Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 7, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba 16 Winnipeg free press Canadian fashions can compete with manager by Patricia Rusak Toronto up Canadian fashions will stand up against aay imports says Elsa Jenkins manager of the women s Divi Sion of the Canadian National exhibition. Mrs. Jenkins is just Back from a week in Italy where she visited fashion houses in Florence and selected representative ital Ian fashions for the fashion show at the Cne August 16 to september 2. The most exciting thing was to learn that Canadian houses Are producing similar standards of taste in women s fashions Are similar in most countries today says mrs. Jen Kins. The regional peculiarities in fashion before the Days of easy travel Are almost obsolete. Well dressed women any where dress simply and choose accessories mrs. Jenkins describes work of presenting fashions to the crowds that annually throng the huge exhibition at Toronto As an educational Job which attempts to lift the standards of by seeing the latest in Vari Ous modes the extreme As Well As conservative designs she Hopes women will gain courage to select their wardrobes with daring and imagination. We also Hope that from the extremes every woman will find an adaptation within the fashion realm which is particularly suited to . Just because one designer has dresses above the knee does t mean that this should suit about 700 garments including children s Wear Canadian fashions and furs and israeli fashions will be modelled Between 1 . And 8 . Daily during the two week exhibition. The italian fashions Are especially suited for Canadian Fae weather and Are available Here. The most important characteristics of fashi6ns for fall Are femininity and says mrs. Jenkins. There is a soft Ness to fabrics and easiness fit. Colors Are Subtle dominate by Rich greens ambers an deep reds. Children s clothes for the com ing season have a sophisticated Young adult look Rathe than a child look says mrs Jenkins. And this year s fashions a particularly Good for pre teens whom mrs. Jenkins describes a the usually forgotten kids in the fashion scene. Before taking Over the worn in s division of the Cne 1 years ago mrs. Jenkins Learned the subtleties of fashion As Edi Tor of style a fortnightly fashion Trade paper As a columnist for Mayfair Magazine and a feature and fashion writer for the Toronto Globe and mail. Personally she prefers softly tailored suits and Basic dresses Large hats with extreme weakness. Have even bought As Many As eight at one f 4 i checking the italian fashion scene at the House of Italy s Fontana Sisters is mrs. Elsa Jenkins manager of the women s division of the Canadian National exhibition. Mrs. Jenkins spent a week in Florence picking out exhibits for the Cne fashion show. The present first lady of the White House mrs. John f. Kennedy challenges the record of another president s wife mrs. Frances Fol som Cleveland As the last first lady to have children while husband was still president. Mrs Cleveland in portrait at right holds Esther born in the White House september 9, 1893, while other daughter Ruth stands beside them. Mrs. Kennedy expects second White House baby this month. Don t Bellow lust use the phone say yellow we 2-7555 46 Harriet Street honouring or. And mrs. 0. E. Lea slip Hesper Avenue Elm Vood who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary tuesday heir son in Law and daughter r. And mrs. J. M. Robertson entertained at dinner at the fort Garry hotel. A presentation was made. In David Clifford were the names Given the infant son of or. And irs. W. At his Christ Ning sunday afternoon at St. Bartholomew s anglican Church lev. Clifford Lee officiated and godparents Are miss Margaret Rossland Calgary or. James Leid London ont. And or. J. King Toronto. Among the guests were the baby s grandpa its prof and mrs. W. C. Blight Legina. A supper followed at the parents Home Penticton Bay Windsor Park. M. And mme. Saadia n. Ben Mon of Casa Blanca Morocco re in the City to attend the mar Page of their son or. Simon Bensimon to miss Helen Frank social wednesday evening. With them i their granddaughter mile mar Lene Bensimon a 1 s o of Case Blanca. Other guests include or Joseph r. Bensimon brother o the bridegroom and his Fiancee miss Terry Che cover both o Vancouver or. And mrs. Ashe Schick of Baltimore Maryland and Jerusalem Israel cousins o the Bride elect mrs. Jonas Plau and rabbi and mrs. W. G. Plaut All of Toronto or. And mrs Harry Fenster Beaver Lake sask., cousins of the Bride elect and or. And mrs. H. J. Gold Berg and daughter miss Louis Goldberg St. Paul Minnesota or. And mrs. Harold r. Cham Berlin and family Hedgewood Street returned Friday from be mans sask., where they attendee the 60th wedding anniversary o his Uncle and aunt or. And mrs Cephas chamber n. Following the National youth orchestra s concert tuesday eve Ning the women s committee of the Winnipeg symphony orches Deliose wit i Tea 9 by Janet Kask Montreal up if were a music said Colette Boky