Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 October 1945 — Page 20

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Joset Walker's brief, black jersey bathing suit (above) was one of the styles shown last night in the William H. Block Co.'s post-war fashion show. Top of the suit is a shirred band of fabric looping around the neck and leaving the back completely bare. To go with it is a very full brown jersey wraparound skirt with bloused harem hem.

Mme, Tewi’s “dream of roses” negligee (second from left) is a froth of sheer blush pink spilling cascades of ruffles over a blush satin + foundation,

ii Hattie Carnegie’s white faille portrait dress (second from right) ‘with drop shoulder, billowing skirt and gleaming gold leaf embroidery. 4A garland of classic gold leaves circles the low, round neckline, runs “down the full, elbow sleeves and gleams on the self belt. There is a iseparate ruffie of horsehair and taffeta worn beneath the shirred skirt fo give It picturesque fullness. Like a coat of golden mail, the bodice of a Maurice Rentner eve‘ming dress (right). The glitter of gold is repeated in three bands at “the hipline of the wide chiffon skirt, i ® 8

Vivid Colors, Rounded Contours Are Highlighted in Styles Shown by Wm. H. Block Co.

By LOUISE FLETCHER Times Woman's Editor More than 2000 persons queued up last night to see The Wm. H., Block Co.'s post-war style show held on the store’s second floor. The event, presented with the assistance of the Christamore Aid society, was the first big charity style show held here since the beginning of the war. During the evening, Governor Gates, acting for Block's and Christamore, presented two token checks for $5000 each to the commanding officers of the Billings and Wakeman General hospitals. Actual presentation of the cash proceeds will. be made later by Mrs. A. Kiefer Mayer, Christamore president, for rehabilitation work at the hospitals. : Opening the show was a collec tion of period costumes by Helen Virginia Meyer of New York. They represented the types of clothes worn in other post-war periods of America’s history-the revolutionary war, the war of 1812, the civil war, the Spanish-American war and world war I » " » AFTER THAT came the colorful array of clothes destined for * wear in this post-war era, Vivid color, in fact, dominated the show, not only in costumes for evenihg wear, but in those for daytime

note appeared in great numbers, Shoulders and hiplines took on curved outlines while waists were whittled in to minimum size. One of the highlights of the show was a $150,000 collection of furs, {pcluding a series of muta “tion minks ranging from smoky ‘topaz to white. ~~" Anita Louise, the film star who was an honor guest for the occasion, modeled a royal pastel’ mink, a one-of-a-kind coat sp new that it is not yet available to buyers, LJ n »

AS A FINALE for the show Block's presented a collection of styles prophetic of what will be worn this winter, Models in the group were chosen from the lines of both New York and California designers, | Among them were Adrian's draped black jersey, trimmed with

wear, too, ’ » : long black fringe; Anthony Blot Typical of the bright Colors Was tgs lime evening coat with sequin Jo Copeland's hunter's green

peacock feather motif; Jo Cope- | land’s blue satin jersey in Empire | style with silver and pearl embroldery, and Norman Norell's evening: suit with black jacket topping a skirt covered solidly with copper sequins.

long-jacket suit with a frozen fire Ted satin blouse, its turn-down collar worn outside the jacket. In evening clothes, the color schemes ran from scarlet to muted shades such as the amethyst, soft

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Alpha Chi’s Arrange Dessert Meeting

Honor guests at the 60th anniversary observance of the Alpha

Chl Omega alumnae association Saturday, will be founders of the association, The event will be a 1:30 p. m. dessert meeting at the Butler university chapter house. Among the founders who will attend are Mrs. Scobey Cunningham, Mrs. Ralph B. Clark and Miss Estelle Leonard. Mesdames Marvin Willlams, R. Wayne Evans and H. E. Claffey will enact the story of the group's founding in 1885 on the DePauw university campus, The serving committee will include Mrs, Walter 8, Stone, chairman; Mesdames Harold M. Barclay, William L. Birthright, Clyde C. Charters, Robert D, Cummins, Herbert Reberger and Russell White and Miss Myrene Liverett, Mrs. Marshall P, Crabill, president, has announced that the association has purchased Indianapolis symphony orchestra tickets te be distributed at the x office td

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‘Dorothy Delvin Will Be Bride - of R. T. Murray Jr. on Oct. 20;

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tendant. Cpl. Herman A. Lynch will serve as best man.

” ” » | Miss Betty Waldon and Robert Schmaltz were married Aug. 4 in the St. Francis DeSales Catholic church. ‘The vows were read by the Rev. Fr. Joseph Vollmer. The bride's parents are Mr. and { Mrs. Robert Waldon, 1942 Tallman ave, Mr. Schmaltz is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schmaltz of this city. Miss Phyllis Waldon was the bride’s only attendant, and “the best man was Nicholas Schmalts Jr. » » » Mr. and Mrs. Claude Davis, 845 N. Oakland ave., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruth, to Prancis Zavaglia, son of Mrs. Joseph Zavaglia, Clifton, N. J. No

Mr. Zavaglia attended the Juilliard School of Music.

