The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 12, 1952, Page 4

SOCIETY — PERSONALS — NEWS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN DOROTHY RAYMER, Society Editor Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, December 12, 1952, SHOP HOPPING WITH O£ course everyone knows that Mammas do all the shopping. . . well nearly all, and probably more mammas than anything read this column to find out what's cooking. But you see, Christmas is coming . .» surprised? And I think that sometimes columns should be for girls and boys too. So this column | is for girls and boys with mamma } taking a quick peek now and then to see what they can buy, and dad too for hints on what to buy mamma. All ready kids? fe ele 8 get cuter and cuter. F’r instance, the tailored gabardine long suits at Children’s Corner, two to seven. Two suits | saw, one in horizon blue and one in beige with checked front, were as dashing as a young man ever wore. Key West’s younger men would really look swell this | Christmas. | For the gals, in wearables, orange seems to be the latest. | An orange knit cotton blouse caught my eye and a gay patch- work skirt to go with it. Then of course there are ‘oys, toys, toys galore. Ever since San- ta was there, he seems to be pa special attention and toys are still piling in. The place is simply gay with dolls and trac: tors and trucks and tea sets and skillions of other things. Seems as though Santa’s spirit lingers g Peet promised, kids, just , pay 4 Saturday after Thanksgiv- ing when Santa ‘officially opened the Christmas Season with a visit to our town, I was right on hand to get me an interview. As promised, he came for the first time to Children’s Corner. As 1 came up the street, an_ ordeity line of Mammas and children strung clear around the corner and { up Simonton Street, Santa sat *way, in the back of the store sufroanded with big boxes of bub- ble gum and balloons, and every tot that came in there got a big chaw of gum and a gay rubber balloon. x* * * As if you didn’t know, that at- tractive store across from La Concha with the mustard yellow front and the smart men’s wear in the window is open agair for the winter season and well in time for your Christmas Shop- ping. It's Stinchfield’s of Nantuc- ket of course, and everybody's glad because you certainly can buy the smart and the unusual for the man in your life there. While | wes in yesterday, that Mrs. Margaret Toth came dashing in all out of breath and demanded immediately a suit- | kinds of | take pages to mention it all. | ly surprised to find it a plea- | systems mounted on trucks rid- | | golly, if that thing doesn’t shriek ; there was a sale on that color Drug Stores, However, the Key West Beauty Shops don‘t general- ly carry a very big stock of these things. A 1 guess Kay Holland had the same idea when she took over that nice Adorable Beauty Salon, and then m: tely tried to rectify the situation. So she has stocked all the Revion products Such wonderfui things like nail enamel, “White Sable” cleansing cream, lipst Nature” liquid der ba: and hand cr a jampoos, although the Adorable Salon seems to some- what favor the Rayette Pink Fluff and the Golden Glo. Then the stick colognes by “Palm Beach.” Ah yes, there’s quite an assortment thet ind it would 1 hadn’t ever visited the Ador- able before and so was pleasant- sant large cool airy shop with attractively partitioned booths in- suring comp! privacy to its customers. Mrs. Holland is a cute little person impressing me as being terribly efficient, and knowing her business well. | also found she is a‘Navy wife, but will be a Conch ere long. . .as she and her husband who is soon to reti e building a new home and will be moving into it real soon. 5 tik Sad All the kids who were present at Santa’s first visit weren’t as ‘pleased as they should have been. | Quite a few burst into terrified | tears, to Santa’s complete dis- may. They got their balloon and bubble gum anyhow, and probably think quite well of the old fellow by now. I was completely impressed by the little fellow who stood up brave- ly to Santa and said he hadn’t been a very good boy this year. It must have been a pretty hard thing to do, and I hope Santa, and his mamma were just as impress- ed as I was, and I do think that honesty is the best policy. Jaxon | awards an extra lollypop to that boy, and I wish I knew his name. x kk At the risk of repeating my- self, and getting tiresome about a thing... “A thing” | said, HAVE you seen the Electrolux car yet, and if not why not? Not too long ago, the city put out an ordinance against speaker ing the city streets. Well by to high heaven, | never saw one. However, it now appears that after all when Mr. Lubinsky had able gift for her uncle. He was described as a funny gay little j oldster, and | though the oraces with the Botticelli Nymphs im- printed on them, with matching garters would be just right. Mar- garet was a little leary of their effect on Uncle however, and settled on a very smart narrow plaid bow tie. The rear of the store is now | devoted almost exclusively to | ladies’ wear now, you know, and it's just as smart as