MIAMI TIMES. MIAMI, FLORIDA SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1951 ra * * a • ' IJ / A.N.P. K Hello Friends: Just like the weatherman gives you his predic- tions each day, at this time of year the fashion designers do likewise by giving out with their forcasts for the coming seasons. In reading what two of these popular personalities had to say, I found that there will be two distinct silhouttes: “Uutra dim lor suits and street dresses, and super full for coats and afternoon and even- ing clothes. There will be two colors to every costume, with the mono- tone ensemble a rarity. “Combinations of two fabrics, usually contrasting thin-wlth-thick or soft-with-stiff are being shown. Fashion sees double in details, too Twin collars, twin belts, double lapels, double sleeves, double hem- lines, double brigs on hats, double tiers on capes and double founces on skirts.” Jimmy Gordon, fabulous designer, of New York and Chicago has created many gowns for such outstanding stage personalities as Sarah Vaubhn and Billie Holliday. He affirms that evening dresses “have all the intricate fur-belows of 18th Century or Edwardian dressmaking: Boned bodices, poufed overskirts, back buttons, petticoats, crinolines and even hoops. There are many short party dresses with crinolined full skirts. Fabrics are light as air and lightly colored. Silks are of first importance, running the full gamut from mohair and rich ribbed ot- toman to paper taffeta, chiffon and filmy silk organdies and oriental gauze. Look for two fabrics together: Organza with satin, lace with taffeta, wool with faille, jersey with taffeta, Velvet trimming and piping continues.” Mrs. Oteal Elliott, director-owner of the Oteal school of dress- making in Chicago, is firm in her belief about the overall fashion pic- ture. She says “Watch for the magnetic center of the silhouette to shift from the bosom to the hipline or the back. The taut hip is no- ticeable in skin-tight suit skirts and dresses that actually “duck under” the hips in back. Necklines have risen discreetly, but backs are coming out into the open. Many day dresses are cut low at the back and most are daringly bared at night. There will be a widening effect to the shoulders, still without padding, however. Extra deep and wide dolman sleeves, yokes, flanges, big cape collars, elbow-length puff sleeves and the briefest and fullest of boleros give bulk to the shoulder area. There is a new cutaway shoulder that slants in; almost like a halter, for the inevi- table exception to the rule. , Unpressed hems on afternoon and short evening dresses are im- portant news. The return of silk prints for daytime, abstracts and florals and very few “conversation” prints, is innovational.” There you have it ladies, the fashion scene for 1951. Here’s hoping you will enjoy it. Being feminine creatures, I’m sure you will, for we women always want to keep abreast with the times. A Woman’s Viewpoint BY MARGARET GOSS BURROUGHS FOR ANP This is a Chicago story which I think you readers might like to hear. It gives an idea of how much freedom of speech really exists in America, bringing it closer to home, right here in Chicago. We have a young man here of whom many of us have been quite proud. He is a newscaster and does a special program called “The Negro News” nightly here over one of the radio stations. Perhaps you might remember that some time ago in this column, I ran a series of a speech by Canada Lee, the actor, on the attitude of American Radio toward the treatment of the Negro people. The conclusion of these articles was that the Negro either distorted in portrayal over radio and television or ignored all together. Well, this young Negro News commentator, Oscar Brown Jr., by name, has been doing this program out from Chicago for the past three years. He had built up a large listening audience and his spon- sors were quite pleased with the job that he did. Then one day recently the owners of the radio station became a bit uneasy about the things he was saying. For one thing they object- ed to the fact that at times he mentioned Paul Robeson in a favorable manner. They then asked him to submit a copy of his script 24 hours before his broadcast. He was willing to do this and asked the owner of the station what his objection was to the commentaries. The owner said that he did not want Paul Robeson mentioned favorably on his station. The young commentator then agreed not to mention Paul Robeson on the program at all. An evening or two later, the young man made a par- ticularly stirring broadcast in which Jie urged Negro people to organ- ize to fight for their rights if they ever were going to get them. This was the piece de resistance. The next morning our commentator received a telegram telling him that he was no longer with this particular radio station. His sponsors received a telegram stating that they did not mind carry- ing the program but that another commentator would have to be sub- ctytuted. Now the commentator is Negro and so are the sponsors and they pay good money to keep this program on the air. What was this young Negro saying that made the White owners of WGES so uneasy that they would drop the program Simply this: He was expressing the yearnings and sentiments of the Negro people. Os course I don t have to tell you that the entire Negro community is up in arms about this matter. Letters of protests, phone calls and telegrams, etc., are being sent in to the station. If you have been within earshot of this program, we hope that you will do likewise. PROFESSIONAL PIANO TUNER AND REPAIRER Reconditioning and Painting A Specialty WnXTAM PINDFR 1942 NW Second Court t»hotte 8.-7709 Miami. Florida Lutherans Want Interracial Church In Nation’s Capital WASHINGTON (ANP) The Lutheran Ministerial associ- ation, composed of pastors of 33 churches in the area, recommend- ed here last week the establish- ment of an interracial church by the denomination in downtown Washington. The recommendation was made following the release of a three- month study on “Lutheran Re- sponsibility in Winning the Ne- gro to Christ.” It asked “an in- clusive (interracial) Lutheran church so chartered . . . central- ly located . . . with an interracial staff.” In addition, the report asked denomination churches planning relocation because of shifting populations, to consider possibili- ties of remaining at their present sites on an interracial basis. The study was unanimously adoptel by the association. It was prepared by the Revs. C. T. Nel- son of Augustana church, Wil- liam Schiebel of Mount Olive, and J. H. Somersville, Our Redeemer. If the church property must be sold to finance another church, the report suggested that the proper mission board be asked to take over and establish either an interracial institution or a Negro mission on the site. It also proposed a joint meeting of all local church councils to discuss the responsibility -of churches in the area with com- paratively large Negro popula- tions. Rev. Arnold P. Kellar Jr., chairman of the report commit- tee and assistant pastor of the Church of the Reformation, said the meeting would be held with- in a month. Lutheran churches listed as be r ing in areas with large Negro populations are Atonement, where the association met; Augustana, Keller Memorial, LutheT Place Memorial, Reformation, St. Mat- thew’s, St. Stephen’s and Trini- ty. Members of the association rep- resent a total of 22,000 persons of Lutheran faith in the Missouri Synod, American, Augustana and United branches. The study is to be referred to the Maryland Synod of the United Lutheran church which last May asked for n report on the number of Negroes that could be brought into the church. 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