Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 11, 1956, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 18 Winnipeg free press wednesday july 11, 1956 North is the place for life of Leisure j says convention guest1 Vancouver up if Youj Vii to live a leisurely life with no worries the North country Isi the place to go says mrs. Vina Baron. She travelled More than Miles from fort Nelson b.c., to attend the credit Union Conven Tion in Victoria and was inter viewed Here on her Way to Alaska Highway Community. The North is she said. Once you have lived there you always want to go . I visit Vancouver once a year to shop. Mostly for clothes but i m always glad to get Home again. The Tempo of living is so different from the furious Pace of City life. We just Don t Rush about and worry like City Canadian students speech compares Well with British Toronto up Pamela bar Nard says she travels around the world with her ears cocked for Quality of speech. An instructor of speech arts at Trinity College of music in Lon Don. England miss Barnard came to Canada to conduct speech examinations for music students in Toronto Winnipeg and Vancouver. She said the speech of students Here compares favourably with that of students in Britain. It s a lot More precise Thani i expected but then 1 was warned it would he rather she said. Newfoundland speech is Ful of old country accents is More rugged quicker and More brusque than Toronto she spent an unscheduled two weeks in Newfoundland recuperating from a vaccination. Great event London up five generations celebrated a birthday in a Willesden District Hospital. They Are relatives of mrs. Ella Kirton now 105. Mrs. Livingston merchant wife of the United states ambassador to Canada will visit Winnipeg from sunday to tuesday on the couple s first official tour of the West. Jar to 77 n by Carolyn Willett Canadian press staff writer Ottawa up it takes a bit wife Tidence has a greenhouse she s not i thinking of making any changes in her new surroundings. Fashion takes a look at yesterday by Dorothy Roe new York re turns to the Good old Days it was apparent tuesday As new York designers previewed their fall collections for the press. The 1912 look is the big news of fall fashions expressed by a re turn to full length evening gowns instep length dinner dresses soft ened Empire lines greater elaboration and a return to feminine formality. After exploring the flapper Era for several seasons designers have hit on the period preceding the first world War As inspiration for fashions expressing the Ladylike look of today. Sensing the fact that women Are weary of careless clothes they usher in a new Mode of strictly feminine elegance with lines clearly drawn Between fashions for Day time the cocktail hour and evening. Just like grandma although the predominant Silhouette is still the Sheath it is softened and elaborated by feminine drapery floating panels and Fine details of trimming. The Empire line is important in All collections with belts just below the bust in most cases midriffs slim and waistlines unaccented. Shoul Ders Are natural or sloping skirts Are narrow and hemlines unchanged except for evening gowns which Are Long if they carry out the newest look. Clothes like grandmother used to Wear Are present in abundance recognized by their new air of Femi nity their formality the Ricly Ness of their fabrics their elaboration of detail and the accessories that set them important hats big fur muffs Little pointed shoes and Lacy handkerchiefs suit Able for dropping. Mannequins modelling the new fashions usually Wear their hair done up in a psyche knot or a Chignone and they have acquired a new straight head erect Chin up manner haughty none of the Debutante Slouch none of the Loose joined College girl Amble. This is the posture grandmother Learned As a girl of juggling to balance world trav is too Lovely As it she Practised walking with Els and children s schooling , with a thoughtful look at the i the tall attractive wife of the j landscape new United states ambassador to dressed casually in a Black Canada. With a family of three mrs. Immemorial Flowers have paid tribute to those who have left our world n new super Spray stops perspiration and odour 24 hour Protection one squeeze stops perspiration keeps underarms dry and odourless one full Day and night. Arrid super Spray dries instantly. Gives you Long lasting Protection. Livingston merchant has left her Washington Home to follow her career Diplomat husband overseas to Paris twice and once to China. Each time she tried to make sure her children collected College credits As Well As travelling experiences. And it apparently worked. Completed College with a Happy twinkle in her Blue eyes mrs. Merchant says her two daughters Are sure they gained much from their travels and they completed College careers without any trouble. Both daughters now Are mar ried. Mary mrs. Robert Jasper son lives in Missoula mont., and Elizabeth mrs. Merchant Luetz who has three children lives in Steamboat Nev. Livingston jr., 15, attending school in Washington will spend summer holidays Here so his Edu cation won t be interrupted said his Mother chatting and sewing in the cosy Library of her Rock Cliffe Park residence. During or. Merchant s previous Tours of duty for the . State department his wife and their three children spent two nine month periods in France and stayed eight months in China be fore being evacuated in 1948. Travelled Early but to Washington born mrs. Merchant travelling started when she was a child. Her father or. Charles Stiles often took his fam ily from his Washington