the male attire, showing the distinctive Stinchfield taste. Among things | of special note ere those won- | derful Haymaker blouses all | pleated and tucked, the British | shorts in imported woolens and the Mexican belts, Of course that isn’t all, but just to name a very few of the wonderful and origina! | things. H You can now shop for Mam- ma, Papa, Sis or Brother ‘Hi | nine o'clock each night except Saturday, until Christmas. sal he TOME od } To get on about our visit with Santa Claus, sneaking up behind | Santa's left ear, 1 did a bit of eavesdropping, although Mrs, Mar- | dis and her big camera made me | slightly nervous and I had to keep | on ducking out of the way as she} took pictures of various children on old St. Nick's knee. j Mary Lee came up and shyly | asked for a doll carriage, a check- er set and a chair. . . at least! she said her name was Mary Lee. | Alice, she of the missing front! teeth, only wanted a high chair} for her dolly, and Michael who/ said he’d been a very good boy asked for an airplane. Tiny Craig, Michael's little brother thought a football might help him to grow faster. | There were a couple of big) fellows there toa, I don't know) just why they were there, they; didn’t look like believers to me. | but Santa gave them gum and balloon just the same 2. ’ * * ‘Way vp Nawth in Yankee Land, it’s the custom te go te sauty Saton fer your beauty ' all the mean things | said. NOT | | to be confused with the Electro- | ux car is the magenta Buick | convertible. That one has a ma- | same “ugh” color top. Maybe his cer painted, so | take back | | genta body and black top, and Mr. Lubinsky‘s car is a Mercury sedan with black botiom and that business was poor, although | don’t see how that could possibly be with an item like the Elec- trolux to sell, Ah well, you can't ever tell about people. He might even LIKE that shade. | ' | } Pe Sr Kids with the “in” with Santa and much envied that night were Curtis and Robert Simmons, hand- some young sons of Willie Mae, owner of Children’s Corner. They hovered around the whole cvening and made sure that Santa knew that they wanted; respectively a bike and a Lincoln Log set. Little James Delaney wanted a Tom Cadet Space Suit and a train. With a space suit I'd think he'd want a Rocket. Faye wanted a dolly, and her little sister, the tiniest one who couldn’t speak for her-' self and only smiled shyly at San- ta will probably get her heart's desire anyhow. Patty and Steven came hand in hand, and { under- stand they are sweethearts, only that is off the record. They had little brother Raymond tagging j along as little. brothers will, and he said he'd be more than happy if he got a gun on Christmas morning. Wik <& i There's nothing like buying your Sunday morning grapefruit right on the tree. . .and that's exactly what some folks did last week at Baidwin’s nursery. Of course they were far-seeing peo- ple whe had visions of bushels of Sunday morning grapefruit | through the years. . which re- minds me thet maybe you know someone who would think leving- ly of you too, if you remember them on Christmas with a fruit tree from Baldwin's! Living plants are always fiv- ing reminde 5 of fri- 4+ 3, and the nursery at Baldwin's is pack- ed with these reminders. Flam- ing hibiscus and poinsettia lush bougain a, fragrant roses. Christmas shop on the farm with- xk kw *& Two little boys came in who appeared to be in the second or third grades. Now sometimes in these grades there are ugly rumors rampant that there isn’t any Santa. It isn’t a bit true! Wasn’t he at Children’s Corner and didn’t you see him? Of course he had on a false face. Ever hear of Sherlock Holmes? Well Santa has to walk the streets of town and watch and listen to see who’s good and bad. He couldn’t sneak around very well in a red suit, and you’d surely ITBMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE recognize that friendly old face if you ever saw it, so he mostly wears a false face, though some- times he takes it off if it’s special- ly warm down here. Oh yes, I started out to tell you about the little boys who were almost un- believers. Well, I’m glad they weren’t quite, because it’s never a good thing to take a chance on those things, and if Mamma and Daddy don’t take care of those other smarties, we told you about old Santa surely won’t. x * kk Open letter to the Kiddies: dust yesterday. . .in fact last night when all you kiddies were asleep, a big sky. sled pulled up to Ideal Togs, loaded with dolls, | carriages and bikes of all sizes and kinds, Now Rudolph was lead reindeer, though Santa said the skies were clear, but good old Rudolph is so full of pep... he just wouldn’t stay home. But 1 surely want to fell you about the wonderful doll carriages. There are folding ones and ones that don‘t fold and any little girl would be so happy to get one. The bikes are wonderful too. The little red one with the twink. ly white and chrome wheels was hung up by Santa himself! And you should have seen him puff- ing and grunting over some fo those big ones! Oh yes, I’m to tell you that Santa himself will be at Ideal tomorrow to hear from your own lips. just