Illinois Valley News. Thursday. June 19. 1941
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Summer Plav-Clotht *s Program
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Exciting c Fabric News
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Easy Home Shorthand Course
main unskilled—at a disadvantage
in job-seeking. And if you long to
enter some fascinating field—fash­
ion, buying, advertising—remem­
ber, shorthand usually opens the
door. It is fun to practice it.
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Symbols Learned in Spare Time
I nsought Thoughts
r\REAMING of a good aecreta-
rial job—and doing something
The thoughts that come often
unsought, and, as it were, drop
about it!
As shorthand may so easily be into the mind, are commonly the
learned at home, no girl need re­ most valuable of any we have, and
therefore should be secured, be­
cause they seldom return again.—
Locke.
Age of Plants, Animals
Plants exceed animals in the
length of their lives and. surpris­
ingly enough, in the shortness of
their lives also. Parrots belong to
the century group; elephants may
attain an age of two centuries. A
good record for the animals, but
on the plant side we have the Cali­
fornia Sequoia trees living for 50
centuries.
At the other extreme arc some
Driven by Thought
bacteria which have a life cycle
A spur in the head is worth two
of only 20 minutes, shorter than
in the heels.
any animal’s life.
EVERYTHING FOR HER NEW KITCHEN
(See Recipes Below)
REALLY PRACTICAL!
SO YOU'RE TO BE MARRIED!
Whether the bride-to-be is bound
for a six-room ‘‘dream house” or
for a one-room kitchenette apart­
ment. you can't go wrong if you give
her a kitchen shower . . . one that's
practical, of course!
And, knowing that some of you
are anxious for new, clever, unusual
W’ays to entertain, I'm ready with
plans for a kitchen shower that's
really different!
In Chicago's huge Merchandise
Mart, where buyers from all over
the country come
to purchase kitch­
enware, I found a
variety of inex­
pensive, yet dura­
ble gadgets which
anyone about to
be married would
love.
To make the party practically all
play and no work for the hostess, I
decided to place the gifts on the ta­
ble (see picture at top of column).
When luncheon is over, everything
is hers!
The tablecloth is of a fancy new-
type oilcloth, and the place mats
and napkins are none other than dish
cloths.
An angel food cake pan serves as
the base for a "gadget bouquet” cen­
terpiece of measuring spoons and
cup, carving set, sugar scoop,
funnel, spatulas, pancake turner,
strainer, tea ball, grater and other
vital kitchen helpers.
The plates are pie tins. The flat­
ware is a very inexpensive kind with
gaily-colored plastic handles. And
note the spice jars to the right
which, because they're to be gifts,
hold salt and pepper while doing
double duty. They're from the Grif­
fith laboratories.
The first course of the luncheon is
a tart ‘Cardinal Salad, set on the
table right in its aluminum ring
mold. A tasty Beef Stevt hi a cas­
serole follows. Iced tea is poured
from a tall aluminum pitcher into
matching "glasses.” And rolls, all
buttered, are served from a com­
pact,
serviceable
bun
warmer,
which may be the hostess’ gift. Des­
sert is Peach Upside Down Cake,
served from a square cake pan.
‘Cardinal Salad.
1 package lemon gelatin
1 cup boiling water
cup beet juice
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 cup cooked beets, diced
% teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons onion juice or grated
onion
1 tablespoon horseradish
cup celery, diced
LYNN SAYS:
There'll be lots to talk about at
your party, and conversation,
plus opening of shower presents
may well fill up the allotted party
time, but just in case . . . here’s
a clever game that suits a bridal
shower to a "T.”
To each guest pass a slip of
paper titled "Things Found in the
Bride's Home.” 'Neath the title
are these words (1) engar, (2)
gothorphrpa, (3) elmiunol, (4)
fubfet, (5) hicra. (8) rifhifcoen.
(7) pavndorte, (8) blaet. (9) nur-
eaef, (10) pardyer, (11) kccol, and
(12) pocarbud.
Ask each person to rearrange
the letters in each of these 12
words to make them spell an
article of furniture that would be
likely to appear in the bride's
new home.
The answers are (1) range, (2)
photograph. (3) linoleum, (4) buf­
fet <5) chair, (6) chiffonier, (7)
davenport, (8) table, (9) furnace,
(10) drapery. (11) clock, and
(12) cupboard.
