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Show "B' y" 'rtm, SIk Salt i'akr crib mu' lifestyle V fi.on Saturday Morning, June than $5) at a drugstore and on Friday night before our Sunday flight began my adventure in sleek leggedness Plain, cheap candle wax will not do lor legs, though Im not sure why, unless it's simply to make the whole thing seem more like cosmetir and less like an ails and crafts project. The label promised smooth, hairless legs for a month or more enough to take me to summer It's Erica Jong's fault She'll to blame Why else would do something as ridiculous, so dumb as to try to vain, so h 11 1 wax my legs? When I read How to Save Your Life," I was impressed by Isadora Wing's description of some woman who had waxed legs Wing, the insecure protagonist, went on and on about those smooth, hairless legs gests buying vacation m Jamaica, of toy leg would show where a lot I wanted those smooth, hairless legs Two Ways Now there are tw o w ay s to go alxnit it having it done professionally and paying someone a small fortune or doing it myself The costs I'd incur both will physical and emotional be explained.) Guess which I ( hose0 I figured I'd save the cost of one night in a hotel m Jamaica I bought some leg wax (less small heating unit to plug into your bathroom socket, so you i an do this w ith privacy. I figured I'd start slow with little equipment My husband retreated to his sat study off the kitchen while down on the nearby kitchen table wailing for the wax to cool to a tolerable temperature Designed to Distract He is of the theory that design my projects to disttait him from his work Not so I jus) want him nearby in ease I need rescuing I heated the wax in my special saucepan and set it aside until it was just hot to the touch the point at which i no longer said "ouch" when dipping my hand into the mix My legs, which hadn't been shaved for a week 'all the better for the wax to grip', were begging to be smooth and hairless The directions said to apply short, thin diagonal strips That didnt work First the wax was too thick, so I applied fat strips Then I was impatient, not wanting to spend half the night pulling away short strips of wax. and wound up smearing my leg Mime 1 I put the wax in the saucepan and heated it. filling the kitchen with an aromatic pine scent "Whats that stink'" my husband roared It's no stink: it's my key to smooth, hairless legs," I countered Somehow the pine gave me a reassurance the wax was safe and medicinal. The wax manufacturer sug jr iage 15 24. 1178 fault s miserable mess, still on my leg. I started pulling in the direction of the hair growth, a slightly less torturous step, and managed to get most of the wax off except for some spotted areas. Smooth Gleam The next morning 1 could peel the remainder off with my fingernail But then I noticed ipy Ipgs had an unusual smooth gleam Thpte 1 was. the only woman in Chicago wi'h yellow waxy buildup on my leg. with wax as thick as I,et Them Fla! Cake's hut terr ream frosting OK All set The w ax nails and it's just pulled off. going against the natural growth direction Right 1 Inexpensive Saucepan Along with the wax I bought an inexpensive saucepan for melting the goop, so I wouldn't ruin one of'my treasured collection. and a wooden spatula (metal retains heat) to spread the w ax on The thought of smooth, hair less legs lingered in my mind, hut it was a long way until bathing suit time Then my hus hand and I planned a short a rjr vpi A Waxed legs are all Erica Jon, By B'v Bennett Chicago Sun Times Writer "yi ? Wrong Tweep Eyebrow s had expected something as uncomfortable as tweeting my eyebrows Fulling solid wax off a leg is like pulling an adhesive bandage otf a wound, multiplying the pain by .noo percent It was clearly time to distract my husband "Wow. is that how Lon Chaney did IP" he quipped, referring to my "return of the blob" look "The directions I 1 suggest applying Not only that, but the areas where the wax had never taken were lighter, there was a crack-leffect, and to he perfectly blunt, my waxed leg looked like it had been batikpd by some kindergarten art class. My first day in Jamaica, while I lounged by the pool looking semisleek-legged- , my husband pointed out a sign on the nearby pool house: We do leg waxing," y mild a anesthetic," said my ever helpful husband So I applied a vodka gimlet to my nervous system ami began pulling again I didn't have the courage. Next my husband suggested a hot bath