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4A—Burleson Star, Monday, August II, 1980
Fragrances From
... .Yesteryear
dew tell!
By Doris E. Wilson, People Editor
:XHE ROSE JARS of grandmother’s day. . with their
pleasing spicy fragrance. . are again coming into populari-
ty according to an article in a woman’s magazine
X can remember the Rose Jar my grandmother had setting
aim chifforobe in her bedroom. It was a large, ornately carv
edcrystal jar with a rose-colored tinge and a lid shaped as a
cjystal rose. It was a “mustn’t touch" thing of beauty and
fdtgrance.
ut I couldn’t reach it anyway even when I stood on a tall
jl on my tip-toes.
was always a childhood delight to be invited into her
room to watch her comb and brush her long hair and put
itlbto a bun at the nape of her neck, and to sit and admire
tljjtt Rose Jar.
Her bedroom always had an aura of fresh roses And so did
Me, despite the face she dipped snuff and always carried a
small tin of it in her apron pocket
L$he kept tiny pink satin, lace-trimmed sachets filled with
tyg- arromatic potion in her handkerchief drawer The petals
iMre taken from roses grown in her own yard and the satin
jackets were made with tiny hand-sewn stitches.
Recently, looking through some of her letters and
^flotographs, I came across her recipe for preparing one of
those delightful rose jars at home, True, rose-blooming time
bps passed for this year, but it will come again.
•According to my grandmother's recipe, rose petals should
be gathered early in the morning before the sun is high and
spread on a table in the shade. After drying for an hour or so,
petals should be arranged in one-half inch layers in a two
quart storage jar with cover, sprinkling each layer with a
pinch of table salt.
: Add petals day by day, stirring thoroughly every morning,
(ptil you have two quarts when pressed down solidly
; Ten days after the last addition, mix together in a dish:
one-fourth ounce of ground mace, cloves and All Spice, one-
tjalf ounce of ground cinnamon, two ounces of powdered orris
lipot and one-half pound of dried lavender flowers,
jr. Then fill the jar alternately with layers of rose petals and
the above mixture. And to each layer, add one drop of rose,
geranium or orange flower oil Complete the jar by pouring
one ounce of cologne or toilet water over the entire mixture.
It will last a long, long time if cherished and kept covered.
To renew the essence, it is recommended to add sweet
blossoms or fragrant leaves from time to time to the mixture
And another sweet smelling note: to gain maximum ad-
vantage from your precious perfumes and perfume-colognes,
add their fragrance to your accessories
Saturate cotton pads with the perfume and place them in
your hosiery, scarf and lingerie drawers And you can aug-
ment the elegant aura of the fragrance you are wearing by
dabbing the scent to the underside leaves of an artificial
flower.
When traveling, spray your perfume or cologne over
tissue, and after it dries, wrap your loveliest ensembles in it.
Whisk fragrance over the lining of your purse and you can be
assured your grooming will always be delightfully feminine
THAT WAS A most delightful and inspirational evening the
young people of First Baptist Church provided for dinner
guests at their Christian Theater production of “Ten Miles To
Jericho” in the Fellowship Hall of the church Friday and
Saturday nights. The play examined the ancient parable of
the Good Samaritan in terms of contemporary significance,
which were capably explained to the audience in side
remarks by narrators, Mike l.andingha.n and Charlene
Sanders. . while actors "froze" in their places, picking up
the dialogue and action when the narrators had
finished . The play took place a few days after the wounded
man was passed by a priest and a Levite and left for
dead. . The man is brought to an Inn just down the road by
someone, he later discovers is the Good Samaritan. . In the
Inn he has a confrontation with the priest and Levite, who
reveal, even though religious men, they evaded responsibili-
ty of involvement because they were both too busy with their
own pursuits . There were strong portrayals by Cassandra
Alvarado as Rachel and Shelly Stokes as Miriam, who take
care of the Inn and had nursed the wounded man back~to
health. . Shane Stokes as the priest and Joe Franell as the
Levite brought touches of humor to their parts as
"villains". Craig Couch, as the Good Samaritan, though on
stage only briefly, gave an imposing, compassionate
presence to his role The dramatic conclusion came, when
the wounded man played by Rex Russell learns his benefac-
tor is the despised Samaritan and though still recovering
from arm and leg wounds decides to hobble after the
Samaritan to thank him for caring, as he limps off stage,
Russell says, "It’s only 10 miles to Jericho”. . Russell did a
fine piece of acting during his conflict of emotions that waver-
ed from hate to love toward the Samaritan, this writer
thought she saw tears in eyes. While obvious thanks go to
actors on stage for a pleasant, thought provoking evening,
there was a lot of behind-the-scenes help from other Col-
lege/Career Department members. Bob Johns, minister of
youth at the church, not only directed the play, but adapted it
from the original play. Ten Miles To Jericho" written by
Earl Reimer and Bob was seen, too, helping to serve din
ner to guests before the play opened an intriguing title of
"Scrounger" was given to Russell Seawright Bob explain-
ed this meant, when no one else could do it, Russell
did. Preceding the play, theater guests dined by-
candlelight at quartet tables, covered with blue cloths, under
a canopy of blue streamers Robert Fasol, at the piano,
provided a background of dinner music Among the almost
100 "first mghters" Friday were Letha llardgrove, Valda
Pendergraft. Marjorie Vargas. Gladys VVildman making up a
dining foursome. . .Helen Ayers. Ruby Robbins, Corrine
Stephenson. Tillie Lace, Dr. Ed and Lilia Schmeltekopf, Rev.
adn Mrs. Jimmie Stephenson, Jimmy Ryter, Jean Beckwith .
and the Vernon Stokes family just to name a few. and
thanks must go to Jean Young, Glenna Carroll and Belva
Stokes for preparing the delicious food and the Strawberry-
Fluff that topped it off just right!
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HOT WEATHER NOTES The district clerk's office in
Cleburne reports there were 86 divorces during July, and
Judge C.C. (Kit> Cooke added that “hot weather" divorces
are only equalled by "cold weather” divorces in January
after Christmas bills begin to come and a dear little
almost-six-year-old girl coined a new phrase when she wish-
ed the "sun storm” would be over so she could play outside in
the afternoons
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RAMBLING THOUGHTS of a professional
rambler Burleson has a charming visitor in the form of
18-year-old Stephanie Burchell from Dorset, Winborne
England .who is here visiting her aunt and family, J.R. and
Barbara Samsill, Nikki, Michael and Jerry Stephanie,
who has a peaches and cream complexion with which the
English are so often blessed, is in her final year of college,
where she is studying to become a "Nanny" but not the
"starched British" type, she says, we have, also, a
celebrity in our midst one-year-old Shadi Rane Thiebaud,
who was named "Miss Sunshine U S A," and “Most
Photogenic" at a national contest held in Dallas the latter
part of July she's the pride and joy of Ginni and Ross
Thiebaud Wonder if Naomi and Robert Wilson made it to
Las Vegas they were planning to go last week and were
taking along Duane Garrett, who is "batching it' while
wife, Peggy, is in Hawaii visiting with relatives The
Wilsons had planned to go Monday a week ago, but a trial
date was set and Bob had to be in court so they made
another reservation for later and at 8 p m reservation
night Bob was still in court and his chances looked dim to
slim of being able to go by home, pick up Naomi and luggage
and get to the D-FW Airport in time and so it goes until
next week, love, dew
.Compassionate
Club Sets Talk
J Elise Yarbro, a bereaved
parent and author of “For
Hod and Suzi” will present
]trie program at the Compas-
sionate Friends’ meeting
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in First
^Methodist Counseling
•Center, 612 West 4th in
downtown Fort Worth.
2 Additional information
bbout the group may be ob-
tained by calling Verna L.
Smith, 296-8679.
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Mrs. Smith also reports
Compassionate Friends will
have a garage sale Sept. 11 at
their home, 309 Springwiilow
in Burleson, in order to raise
funds for group’s expenses.
Compassionate Friends is a
non-profit organization.
“The chapter will be hap-
py to accept craft items,
baked goods or any
salvageable items,” Mrs.
Smith said
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penalty for early withdrawals and prohibit
compounding of interest on these accounts.
WHEN IT COMES TO
MAKING MONEY GROW
WE HAVE A GREEN THUMB.
FIRSn&TEXAS
Savings Association
BURLESON OFFICE
100 N. W. Renfro
295-5295
Home office — Dallas Member FSUC
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MRS. VICTOR ALLAN SWAIM
. . .the former Penny Marie Busby
Think Thin Club
Rewards Members
The Think Thin Tops Club
met Aug 4 at 6:30 p m in
Kingswood United Methodist
Church.
Meeting opened with Club
Pledge
Thirteen members weigh-
ed in.
Best loser for the week
was Sandy Janusch with a
3*2 lb. loss.
Dottie Wilson received a
July doll for being Best
REGISTER
AUGUST 22
EXCELLENCE
IN
EDUCATION
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HAPPY MOHRS KINDERGARTEN
.wutiMi. e«Vw,
Irt. Ir*n« Cli#k*eal«, Pirtcfsr/Kirta CliakteaU, Asst. Dir. A Teacherj
Short Takes
We’d complain to the post-
al service about late mail —
but who's to deliver the
letter?
Do you ever have days
whea you fed you’ve speat
the whole time going up a
down escalator?
Our state doesn't happen
to have a lottery — we just
take our chances in traffic.
Busby-Swaim Repeat
Double-Ring Nuptials
Loser of the Month with a 9
lb loss
Second best loser with a
6‘2 lb. loss was Suzy de
Leeuw She took the Travel-
ing trophy home with her for
the second time this year
The member having the
trophy the most times during
the year, gets to keep it at
the end of the year
Kristi de Leeuw was Best
Loser of the Week for the
Teens Top Club
Cindy Swisher was Best
Loser for July in the Teens
Tops Club.
Erick McKinney pastor of
the Kingswood United
Methodist Church gave a
talk on “Faith."
He said." Faith not only
helps us to lose weight, but
Faith helps us to live our life
to the fullest."
Serenity prayer repeated
in unison closed the meeting
Anyone interested in leam-
ning more about Tops should
contact Suzy de Leeuw at
295-2095 or Juanita Moore at
295 4084
Miss Penny Marie Busby and Victor Allan Swaim repeated
marriage vows at 7:30 p m July 25 in the Burleson Church of
Christ.
Parents of the bride are Mr and Mrs Paul E Busby of
Rt 2, Alvarado The bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs
Floyd Swaim. Rt.2. 108 Sherry Ln
Mark Jennings, minister, performed the double ring
ceremony before an altar decorated with greenery and
eandlelabra
Vocalists were Margaret Tucker, Cheryl and Mary Ann
Leifeste
The bride, escorted to the altar by her father, wore a for-
mal gown of white silk organza with keyhole neckline and
bishop sleeves trimmed in Rachel Lace The organza pleated
pick-up skirt terminated in a chapel-length train Completing
the ensemble was a hat made of Rachel lace ruffles.
The bridal bouquet w as fashioned of silk apricot roses amid
white crysanthemums
On her approach to the altar, the bride gave her mother a
long stem rose She repeated this with her new mother in-law
follow ing the service
Matron of honor was Paula Homan, sister of the bride
Bridesmaids were Tracie Jackson of Joshua and Carol
Standerfer of Alvarado.
They wore matching floor-length dresses of apricot satin
with spaghetti straps topped with floral shadow print capes
Each carried a long stem silk apricot rose
Melanie Homan, niece of the bride, was flower girl She
wore a long dress of white eyelet with white satin bow and
carried a basket of apricot and white silk flowers
Gary Watkins of Crowley served his cousin as best man
Clown
Party
Motif
Casey Peacock celebrated
his third birthday at a party
given by his parents, Mr
and Mrs Larry Peacock in
their home
CASEY PEACOCK
. . .he’s three!
Groomsmen were Billy Bob Cleveland Jr . oi Joshua and
Sammy Vardeman of Alvarado
Ushers were Scott Bain and Cory Standerfer, both of
Alvarado
All of the bridegroom's attendants wore silver tuxedos with
grey ruffled shirts
The ringbearer, Corey Rodriquez, nephew of the
bridegroom, was dressed in a white tuxedo w ith white ruffled
shirt He was wearing an apricot silk rose boutonniere
Mrs Busby chose for her daughter's wedding a mint green
floor-length dress with green pastel shadow cape Her cor
sage was silk npn-etit crysanthemums
The bridegroom's mother wore a long mauve dress with
corsage of white silk crysanthemums.
A reception for the newly married couple and their guests
was held in the Fellowship Hall of the church following the
ceremony
Serving at the bride's table was Sherri Rodriquez, sister of
the bridegroom, and Tammi Patten Pam Stanley of
Burleson and Tamera Cox of Alvarado were at the groom's
table
Angie Homan, niece of the bride, registered guests as they
arrived
After returning from a wedding trip to Corpus Christi, the
couple will be living in Burleson
The new Mrs Swaim, a 1980 graduate of Alvarado High
School, will be attending Fort Worth School of Business this
fall. She is now employed by Winn Dixie in Burleson
The bridegroom graduated from Alvarado High School in
1978 and is employed with Redi Mix Repair in Burleson
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A Clown Cake wishing
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Cowboy" birthday was serv-
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Among the special guests
were his sister, Tracy, 12,
and grandparents, Mr and
Mrs Carl Nogar
Tiny Tot
Feted At
First Party
Brannon James Sims was
honoree at a party given on
his first birthday, July 30, in
the home of his parents, Mr
and Mrs. James E. Sims.
Among those attending
were his grandmother, Mrs.
Marie Parrish of Fort
Worth; Mr. and Mrs Glen
Summers, Staci and
Stephanie, Pete Weed, Mr.
and Mrs Hubert McBride,
Brad, JoAnna and John, Mr.
and Mrs. Danny Abshire and
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Hutson, Wayne & Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 85, Ed. 1 Monday, August 11, 1980, newspaper, August 11, 1980; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth760682/m1/4/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.