what you'd like for Christmas. Now Santa is for kids and grownups too who be- lieve, Last Saturday when he was here Santa said there were two Navy men around who wanted discharges for Christmas. Judg- ing from the manners they dis- Past Presidents Of Legion Auxiliary Honored DIAL: Citizen Office, 2-5662 National Studios IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY accompanied the presentation of tokens of service pins of the American Legion Auxiliary to five past presidents recently at the Post Home on Stock Island, Left to right: Auxiliary Arthur Sawyer Unit 28’s very first president, Mrs. Josephine Piodela; Mrs. Adriana Sands, Mrs. Mary Archer, Mrs. Mary Moreno, acting as proxy for Mamie Sawyer; Mrs. Nimia Sikes and Mrs Edith Aritas, assistant sergeant at arms. In the beckground are Mrs. Tessie Wimmenauer and Mrs, Florence Gamble. | Classic Chamber Music And Carols ’ Delight Fleet Training Group OWC |For Southernmost Honored By Recent Unit Ceremony Chamber music of cello and piano charmed the Fleet Training Officers’ Wives’ club Wednesday afternoon following the elaborate luncheon held at the Casa Marina hotel. Mrs, Harry Pilafian play- | éd cello and Mrs. John Dawson, the piano, offering a rich program of classic melody and Christmas tunes and carols. The rich mellow tone of the cello, known as the “instrument of the soul,” and the | fine piano accompaniment brought a hush to the group who sat in {informal circle around the musicians. Handel’s “Largo,” Old English airs, the traditional carol, ‘Silent I d, Night” and two cihaich /eatols, plates of lobster and potato sala played that were much worse than any of the children’s, the only discharge they could possi- bly hope for would be dishonor- able. Well Santa says that all you kids who saw them shouldn't pay any attention, and he hopes you won‘t grow up to act like that. Do you know what he did to the one who climbed on his knee? He booted him right on the seat of his pants when flo one was looking. . .and I'll bet that’s all he’ll get for Christmas. So you kids be good li'l fellows, | and go down to Ideal Togs to see Santa on Saturday, and at Ideal you'll find your heart's desire. “Noel, Noel” and-“‘O Holy Night,” were supplimented by, the ‘truly American song which has become a semi-classic of the season’s music, “White Christmas.” Even hotel guests and the staff gathered in the outside corridor to listen. Nostalgic memory glowed on the faces of all who heard. Forty-three members Fleet Training group were present at the affair which began with cocktails in the Bird Cage Lounge, then moved into the spacious din- to have the luncheon served in the outdoor patio but the rains came. Hig iraan The inclement weather did not af- fect the festive’ atmosphere. Tm real lucky to get to talk to’ ‘The long luncheon table was de- Santa so often, and I hope he | corated with scattered centerpieces remembers all I want. However, jformed of huge _ Pennsylvania last Saturday at Ideal I had a spruce cones in trifold design real honest to goodness interview, | pointing out from pyramids made and at that time, Jaxon asked the | of bright Christmas tree balls and questions. First off I noticed that | sparkling cutouts of metallic rib-| Santa had a real southern accent, pon fashioned like lanterns, bells and he said that was because and other mobiles. At the chair- jsometimes he has his headquar-| man’s section, there was a large ters at the South Pole when things | oval bowl of white periwinkle and get too crowded up Nawth. This! purple bougainvellea. year he’s coming by ‘Copter and; ‘The place cards and name cards jworking down from the North | featured poinsettia paste-ons. An Pole. He is also worried about erormous red stocking, with white of the | ing salon. The original plan was} in beds of lettuce, fruit jello, stuffed and ripe olives, rosette radishes, dainty fancy cookies, lime sherbert, tea and coffee. The service was impeccable. held during which Mrs. W. H. Truesdell read a letter of com- mendation from Rear Admiral Irving T. Duke complimenting the | group on the highly successful toy drive for the Thrift shop, a pro- ject sponsored by the FTG wives |with Mrs. Truesdell supervising, assisted by Mrs. E, A. Barham co-chairman. Mrs. J, B. Carroll and her luncheon committee for all ar- rangements included Mesdames A. P, Adams, K. W. Carter, R. M. jCollins and J. W. Boller. Mrs. Dawson was “postmistress” for gift distribution with Mrs. K. O. Bates, out-going chairman of the Fleet Training Group. Working with Mrs. Bates for the jpast term of chairmanship were |Mrs. G. R. Cooper, co-chairman, |Mrs. F. A. Hatfield, advisory | board member, Mrs. D. W. Hag- |gerty, secretary and Mrs. Aldis Browne, treasurer. These last two hold over under the new regime lof officers. A brief business session was; ' Rudolph’s health. The little deer | works too hard! x Now | can stop moaning about printer's ink on my clothes and hands because I’ve found a new cleaner that is better than Duz, because { found that Duz some- mes duzent! | was introduced vesterday to Rol Cream” at the little shop over on Simonton St. across from Lindsey Lumber