» » » A kitchen shower will be given tomorrow night by Mrs. Samuel Privett and Mrs. Gerald Riley for Miss Virginia Lee Brown. The party will be in Mrs. Privett’s home, 29 E, 33d st. Mrs, Claire McConnell and Mrs, George E. Haight will assist their daughters. The honor guest will become the bride of 8. Sgt. Arthur F. Mundt on

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New York designers here for .he show last night were Anthony Blotta, Anna Miller, Mme. Tewi, Joset Walker, Harry Jablow, Miss | Cora of Hattie Carnegie, Robert Trigere and Norman Norell.

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church, Guests at the party will be Mrs. Bransford Clarke Brown and Mrs. A. A. Mundt, mothers of the engaged couple. Also, Mesdames Bransford Clarke, O. P. Compton, William Entriken, Anthony Marra, Robert Hagans, Joseph Holzer Jr, John P. Ritter, John Yule and Howard McChord, Misses Sallie Vaught, Dorothy Meyer, Ruth Ann Alandt and Rosalyn Crabb.

Club Will Meet

Mrs. 8. L. Schubach, 5334 Hill st., will be hostess tomorrow for the Irvington Quest club. The guest speaker will be Miss Anna Poucher. She will discuss “Our State Library.” Mrs. J. H. Armington will assist the hostess,

Clio Club Session

The Clio club will have its president's day tea tomorrow in the home of Mrs. Robert Olark, 4365 N. Illinois st. Mrs. Louis Belden and Mrs, Ernest Rupel are in charge of the program,

Sorority Meeting A meeting will be held at 8 p. m. today by the Beta Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority. The group will meet in its chapter room.

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Mrs. Sheldon Cox To Head Convention

Mrs. Sheldon Cox, national president of Sigma Beta sorority, left today for Chicago where she will preside at the group’s national convention Saturday and Sunday in the Stevens hotel. Mrs. Cox is a member of Lambda Mu chapter, Other chapter members who will attend the convention are Mrs. Walter A. Jones and Mrs, Kather-

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Tudor Hall Alumnae Will Sponsor Edwin Strawbridge Ballet Nov. 10

“CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS,” an Edwin Strawbridge ballet, will be presented Saturday, Nov. 10, under

the sponsorship of the Tudor Hall alumnae association,

The ballet will be staged at 2:30 p. m. in Caleb Mills

hall at Shortridge high school. Proceeds will benefit the

association’s scholarship fund. ; General chairman for the event is Miss Marybelle Witt Neal, and Mrs, Edward P. Gallagher is the project secretary. Ticket sales will open tomorrow. / Other association members participating in the arrangements are Mrs, Caldwell P. Robertson, treasurer; Mrs. Maxwell Coppock, patronesses; Miss Dorothy Jean Hendrickson, publicity: Mrs. Earl I. Larsen, ushers; Mrs. Louis Thomas, ticket booth, and Mrs, Morris L. Brown, ex officio member of the arrangements come mittee, Ticket captains include Mesdames Elise Martin Atkins, Albert Lang, A. K. Scheidenhelm and Carl S. Hulen and Miss Jane Leasure

Bridal Dinner to Be Given Sunday

DR. AND MRS. ROBERT J. MASTERS will entertain Sunday evening with a bridal dinner for their daughter, Barbara, and her flance, Ensign Melvin Robert Laird, U. 8, N. R. The dinner will be in the Masters’ home. The honor guests will be married Monday afternoon in the Second Presbyterian church. The dinner guests will include Mr, and Mrs. Melvin R. Laird, Marshfield, Wis. Ensign Laird’s parents; Miss Helen Madden, Miss Dana Hackerd, David Allerdice and Lt. John Masters, A. U. 8, the bride-to-be’s brother, » " » tJ n » Members of the Over the Teacups club will note president's day tomorrow at a meeting in the Propylaeum. Mrs, Hugh H, Hanna will discuss “Russian Icons.” , .. The Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae club will meet Monday evening in the home of Mrs. L. J,

Freehafer. Miss Grace Browning, director of the Indiana university .

social service division, will speak.

Hoosier Salon Exhibition to Open A TEA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON in the Hoosier Salon Art gallery will mark the opening of an exhibition by artists of the Northern Indiana Artists’ league. The tea will be from 3 until 5 o'clock in the gallery in the State Life building. Among the artists whose work will be displayed are Genevra Lavengood, Elinor Alte gelt, Gertrude Wise Butcher, Allee Gerard, Beatrice Zimmerman, Bert Morris Trottnow, Harriet Montieth, Alta Merrill, Arthur Sprune ger, Theodore Makielski, E. A. Perkins, Helene Romsyne Nicholson and Abbie L. Pierce.

2 » » » Miss Mary Jane Laatz will be the hostess tomorrow at a dine ner for members of ‘the Delta Gamma alumnae association. Final arrangements will be made for the group's sponsorship of “The Male Animal” on Oct. 19 at the Civic theater. The program alse will include a review of “Dear Ruth” by Mrs. Donna L. Collins. Ase sisting hostesses will be Mrs. Donald Cox, Misses Jane Colsher, Mary Gertrude Killiléea, Marjorie McBride and Eleanor Cook.

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