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BROOKLYN EAGLE, DEC. 22, 1948 11 What I MEN Are Society Nancy Platou Is Wed; Alice Gobel Engaged Mrs. Pedro Platou of the Quebec, Canada, announces the Nancy Platou, to Robert William George R. Christie of Manhattan, Paul's Church. The Rev.

John H. Fitzgerald officiated and was assisted by the Rev. Gregory Mabry. A small reception followed at the Towers Hotel. Carl Elligers gave his cousin in marriage.

The bride wore an ivory satin Edwardian gown. Her elbow length veil of Chinese lace fell from a satin crown edged with miniature shells made by her mother. The bride's sister, Mrs. Ralph A. Gerra of Brooklyn attended as matron of honor.

The Misses Jeanne D'Are Koltz of Brooklyn and Ann Carol Ensko of Freeport were bridesmaids. Serving as the best man was George R. Christie brother of the bridegroom. Roland Grangent of Boston, John O'Neill of Northfield, Vernon C. Wyle of Cos Cob, George M.

Keller of Garden City and Ralph A. Gerra and Robert -Mackenzie, both of Brooklyn, ushered. The bride is the daughter of the late Dr. Pedro L. W.

Platou. She was graduated from Edgewood Park School. Centenary Junior College and the Katharine Gibbs School, Manhattan. She was a member of the Motor Service, of Chapter. the Mr.

Brooklyn Christie Red is an alumnus of Norwich UniverA its and a member of Theta Chi fraternity. In the war he served as a captain with the Armored and Constabulary Forces in Europe. He is studying medicine at the Long Island College of Medicine where he is member of Alpha Kappa Kappa. After their honeymoon in Canada, Mr. and Mrs.

Christie will reside in Manhattan. Alice S. Gobel, S. J. Grant to Wed Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas J. Tiernan of 8025 Shore Road announced the engagement of Mrs. Tiernan's daughter, Miss Alice Suzanne Gobel, to Stanley J. Grant, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley H. Grant of 6812 Bay Cliff Terrace, at a cocktail party on Sunday afternoon at the Tiernan residence. Miss Gobel is the granddaughter of the late Adolf Gobel. She attended Fontbonne Hall Academy and is a senior at St.

Elizabeth's College, Convent Station, N. J. Mr. Grant, who served with the Marine during the war, is a of St. Augustine's High School and is attending St.

Francis College. The couple expect to be married in June. Marie J. Andersen's Betrothal Announced The engagement of Miss Marie J. Andersen, daughter of Mrs.

Astrid Andersen- of 615 41st to Thomas D. Thompson, grandson of Mrs. Aino Lindros of 724 41st i is announced. The bride-elect is a graduate of Bay Ridge High School and Mr. Thompson of Erasmus Hall High School.

Heights and the Seigniory Club, marriage of her daughter, Miss Christie, son of Mr. and Mrs. which took place yesterday in Four Debutantes Honored at Reception At Greene Residence on Monday evening at the Hotel St. George. The Greene residence was beautifully decorated with Christmas greens, holly composing the center pieces, and mistletoe.

Francis Walther's orchestra played for the dancing. There were 100 in attendance. Miss Greene wore a lace frock, cocktail length, over beige, and had a corsage of orchids. Her mother was in black crepe trimmed with jet and wore a corsage of orchids. Miss Himes, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Rees S. Himes of 479 Rugby Road, wore a blue-green taffeta dress made with a high neckline and elbow length sleeves and a corsage of red roses. Her mother was in dark brown. Miss Smith's frock was of black taffeta, made with a The home of Dr.

and Mrs. Carl H. Greene of 401 Clinton Ave. was the scene of a reception in honor of their debutante daughter, Miss Margaret Greene, and the Misses Beverley Himes. Cynthia Smith and Anne Warren, all debutantes who will be formally presented at the Yuletide Ball full skirt and long sleeves jacket.

She had gold accessories. She is daughter of and Mrs. Ainsworth L. the Smith of 603 3d Ave. Mrs.

Smith wore a purple crepe gown made with a full skirt, length sleeves and also had gold accessories. Miss Warren, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles F. Warren of 1 Grace Court, wore a beige lace gown made with short sleeves and a high neckline.

