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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1971)
PORTLAND/OBSERVER Jan. 7, 1971 Hemlines during the century In the midst of yet another dust-up over hem lengths, I t ’s Interesting to look back over the seventy years of this century and see how the hemline has wanderer! during a ll that tim e. After a ll, this Is the firs t centu ry In history when hem lengths ever rose higher than the floor. The rise began about 1915, when the ankle was allowed to slo w . After the firs t world war, the rise continued slowly, to the knee-covering length we're see ing now. Then came the four- years, 1926-1930, of the firs t knee-baring length in history - and what a scandal that wasl The drop was a lot more sud den than today’s, which has been coming on for the last two years. The 1930 drop was to m id-calf, and by 1935 the stan Chuck Hulingx, Physical Education in stru cto r at N o rth Branch dard length was between calf \ M CA, teaches “ S IJ M N A S T IC S " every M onday, Wednesday and and ankle. Friday morning. Here from left to right we find Shirley Schiller, T h is length stayed In until N ell Pearce and Thelm a Diggs going through the paces. World War II fabric regulations Graffiti makes comeback The fashion handwriting on the wall for next spring Is graf f it i prints, either ready made or d o -lt-yo u rsle f. Several fabric manufacturers have designed spring textiles which accent the g ra ffiti look. One is manufacturing a charcoal gray cloth with Irre g u la r white stripes resembling chalk llne6 running Irre g u la rly on a black board, an Ideal pattern for Jean- type slacks, Jackets, and pon chos. Another textile firm Is mak ing fabric which resembles p r i mary-school art paper printed with childlike drawings of birds, animals, stlckflgures and b r il liant suns printed to look like a child’s crayon sketchbook. The fabric would look well In swimwear, T -s h irts , o r body shirts to be worn with Jeans. A th ird manufacturer has a new fabric tor spring peppered with slogans which boost current concerns like ecology, the peace movement, and even "Down With G ra ffiti." Although these fabrics w ill be widely available fo r the spring Fun w ith food W hen Captain Cook discov e r e d the Hawaiian Islands In 1778, he named them the Sand wich Islands after his patron, the E arl of Sandwich. The Earl Is also famous for creating one of Am erica’ s most popular eat ing forms ... the sandwich. FINGER FOOD The E a rl, hating to Interrupt a winning streak at the gaming tables, ordered his food served between two slices of bread so his fingers wouldn’t lie soiled. PUTTING PUNCH INTO SAND WICHES The Sandwich Islands were renamed the Hawaiian Islands and the two names suggest one of the happiest food combina tions since apple pie and Ice cream...sandwiches and Hawai ian Punch. This canned punch Is a blend of many of the exotic fru its of the Islands such as passion fru it, papaya and guava. For a quick lunch with a party flavor, treat the children to fun- to-eat sandwiches by cutting French bread lengthwise and piling It high with cold meats, cheeses and lettuce and tomato. For a fun-to-drlnk punch ac companiment, serve the fa m il ia r red punch with a scoop of vanilla Ice cream on top. O r, pour new "T aste of Pineapple" f la v o r e d punch into freezer trays and float the tasty yellow Ice cubes In ta ll glasses of red punch. For a Hawaiian Soda, put vanilla Ice cream In a ta ll glass, add 2 table spoons of the frozen concentrate In any fla vor, f ill the glass with sparkling w a t e r and s tir . A ll of these punch drinks are sure to turn any lunch into a happy event. For Experienced Catering Service Try Johnson’s Catering Company. Phone 282-4951 season, why not spend the winter designing your own ap proaches to the g ra ffltl-lo o k or use what you have now. Men's old white sh irts, which are t u r n i n g yellow In the drawer would be Ideal for d o -it-yo u r self billboarding. Several approaches are pos sible, but laundry-m arker pens and crayons work best, applied to solid colors, of course. Doing your own allows you to localize the causes you advertise, some thing the big manufacturers can't do. Crayons can also be used to achieve the grade-school sketchbook look, and after com pleting the crayon design, the garment can be dipped In liquid dye. Since the dye Is water- based, It w ill not affect the color of the oil-based crayon markings and the design w ill rem ain. Even after the crayon wax has washed out of the fabric, the de sign w ill remain because the wax protects It from coloring by the dye. A g ra ffltl-o v e r-tle -d y e effect Is also possible if the crayon design Is drawn on the fabric before It Is tied off for dyeing. Painting dresses, old shirts, and Jeans Is the new look In g ra ffiti. P olitical or non-polltlcal views may be worn on the sleeve. Infants’ fashion high By Florence de Santis Despite a ll the propaganda for fewer babies, they're s till being born, and delighted fam ilies are s t i l l buying them beautiful christening dresses and quality baby clothes. That’s the experience of de signers In the specialized field of dressing babies and toddlers. O ne such company, Haddad Brothers, finds that the popula tion under five years of age, after falling by about three m il lion during the last decade, w ill ris e by about the same number by 1980. B irths may be drop ping, but m arriages are In creasing, and so are Incomes. While christening dresses re main the traditional white gowns and caps with beautiful em broi deries, fashion now influences Infant and toddler clothes. Had dad carefully adapts such trends as bell bottoms to toddler slack suits and jump suits. They are currently tryin g midis in minia ture, which they feel w ill be ac cepted as the trend grows In adult wear. S u ch hlgh-fashlon children's wear goes to specialty stores and better department stores, whose customers are accus tomed both to high fashion and quality In their own clothes, buy the same kind of thing for In fants. (A Fashion League Feature) forcibly brought back the knee baring length. It wasn't consid ered a fashion, and the very year after the war, Balenciaga cov ered knees again. In 1947, C h r i s t i a n Dior dropped the length to Just above the ankle In the most rom antic clothes of the century. There they stayed until the m ld -F iftle s, when the rise started again, to m id-calf. It hesitated there a ll through the firs t of the Sixties, rose again to Just below the knee. About 1963, the firs t new above knee length was launched, but there was great resistance to It. It seemingly triumphed about 1966, but as in the Twenties, Its reign has been short and con fined mostly to the young. As in pevlous decades, the present trend downward has therefore only started. It has to be worked out by the designers of this era as It was by design ers of the past through all its variations. (A Fashion League Feature) LOV-LEE-LADEE BEAUTY SALON 2 8 4 -0 2 9 3 Expert H aircutting, Styling, Hair Tinting Permanent W aving & M anicure 106 N. Killingsworth Prop. Alzena Fields & Cassie Jenkins Operators: Pauline Kelly, Tonda McErrin, Geri W ard "WHERE THERE IS BEAUTY THERE IS CHARM' Wonderful Oregon CHICKEN Y o u ’ ll lik e our L ittle John Spuds, Dip, Cole Slaw, Potato S a la d , B a k e d B eans and WE SPECIALIZE IN FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL DINNERS AS WELL AS FOR LARGE GROUPS Rolls, too! 2535 N.E. Broadway Phone 288-6431 PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS NORTH & N.E. 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