Helen Fareedah Muhammad
Is “Striving For Perfection”
By Nancy Anderson
Post Staff Writer
Dreams are known to be
truly inspirational, but can
dreaming about having a
fashion show actually in
spire a person to have one?
“I’ve been-sewinft_all of
my life," informed Helen
Fareedah Muhammad of
Fareedah's Fashions
"Back in 1973 I had a
dream that I had a fashion
show, so without a doubt I
decided to have one."
Held in a small town five
miles away from her home,
Hamlet, N.C., Ms. Muham
mad sponsored her first
show in Rockingham, N C.
and has been striving for
perfection ever since.
"What I would particu
larly like to do is reveal to
the public that with the
high cost of clothing today,
it would be less expensive
to sew your own clothes.,
That way one has a more
definite option of choosing
fabrics that fit his or her
personality.”
Fareedah. Arabic for
unique, received her early
education at Monroe
Avenue High School and
attended Johnson C. Smith
University with a major in
Elementary Education.
A mother of three child
ren, and a homemaker,
Ms. Muhammad uses her
inimatable talent of design
ing to create dazzling en
sembles of dresses, suits,
casual wear, disco and the
ever so popular after 5
wear. "In the future, as my
business progresses, I hope
to own my own factory and
produce fabrics of my own
creations,’’ she began.
"Like most people in this
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Helen Fareedah Muhammad
...Creates dazzling ensembles
profess ton 1 also want
national recognition.”
A member of the Masjid
Muhammad in Hock Hill.
S.C., Ms. Muhammad co
ordinates a clique of 16
models, 15 females and one
male.
"It takes time to sew an
outfit properly, especially
for males. Being more
complicated naturally a
man's outfit would take a
longer amount of time."
She continued. “But, of
course, in the future I plan
to have more male
models.”
Elijah Briston. brother of
Ms. Muhammad assists in
providing the music for
these fun-filled evenings
which are only held on
weekends for the conveni
ence of models who have
families.
Stressing the important
essentials of a good model.7
Ms. Muhammad idolizes
models Iman and Beverly
Johnson. “They are both
very beautiful women who
set such good examples for
black women."
Other than physical ap
pearance Ms. Muhammad
believes "...that there are
additional qualities a suc
cessful model should
possess such as a pleasant
personality and good moral
characteristics."
According to Ms. Mu
hammad. her shows are
usually sponsored by
Family Unity Organiza
tions and proceeds are
"Used to fund underpri
vileged children.
A consultant to Lady
Love cosmetics and a
member of the American
Muslim Mission Religious
Organization, leisure time
for Ms. Muhammad is very
limited.
"I have three children,”
she began, 'between...
caring for them and run
ning a business there is a
definite barrier on all of
my spare time."
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Love For Eddie
Vaughn
By l.oretta Managu
Host Staff Writer
To look at him one could
not tell he was one of the
richest men alive. He wore
no flash diamond rings nor
did he adorn himself with
expensive tailor-made
clothing i
But throughout the even
ing it remained perfectly
clear that Eddie “Beau"
Vaughn was a man of
enormous wealth Greater
in value than any amount
of silver or gold Vaughn's
wealth lies in the genuine
love his friends feel for
him.
On Sunday, December 6.
at the Excelsior Club,
friends of Eddie Vaughn
gathered to let Vaughn
know one thing, that they
loved him.
Vaughn worked as a bar
tender at the Excelsior
Club for several years. In
the past few years Vaughn
became ill and his persist
ing health problems forced
him to quit his job. Unable
to function as he had in the
past Vaughn, at times, be
came somewhat with
drawn and at other times
depressed.
Noticing his subdued
state of mind Edith Shearin
came up with the idea of
doing something special for
Vaughn to let him know
that he was not without
people who cared for him.
Ms. Shearin decided to sur
prise Vaughn with a roast
i a special event wtreiyby
the star of attraction is
spotlighted by his friends).
With the help of many
friends, Ms. Shearin start
ed the wheel rolling and
within a month's time the
stage had been set. contri
butions had been donated
and the long awaited mo
ment had arrived.
Vaughn had no idea that
December 6 would be his
night. It took the crafty
thinking of Ms. Shearin to
find a way to get Vaughn to
the club where all his
friends eagerly anticipated
his arrival.
And as Vaughn walked
into the Excelsior Club, the
crowd rose singing “For
He's A Jolly Good Fellow.”
For Vaughn the night had
just begun.
Indeed this was a festive
occasion.
Willie Walker. the
master of ceremony, put
the wheels into motion by
reading a fairy tale story of
why Eddie "Beau” Vaughn
was being roasted, and the
happy ending to the story
was that they loved him
Enya Flack, harpist, who
played a beautiful musical
selection paved an evening
to be enjoyed and not for
gotten
Then it was time for City
Councilman Charlie Ban
nelly and County Commis
sioner Bob Walton to pay
homage to Vaughn They
both presented Vaughn
^^i^^ionon^^^cmnell^^
pinned the City of Charlotte
pin on Vaughn and Walton
bestow ed Vaughn w ith both
the Mecklenburg County
pin and a paperweight that
had the seal of Mecklen
burg County on it.
After Bernice Moore
sung an original tune.
“After The Rain. There's A
Rainbow . ' especially writ
ten and dedicated to
Vaughn, the highlight of
the evening had come.
At tect innately, roasters
Dr E L. Rann. Vic Wil
son. Abbey Flanders. Jack
Benson. Barbara Floyd.
James C. Lilly. Jimmie
McKee. LaForest Wil
liams. recalled their most
precious moments with
Vaughn Each roaster
pulled one of their pro
cious, priceless memories,
spiced it up. added a pinch
of humor and the crowd
could hardly keep quiet
Irom laughing
As the formal program
neared its end Edit Shearin
made some final remarks
and presented Vaughn with
a check for $2.4a8. Lillie
Hose McKee gave a solo
selection and the evening
became a night of dining
and dancing
Kddie "Beau Vaughn
could not find the words to
say what he felt words
weren't necessary When
vou re loved by so many
it's not the words that
count, but the feelings
inside
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