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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Popular Plaid

Tho droS>y plaid coat so very popular is one
81 AIMS PEI loves OF soft wool IN diagonal
weave II combines grey white, black and VINE.
Especially interesting IS the cut Of the casually
fitted top and raglan sleeves. She wears II with
a plllboX Of black fur felt with a Jersey drape.
Smooth is an ensemble showing q simple
dark brown dress topped with fun length
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Montgomery County Women Plan
Forum on 'Tomorrow's World

A forum entitled Tomorrow S
World" will feature the semiannual
meeting of the Montgomery County
Federation of Women's Clubs at the
clubhouse of the Womans Club OF
Bethesda on Old Georgetown road
Tuesday.
The business session, which will
begin at 10:15 am. will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Vestus j. Wilcox
president of the federation. There
will be reports from the directors
of the various clubs. Luncheon will
be served at 1890, with the Bethesda
club as hostess.
The forum, Immediately after
luncheon, has been arranged by Mrs
Charles Morey State chairman of
interna tional relations, assisted by
Mrs. Henry NAPLES, county chair
man, and is a part OF Mrs. Morey' S
Statewide program.
Those to participate in the forum
are Mrs. John Larcombe of the
Woman's Club of Gaithersburg, Mrs.
c. F. Shelby of the Woman's Club
of Silver Spring, Mrs. Paul Hutchins,
representing the Woinan's Club of
WooGside, and Mrs. Robert c. Gill
more, president of the Woman S
Club of Rockville.
Mrs. Larcombe will discuss His
torical Interest in World Fedora
ton; Mrs. Scheidy, international
Economic reconstruction" Mrs
Gilmore, THE World Police Idea,
Evening star., 1942-11-22
CatholicAlumnae
To Hold Parley
Here Today
National President
OF Federation to
Attend Conference

Miss Mabel r. Wingate, national
president of the International Fed
Grafton of Catholic Alumnae, will
make her first official visit to WASH
ington since her election last sum-
mer, when she attends the biennial
conference of the federation which
will convene at o'clock this after
noon at the Georgetown Visitation
Convent. Miss Wingate will come
from her home in Baltimore to at
tend the meeting
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick j. Nc
Cormick. acting rector of Catholic
University, director Of the fedora
ton and a member of the District
chapter, will give the principal ad-
dress.
Miss Christabel E. Hill, governor
OF the District chapter, will pre-
side. Reports will be made by Mrs.
Paul o. Hurney, treasurer; Miss
Kathryn Bowers, chairman of aud
its; Miss Margaret Cotter, chairman
of autographed books; Mrs. Thomas
E. Keliher, who will report on the
Newark Convention; Miss Miriam T.
Rooney, chairman of resolutions:
Miss Regina Hartnett, chairman of
credentials; Miss Grace Mary Coli
flower, rules of order, and Mrs.
Thomas Duffey, chairman of the
Nomination Committee. Presidents
Of affiliated alumnae associations
will also make brief reports.
The conference will conclude with
oenedicti0n of the Blessed Sacra-
ment with Msgr. Mccormick as cele-
brant.
The Sisters Of the Visitation Con-
vent will be hostesses at the re-
ception following the meeting. The
Reception Committee will be headed
by Mrs Edward Keating, president
Of the Georgetown Visitation Con-
vent Alumnae Association. assisted
by other alumnae presidents.
Miss Wingate will be guest of
honor at small supper at the Par
rot Tea room, arranged by Miss
Hill, retiring governor. for the newly
elected and retiring officers.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Engagement Pad

Chapters, 71o Fourteenth street
NV. Wednesday, pm, Phi and
Sigma Chapters. ITO Fourteenth
street NV. Thursday, 8 pm,
Delta Chapter, 246O Sixteenth
street NV; 8 pm, Epsilon Chap
ter, ITO Fourteenth street NV.
Women's Alliance of All Souls
Church-Friday, noon: speaker,
Miss Mary Craig McGeachy,
Women of the United Nations
in Britain
National Council Of Jewish Juniors
"Wednesday. $50 pm, informal
dance. 1915 K street NV.
Catholic Daughters of America
Today, 2:30 pm, Court District
of Columbia No. 212, Willard Ho-
tel; 6 pm, buffet supper
League of Republican Women
Tuesday, 3:3O pm. book review,
clubhouse, 1912 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV: reviewer. Mrs. Gilbert
H. Grosvenor. Ambassadors in
White"
Women's Auxiliary, Bnai Birth
Tomorrow, $50 pm, Jewish Com
muntty Center; speaker. Rabbi
William Franklin Rosenblum,
Immediately After the Victory
immaculate College Alumnae-To-
day, 4:30 pm, Washington Chap
ter, with Miss Marjorie Gildea,
1875 Hobart street NV.
Center Hiking Club-Today, 10 M,
Maryland side of Chain Bridge.
Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae-
Wednesday. Wardman Park Hotel,
annual card party and dance.
International Federation of Catholic
Alumnae-Today, 3 pm, George
town Visitation Convent, biennial
conference; speaker, the Right
Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Mccormick.
District Daughters of the American
Revolution - Tomorrow, 2 pm,
Victory Chapter, with Mrs. Will
liam H. Harper; speakers, Mrs.
Frank B. Steele, Mrs. Arthur C.
Houghton. Tuesday, Our Flag
Chapter. with Mrs. Mason Smith;
speaker, Mrs. Swami Sinclair.
Tuesday, 2 pm, Livingston Manor
Chapter, Chapter House; speaker,
Miss Maude E. Alton. Tuesday,
7:3o pm, Columbia Chapter, with
Mrs. John H. Ray; speaker. Victor
S. Mersch, Interesting Wills"
Friday evening, Filing and Lend
ing Bureau Committee, Chapter
House: speaker, DR.. John c..
Wright. Saturday, 13O pm, E
Pluribus Unum Chapter, luncheon
and card party with Mrs. William
Schreinert.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Community Clubs

Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs-Tuesday, 1915
am, business meeting and lunch
con, Womans Club Of Bethesda
clubhouse.
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
Tuesday, 1890 am, international
relations section; speaker, Miss
Mabel McCrimmon. Wednesday,
10 am, music section.
Silver Spring Woman's Club-To-
morrow, 10 am, public welfare
and sewing department, with Mrs.
William M. McGinnis, S01 Sligo
avenue.
Takoma Park Womens Club-Tues-
day, 1890 pm, contract bridge,
with Mrs. A. P. Harrison, 80Ol
Plney Branch road Wednesday,
1890 am, music section with Mrs.
Eugene w. Bond, 1922 Blair road.
Woman's Club of Riverdale-To-
morrow, 100 pm, executive board
meeting, with Mrs. C. A. Carey,
4605 Queensbury road. Tuesday,
1:30 pm, meeting and social
hour, Municipal Hall; speaker
Mrs. T. E. Woodward. Tuesday
and Wednesday, 9 am. to noon
surgical dressings group, Munich
pal Hall.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Miscellaneous Clubs

District League of American Pen
Women-Wednesday, 4 pm, fell
loWship tea. Friday, pm, Ex-
ecutive Board meeting.
Woman's National Democratic Club
Tomorrow, 1890 pm, luncheon;
speaker, Gardner Cowles, jr.
Washington League of Women
Shoppers - Tuesday. 1890 pm,
board meeting. 1911 street NV.
Women's Association Universalist
National Memorial Church-Tues-
day, pm, book review luncheon
Reviewer, Mrs. Helen Orr Watson
District Federation of Women's S
Clubs - Wednesday. 10:3O am,
2460 Sixteenth street NV,
monthly meeting.
Womans National Farm and Gar
den Association-Friday. 1890
pm. YWCA; speaker, Mrs. J.
Clyde Marquis, Close Up OF
Rome"
Beta Sigma Phi-Tomorrow, 8 p.m.,
Lambda and XII Chapters. TO
Fourteenth street NV. Tuesday,
8 pm, Zeta Mu, Nu. and Gamma
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Catholic Daughters
Will Hold Reception
For New Members

Concluding a successful member
ship drive, the Court District of Co.
lumoia, No, 2l2, Catholic Daughters
OF America, will hold reception for
new members at 2:3O o'clock this
afternoon at the Willard Hotel
With membership of almost l 900
the court now claims the distinction
OF being the largest in the national
organlza ton.
Officers Of Court Forest Glen will
assist with the reception. while Of
hcers and members of nearby Marv-
land courts will be guests. Mrs.
Eileen Fisher is in charge of ar
rangements for a musical program.
The new members also will be
guests OF the court at a buffet SUD-
per at o'clock.
Plans also are announced for the
annual memorial mass and com.
munion breakfast next Sunday, un.
der Craftsmanship of Miss Marv
Agnes Sweeney. The mass will be
celebrated at o'clock at st. Mat
theW's Cathedral. followed by
breakfast at 9 o'clock at the May
flower Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

to complete the library, which has
about two or three thousand vol
umes, many in English"
After the dedication of the library.
the sonora told how large fiesta"
was given by the city with music,
dancing and refreshments for the
Army men,
Your men have also done so
much for our country in regard to
roads and buildings" she continued.
Magnificent highways have been
cut through the jungles and for the
first time many of our Panamanian
Indians and poor people are able
to have contacts with cultural
centers."
The entry of the United States
soldiers has helped Panama eco
nomically, Sonora de Calvo con-
tinued, as many purchases are made
by the visitors from local merchants
The speaker described the fine
bead work and colorful embroideries
of the San Bias Indian women and
told how sales to the United States
visitors would stimulate and en-
courage native workmanship.
Sonora Here to Seek
Backing for University.
Since her official appointment last
June, Sonora de Calvo said she had
visited every part of her country
where United States soldiers are
billeted, including many newly con-
structed centers in the interior.
I'VE send entertainment wherever
1t is possible and furnish refresh
ments after the programs" she said.
In return, United States bands
offer concerts for the people, the
Sonora continued. For the first
time, many of the poor people in
the interior are hearing band
music" she said.
american mothers and relatives
can feel sure of one thing" she
commented. When their boys meet
our girls now, they can be sure 1t
is in library, or in a good home.
or at school entertainments is
not at bar"
Sonora de Calvo is in the United
States hoping to stimulate interest
IN a project to establish an inter-
American university in Panama.
Plans for this project were presented
to the recent conference of the
Inter American Commission of
Women by the sonora, who attended
as delegate from Panama.
Our thought is to establish a
university in Panama City which
Will serve as a center of education
for students from the two Amer
lcas," she explained. Panama is
the center Of the Western Hemi-
sphere and would be the logical
place for students from North
America and Latin America to
meet" she concluded.
Sonora de Calvo, who speaks
English fluently, plans to visit CEN
tiers Of education throughout the
United States to discuss the inter-
American project with educators
before returning to Panama, where
she is head of the Liceo de Senor-
ltas, Junior college for women In
Panama City.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Mount Holyoke Club
To Hear OPA Aide

Everett Hawkins of the Office of
Price Administration on leave from
the department of economics and
sociology of Mount Holyoke College
Will be guest speaker at a meeting
OF the Mount Holyoke Club of WASH
lngton at BIS pm. December 2 at
the National Cathedral School.
Mr.. Hawkins will speak on price
control in relation to rubber pro-
ducts, emphasizing the part the av-
erage person can play in making
price control effective.
The Mount Hoiyoke Club is plan
ming the night meeting for the con-
venlence of many alumnae who are
unable to attend meetings in the
daytime due to their work in various
Government departments.
The Executive Committee of the
club vii, be hostesses at the meeting.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Civic and Study Clubs

American Association of University
Women-Tomorrow, pm, club
tea; speaker, Eugenio de Anzo-
rena, Mexico; 730 pm, creative
writer's group. Tuesday, 6 pm,
Social Studies Committee, dinner
meeting; pm. players group.
Wednesday, 7 pm, singers group;
7 pm, beginners Spanish. Thurs
day, 1890 pm, Thanksgiving din
ner. Friday, 7 pm, Spanish con-
versation; 745 pm, duplicate
contract bridge; pm, sketching
and art craft groups. Saturday,
8 pm, junior group service dance.
Argyle Study Club-Tuesday, l pm,
with Mrs. Stewart Carpenter, 235
Aberdeen street. Arlington Forest
Washington Club-Tomorrow. Mon
day morning book chat; reviewer,
Mrs. Alfred H. Brooks, 2:30 pm,
lecture by Mrs. Lydia Van Zandt,
Our Ally Brazil Tuesday, IL
am, DR.. Elmer Kayser. World
Outlook"
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Mrs. Muir's Songs
Will Be Presented
Rv Pen Women

Songs composed by Mrs. Carlotta
Brockett Muir will be featured
at a musicale which will be present.
Ell before members of the District
League of American Pen Women at
Its fellowship tea from to 7 pm.
Wednesday at the league studio,
1881 Columbia road NV.
Guest soloists to participate on the
program, which has been arranged
by Mrs. Muir, will be Mrs. John
Underwood, Mrs Marshall Guthrie,
Mrs. Myron Writer'S and Thomas
Nelson Leef. Mrs. Warren Grimes
will play the piano accompaniments
Hostesses will be Mrs. Harriet H.
Chambers, Mrs. Zellah Barker Ad-
ans, Mrs. Bess Heath Olmstead and
Mrs. 1nez Sheldon Tyler. Assisting
at the tea table will be Mrs. Minnie
l.. Briggs, Mrs. Bernice Rowe Daniel,
Mrs. Elizabeth Merz Butterfield and
Mrs. Katherine S. Merritt.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Club Will Hear Talk
By Labor Expert

Mrs. Gilmore Herrick, former ma
tional labor relations director for
New York State, will address the
Business and Professional Women's
Club of the District at its Novem-
Der dinner meeting at pm. tomor-
row at the Washington Club.
Mrs. Herrick, who is now person.
mel director for the Todd Shipbuild-
ing Co., will speak on The Battle
of Production"-the second of four
battle fronts to be included in the
clubs program this year. The series
of discussions opened with the Bat
tie of Ideas" while later programs
will be devoted to Community Of
fensive" and Battle for Peace"
Evening star., 1942-11-22


Many places are in the wilderness
and we realized we should organize
to help with the recreational and
cultural activities for these young
men. So last June, the President
appointed me co-ordinator of cul-
tural activities and my first effort
was to stimulate the interest of the
schools. Through our schools we
have already been able to put on
programs of entertainment for the
soldiers she continued.
Girls of Panama Help
Entertain u. S. Troops.
Sonora de Calvo told how the girls
of Panama have responded whole
heartedly to the idea and have
presented programs of Panamanian
dances and music in almost all
large centers where United States
troops are quartered She took sew
eral photographs and pointed out
groups of lovely girls costumed in
the La Pollera," the native costume
Of Panama, performing on the
stages Of schools and auditoriums.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Society Plans Tea

Another member -bring-a-member
tea is being planned by the WASH
ington Ladies Auxiliary of the Jew
ish Consumptive's Society of Den
yer for December l at the Variety
Club in the Willard Hotel.
This is one of series of teas to
greet new members and to show
them the work that is being done
by the organization in behalf of
tubercular patients.
Mrs. Louis Mintz is chairman of
the tea, scheduled at / 80 pm.
Evening star., 1942-11-22

and Mrs. Hutchins, Future of the
Little Nations"
Mrs. Wilcox attended a meeting
of the Board of Directors of the
State federation in Baltimore last
week, presenting club presidents C.
her district at the Advisory Gum
Gil Mrs Walter E. Kriel of Hamp-
stead. president of the Maryland
fedora ton, presided.
Both Mrs Kriel and Mrs. CAL
win Gabriel, State recording secre-
tary, attended the Herald Tribune
forum in New York last week.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
SisterhoOd to Hold
Donor Tea Tomorrow

The Adas Israel Sisterhood will
hold its donor victory tea at 2 pm.
tomorrow IN the vestry rooms of the
synagogue at Sixth and l streets
NV, with Chaplain David Rubin
OF Fort Meade as guest speaker.
Mrs. A. Harry Ostrow, president
OF the sisterhood, will preside and
greetings will be extended by Rabbi
Solomon Metz.
Mrs. l. E. Levison, the chairman
is oelng assisted by the following
c.o-chalrmen: Mrs, Samuel Green
berg. Mrs. Louis Rods, Mrs. Hyman
Garfinkle and Mrs. j. H. Dopkeen
The principal fund raising event
OF the slsterhood, the tea raises
money for philanthropic and patri-
otic work.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Star Staff Photo.

