The Lexington Herald from Lexington, Kentucky • 26

29 The Lexington Herald Lexington Kj Friday August 2 1968 Named For A Movie Cleopatra Is Top Designer Social And Club News Of Interest To Women Sue Wahlgren locked room filled with Persian objects Merited from her father into which buyers friends snd private customers are admitted Turkish coffee is served and Oeopatra will read fortune from the coffee grounds "In Iran people do that after breakfast Ihe way Americans read the If you're Invited to a Cleopatra fashion openkig you may also got a sample of her Middle Eastern dancing prowess The designer had five years of ballet training and is highly annoyed at the American attitude to Mid-Eastern dance "Here they thtok it's some kind of pornography 8o I only do It for people who understand It Right now In any case I'm absrobed in my business Success in fashion means hard work!" "I thought here is somethinji American fashion seen Why not do a collection based on Perisan themes?" The collection was a success so much so that the young designer had trouble keeping up with production Then New York friends were clamoring for custom designs This year she moved into new quarters on 56th Street "Not everything I dofrw based on a Persian robe look hut I do keep a touch of the Middle East in most designs I use brightly colored Indian and Siamese silks and lots of chiffon My special trademark is the Indian bell There's at least one on every Hie salon which has been decorated with the kind of fabrics Cleopatra uses is a charm' ing place to visit There is a to visit a brother who was living in the United States She was enthralled the visit lengthened and she finally remained except for periodic visits to her fomUy a girl with design am' Mtions New York was the (dace to be" said Cleopatra her dark eyes sparkling "I went to Fashion Institute of Technology Before my first year was over I had a Job although I was barely 18 And that's the way it went until I graduated" Having had an early Start Cleopatra was ready for her own business but she wanted something with which to make a strong start While she was thkiking it over her father and mother arrived for a visit They had with them some antique Persian robes called and some antique Persian velvets By FLORENCE de SANTIS Cleopatra Broumand received her name because her mother weid to the movies two week before ihe was born The film was the Ceci DeMllle version of the life of Cleopatra starring Claudette Colbert the Queen of the Nile "Hunk heavens she see the life story of Salome or Marie Antoinette!" laughed the black-haired Persian beauty aa we sat in her New York fashion salon Sill only 28 years old she has created successful custom business from her own designs plus sales to number of the leading fashion stores Cleopatra Broumand was born in Teheran Iran where her father ran a fine jewelry store "It was Pesiars answer to you might say" Cleopatra remarked with a graceful wave of her hand "Perhaps the beautifiil things hupired me Anyhow I began designing and making my own clothes by the time I was 10" At 15 she came to New York Fair Isle Designs For Home Knitters Even those who are not home knitters have probably read in English novels of something called "a Fair Isle Jumper" These garments hand-knitted by the women of Shetland Isles have long been classics in knit-loving Britain Now the yarns and patterns are being made available to home knitters in this country The director of the Scottish firm which supplies most of the woolen yarns to the Shetlands is in this country to take orders from stores which service home knitters There are many traditional Fair Isle designs some for making whole garments others for decorating plain knits The designs are often centuries old thus satisfying today's demand for the authentic in fashion Jane Yocum From left are Farra Alford Miss Short Misses Tessa and Jane Merritt of Philadelphia Pa Miss Parker and Bill Jordon Miss Yocum was not present when the picture was taken (Staff Photo) PARTY FOR DEBUTANTES Mr and Mrs Angus McDonald were hosts for a party at their home on Deepwood Drive in compliment to current debutant es Misses Margaret Parker Julie Short and Mary White Pastel Linens Versus Pop Art Co-Ordinates By WILLIAM PAHLMANN Fellow AID The brochure depicted sheets pillo cases and towels In coordinated designs stripes end checkerboards in brilliant color geometric designs' flaming flowers Greek keys oversized daisies art red yellow green blue orange and pink "They look more like awnings or upholstery for the Jane Gold the young assistant decorator on my staff said care for them?" I asked quizzically supposed to