and im back of the new Flame res- teurant. The place is calied the “Rol-Pak Filter Service Co.”, but they sure have a lot of nice things in there. Of course they principally sell all kinds of fil- ters for all types of machinery. People who own boats and busi- ness vehicles should be particu- tarly interested. | am told that they can get any kind of filter for any kind ef machinery that was ever constructed in the matter of days. Well now this Rol-Cream is wonderful stuff. It is not te be used with soap and water, and is a cleaner all by itself. Al- theugh there is no such claim on the jar, | have it on very good authority that it even re- moves stains hitherto impossible te get out, from clothing. It has | a delicious odor and leaves the hands soft and white when it’s wiped away. Rel-pak also make wonderful dust cleths fer home and car, Refiners and de-hydra- tors and a special Zinc motor oil that is only 25 cents @ quart! Vd surely recommend a trip over there to find out what's cooking and I'll bet you'll be gled you UJ a ee Well now, those were fine visit sealloped cuff lung with tinkling| New chairman of the group is | sleigh bells and stuffed with gifts | Mrs. Jack English. Her co-chair- |for everyone, drew attention. After | man will be Mrs. J. B. Carroll. the luncheon, the surprise tokens |Mrs. W. H. Truesdell is the in- were distributed in grab-bag ex- change by number and ranged |from earrings through household gadgets. The delicious menu consisted of tomato juice appetizer and huge coming advisory board member. Mrs. Bates thanked her co-work- ,ers and turned over office to Mrs. English who has appointed Mrs. Richard Beane as the FTG publi- jcity chairman, dren the world over like t! ame things. I'm glad that dc and bikes and trains are still top of the hit parade in Childom and I didn’t hear very much about guns and tanks and things for mock wars. We only have one Space Explorer in town too, which is also a very good sign. * *&.® W Santa's beard and snow white locks look extra specia! when he comes around, you'll know he’s been YOU-KNOW- 2 tt ® robably refuse Th ve it | Subscribe to The Citizen Custom Work Done In Our Own Decorsting Workshop DIAL 2-2365 904 FLEMING ST. 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All tickets have been sold but the air of anticipation for the top formal affair of the season con- tinues. : emcee nena em atm REVIEW POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONTH The Book Review group which is part of the Special Interests | program held every month at | Fort Taylor, will not have a meet- ing in December due to the holi- day rush, Mrs, L. C. Brinton, chairman, announces that the meeting will be heid on the third Wednesday | of each month thereafter. The | January review will be given on January 21, at Fort Taylor, 10 | When your cold gets into your throat and chest and cough develops, work fast. Creomulsion relieves quickly be- cause it: 1, Soothes raw sore throat and chest membranes. —— and helps expel germy 1; 3. Mildly relaxes systemic tension. | 4. Aids nature fight the cause of irri- | tation. |S. Has stood the test of millions of user. You must be pleased or your druggist will refund your money. (CREOMULSION ter Leeth's cactewwes Porme phone”... the microphone that reveut eter menting, sowes ope” See MIT He HEARING AIDS KEY’S OPTICAL SERVICE Sine on St. DiAd 2 7522 American Legion Auxiliary Heads Five past leaders of the American Legion Auxiliary, Arthur, Sawyer Unit 28, were honored at‘a meeting held this past month, November 13, at the Post Home on Stock Island. Mrs. Tessie Wim- menauer, a past president, had held the affair secret and the im- pressive presentation came as a surprise, Mrs. Josephine Piodella, Mrs. Adriana Sands, Mrs. Mary Archer, Mrs. Mamie Sawyer, with Mrs. Mary Moreno a stand-in proxy for her, and Mrs. Nimia Sikes, were escorted to the front of the room by Mrs. Ruby Metzger, Sergeant at Arms and Mrs, Edith Aritas, Assistant Sergeant. Mrs. Wimmenauer spoke of the devotion and work which each past president had done in service with the Auxiliary, touching on the various offices they had held. She then called on Mrs. Florence Gam- ble, president of the Unit to pre- sent a corsage to each one in lieu of the jeweled badge pins for Past presidents which they had al- ready received at the expiration of their individual terms of office. These included besides the past presidents (or proxies)mentioned, Mrs. Naomi Hijort, Miss Gretna McClain, Mrs. Tessie Wimmenauer, Mrs. Dorothy DiNegro, Mrs. Wil- helmina Harvey and Mrs. Alice Robinson. Refreshments were enjoyed with ice cream and cake served, The cake was beautifully decorated in Lc pom colors of blue and 80l ‘The surface of the Indian Ocean sometimes has a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, comberieetmmenentan About 90 per cent of the licorice used in the United States goes into tobacco products, Simulated, PEARLS Simulated, single, double and triple strand necklaces. | ase) 508 Duval St. Key West, Fla. Experienced Jewelers tor Three Generations OPEN EVENINGS ‘TIL $ P.M. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE