•Bmancaster Finning, Saturday, Navambar 1897 Decades Of Fashions \ Intrigue Frederick Farm Women KAREN BUTLER Maryland Correspondent WOODSBORO, Md. It was something old, something new, something country, something city as two women’s groups here joined together to celebrate a cen tury of fashions. Sponsored jointly by the Frederick County Farm Bureau Women and the Frederick Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc., the Decades of Fashions program served as this year’s Farm-City activity for the Farm Bureau Women, and drew a crowd of almost 300 to the Fire man’s Activities building in Woodsboro. “This is the first time we’ve had a joint venture to promote Farm- City week," noted Louise Ediger, Farm-City committee member, “We felt that through fashion we could reach out to women,” she explained of the women's deci sion to join with the Business and Professional women. The county farm women have a history of veiy successful outreach prog rams for Farm-City week, and last year were honored with an award for their service at the state level. Funds raised by the program bene fit scholarship programs, com munity projects, and the educa tional promotion of agriculture. The fasion review followed a social hour and buffet dinner of baked ham and roasted turkey. John Fieseler, a member of Fre derick County’s 250th anniver sary committee, served as master of ceremonies for the event, and Diane Ogg, Frederick County farm queen, offered the invoca tion. First historical fashions were modeled by the farm women. Mary Jane Roop served as com mentator. Although the fashions would have charmed the audience on their looks alone, Roop’s color ful, thoroughly researched com ments added another layer of appreciation by placing each fash ion in its historical context. Many of the women modeled clothing worn by their relatives long ago, and others donned historically accurate reproductions. In many cases the audience was treated to a narrative of a day in the life of a farm woman with a name still Julie Roop demonstrated what a fashionable young lady living in the early 1900’s might wear. Bill and Barbara Crum were attired as a hardworking farm couple of days gone by. Barbara wore a traditional long-sleeved, ankle length dress of blue gingham. The apron is accented with blue daisies. A sun bonnet and an egg basket completed her outfit. Her husband Bill was dressed in bib overalls and a crisp chambray work shirt. He wore a broadbrimmed straw hat and carried a red bandan na and a two-pronged hay fork. common in today’s farming community. Florence Shell of Walkersville, a collector of period clothing, gra ciously lent seven outfits from her extensive collection to the Farm Bureau women for the gala event Mrs. Shell provided more than 20 outfits for the 75th anniversary fashion show in 1996 put on by the women's committee. Her generosity has made it possible for the community to enjoy a wide array of antique fashions. In all 15 old-time fashions were displayed on the runway to the delighted audience. They ranged from wedding dresses to mourn ing attire; from women’s swim- wear to children's playciothes. Each garment was significant in its own merit The youngest model was master Roy Patrick Amaral, modeling a 1912 baptismal gown that was owned and originally worn by Katherine Morgan Stull. The gown was lovingly made by her grandmother, Carrie Eyler Morgan from 100% cotton with an intricately pleated top. Hemmed in eyelet, the tiny creation has 10 rows of pleats on the bottom. Mas ter Amaral was carried by his proud grandmother who wore a promenade dress of mauve cotton print with weskit jacket. Following the historical fashion show, the Business and Profes sional Women presented a parade of clothing suitable for today's professional women. Scholarship Applications HACKETTSTOWN, N. J. The Finnan E. Bear Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Soc iety has announced it is accepting applications for the Edward Hall Scholarship. Natural resource majors in a broad range of categories are elig ible for the $5OO scholarship. Applicants must be full-time stu dents attending a New Jersey accredited college or be New Jersey residents attending an out of-state school, who have com pleted at least two semesters of study by the January 1998 award date. Application deadline is Dec. IS, 1997. 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