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To kick off this year's Garden County Centennial celebrations, Volunteers of America will host a style show and tea on April 18th at the Oshkosh City Auditorium. This is a lovely chance to see fancy table settings and be pampered. The proceeds from this popular event support the Volunteers of America Preschool, serving about thirty children each year from across the county.
The turn-of-the-century tea will start at 1:30 with a social hour to view over twenty tables beautifully decorated by volunteers with a variety of tablecloths and napkins, creative centerpieces and an assortment of dinnerware including restaurant ware, holiday, western, new and antique china. During the social hour, music will be provided by Donna and the Lou Lou's. Table hosts will give a firsthand account of why they chose their particular table design and the history of their settings. Guests are encouraged to wear a scarf for a scarf tying demonstration and lesson. Guests may also enjoy wearing hat and gloves.
Alice Bailey of Lewellen will share her collection of turn-of-the century styles including Gibson Girl hats, shawls, purses and other accessories. This is part of Alice's very extensive collection of clothes dating from the late 1700's to the 1960's. Her dresses will be modeled by some of the young women whose children attend preschool. Alice shares the history of the times to explain the styles of clothing.
Last year, Buddy Paulson declared the buffet table to be beautiful and amazing and superior to a wedding reception he attended at the Ritz-Carlton in New York City. Garnet Storer, a Garden County native and retired teacher and principal, has once again graciously offered to coordinate the tables and the mouth-watering buffet of culinary delights with appetizers and desserts made by very talented local cooks.
Please come and join us in a time honored celebration of men and women coming together to support our preschool children and our communities
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