The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-11
CONCH
CHOWDER
by RAYMER
BY RAYMER

NCW AuGdS dMu new dudS9IHG0t
have hit the entertainment cor.
ners. Renee and Fred Hansen have
taken charge of the Fanta Sea
Lounge and it's SkaaI for Sunday
afternoons. It's a new policy and
a surprise. More on Saturday, but
until then those unique ads must
remain semi-secret. Also back
in town on a managing stint are
Honey and George Stone, former
ly of the Fl. Taylor Officers Club,
now at the A. and B. Lobster
House.
Conch Chowder must get around
the country. Publicity handouts
come from the darndest sources
these days. One was about nickel
In Cuba. One was about grass fer
tilizer and now comes one from
the foundation industry. Not house
foundation, deans. Foundation gar
ments. you know. the builder
uppers down under. /. and that
isn't Australia. Catchy phrase In
the blurb: 'For the American wo-
men to be the best dressed In the
world, she must also be the best
'under-dressed'." Back in vogue
are "corselets," a far cry from
the days of stays and rigid figures.
Gone are the days of the pantey-
waist. ferris jackets and steel rib
bed gadgets which gave milady a
sort Of. hour glass figure with an
upholstered finish. Who wears the
new types? More than so per cent
Of the women above the age of Is,
says the statiStilians. The ward
robe purchases Of such garments
comes to $4sO. 900 900. Quite bulge
budget, no?
BACK ON LOCAL scene, Ber-
ME c. Papy looking tan and fit
and full Of vim and vigor despite
the active legislation rigors. Two
musicians, Mike Westerman and
Robert Marley were here recent.
ly on a mission to interest the
modern musicerS In q jazz concert
with Preacher" Rollo and his
five Saints. but nary a word as
to whether or not anyone decided
to back such a session. Fran
Ford at the o. w. c. luncheon look
ing lovely in blue. but making
friends feel regretful about the
transfer to Pensacola.
ALLlCAToRS at Greynolds
Park aren't anything new. Over
ten years ago child at a picnic
disappeared in the lake where a
lot OF people were SWIMMING. Ahiut
an hour later they discovered the
twelve foot alligator with his prey.
was taking . group Of girl riding
students through thaTpark at the
| time and without realizing what
had happened we refined in the
horses II the lake. and saw the
final struggle. They shot the ALI.
gator, put mp signs and closed the
place for swimming. And ! shud-
der to think Of how many times we
had bathing parties at the spot.
Yet the recent episode of the Is
year old boy who was attacked by
one of the saurians while on q
lonely swim shows that Florida
still has It's primitive conditions. :.
just a few miles out Of Miami.
SUNNY MOSAIC; Mrs. Frank
Bardecki, the former Jeanne Ma
varro back In town looking won.
derfully happy. She says she and
Frank are heading for Pensacola
but win be visiting in Key West
now and then. Award for interest.
ing earrings goes TO Mrs. Joe 10th.
She has an interesting collection.
Also Jeanne Skewis whose most
recent eardrops are metal mobiles
like little spinning chandelier dan.
giles. Cake for the Weech-P ad.
ron wedding reception reported To
have cost $500. Chief Joe Rus
sell of Boca Chica retires after "a
years of service with the us
Navy That merTy.making noise
floating out from the Woman's
Club on Tuesday eve came from
the Junior woman's Club party.
The girls we're playing bunco and
Shrieked with laughter and excite.
ment. pasSerbys can stop wonder,
ing now. .AP Press star, Tony
Vaccaro is now top representative
of AP In Washington. Seen en-
| ioying the Danish songs Of Fred
Hansen. Tom Mosby and Ruth
Bowen. .Conch Shelley observed
that the Jorgensen case must be
conta gious. Just because a Mr.
instead Of . Mrs. came out in :
recent headline.
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