She wore pink camelias. Her mother was in a black gown. Celia S. Farber Will Wed Sunday The marriage of Miss Celia Farber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Abraham Farber of 1521 St. Mark's to George Janis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Janis of 400 Howard will take place at the Temple Bnai Mordecai. 1367 Eastern Parkway, Sunday, at 2:30 p.m.

The Rev. Hyman Allentoff of the Temple Bnai Mordecai will officiate. A dinner for guests and will follow the ceremony the Pink Salon of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The bride, who attendeding. Thomas Jefferson High School, will be attended by her sister, Mrs.

Sara F. Fischer of 45 Martense Brooklyn. Harold Janis, the bridegroom's brother, will be best man. Mr. Farber will give the bride away.

The bridegroom received B. A. degree from Brooklyn College, a M. S. from New York City College, and a M.

B.A. from New York University. He attended the Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn. Following a trip to Lake Placid the couple will reside at 1680 Ocean Ave.

IT WON'T BE LONG by all the things every good girl hopes to find on Christmas Morning is 5-year-old Regina Murphy. Dressed in a paste dotted swiss dress, she's all ready to try out her "television" victrola, which is a sort of musical magic lantern. Beside her is a miniature but real washing machine far doll clothes. All from the toy shop at Martin's of Brooklyn. L.

of Wedding Gowns, Gentlemen's Pockets Get Careful Attention in This Shop By BEATRICE JONES Varied and sentimental are the stories behind the garments left for refurbishing at one of a the borough's finest cleaners and dyers. in Take for instance, the brand new wedding gown, full and flouncy, which was prized so highly by both bride and soldier-groom because in its origS. inal form, a parachute, it had saved the life of the serviceman at the time of the Normandy invasion. The Leading French Cleaners of 7409 13th had their preview of the parachute even before it was fashioned into the wedding gown to determine whether or not the heavy stencilling of U. S.

and various codes printed link could be removed. It was decided to have the dressmaker cut out the dress first, thereby eliminating some of the letterThen it took about six weeks work with delicate chemicals to do the job thoroughly on the cutout pattern pieces. The dress was finally finished and brought back again for a final pressing and now the picture of the bride in a wedding array holds a prominent place of honor in the shop. Family Custom It is a common story for wedding dresses to be loaned to friends and relatives to fulfill that "something borrowed" tra-: One family of three sisters has passed a dress along for each wedding and recently Contemporary Comment Amuses Christmas Women Party By RUTH G. DAVIS where did Mrs.

Broadhurst get her flannel Society Editor pajamas? Most entertaining for the audience. "Step right this way, folks, Santa's just around the corner, the plum puddin's boilin' on MRS. ARLINGTON POST, in a baby bonthe stove and the mince pies are in the oven. net, made an attractive member of the preThere's sleigh bells in the air and snow under- kindergarten set and the teachers were reprefoot" (too true). So read the invitation to sented by Mrs.

Salmon and Mrs. Hans Popper, the Urban Club Christmas party which took both in costume of the 1900 era. Miss Ellen place yesterday afternoon. Rawlinson gave a Christmas recitation and the Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Rowland club members and guests all joined in the Salmon, the "Urban Club Stock Company" pre- singing of Christmas carols.

"The Christmas Follies" which gave the Mrs. Knox arranged for the very pretty 'guest a view of the little red schoolhouse Christmas decorations and Mrs. Edwin L. Beck in 1900. was hostess of the day and in charge of the Mrs.

H. D. Leopold, Mrs. William Buchanan luncheon. Mrs.

Louise E. Strong was chairand Mrs. Wallace White turned back the years man of the reception committee. and found themselves in the second grade of grammar school. Mrs.

George N. Broadhurst, THE 1900 CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES, inMrs. Clifton Dance, Mrs. Julian Knox and Miss cluding cotillions, debuts, and club Elizabeth Harvey proved to be glamour girls were discussed by your correspondent who in flannel nightgowns. Right here we would had the pleasure of participating in the program.

like to tell a story that is definitely "out of The spiritual story of Christmas was preschool." sented by the Rev. John Paul Jones of Union However, we are afraid there might be Church, who used as his theme "all they that some trouble if we mention names, but one heard it wondered." of the flannel nightgowns was out of a There were Christmas gifts for every memChristmas package. Or should we say it was ber distributed by Miss Mabel Campbell, Miss going right into a Christmas package. For one Mildred Bainbridge, and Mrs. Alfred M.

of the "actresses" was giving it to her hus- Koester. Miss Bainbridge was in charge of band for Christmas! the special door prize--a plum pudding- and There: is one thing we would like to know- it was awarded to Mrs. Charles C. Meytrott, in BrooklynSt. Ann's Stands in Midst of Change 3 (had it cleaned in readiness for! the next nuptials.

Another bride recently brought her wedding dress in to be cleaned so that she could cut it apart to fashion the ruffles for a sinet. We have never seen such a display of wedding evening gowns in one cleaning shop but then this establishment does make a specialty of these. One, was ha of white satin, intricately shirred and yoked in delicate lace imported from no wonder wanted it Paris. Price tagged at $500, it's to have special care. Heirloom veils and beading trims come in for special attention.

Lace is sprayed with a gelatin and starch solution to give it the necessary body which is naturally removed during the cleaning process, as is satin when the garment has lost its natural stiffness. Customer Inspection Established since 1918, this firm really knows how to go about the business of removing stains. First they determine what kind of stain-liquor, ice cream, water, the garment reaches the spotting board to be subjected to a variety of spot removers. Then it is given a general cleaning, inspected again, and then hung until a day or two before the promised date of delivery when it is pressed. Packing is not done until the customer has seen the finished work.

Gentlemen's suits are subjected to rigid inspection before cleaning. Pockets are emptied of tobacco, book matches, lint, fishhooks and all the other artibas-cles menfolk are likely to collect, trouser cuffs are freed of dust, and buttons replaced. Ladies' dresses are pressed by hand, special attention given to collars and buttons are carefully guarded. Delicate articles are secured in nylon bags before they go into the cleaning machine, an apparatus comparable to a washing machine swirls the garments. around in a non-oily fluid, drawing it off in the final process to leave the odorless.

Good News For Mothers The hazards of childbearing have fallen to an all-time low for American women in 1948, according to the statisticians of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The 'statement 1s based upon the expectation that the year's maternal death rate will be of 1947, which was about even more favorable than thatdeaths per 10,000 live births, the lowest on record to that time. Prior to 1930 the country's death rate was at the level of about 70 deaths per 10,000 live births. SLEIGHT OF HAND turns a tailored glove into a glamour one. It's an elastic-bound shirred cuff that slips over the wrist, to be worn in either gauntlet or turn-back style.

Priced at $1: in Namm's. By MARGARET MARA Exploring Brooklyn is ing experiences as a newspaper years and, although a reporter average citizen, I am discovering our borough. But I'm learning, it tremendously. Just the other day I Gold not far from the Navy I wasn't searching for anything just moseying along looking some of them occupied, but as though a good wind would Who Were They? Naturally I speculated on once lived pridefully in those frame houses with the tiny snuggled under the eaves and chimneys. There also is a good deal in that neighborhood, and stood there now are humming somehow I felt that this changing was holding together as a unit.

Quite suddenly I came in and I said to myself: "That's it!" It wasn't until I walked up the worn flagstone steps, pushed open the door and entered the vestibule that I discovered it was St. Ann's R. C. Church. The vestibule was pitch dark and for sufficient light I held the outer door open with one foot while I read the notices on the bulletin board.

Beyond the Darkness Certain that there would be a light on the altar, I wanted to see the interior of what felt must be a very old church. To do this I was forced to release the outer door, shutting out the daylight and make dash through the darkness for the inner door. St. Ann's, I learned, is shrine church and many small candles flickered with a yellow light. There was warmth and reassurance in the although my footsteps sounded hollowly on the wood floor.

The pews are severely and narrow. People came here to pray, not to lounge, I reflected. Leading familles of BrookLyn's Irish were the founders of this church. The names on the Foster Parents Plan for War Children, Inc. at 55 W.

42d Manhattan. Wards Off Weaknesses It is during the impressionable years of childhood and adolescence that attractive clothing and an understanding home are of great importance. During these years of rapid growth, good food is also important. Lack of the right things to eat at this time may not only stunt growth, but result in body weaknesses which may never be overcome, and which will be a handicap throughout life. It is because this Foster plan for children takes care of them for a given period, rather than suppling only one or two packages, that we especially like idea.