the heat would melt the wax off. and get me away from his study 1 was ready for that and hopped into a steaming tub Well, the wax softened into a If you think tills tale is going to p end with some sort of to wax of how explanation your legs or list of people wholl do it for you, look to someone step-by-sie- else I'm sticking to my Gillette and Schick blades. Presidents seen 25 years of club work By HazelS Parkinson Tribune Club Editor It is underPHOENIX. Ariz. standable why Mary Elizabeth Sowards, Lexington. Ky.. and Washington, D C., president of the General Federation of Womens Clrbs (the worlds largest women's organization! has selected the family and the free enterprise system as the two main concerns of her administration. Mrs. Sowards was orphaned at age 16. After graduation from college and marriage to Oscar C. .Sowards. Pikeville, Ky., the newlyweds took in her four sisters and a brother and reared them as if they were our children. The Sowards shared home and business real estate and investon equal terms. I never ments had to be liberated, I was always an equal partner with my husband." Early this year, her husband died. But her "children." three of her sisters, her brother, and three nieces, were at the GFWC convention and her installation and Kentucky style" reception. Club work for Mrs. Sowards began a quarter of a century ago, when she joined the Pikeville Women's Club. Shes held major offices at club, district, state, GFWC levels, including president of the Kentucky Federation of Womens Clubs, GFWC treasurer and president-elec- t. She was the first chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky. She has been a member of six other Kentucky commissions and councils. She is a member of the Pikeville College President's Advisory Board Mrs. Sowards was a member of the President's Consumer Advisory Council and the National Rent Advisory Board of the Price Commission. The untimely death of Dorothy Burkholder (shortly after her eler-tioas president in 1974) created a Submit picture before wedding The great increase in the number of weddings in area makes it possible for The our Tribune to publish only the engagement or wedding photograph, but not both. To assure publication, photographs for use with wedding announcements in The Tribune should be In the office of the Lifestyle Dept., Room 212, Tribune Bldg, at least one week before day of the wedding ceremony. The $6 charge for wedding photographs is to cover reproduction costs. Because of the volume of photographs handled, Th Tribune can assume ho responsibility for pictures submitted Golden wedding and birthday announcements are charged for space used at the rate of $10.46 per inch. They should he submitted to classified advertising department. Newspaper Agency Corp., 143 S Main, or phone n in the GFW'C executive board. Mrs. Harry Wagner, Prescott. Ariz., (who Mrs. Sowards succeeds as president) was then void president-elec- our country to develop and to protect our freedom and to help protect the freedom of others. "The GFWC program we propose CAN and MUST make a difference," said Mrs. Sowards She outlined some of the proposals: Educate and activate clubwomen and the community to stop inflation and to motivate other citizens. Speak out against the grossly overweight government. Be the w atchdogs on legislation. Write letters and more letters to congressmen and legislators about the problems. t. There was no provision in the s for orderly succession of officers It was trying times for the executive board, particularly Mrs. Wagner, who also hao to develop her own administration program. She called 30 clubwomen from around the nation to a ' think tank" session. Together an they created a GFWC first administration program by comheads mittee effort. "Thirty-on- e were better than one," said Mrs Wagner at the time. Mrs. Sowards has followed a similar procedure in setting up her administration program. As a result each new state president was given a completed new guidelines manual at the convention. In her inaugural address . . . Promote conservation and the development of new . . . fuel energy sources. A New Frogram meeting. Mrs. Sowards briefly outlined the program. Two Mighty Pillars The two main areas of emphasis will be the free enterprise system and the family. The two, which she calls "the two mightiest pillars of the country," will be woven into the fabric of all programs in the six areas of GFWC interest, home life, public affairs, international