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SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2006
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New trends for
brides to discover
By PAIGE DICJERSON
Morris News Service
AMARILLO, Texas - Over
the years, brides-to-be have
promised their bridesmaids
dresses that they’ll love, that
they’ll wear over and over
again. But on what occasion
is it really appropriate to
trot out pink taffeta and a
train?
So bridesmaids’ gowns of
late have veered away from
ribbons and bows, tending
toward simpler silhouettes
and on-trend colors to more
closely resemble the same
kinds of elegant cocktail
dresses found at women’s
ready-to-wear retailers.
That transition sets the
stage for new lines from com
panies such as J.Crew and
Ann Taylor, both of whom
have launched collections
within the last year of dress
es and separates that cater
to brides and bridesmaids.
Both companies say the gar
ments are appropriate for
celebrations of all sorts,
including graduations, anni
versaries, even a jazzy birth
day party - Ann Taylor even
calls its line Celebrations.
“The wedding industry
in general has gotten more
fashionable. It’s for brides
maids and bridal gowns, too.
It used to be the clothes
were ‘ceremonial.’ It wasn’t
a fashion show; it was a tra
dition, and people wore cus
tomary clothes. All of that is
still true, but the clothing is
contemporary,” said Millie
Martini Bratten, editor in
chief of Bride’s magazine.
Today’s brides and brides
maids tend to be older, and
the styles aimed at 28-year
olds are different from the
glorified prom dresses that
20-year-olds might have
looked for a generation ago.
Though the brides generally
do still choose the brides
maid dresses, they’ve grown
more aware of what their
friends would like to wear
- and spend their money on,
Bratten said.
. “Remember, this is a gen
eration of people who mix
casual and formal. They
wear sequin tank tops with
blue jeans,” she said.
One way to provide the
mixed look is to get a “sepa
rates” dress, said Amarillo
businesswoman Danilee
Kelley, manager of Brides.
“The separates have really
revolutionized how it’s done.
They really can wear them
Restaurant etiquette: We asked servers
for tips on how to act when eating out
By RAY GLASS
Morris News Service
LUBBOCK, Texas -
Restaurant employees get a
look at both desirable and
undesirable habits, antics
and actions of their dining
guests.
Diners can get impatient as
restaurants fill during peak
business hours. Children
run loose.
Busy employees can be
overwhelmed by demands
from customers whose
actions may range from rude
to downright mean. That is
a sampling of concerns for
some restaurant employees.
Several members of the
wait staff at a popular
Lubbock eatery recently
provided their wish list of
do’s and don’ts for restau
rant patrons.
Restaurant veteran
Jennifer Adame, 30, is sat
isfied with most aspects of
diners’ conduct with one
notable exception: “I wish
parents wouldn’t let kids
get up and run around like
crazy. Everything else is
pretty good.”
Respect is a key concern
for 18-year-old server Kelsey
Spradling.
“I wish people would be
more respectful, definitely,”
she says. “Be nicer to the
server. They don’t realize
how hard it actually is. And
leave nicer tips.”
Jason Prado, 22, says,
“One thing that really gets
me is customers shaking
their cup when they’re low
on drink. I wish they would
not do that. I can see it. I
don’t have to hear it to know
again. They can wear tops
with a shorter skirt or even
with jeans.
“In fact, we just did our
first wedding where they are
really actually going down
the aisle with blue jeans.
This isn’t exactly a trend,
but it is something we have
done,” Kelley said.
There is a built-in mar
ket for bridesmaids’ dresses.
According to the Conde Nast
Bridal Group, the average
cost of a bridesmaid dress is
$l3B and a typical wedding
party includes five brides
maids, for a total of $690 per
wedding. It’s also estimated
that 23 million people will be
bridesmaids or groomsmen
this year, so figure half are
women in need of a dress.
The outfits from J.Crew
and Ann Taylor take cues
from what’s going on in
ready-to-wear fashion, offer
ing a range of necklines, sil
houettes and formality.
“It’s a way to give our
customer the choices she
wants,” said Adrienne
Lazarus, president of Ann
Taylor Stores.
What that woman will find
is a core group of stylfcs - a
strapless dress with a fitted
top and flared bottom is the
best-seller - in a broad pal
ette of colors. Black, navy,
champagne and best-selling
espresso brown are stan
dards, while there also are
seasonal colors, such as sage
and cornflower blue.
“One of the things we’ve
found is taking silhouettes
that are successful in our
regular apparel line and
translating them into brides
maid dresses,” said Jenna
Lyons Mazeau, senior vice
president of women’s design
at J.Crew.
The biggest change from
standard bridesmaid offer
ings from even five years ago
is the fabrics, she said.
J.Crew’s collection is
heavy on silk faille, crinkle
silk and cotton candy, a dou
ble-weave Italian copy that
Lyons Mazeau said takes
color well. “It looks expen
sive, but it’s not too fancy.
You could wear it with flip
flops, too,” she said.
Another trend in bridal
party fashion is coordinated,
but not matching, outfits,
Kelley said. Bridesmaids can
choose the styles that look
best on them, and then have
them in the same fabric and
color as everyone else.
that you need more drink.
I can hear that from across
the restaurant.”
Macie Martin adds, “I wish
customers would be a little
bit more patient. If every
body got to be a server for a
day, they’d understand why
sometimes it takes so long.”
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Skylar Cheyenne
Mattison
Chelsea Mattison of
Warner Robins announces
the birth of a daughter,
Skylar Cheyenne Mattison
at Houston Medical Center
on June 18. Grandparents
of the bAby are Tina
Greenlee of Warner Robins,
and Howard Mattison of
Ocala, Fla.