"Our best people have opened
their homes to the soldiers" Sonora
de Calvo commented, and we have
met so many fine young men among
them. Glasses in Spanish have also
been started in many of the schools
throughout Panama and are we'll
attended by United States boys"
she added
I'VE teach them Spanish and in
turn they teach us English"
Returning the courtesies of the
Panamanians, the United States
servicemen have contributed much
that is constructive and co-opera-
tive, Sonora de Calvo added.
The soldiers have been wonder
ful," she said In the little city
of Anton, library was about half
completed when the soldiers ar
rived. They Immediately cooper
ated with our officials and helped
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Namur Alunnae
Speed Plans for
Benefit Party
Dance viii Be Held
Thanksgiving Eve:
Assistants Listed

Members of the Notre Dame de
Namur Alu1nnae Association of
Washington are completing plans
for the annual benefit card party
and dance to be held Wednesday,,
on Thanksgiving eve. at the Ward
man Park Hotel. Students Of the
art class of Notre Dame Academy
are assisting the committee by max
ing posters announcing the event.
A group of girls from the junior
class of the academy will serve as
pages the night of the affair.
Proceeds will be used for the bene-
fit of the academy.
Miss Joanna Herlihy is general
chairman, assisted by Miss Eloise<
Haley, vice chairman. Committee
chairmen in charge of arrangements
include, Miss Catherine Mcmahon,
chairman of patronesses, assisted by
Miss Agnes Latchford, Miss Helen
Sullivan, Miss Marjorie McGinniS,
Mrs. Theodore Brett Bogley and
Miss Bernadette Dore; Miss Lidwin
Genau, chairman of gifts. assisted =
Barnes and Miss Marie B. Nohe:
Miss Dorothy Egan, chairman of
tickets, assisted by Miss Elizabeth
Callahan, Miss Margaret Fennell and
Miss Lydia Hartnett; Mrs. Clarence
Lee, chairman OF hotel, assisted by
Miss Eileen Heffron and Miss Mary
Hanlon; Mrs. Joseph Fahey, chair
man of printing. assisted by Mrs.
James Olsen and Miss Cecilia
OLeary, and Miss Mary Murphy.
chairman of publicity, assisted by
Miss Peggy Heffron.
Miss Patricia Bauer Is chairman
Of the Dance Committee, assisted
by Miss Antoinette Brem, Miss
Lavinia Pohle. Miss Marie Collins
and Miss Mary Jean Paroni, A
popular local orchestra will furnish,
music for the dance.
Mrs. James F. Hartnett, president
of the International Federation of
| Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae, will
head the Reception Committee, as
sisted by Mrs. James Haskell, Mrs.
c. Thomas du Fief, Mrs. John j.
Fuller and Mrs. Harry Bachman.
Included among the patrons and
patronesses are the Rev. Henri
Weisel, S. j.; Miss Ursula Anselmo,
Miss Mary M. Breen Mrs. William
Brown Miss Kathleen Cagney, Mrs.
John R. Casper, Mrs. Adelaide r.
Cavanagh, Miss Marie Collins, Miss
Kathryn A. Creveling, Miss Theresa
De Michele, Miss Bernadette L. Dore,
Mrs. c. Thomas du Fief, Mrs Paul
Easby-Smith, Mrs. Joseph Fahey,
Mrs. Charles Fahy. Miss Florence
| Fitzgerald, Mrs. John j. Fuller, Miss
Mary Fuller, Mrs. William Grogan,
Mrs. Hartnett, Mrs. Haskell, Miss
Joanna HerliFly. Miss Mary E. Her.
llhy, Miss Marie Hurley, Mrs. Clar-
ence w. Lee, Miss Elizabeth Milo
vlch, Miss Margaret A. McAllister,
Mrs Michael McDermott. Miss Mar
Jorle McGlnnis, Miss Mary Nc
GoWan. Mrs. Raymond v. Marceron,
Mrs. James Nealon, Miss Margaret
O'Connell, Miss Cecilia F. OLearv.
Miss Eleanor Quill, Miss Patricia
Rlordan. Miss Jane Stanley, Miss
Teresa Spigone. Miss Zita Weide,
Miss Elizabeth Wilcoxon. Miss Anne
Wolfe, Miss Dorothy Wright Miss
Daisy Brick, Miss Anna Brick. Miss
Margaret Fennell Miss Agnes Fem
nell. Miss LidWin Genau, Miss Agnes
Genau, Miss Bernadette Lanahan.
Miss Veronica Quinn and Miss
Agnes Quinn.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Business, Professional Clubs