affairs, education, conservation and arts. The GFWC will continue programs, projects including community Improvement program, conservation seminars, career development and affiliated artists. CARE, SHARE, and its crime prevention program. "The family and the free enterprise system are beginning to crumble. The central problem we fare is complacency. Our free enterpise system is shackled by too much petty government regulations and unnees-sarbureaucracy. Yet it was that system which made it possible for The family unit has been the source of guidance and direction for our people. The family has been the moral and philosophical pillar of our country. "Now the family confronts major problems: A crime level which is up 400 to 500 percent, rising divorce rates: 40 percent of mothers with children under 5 in the labor force; 15 percent of births are illegimate, with 50 percent of those born to teenagers. "If both the family and private enterprise system stay, our country will be held aloft and free: if they should fall, America falls with them," she said "By concentrating our efforts thorough new and existing GFWC programs, we can begin the task of rebuilding the free enterprise y self-hel- . p . family confidence discussion groups. Encourage formation of parenting workshops. a television producers and sponsors merit award for shows that "tend to fortify family solidarity." Mrs. Sowards noted that the GFWC already is active in the proposed White House Conference on the Family, slated for December, 1979. She urged members to participate in preceding state conferences. "All of this takes personal commitment to our vision, our heritage, to preserve and protect our freedoms of choice, opportunities and to speak and to do. "We can make the difference. We can begin a redirection of our economy and we can preserve the family." The Winners Circlp Clubwomen from Kentucky went all out to put Mrs. Sowards in the "winner's circle," which was a . are in MODULAR FAIR OF CHAIRS LAST CONSOLES DESKS TABLES WAREHOUSE OPEN STOCK OE NATIONALLY KNOWN BRANDS All NEW OPEN STOCK IN THE CRATE DEMOS 100VL GUARANTEED FREE ARM ELAT BED lUtT t! 40 OM AND US TO 1100 ON MANY BELOW DIALER COST. 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N D factory hardwood AS MUCH AS IQlfhfd M and Florida. 4 She lists club work as "her favorite thing." She also enjoys bridge, golf, reading and travel.lT believe in the work (club workj I am doing. 1 live, eat and breath ft. People relax me. I should say, ppople with whom I am comfortable. Others elected to office were CHy COMPACTS REDUCED GFWC headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the next two years. She maintains homes in Kentucky lottery select Velsuede Mod in our own Safe All Vitom Two members drove a large rented truck from Kentucky. to Arizona, to transport the goodies. They also brought along the background props depicting Churchill Downs racetrack. A large horse head carved in ice, carrying the Derby theme, was on the serving table. ; As is the custom, Mrs. Sowards will occupy the president's suite at Choose from gorgaout fobnet Crushed Velvets or 2 DAYS 6 T! PIT America's newest jiing sensation1 Rich selection of fabrics Velsuede. Hoition cot ton. Acrylic Kir, ond hundreds more1 Ottomans optional Two sofas and armless love seat os shown UjM TT President today's VIKING FISCAL YEAR ENDS THIS MONTH SALE GFWC Mrs. horseshoe-shape- d prop, studded with red silk roses, at the installation reception. Clubwomen baked and sliced 140 pounds of country ham; made 3,000 baking powder biscuits, 3.000 burbon balls, plus other goodies for tne fete. WANT ADS! PANIC Mary Elizabeth Sowards . The Best Bargains 237-291- 1 i . . Mrs Sowards also announced a new GFWC program called FREE (Federation's Role in our Enterprise Economics), a speech contest for high school students, on the subject, "Private Enterprise System. The top national award will he a $6,000 scholarship. at the system and strengthening the family A Caring Family Essential "The support, the involvement and concern of a caring family is essential for a healthy individual and a healthy society "Our new 'Family Confidence Awareness Program' has been designed to help assess where we are and to guidp us in rebuilding efforts." She outlines some of the program proposals: Make available though clubs, magazines, newspapers, and television a questionnaire and guidelines. Develop the organization of n 90 DAYS CASH NO CUTTING (Mtm . |