We hope that through this gift Pierrette will find that the hardships and sadness proving to be one of my most excitreporter. I've lived here for 26 gets around a lot more than the how little I really know about and enjoying found myself on Yard district. in particular, at old houses, nearly all looking blow them down. the people who little two-story attic windows leaning brick Margaret Mara of vacant land where homes once Margaret factories. But Mara community sight of an old red brick church stained glass windows told me that, but surely, I thought, they no longer live in the changed parish.

Who, then supported the church, aside from the beneficenses of early parishioners? The Faithful That was revealed to me when I went again to the dark vestibule and maneuvered the street door for light. A loyal neighborhood of many races and creeds is represented on the bulletin board, side by side with information regarding the hours for venas. Small advertisements, probably 40 in all, are listed with the names of the movie theater, butcher, grocer, and other small stores in the surrounding streets. What a remarkable lesson. in the one-ness of people we can take from this tion in a rundown and poor neighborhood.

Eighty eight years ago the first mass was celebrated in St. Ann's Church when only the basement of the building had been completed. It was on Xmas Gift With the True Spirit By ELSA STEINBERGER Food Editor We would like to pass on to you an idea which we think truly expresses the spirit of Christmas. This year, duplicating last year's plan, the Kellogg Company, as a gift to the food editors, is adopting in their names a French child whose parents were buried alive the family home in Chartres was bombed in 1940. This means that every month during this next year provision will be made for the support of this 14-year-old girl who has lived through horror, loneliness and starvation.

We are happy to know that this gift will also mean better food, new clothes, as well as guardianship that mean so much to any child but which are particularly important to this girl, and others in the same circumstances. Those of you who would like to contribute in a similar fashion may do SO through the SHE'LL EAT BETTERPierrette Charon, food editor's gift. the past, are softened in retrospect, even though they are not the sort of things one forgets. We want to say thank you to Kellogg's for letting us share Christmas. Fears She's Not Good Mary Haworth 3 Mail Enough for Her Suitor DEAR MARY HAWORTH -I am in with John and he with me; but I have a horrible feeling that I am not good enough for him, and I am afraid that eventually this will ruin every.

thing between us. He comes of a socially prominent Boston family and knows me only as an attractive girl who dresses well and is a good date. All that I am socially, in my present surroundings, I achieved myself. I spend all my money (and more) on beautiful clothes and a nice place to live, when I should be helping my plain hardworking family get a new car or paint their old house back in our home town. Mary Haworth In our small community my family is prominent, and as a child I was led to believe that I was a little better than my playmates who didn't have dolls as 'big as mine or dresses that cost as much.

Then we moved to a larger town where no one knew (or cared to know) my family, and I was just plain Jane Doe from the sticks, who had nothing better than her numerous classmates. Playing the Snob Circuit When I was ready for college my family moved back to the old home place, and I chose a two-year college, mainly for the social life. I was out to make something of myself, for my: self; and during Summers I waited on table, saved pennies and fussed at my hard-working father until I had clothes as fine as any girl's in college. I have nothing to offer John bus my, love and false pretenses--no beauty, brains, money or complete innocence, whereas he can offer me everything. He doesn't know yet that I feel this way; and how can I present my family to him, in view of my false front? How can I ever overlook the difference in our backgrounds? Help me to pull myself together, please.

I can't give up after coming this far; I've reached my goal, but how can I retain it? J. D. Prestige or Self the Charm? DEAR J. D. You say that John can offer you everything, meaning what? Are you in love with John, the man himself? Or is it his birthright social position and aristocratic background that bewitches? If the latter, that's the "difference" that might ruin everything between you when it dawned on him, as it would eventually if you married him primarily to expedite social striving for snob-eminence as Mrs.

Somebody in the larger world. Doesn't Do Herself Justice You're not a bad sort, and are being unduly rough on yourself, I think, as regards your guiltstricten attachment to tinsel values. As I see the picture, there is inextinguishable honesty in your character; your private distress about your false front bears witness to that; but unfortunately your family indulged you in borrowed claims to personal consequence in early years. What you lack, essentially, is true self-regard. Given that, you would feel no need to apologize for plain origins, nor to seek eminence via the precarious route of coat-tail hanging.

M. H. Mary Haworth counsels -through her col. umn, not by mail or personal interview. Write her in care of the Broohign Eagle..