Business and Professional Women s
Club-Tomorrow. pm, dinner
meeting, Washington Club.
Zonta "Wednesday, business
meeting, YWCA.
Women's National Press Club
Tuesday, l pm, Willard Hotel
Thanksgiving food program; spe-
cial guest. Began Shah Nawaz of
India.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Club Dinner to Honor
Head of BrVn Mawr

The Bryn Mawr College Club Of
Washington will entertain at din
ner in honor of Miss Katharine E.
Mcbride, newly inaugurated presi-
dent of Bryn Mawr College, Decem-
Der 2 at the Sulsrave Club
Mrs. Crenshaw Briggs is the chair
man Of the committee in charge Of
arrangements.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
u. S. Troops in Panama
Receive Warm Welcome
Sonora de Calico Tells of Spirit of Amity
Befu,een Soldiers and Her Counfrymeu
By Gretchen Smith,.

The evil blown good foreign
land according
tra activities OF that country Washington
with optimistic reports of amty
between United States and the citizens
Interviewed at the Blackstone Hotel
the Capital the told
problems
Adofo Guarda
the important and strategic Panamanian Peninsula
I'VE knew there would problems
soldiers suddenly
pepe explained
been scattered entire
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Club Will Hear Talk
On South America

Miss Mabel McCrimmon, native
OF Chile, who has lectured widely on
the culture and customs of South
America. will speak before the in
ternatlonal relations section of the
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase at
1880 am. Tuesday She will show
her collection Of South American
handicrafts.
Miss McCrimmon recently re-
turned from a tour of summer
schools of Eastern universities, un-
der auspices Of the United States
Office of Education,
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Riverdale Meeting

The Woman's Club of Riverdale
will hear talk by Mrs. T. E. Wood
ward at its regular meeting at 1;30
pm. Tuesday in the Municipal Hall.
A social hour will follow the talk.
Mrs. Howard I, Thaller, president,
will preside, The Executive Board
will meet at 1:30 pm. Monday at
the home of Mrs. c. A. Carey, 4605
Queensbury road.
Evening star., 1942-11-22
Will Speak on Rome

Mrs. j. Clyde Marquis, wife of the
former American delegate to the In
ternational Institute of Agriculture
in Rome, will address the monthly
meeting of the Womans National
Farm and Garden Association at
1880 pm Friday at the YWCA. Her
subject will be Closeup of Rome"
Evening star., 1942-11-22
to Hear Talk

Miss Mary Craig McGeachy, first
secretary of the British Embassy,
will speak before the Women's AL
lance OF All Souls Church at noon
Friday. Her subject is '..Women of
the United Nations In Britain"
Evening star., 1942-11-22
COP Women to Meet

Mrs Gilbert H. Grosvenor will re-
view Ambassadors in White" by
Charles Morrow Wilson, for the
League of Republican Women at
their clubhouse, 1912 Rhode Island
avenue NV, at $3.50 pm. Tuesday.
Mrs. Grosvenor is chairman of the
leagues Advisory Committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

The right kind of start every
week is always particularly inn
portant to Cancer folk; if you
have the incentive at the take
of, you can keep going at a
progressive clip. Private and
general interests favored.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Slim Silhouette

A complete lack OF the frivol-
Gus. eyebrow-rsisinG clothes of
former years marked both col
lectons. Clothes were designed
10 flatter the wearer and 10
remain in style for the dura-
ton. If necessary.
The slim silhouette Is the
order of the day, but full at
tention is paid 10 the wearerS
natural curves.
Under such names as a
liquid look and plastic seam
ing" the two designers showed
clothes that closely fit the figure
and emphasize the wearerS
best points.
A long wrapped torso was fea-
tured in the Benenson collection,
played up by intricate stirring,
draping or dressmaker detail.
The line of the dress is fluid
and unbroken from the neckline
TO the hips. where il eases into
a slender skirt. The waistline
Is long.