i would discourage Young people from seeking a career in music unless they had everything it health the courage to work and the will to study and even phys ical miss Boky was discussing the subject in general terms but she might Well have been talk ing about herself. The 26-year-old French speak ing former Model is an opera Singer who has just returned parents do you have a son or daughter with an educational problem Holiday tutoring is the answer All subjects All grades whatever the subject be it Reading arithmetic French or the More advanced Levels of chemistry physics or mathematics fully qualified tutors offer individual attention to problem subjects. Morning or afternoon sessions Only in the summer holidays is the time available to examine problem subjects thoroughly. Time spent in the vacation could make All the difference to your child s educational Progress. Outcome Happy child to. Happy parents and a confident Start in september. Act now vacancies Are limited Universal tutoring College 308 Donald Street phone 943-7335 Winnipeg Man. A world wide organization from a year of study and con Cert engagements in Europe. looks have been compared with those of Brigitte which takes care of the ques Tion of physical appearance. Clear Brown eyes and. Silky blonde hair give an appearance of Good health. Talent has been widely recognized. Miss Boky was win Ner of the prix d Europe last year. The Quebec conservatory awards the prize Annu ally to two promising Young artists. And in Geneva she won first prize in an International music contest. As for the will to study this Quality is evident in the fad that she has come so far so quickly. She studied music drama and dancing for a num Ber of years but Only in the last five has she studied voice seriously. In Paris where All intern a tonal careers Colette studied with Janine Micheau made two soon to be released recordings and gave a number of performances. She also per formed in London Munich Geneva and Bordeaux and is giving several concerts Here before Canadian opera Singer. Colette Boky is spending the summer at Montreal Home Between study and concert Tours. She began serious voice study Only five years ago and says a musical career demands Talent health the Cour age to work and the will to study As Well Mph Chicol appearance. Returning to France in septem . The coloratura Soprano Sayi she found european audiences wonderful and full of Good she feels Young music ians in Europe Are More Fortu Nate than those in Canada be cause of the opportunities. When a student receives first prize from a european conservatory theatre engagements automatic ally follow Colette says. There Are also More Halls in which to is a theatre in every Small town and always an and europeans go to the theatre without being coaxed. It s a Way of life with one of miss Boky s reasons for returning to Canada is five year old daughter Diane who lives in Montreal with grandparents. Tobe says Haberdashery look popular new York there s a Strong Haberdashery in fluence apparent this fall a clean Cut dashing often Tweedy kind of look. Men s Wear fabrics Are essential in fabrics and colors to mix rather than match for an especially effective look. You May add a foulard print Ascot shirt to a Wool whip Ord cutaway jacket and Tweed skirt team a pin Dot silk Blouse with a Chalk striped flannel skirt and a leather Vest Combine a Linen shirt with a velvet sleeveless jacket and a herringbone Tweed skirt the possibilities Are endless remember though that girls should look like girls and that a pretty pastel accent a big jewel a Gold Bangle is always a must to add a feminine touch. Tra entertained at an informal reception in the concert Hall of the civic auditorium in Honor of conductor Walter Susskind and mrs. Susskind and members of the orchestra. Receiving were or. Justice a. F. Monnin presi Dent of the Board of directors so and mrs. Monnin mrs. Sinclair Levack women s com Mittee president and or. Lev ack and or. Victor Feldbrill. Among the guests were Lieuten ant governor and mrs. Errick f Willis. Miss Glenna Hubble was Hon ored at a Trousseau Tea before marriage this coming sat urday to Lieut. A h. G. Hasek Black watch regiment Toronto. Honouring daughter at the Tea was mrs. F. E. Hubble Montrose Street. Mrs. Donald s. Nicolson grandmother of the Bride to be received with Mother and Daugh Ter. Shower parties Felting the Bride elect were Given by choir Mem Bers of St. Stephens a Road Way United Church miss Irene Hub ble and mrs. Robert Frayne at of mrs. G. T. Macdon Ell Academy Road and mrs. John Proudfoot Portage Avenue. Or. And mrs. F. E. Hubble planned to entertain following the rehearsal at then Home Mon Trose Street. Vote 50 tears norwegian women won full suffrage in 1913. Bus bargains Winnipeg to Banff return 38 95 tables hotel reservations Mackie travel service 285 Garry St. 942-3423 club dance the fort Nighter s club will hold a dance at . Thurs Day at St. Martin s Hall Smith Field Avenue and Norman Street. Box lunch. 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