To make the game more inter­
esting. you might set a definte
time limit. Collecting all papers
after, perhaps, five minutes. Lol­
lipops or some similar original,
inexpensive gift may be awarded
as first prize.
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The date is all set, invitations
mailed, your dress, white and
simply beautiful, is hanging in
the closet . . . well, then the rest
is easy. But, in case you're per­
plexed about the after-ceremo­
ny refreshments, whether they be
in the form of a breakfast, gar­
den reception or dinner, please
read next week's column. Lynn
will tell you how to entertain
your wedding guests correctly,
yet inexpensively . . . Watch for
“After The T Do's' ”...
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water,
add beet juice, vinegar, salt and sea­
sonings. Chill until slightly thick­
ened. Fold in vegetables and mold.
•Peach Upside Down Cake.
iy4 cups sifted cake flour
lti teaspoons double-acting bak­
ing powder
*4 teaspoon salt
% cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons softened butter or
other shortening
1 egg well beaten
Vi cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift flour once, measure, add bak­
ing powder, salt and sugar, and sift
together three times. Add butter.
Combine egg. milk and vanilla. Add
to flour mixture, stirring until all
flour is dampened; then beat vig­
orously for 1 minute.
4 tablespoons butter
cup brown sugar, firmly
packed
2 cups sliced peaches (fresh or
canned)
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Melt 4 tablespoons butter in an 8
by 8 by 2-inch pan over low flame;
add brown sugar, (Mi teaspoon nut­
meg may be mixed with brown sug­
ar. if desired), and stir until melt­
ed. On this, arrange peaeh slices.
Turn batter over contents of pan.
Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees
F.) 50 minutes, or until done. Loos­
en cake from sides of pan with spat­
ula. Serve upside down with peaches
on tup.
Garnish with whipped
cream, if desired.
Canned pineapple rings, cooked
apricots or prunes, or sliced tart ap­
ples may be substituted for peaches
in this recipe.
Going back to entertaining the
bride-to-be, had you ever considered
a Recipe Show­
er? A new idea
comes to mind
. . . why not
serve a luncheon
at which every
dish, from the ap­
petizer to the cof­
fee, is prepared
according to some
favorite and test­
ed recipe of one of the guests. Have
each recipe written on the back of
a place card, collect these, put them
into a file box (gift of the hostess)
and present them to the bride-to-be.
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A shower that calls for an almost
negligible outlay of money on the
part of those who buy the gifts, but
which will help the young bride to
do some real housekeeping, is a
"dime” shower.
The five-and-dime stores are bris­
tling with simple little things the
bride will use every day without be­
ing aware of them. If you'll con­
tribute two ten-cent items, you'll be
doing her a real service.
Matches, gummed labels, pasta
and waterproof cement (to repair
the china she's bound to break some­
time or another), playing cards and
score pads, plent; of tissue cleans
ers. electric light
bulbs, little wire
flower - holders,
assorted pads of
paper for shop­
ping lists or ad­
dresses — they're
all so inexpensive
when purchased separately, but how
they do mount up in cost if the bride
has to go out and buy the whole
batch at one time!
(OHeawS bv Western Newspaper Union.*
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|)LAY clothes! Let's talk about
i play clothes for the theme is
a most fascinating one. More
triumphantly, more spectacular­
ly than ever before in the annals
of fashion lore are the designers
answering the challenge for play
clothes that will add to the picture
of golfing, tennis, hiking, swimming,
motoring, and all the other sports
that go to make perfect days of out­
door playtime.
A significant thing about modern
play clothes is that they have a way
of making one keenly fabric-minded.
That saying about necessity being
the “mother of invention” applies
perfectly to modern play clothes’
fabric production.
Scientific proc­
essing is achieving materials that
are as near 100 per cent perfect as
is humanly possible in the matter
of washability and wearability which
are guaranteed to be practically
non-fading, non-shrinking, non-wrin­
kling and all the other qualities
demanded for apparel that must
withstand the ravages of strenuous
wear.
It is interesting to note the rise
to high style distinction that is taking
place among fabrics once consid­
ered of low degree. There’s denim,
for instance, once synonymous with
commonplace workaday overalls,
now playing a star role as media
for the smartest tailored suits that
a socialite in the smart set might
don this summer in town or for
country club wear.
By the way,
when you go shopping in the sports
departments take a look at the
swank slacks and shorts made of
yellow denim.
Top these with a
vivid calico-patterned print blouse !
or a jacket quilted of bright fig­
ured glazed chintz and you will rank
high in any fashion parade.
