons for everything from bed-time wear to sports and evening wear. Little girls’ shorty pajamas had puffed bloomers and were shown in seersucker. A cot­ ton and.- acetate mixture was in peg-leg, multi-colored slacks and cotton was used r in a dress Gordon slack ’ suit modeled by Mrs. Ted Jones. This was striking and neat with a brief, zippered jacket and tapered slacks. Children’s peddie-pushers and shorts with matching or match­ trim, sleeveless blouses were of .the washable cotton as was a denim, flared skirt with blouse, trimmed to match. 'Sportswear for mother, and daughter with Black Watch sleeveless blouses and dark shorts of cotton were modelled by Mrs. Jim Hayter and Mary Ann. For afternoon or evening was an attractive hand-screened pring in silver, black and white glazed- cotton, modeled by Mrs. Griffin Thomas. Maternity Fashions ■Creations for the lady-in-wait­ ing showed an unprecedented crispness. Softly gathered from rounded bateau necklines, they had slim skirts with deep back pleats for walking ease. One such creation modeled by Mrs. Jack Fulcher1 was a cool faded-blue gingham. A similar style fea­ turing a navy skirt and dotted jacket was worn by Mrs. Ray Guenther. Wools, .-though less dominant, were every bit as attractive as cottons. 'Suits were mostly of light-weight wool or wool mix­ tures. Mrs. Don Gaiser, wore a suit of brown wool worsted tweed which featured the new hip-hug­ ging shorter jacket -and a slim skirt with kick pleats. A soft tweed ensemble was dis­ played by Mrs. Earl Russell. Un­ der the box coat was a straight sk’irt to match topped by a white nylon blouse. An all wool coat and matching hat of Black Watch- tartan was shown by Mrs. Wm. Sehegel and Mrs. jack Doerr showed ail at­ tractive angora and wool, blue­ grey, full-backed coat with nar­ row cuffs. A mustard tweed Coat with push-up sleeves was model­ ed by Mrs. Goman. Little People in Limelight Little people captured the lime­ light in correct dress-up wear Of wool, Denton Gaiser wore a navy blazer and charcoal flan­ nel trousers* A pink coat and matching hat was modelled by Jane Tuckey. The coat was slightly flared from a. round, white-trimmed . yolk at the back. She joined the little girls in becoming puffed and pretty in pastel nylon dresses, most Of which had crinolines. Many bright washable® were shown by the daughters of sorori­ ty and more expensive Items fea­ tured extra hems and sleeve material to make way for grow­ ing arms and legs. An all-weather coat, shown by Sheila Bonnallie was blue with red plaid lining and turn-up cuffs to bo worn up or down, depending on the length of the arm involved. ('.■WW’r ' . ~ | I ' IllBr - -WK PARIS 1924—Ail eyes Jean Taylor (above) as she steps out in a Paris creation of 19 24 for -private viewing for Beta Sigma .Phi members following their fashion show last week. Her dress is straight cut in black silk embroidered with beads. The cape is silk velvet with* a long fringe and ..she wears a deep ■cloche hat trimmed with plumes. The ensemble .was made for (Mrs. R. N. Creech to be worn at a Buckingham Palace -reception, Watching Jean from left to right are .Mrs. Howard Klump, com­ mentator, of Dashwood; (Mrs. Robert Dinney, modelling a white-trimmed dress in navy cot­ ton; Mrs. Don Gaiser, sorority president, in a toast and brown sheath dress; Joan Parsons in silk paisley withy a drop hip-line and very full, gathered skirt. READY FOR SPRING—-Ready to ste/p out into warmer weather are these Beta .Sigma Phi models (right). -Mrs. Jim ‘Hayter, left, wears a dress of avocado, dotted silk, flared from honeycomb .gathers at the hips. Mrs. Griffin Thomas, centre, has a jaunty white sailor hat to match the trim on her ice-blue, shantung, sheath dress. Right is Mrs. Ted Jones, wearing a .full-skirted dress of" go'ld-on-white, patterned satin. PRETTY IN PASTELS — These three little girls (Ibottom) would catch many an eye in the Easter parade. 'Standing is Mary Anne Hayter, modelling a dress . of blue 'patterned nylon with lace trim. Seated centre, Sheila Bon- nallie wears a dress of sheer pink nylon -with blue trim and a full crinolined skirt. Susan Dinney’s dress -is of 'turquoise crystalette with a full skirt, linerstitched bodice and tiny white lace-edged collar. All are daughters of sorority members. Little girls' hats were brief and flowery or brimmed bonnets. New Spring Straws For the ladies, the .new milan straws offered the ‘more ha't’ look with shallow crowns and ex­ tended brims curved down and gently shaped? They showed at­ tractive stylized ribbon detail. Accessories were well co-ordi­ nated. Earrings and bracelets were larger, brighter and more versatile. Filgree and carved silver was used in bracelets -and necklaces. A pair of rectangular, pink, gold-edged earings with matching wide expansion bracelet was used successfully’ with several cost­ umes. It was attractive with a cool summer ensemble worn by Mrs. Robert Dinney. Mrs. Lloyd Jacques, Mrs, Lloyd Smith and Mrs. Allan Gascho modelled other interesting fash­ ions. (Shoes for afternoon and even- ihg wear were for the most part polished calf with the new taper­ ed heel and low vamp. Brocades both for casual and evening wear were shown. Little girls’ party shoes were shinny Buster-Browns modified with colored or sequin trim. (Shoes, hats and»jowellery came from Smyth’s Shoe Store, Mac­ Millan’s and Jack Smith Jeweller respectively. Coats, suits, dres­ ses and children’s clothing came from F. A, May and Son, Gould and .Tory, McKnlght Ladles Wear MacMillan’s and Chafnway, 9 f1 ra-- \\ K —Photos By Nose worthy Style Trends For 1956 Restaurant The 1956 Season On Sunday, March 25 Opening March 26 Y GO BY' Beauty Bar Myrland Smith - Prop. 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