The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-04

a lavender taffeta dress EN-,
phasized the fairness of Mis-.
Dorothy Rhodes. The full Skin
was covered with tiny net ruffles
and the net covered bodice wa.
finished with a band of taffeta
She wore long gloves of taffeta
frilled with net and fastened witt
IL taffeta buttons and carried
an evening handkerchief match.
ing a waist corsage Of yellow
gladioli. Her escort was Tony
Teretta.
Mrs. Philip Chestnut wore a
model Of white with a nylon
mousseline de sole bodice and q
silk crepe skirt which was made
quite full and the effect was
completed with a gold belt. She
wore long red gloves and wore
gardenias in her hair. She was
escorted by Lorenzo Humphrey
of Moss Point.
A pale blue taffeta dress with
a two-tiered skirt of matching
nylon net was worn by Mrs.
Fred Winfree. The same mater
ial covered her one strap bodice
which had a severly cut top. She
wore long gloves of a matching
shade and completed her toilette
with a corsage of small orchids.
Her escort was Ben Caver of
Paseagoula.
Miss Barbara Renfroe wore an
aqua satin dress with a very full
skirt and the off-shoulder effect
was finished with a band of the
satin. She wore a corsage of
red rose buds and was escorted
by Barney Livingstone.
Mrs. Harold Monroe was at
tired in a lovely white and blue
broeaded satin dress, made very
simply with a full flared skirt.
She wore long white gloves and
a corsage of talisman roses. She
was escorted by Melvin Larsen.
White tulle was chosen by Miss
Eugenia Latady for her court
lrock. A band of tulle gave an
off shoulder effect to the fitted
bodice and the two-tiered skirt
was caught in several places by
white gardenias. To complete
the effect Miss Latady wore long
white gloves and a gardenia in
her hair. She was escorted by
Paul Caruso of Moss Point.
Colorful Court
Miss Betty Simmons wore or
hid taffeta with a bouffant skirt
up at intervals with clust-
ars of gold sequins. Her bodice
was shirred with an off-shoulder
effect and the top outlined with
iequins. She wore long gloves
of a matching shade and a cor
sage of yellow carnations. She
was escorted by T. N. Tucker of
Paseagoula.
Mrs. Hal Brook wore a mid
riff dress of white faille with a
stripe. The skirt was slit
few inches in the front TO show
a ruffled panel of gold cloth
while the fullness in the back fell
into a short train. Mrs. Brook
carried a purple feather fan with
a matching arrangement of flow
ers attached to the fan. She was
escorted by T. L. DeLashment.
Ir., of Moss Point.
A Martha Washington skirt
with tiny ruffles of orchid taffeta
featured the coronation gown of
Miss Bobbye Nell Germany. The
basque waist had tiny
sleeves made of ruffles.
She wore matching gloves of the
orchid taffeta and a eorsage of
pink rosebuds. Miss Germany was
escorted by H. B. Moore, Jr.
Miss Clio Ramsay wore a strap
ess gown of red net with a fit
ed bodice with a dfape of net
md a very full hoop skirt of ruff
led tiers. She wore red satin mitts |
md a corsage of gardenias. She
vas escorted by Owen De Angelo
If Moss Point.
A fanfare of drums and trum-
'ets by Bernard West, Jack Ian
and Vincent Webb of the
doss Point band and Ted Witch
n, Conrad Bowman and Harold
Jr.. of the Paseagoula band
announced the arrival of each of
he court and the entrance of their
najesties, the King and Queen
# Joy XII.
The members of the court were
PRESENTED by Edward A. Khayat
citing as master of ceremonies,
S the orchestra softly played the
Coronation March from Aida.
Following the entry of the king
nd queen the two small crown
Iearers, Pat Rooney, son of Mr..
nd Mrs. G.. F. Rooney. and War
en- Foster Lennep. son of Mr..
nd Mrs. Foster Lennep, wearing
duplicate court costumes of white
attn and long red plumes on their
9hite satin caps approached the
hrone and presented their mai
sites crowns carried on white
attn pillows.
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