Headquarters As he pursued his work As a medical scientist across the . For her first trip to Canada and her first Job As an ambassador s wife mrs. Merchant said she had planned to Brush up on her French but just did t have she did. However study French during her two years at George Washington University and took a refresher course at the Institute before going to Paris in 1952. Now she s already feeling at Home in the stately Brick Resi Dence surrounded by Broad Green lawns and Flower bordered walks. Although she s interested in gardening and is pleased the res dress the ambassador s wife said she was sewing on a Petite Point tapestry for a worn chair Shu had noticed in the residence. But with a shake of her Brown hair touched now with White she said she really does t sew. I she said with a laugh noting that she has three grand children who keep her in mending practice. A Book on her head and was taught that ladies must be Ful. Bridal gown Brantford ont. Ried in a tribal ceremony an in Dian couple wore colourful native costumes. The Bride wore a mar Oon coloured Deerskin dress beaded moccasins and a plumed head band. The Groom wore a traditional Iroquois Deerskin suit and plumed headdress. Whether you Are a candidate for the olympics or just a Sun Lov ing Sand Sitter the bathing suit you Wear is important both for style and Comfort. Two piece suits Are the fashion Surprise of the season. They Are a style of suit that few women can Wear Well since they Call for a near perfect figure and a Flat Midriff. But if figure requirements Are met they re Ideal for both swimming and Sun Ning. The skirted suit 1956 version has a slimmed Down skirt. Most women find this Type of suit Ideal for sunning less so for swimming. There have been Many Good style improvements on this Type of suit since it was first introduced on the Market. This year s styling would seem to come the closest yet to the Ideal of soft feminine lines with the minimum of fabric in the skirt itself. Skirted suits Are Well suited to the older woman Well suited to any woman who prefers sunning on the Beach to actual swimming. Today s suits woman playwright Sault Ste. Marie ont. Carol Libman win Ner of the 18th annual Canadian playwriting Competition says she works better under pressure. She wrote her prize Winner the reluctant in three weks while one daughter was at school and the other was having after noon naps. With the Litte boy. Shorts Are perfect for both sunning and swim Ming. They have the decided advantage of camouflaging too Fleshy thighs and helping to achieve that slim trim look. Tank suits the tank suit made popular by Annette Kellerman 40 years ago is staging a comeback. Originally designed for women who swam professionally and wanted Comfort with the minimum of fabric the tank suit today has much better Cut. With the wide variety of styling in this year s suits the modern woman can build a wardrobe of suits each designed either for swimming or sunning depending upon style fabric and construction. Crass pretty baby upset constipated give mild baby s own tablets to quickly bring the relict that encourages restful Comfort. Thoroughly dependable. No sleepy stuff no dulling effect taste Good. Easy to take. Used by mothers for Over 50 years. Get a package today. Quick Henry the flit sold Only at your grocers Short in front longer in Apricot silk brocade dinner dress from to Copeland s fail collection revealed this Weet in new York. Fan shaped folds add interest and Ostrich feathers give a pre War touch to the bodice. Flit inert Spray for Best results arrid super Spray stops perspiration stops kind to skin saves clothes from delightfully scented arrid super Spray you 05 now mown Noy. Squeeze rhe Spray in on. Per Pirotton odour s household scrapbook by Roberta Lee rings on furniture oftentimes a guest will set a wet Glass Down on the newly polished table leaving a White ring or spot on its surface. Rub Bing with Wax will frequently re move this spot if it is Light and if this fails Camph rated Oil or a piece of gum camphor might prove successful. Still other meth ods Are powdered pumice and linseed Oil or a thin paste of salad Oil and Salt. Smoked ceilings if the ceilings have become smoked they can be cleaned by washing them with cloths wrung out of water in which a Little washing soda has been dissolved. Furniture cracks to repair cracks that appear in table tops and chairs use some melted beeswax on the end of a knife and press tightly and smoothly into the cracks. Chintz to clean shiny Chintz curtains satisfactorily first dust them thoroughly then sponge them with lukewarm water and soapsuds using a rubber sponge. Pot lifters circular shaped lifters for hot pots Are preferable to Square shapes As the Corners will not get info the food. Several thicknesses Cut from discarded overalls then bound with tape will make a serviceable pot lifter. Hollinsworth s annual july Arance continues with More exciting values in every department Oval room better dresses regular values to this our once a year clearance of the big Gest selection of kind. Hundreds of dresses for All Many imports and exclusives included in this group of better Quality dresses from leading manufacturers and designers of Tho fashion world. The values Are terrific Early shopping advised for Best selection in styles Sixes colours in Sites 8 to 20. Choose from summer Cottons pure silk prints jacket dresses and More exciting fabrics and styles july Sale Price 3, Cottons special croup of Model suits Sigular to 4 69.95 every suit by one of Canada s leading designers. 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