appeal to the young" real Jane said "Especially all coordinated like that but you have to have a special kind of bedroom to accommodate them? A bedroom is supposed to look restful These look exhilarating like beach "Your contemporaries would not go in for these queried "Some might" Jane said not against them if you like that sort of thing But I think they make you look pretty or fed feminine As matter of bet I have just been buying linens I looked at these because they are new and exciting but I settled on white linen and "Why?" "For ooa thing because they have to go to the laundry have the time or place to do up sheets and towels I figure tattle-tale gray would now show up as aggressively on plain white or plain pastel linens as it would on these fancier types And besides if you buy pastel color foe sheets are interchangeable where these have to be matched together or you have to have a dozen striped or flowery ones alike Besides I think I will get tired of a plain color I find that sheets last a good while" "I suppose you got pastel towels "Yes but not a wishy-washy pastel I got a nice deep color and had them monogrammed I think monograms have a fading of elegance and keep your linens from getting lost at the laundry got contour-bottom sheets because they stay smooth and be- cause they make bedmaking quicker and easier" "If you have a one room apartment me of these styles be in keeping with the living room possible but I still like the more delicate look on the bed when it is opened I mtml tight florals and I love pastels I think the linen industry was right to introduce fashion into its products because I think coined linens are pretty and flattering But not sure that hard colors are suitable at least not for everybody Sup-you had a feverish ctdd with a red nose and felt miserable I believe these jungle colors would cheer you up 'How are you on table linens?" I like color on the table I like place mats but they also have to he sturdy enough to go to the laundry You have to have leisure to look after fine linen and I have' that much leisure That sort of embroder-ed and lacy table linens that my mother's generation had are still beautiful but a business woman have time to take care of them So many place mats come in of four mats and four napkins If you entertain you usually have more than four so you need a OM DESIGNER CLEOPATRA IN SALON 56th Street dressed Cleopatra Broumand is interviewed in her costumes fashion salon on New York's fashionable CLUB MEMBER HONORED Miss Myrtle Weldon at left who is moving to Sun City Calif was honored with a dinner riven by the Altrusa Club of which she is a member at the Ramada Inn Miss Weldon became state leader of the home demonstration extension agents in 1924 a position she held until her retirement In 1956 With her is Mrs Barbara Rosenbaum chairman of the Altrusa information committee (Staff Photo) lot of place mats that are alike and napkins that are alike to go with them If you have a buffet supper you Med the kind of mats you can use for tray cloths People who plan to give brides table mats would do well to buy a dozen plain hemstitched mats with napkins to match instead of an elaborate "seti1 of four mats and four napkins! are you on "Plastic mats are certainly practical for family use and some of them look pretty good but I still prefer natural fibres on the table I like things that lode like themselves why I don't like sheets that look like beach towels or of these sheets might make good op art curtains" Jane reinitiated and put the brochure in her pocket Complexion Beauty The secret of beautifying the complexion is said to He in the saturation of the skin with a new type of tropical moist oil The skin takes on an immediate healthy bloom as the tiny lines and Uemishes amgently smoothed away This saturation treatment with the moist oil of Olay is recommended by skin careeonsultants who advise its daily use as a power base to give the complexion day-long beauty Your druggist will help you to obtain a supply for your personal needs Margaret MerrlL LAST 2 DAYS You Know How It Works pay Regular Retail for one pair Sale Shoes and Select Second Pair for ALLSTATE FINANCE CORP I ONE GROUP BUSTER BROWN LITTLE GIRLS SHOES ON TABLE FOR ONLY: 90 2 SUMMER HANDBAGS NOW $200 TO $450 OKI KIHKJ 355 SOUTHLAND DR SOUTHLAND SHOPPING ACROSS FROM OLEIKA TEMPLE NEW CONVENIENT I0CATI0N PLENTY REE PARKING NO DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC TIE-UPS When it conies to money matters you'll find our expert staff ready to offer you courteous councelling on your loan re- qulrementsl NEED CASH? 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