Alaina Virginia Riley
Jason and Nancy Wilder
Riley of Perry announce
the birth of a daughter,
Alaina Virginia Riley, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 28. Grandparents of
the baby are Sharon Riley
of Perry, Frank Riley Jr.
of Hiawassee, Ronald and
Elaine Wilder of Moultrie.
Great-Grandparents of
the baby are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Riley Sr., Mr and
Mrs. Roy Bohler of Butler,
Doris Wilder and the late
Paul Wilder, Lucile Turner
and the late Gordon Turner
all of Moultrie.
Kalea Lynn Barker
Charles and Marcie
Utterback Barker of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a daughter,
Kalea Lynn Barker, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 1. Grandparents of the
baby are Tessie Wright and
Sam Wright of Fitzgerald
and Florence Utterback of
Warner Robins.
Giovanna Ibeth
Sanchez
Martha Garcia Gonzalez
and Lorenzo Sanchez-Godoy
of Perry announce the birth
of a daughter, Giovanna
Ibeth Sanchez at Houston
Medical Center on June 25.
Grandparents of the baby
are Abel and Eva. of Perry,
and Gregorio and Alberta of
Hidalgo, Mexico.
Mariah Akira Mosely
Shamirha Battle and
Cortney Mosley of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a daughter, Mariah
Akira Mosley at Houston
Medical Center on June
25. Grandparents of the
baby are Shirley Battle
of Warner Robins, Vernon
Battle Sr. of Macon, and
Hectic evenings can be
particularly trying, says
Johnelle Fraire, 20.
“Especially when we’re
busy like on a Friday night
or the weekends,” she says.
“I wish they would real
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Joann Mosley of Macon.
Steven Juvon Gilcrist
Kimberly Johnson and
Steven Gilcrist of Warner
Robins announce the birth of
a son, Steven Juvon Gilcrist
at Houston Medical Center
on June 25. Grandparents
of the baby are Lisa Marie
Johnson and Willie Bernard
Johnson of Warner Robins.
Kiel Damun Sparks
Shagarya Harris and Brian
Sparks of Perry announce
the birth of a son, Kiel
Damun Sparks at Houston
Medical Center on June
30. Grandparents of the
baby are Thelma Harris of
Fort Valley, William Harris
of Oglethorpe, Jackie and
Elton Sparks of Perry.
Evan Michael Norris
William and Erin Murphy
Norris of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
son, Evan Michael Norris
at Houston Medical Center
on June 30. Grandparents
of the baby are Bob and
Dorothy Murphy of
Irwinton, George and Gail
Simpson of Byron, and
Randy Bechan of N.C.
Griffin Douglas Clark
Doug and Jennifer Griffin
Clark of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Griffin Douglas Clark, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 30. Grandparents of
the baby are Melvin Griffin
of Ocala, Fla., Deanna
Griffin of Bonaire, Jerry
Clark of Warner Robins, and
Barbara Miltner of Byron.
Gabrielie Cheyenne
Dennis
Deanna Elsasser Evans
and Wendell Dennis, Jr. of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a daughter,
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on June 27. Grandparents
of the baby are Wendell and
Sandra Dennis of Warner
Robins, Earl Thompson
and Bernadean Rogers of
Macon, and Richard and
Cindy Elsasser of Warner
Robins.
Anyah Janae Kendrick
April Green and Jerrell
Kendrick of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
daughter, Anyah Janae
Kendrick at Houston
Medical Center on June 29.
Grandparents of the baby
are Donald and Dorothy
Green of Warner Robins,
and Sean and Latricia
Lester of Warner Robins.
Emory Michelle
Spencer
Matthew and Amanda
McMillan Spencer of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a daughter,
Emory Michelle Spencer
at Houston Medical Center
on June 29. Grandparents
of the baby are Tonja and
Russell Tompkins of Warner
Robins, Michael and Tracie
McMillan of Gray, Curt and
Marsha Spencer of Belle
Plain, Kan., and Roxanne
and Gary Newman of Leo,
Ind.
Atiana Della’ White
Tia White of Fort Valley
announces the birth
of a daughter, Atiana
Della’ White at Houston
Medical Center on June
29. Grandparents of the
baby are Cordelia Johnson
and Ronnie White of Fort
Valley.
Dorothy Marie
Vandergriff
Patricia Marie Frey
and Michael Vandergriff
of Bonaire announce
the birth of a daughter,
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Dorothy Marie Vandergriff
at Houston Medical Center
on June 30. Grandparents
of the baby are Stella and
George Campbell of Valley
Springs, Ark., and Dorothy
and Wayne Gillis of Gray.
Kiara Riana
Montgomery
Lynn Montgomery and
EG Neal of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
daughter Kiara Riana
Montgomery at Houston
Medical Center on June 29.
Grandparents of the baby
are Brenda Montgomery
of Canton, and Marjorie
Lindsay of Macon.
Jaevion Armuon
Duncan
Jennifer Duncan of
Warner Robins announces
the birth of a son, Jaevion
Armuon Duncan at Houston
Medical Center on June 29.
Grandparents of the baby
are Joyce Seed of Warner
Robins, and Robert L.
Duncan of Montezuma.
Kaylie Beth Wells
Megan Wells of Warner
Robins announces the
birth of a daughter, Kaylie
Beth Wells at Houston
Medical Center on June 28.
Grandparents of the baby
are Carl Wells of Warner
Robins, Tammie and Dale
Cordrey of Macon, Wayne
and Patsy Pritchard of
Macon, great-great grand
parents Bob and Linda Poole
ofWamer Robins, and great
great grandmother Lena
Maddox of Warner Robins.
See BIRTHS, page 6C