The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 9

Thurictoy, Aprif 1973 tEfr ftttfd Son Motea ImeS BY MARY JANE CLINTON jcn3 lsM SSI ity as did Marian Kaiser, auction articles chairman, and Mm. H. M. D'Arcy who did the meeting decorations Mrs. Donald Tateosian and Mrs.

E. Dawn Nuckeli were on hand to give greetings before Mrs. Donald P. Webster Jr. brought her gavel down on the session.

"CONVENTION" DATA Last minute reports on ECHO'S "No Convention" weekend were made when members 01 the El Camino House Organization met at the Hillsborough home of Mrs. Mafeo Roman Mrs. Ross Campbell, general chairman, called for details on the event which will take place on the weekend of April 27 29 at the Boulder Creek Country Club Mrs. Lionel Jackson indicated that there would be some surprises this year in the various tournaments Mrs. Stanley Stark noted that she has been accepting reservations and assigning Villa Mates" For the weekend.

Mrs. David Nemer was collecting the door prizes donated by members and announced that Mrs. Marvin Tepperman had obtained a weekend lor hvn at the Monterey Hyatt. House Hospitality baskets and bags of favors will be offered again Ihis year Mesdames Sam Carbray. Jarrott Miller, William Reid and Lome Stanley all new members volunteered to help Mrs.

Alvin Natanson with the last minute packaging Mario Montagnoli reported that the program book was ready fur printing She has incorporated some fun and games for guests to enjoy along with the schedule of events. Mrs. Albert Abramson, chairman of the nominating committee, presented recommendations for new officers Unanimously elected to serve for the new year are Mesdames Michael Gottlieb, president: Campbell, first vice president; Jack Carpentier. secund vice president; Donald Kling, recording secretary; Walter Renner, corresponding secretary, and Marvin Tepperman, treasurer. LIGHTHOUSE SESSION Reports nn last month's silent auction were made by members of Peninsula Auxiliary, i.ighlhniisc for the Blind, al Ihis month's meeting.

Mrs. Bill Williams. Mrs. Lcith Wright and Mrs. William Blank and her guest, Mrs.

Neal Vannucri, arrived early in help with hospital; Ehrei Webster introduced Mrs. Richard RedHck, a new member, and called on Mrs. Ed Jacob, auction chairman who added that proceeds from that event will be used to build a dormitory now under" construction at Enchanted Hills Mrs. Peter Leth Nisscn inlroduced her guest, Mrs. Anion Sungl, to Mrs.

Henry G. Miller and Mrs. Walter Bloss Mrs. Ntrmaa Beattie organized a group to attend the San Francisco Auxiliary's luncheon and fashion show Mesdames William Ehai, W. L.

Adams, Joseph Giaanoni and Eric DiStanlslao were planning to attend The latter was also telling news of a visit In Incline Village with her son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson, and their tour children. Mrs. Leslie Myers discussed her Caribbean cruise on the Nordic Prince with Mn.

John O'Ltary and Camille Richards Mrs. Leon Rice skiied at Squaw Valley and Katberine Sloninger was in Hawaii, Fiji and Australia Mrs. Manrice Bayer sunned in Palm Springs and is now busy with CARIH's Bid and Buy luncheon Mrs. Leslie Fenster celebrated the birthday of her oldest grandchild, Niel Alan Freeland (son of Mr. and Mrs.

James Freeland of San Francisco) Mrs. Thomas Stacker was telling the group that she will be president of the South Hillsborough School's Parents' Group in 1973 74 Mrs. Richard Chaffer, Mrs. Eslo Giacominl and Mrs. Kirt Taylor discussed the Decorator's Show House with Mrs.