Carrying her tools in the pockets
of a blue denim culotte outfit the
pretty young miss pictured to the
left in the illustration of smart play
clothes is tending her flowers in
most picturesque attire. Note the I
cotton braid trim that adds a dash I
of color to the huge pockets and the
wide shoulder straps. A bolero to
protect her shoulders and a quilted
apron to protect her knees are also
included in this cunning outfit.
The pinafore pair shown in the
background will cheer the heart of
every mother and daughter. These
pinafore types should be an inspira­
tion to home sewers in that they are
so easy to make. The profession­
al looking nicety of the edge seam­
ing is achieved in a jiffy with a little
edge stitcher found in every mod­
ern sewing machine kit. The full
gathered finish given to the back-
buttoned skirt is only a matter of
minutes with the gathering foot at­
tachment. The same material is
Poetry a Demi-God
used for both—a striped denim. The
The basis of poetry is language,
two outfits cost but a trifling sum to
make, they promise much joy in the which is material only on one side.
wearing and besides mother-and- It is a demi-god.—Emerson.
daughter costumes are fashion's pet
theme this year.
Up to the last season or so the
great problem with fabricists has
been to produce white materials
that will come out of a brisk tub­
bing or cleaning process as white
as when new. Welcome comes the
message of white rayon pique shark­
skin which is proving ideal for ten­
nis frocks and for white suits and
afternoon dresses. It is this snow-
white pique sharkskin that is used
to make the tennis frock shown in
the foreground of the group pic­
tured. Here is a fabric that is sure
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to stay in top form, having been test­
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ed and approved for wearing and
cleaning satisfaction.
It adds an
exciting note of interest because
Short World
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this dress was designed by Alice
Think not thy time is short in I
Marble, national tennis champion,
making it authentic news as to this world, since the world itself |
what's
what
in
smart
action
fashions.
CLABBER
GIRL
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Don’t soy Pork and Beans
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PORK and BEANS
Feast-for-the-Least
is not long. The created world
is but a small parenthesis in eter-
nity.—Sir Thomas Browne.
(Released by Weslern Newspaper Union I
THE SMQÜES THE TH WC-
Chintz Iîoiisccoat I Non-Crushing Fabric
Made From Colton
In these vacation days of outdoor
activities and week-end trips more
and
more
the
desirability
of
clothes made of non-crushing and
: non-wrinkling wash materials is rec-
| ognized.
A cotton that has come valiantly
I to the rescue is the new bouclé
weave and designers are certainly
making wide use of it in dresses
and in suits. You just tub it, shake
it out and let it dry and presto!
It is all ready to wear looking as
fresh and as well groomed as new.
The fashion trend in bathing suits
is to dressmaker effects done in most
any material one might choose.
Taffeta is especially good style; so
is flowered or striped jersey. The
knitted suit is a particular favorite.
So definite is the dressmaker styling
that one is reminded of fashions that
held forth in the gay nineties. The
difference between "has been” and
modern styles is found in shorter
ruffled bloomers, shorter (much
shorter) skirts and open midriff ef-
feet*.
In elastized types the princess sil-
houette is a favorite and even newer
is the one piece ballerina elastized
satin types. The Hawaiian influence
is seen in large floral effects.
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EXTRA MILD.
Dressmaker Bathing Suits
Recall Fadiions of 1890s
Enthusiasm for cottons in the fab­
ric realm has crescendoed to a new
high this season. The importance
of cottons in the fabric realm is
simply breath-taking not only be­
cause of the transcendent loveliness
of cotton weaves but there is no call
of the mode be it ever so humble
or an event ever so festive and for­
mal but what there is a cotton fab­
ric that will tune into the picture
perfectly. Moss roses never looked
prettier in real life than they do on
the cotton chintz housecoat pictured.
The graduated border idea of the
print makes it possible to achieve
interesting effects at the shoulders
and waist and in the skirt.
No Need of Whip
Flattery is the bridle and sad­
dle with which you may drive th«
vain man.
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Knitted Cape
As everyone knows, fashion's
spotlight is on capes and the vogue
will continue during the fall and win­
ter. The latest reaction to this trend
is the enthusiasm expressed for
capes in the knitted realm. Why
not begin to knit now so as to be ;
among the first to come out in a
knitted cape this fall. You can buy
capesuits now that look as if hand­
knit if you prefer.
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