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Show Utahn Is Hostess At Olympic Tea One of the outstanding social events : ; the past week in Los Angeles was : '.!.- Utah Olympic tea and fashion '.nv, given by Mrs. Clesson S. Kinney, Kin-ney, Utah hostess, and her executive committee at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David P. Kowc-ils, 1-J2 North Hudson Drive. As visitors are expected this summer sum-mer from every state in the union, as well as from foreign countries, there has been appointed a hostess from each state and nation, and these hostesses are now busy planning numerous num-erous pre-Olympic affairs to raise funds for the entertainment of Olympic Olym-pic guests. The Utah tea was one of the most successful given so far. The program was varied and entertaining. A fashion fash-ion show contrasting early American modes of dress with those of today was directed by Miss Elizabeth Jennings Jen-nings and Mrs. Morrill N. Farr. The loveliest feature of the show was a processional of brides staged in the beautiful wal!ed-in garden surrounding surround-ing the Howells home. There were bridal costumes of sixty years, fifty years, thirty-five years, twenty-seven years and seven years ago, followed by the bride of today with her flower girls and bridesmaids. Miss Francis Farr, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D Spencer, wore a trousseau gown of Mrs. Margaret Clawson's of seventy-five years ago. Miss Patricia Maguire appeared in Mrs. Theron Geddes' gown of sixty years ago. Three generations of wedding wed-ding gowns were shown. Miss Lois Manwaring appeared in the gown worn by Mrs. Ann Grosbeck sixty years ago. Miss Barbara Richards dis-r played the gown worn by Mrs. Louise Grosbeck McCuhe thirty-five years ago and Miss Marion Lovejoy wore the wedding dress of Mrs. Marion McCune Redfield of seven years ago. A great deal of interest and enthusiasm enthus-iasm was shown by a number of the Utah colony in the fashion show. Many of them dug into old chests and appeared ap-peared in the "gay finerys" of former days. There were some magnificent Indian costumes, costumes of pioneer days, the gold rush days, and the gay '90's. Doctor Grace S. Airey and Mrs. Mary , Stratton were especially picturesque pic-turesque in long trailing gown and plumed hats of forty years ago. The musical program was arranged by Mrs. A. H. Peabody Among the Utah artists who appeared were Cora Bird, Charlotte Del Porto, Delos Jenkes, Harold Lewis and Mrs. Lutie Burke. Squire Coop of the University of California, presented one of his pupils, Elton Nolpert, in a group of songs. A Lyric Trio furnished music for the fashion show. Refreshments wrere served in the garden by a group of young girls under un-der the direction of Mrs. Louise G. McCune and Mrs. Georgie L. Daly. Assisting Mrs. Kinney on her executive exe-cutive committee are Miss Helen Jennings, Jen-nings, Mmes. George F. Wassoti, A. H. Peabody, Roscoe M. Breeden, F. W. Naylor, David P. Howells, Louise G. McCune and Georgie L. Daly. Eugene L. Roberts, former coach at the Brigham Young university, and Alma Richards, past Olympic ' champion cham-pion of Utah, assisted the committee in receiving. Between 200 and 300 guests . called during the afternoon. The proceeds of the tea will be used to entertain Utah visitors during the Olympic games. |