Harold Kahn who has been working as resource chairman of that project Waldo Perry noted Ihat she is already working on the Garden Study Club's Christmas House tour. Wear Your Sunday Best Every Day of the Year Davis Meet To Attract Peninsulans Davis will be Ihe destination next weekend of several Peninsula women who will be there to attend the fifty ninth Conference of the Southwestern Region, Venture Club Council of the Americas. A tour of the port of Sacramento, Sutter's Fort and the Old Governor's mansion in Sacramento will highlight the April 27 through 29 conclave. Members of the Burlin game San Mateo Venture Club who will attending include Lynne Roysum. president: Barbara Neumann, vice president: Sally Connolly, secretary and regional service chairman; Jean Klink, treasurer: and Marguerite Couture, director.

Still other members attending will be Loti Armenia, Evelyn LeFebre. Juanita Pnss. Mrs. Steven Anderson and Mrs. Roger Young.

Rounding out the list are Sandra Marsh, president nf the Venture Club Council of the Americas and a member of the local club, and Mrs. Doris McDonald, vice chairman, SFA Venture Club Committee and a member of the Burlingame San Mateo Soroptimist Club, Strolling through the grounds of the Hillsborough home of Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Curry are (from left). Mesdames Carl Carhozzi, Henry Herz and Al Shanksy.

The Normandy style home, which previously was owned by the French Consulate, will be one of the residences open to the public a week from today for the San Mateo High School TA House Tour. (Times Photo) have a definite place on the modern scene and I confess thai I'm wearing them even I write this at the office. But often there is some fem ine rebellion that tays, "Put on a dress today," and immediately I feel more like a woman. I take no strong stand one way or another on hats. They go handsomely with some faces, terribly with others.

Apparently the young are helping to bring them back for the millinery industry reports a ihriving business Ihis spring. One of my earliest childhood memories, however, is nf my mother in a new hat an Easier one of pale gray straw, its wide "picture" brim covered with big flowers in assorted pinks, the whole thing a frame for her blonde Gibson girl hair thought then (and I still" do) that she was one of the loveliest creatures I'd ever seen. For whatever it's worth as the final word, the Nineteenth Century German philosopher N'ielzsche once wrote, has a woman who knew that she was well dressed ever caught a cold?" gluved Princess tirace went olf to ruyal duties and bringing up a family in Monaco. The Duchess of Windsor, a supreme example of elegance, went almost into seclusion after the death of the Duke. Britain's former king.

Even Jacqueline Kennedy changed. When she was First Lady. Women's Wear Daily gave her another title "Her Elegance." Then women enpied everything from the now Mrs. Aristotle Or.assis' piilrrx hats to her smarl. lower heeled shoes, and admired or envied her regal look when she entertained heads nf slate.

more often than not, vip cflifh pictures of Mis. Onassis windblown, wearing i he eternal dark glasses, in pants and "poor boy" pullover tops. (Or. in ihe case of one Italian magazine's claim, in the altogether). Somewhere we traded in neatness lor carelessness and I think acceptance of pams everywhere office, shopping, even the most elegant restaurants helped pull down the barriers.

I'm not anti pantsuits sc much as pro skirts. Trousers High School TA House Tour Stops Are Detailed San Mateo High School will henet'ii from the tour. Tickets may be purchased by contact' ing Elaine Shansky. chairman, or Mrs. Howard l.indscy.

president. They also will be available at each of the tour sites. The 1. Magnin San Mateo store will provide fashions for formal modeling throughout tilt event. and Mrs.

Gordon Curry. 540 Cheimsford. Hillsborough: Mr. and' Mrs. Scott Armstrong.

880 Black Mountain Road. Hillsborough: and Dr. and Mrs. F'. Scolt Smythe.

ij3(l El Cerrito. Hillsborough. The Smythe home is of Oriental design and provides the tour theme "East Meets West." The Scholarship Fund of CHS Sets Art Show Next Week Four Peninsulans will be among the 26 artists exhibiting their works at April 2B and 29 Art Show being sponsored by the Carlmont Chapter of the Children's Home Society. The show will take place at the Redwood Citv Women's Club. 149 Clinton Street.

An Invitational Champagne Preview will be staged on April 27. Doors will be open to the public the following day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the final day from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. All of the art work will be for sale. Peninsula artists showing their work will Shirley Ann Austin of San Mateo, oils; Vicki Turek of Burlingame, oils: Curt Humphrey of Foster City, pen and ink Victorians, and Patricia Collins nf Foster City, pottery.

All proceeds from the event will be earmarked fnr the Children Home Society. For Easter TAYLOR'S The historic Gallen Kamp mansion at 401 El Cerrito Avenue in Burlingame, which once was purchased by George Hearst as a guest summer White House Tor United States presidents, will be one of the stops on the house tour which has been schduted for a week from today bv the San Mateo High School TA. The house, which as 22 rooms en three floors, is now owned by Mr. and Mrs T. Jack Foster Jr The Georgian style home was built by J.

C. Howard in 1870. and features elaborate woodwork and wall paneling in many rooms, The property is on three acres. Performing at the mansion will he members of the San Mateo High School Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Band, as well as 1he Gymnastics Class. Refreshments will also be dispensed there.

Other homes and gardens which will be open to the public include those of Dr. Give Your Honey A Dianiri Bee By GAY PAULEY NEW YORK lUPT "Her dresses always looked as though they had been designed in a rage and put on in a tempest she tried to look picturesque but only succeeded in being untidy like a bird of paradise that had been out all night in the rain." Those words were written in ISfii) by Oscar Wilde in "The Picture of Dorian Gray. They could just as e', hp a co rem ciliary today nn the way sn many women are drcssriig. That 'casual' I iv in clothes, in other words, has gone jusl ton far. It's lime trr a return to some sanity, some semblance of elepanne.

clnth.es to make men's cyrs turn in admiration instead of astonishment. My suggestion is that we start spring by dressing up agrtin. Why not with Kaster Sunday? Remember when it meant a special new bonnet, something to inspire an Irving Berlin song? Remember when you looked forward to the special new outfit to be norn on that day and when you'd not dream of going to church without hat and gloves! What changed it all? You can blame (or credit) everything from a general letdown in our requirements for etiquette, to rebellion against the older generation" standards', to a new lifestyle that simply loft no time for daiv grooming requirements such as washing white gloves and sinning nne's shoes. Ynu fan say it all hapnenpd because we no longer had our fashion image makers constantly before us. White Alumnae Conference Calendared More than 400 delegates from all phNs of the United States and Canada will be in San ('rancisco next week for ihe Conference of the Associated Muirtnae of the Sacred Heart.

The conclave will run from Wednesday through Sunday at the Sheraton Palate Hole). Mrs. Thomas Gray ('Miriam Drum) of San Kran cfisco. president, and Mrs. fohn Tobin the conference chairman, will welcome delegates Wednesday evening al a reception at the Schools of i he Sacred Heart, in San Krancisro Visitors will be entertained the next evening in the homes of Inrai alumnae members who include Mrs.

Rravtnn Wilhur of Hillshor uiijfb Sister Miriam Auxilium, social work supervisor of the Sisters of the Holy family for California. Texas, Nevada and 1'tah. will be Hie recipient of the first Outstanding AJurujta National Award It's the most adaptable ttle sanda! in the buffalo leather with stacked heel. Cobbies Bandit will see you through a summer fjll of casual comings and goings. softest a boldly to Slam's Cornet! CENIER, DALY CITY .1.

I "Mi vll Cobbles, happy go softly sandal Most Shoes Available In and Widths TAYLOR'S SHOES It was egg gathering time Friday for these students of El Portal de Sol School who were treated to an Easter Egg Hunt by the San Mateo Police Wives' Association. The group, which has sponsored the event for handicapped children fnr the past three years, presented the children with handmade Easter baskets following the hunt. Among members who assisted with plans are Mesdames Richard Freeman, president: Frank Spann, chairman; Lawrence Mackey, Stanley Maclsaac, John Kelley and Gary Kinser. (Times Photo) HIUSMU (next ALSO SERHAM0NTE j. "i gUDllNGAME AVE.

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