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Illinois Valley News, Thursday, July 7. 1949
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS
W OM AN'S WORLD
Be Smart!
Junior Frock in Gay Contrast
Buying Right Swim Suit May Help Figure
By Ertta Haley
H E N S U M M E R CO M ES around.
m a n y wom en gaze w ith dia-
m a y at the fig u re s and say. “ I ju s t
ean’ t plan to w e ar a ba thin g suit
this s u m m e r."
T here are some fig u re s, of course,
w h ich a ba thin g su it cannot d is­
guise,
but
th e n
n e ith e r
can
clothes. H ow ever, m a n y of the new
b a th in g suits are designed to do a
lo t fo r the fig u re , w h ethe r it's good
o r bad.
D o n’t d isca rd the idea o f w earing
a s u it because o f some fig u re fau lts
w h ich can be m uch m in im ize d
by a good suit.
T ry in g on a su it is the best way
o f d e cid in g ju s t w h a t each one
does fo r you. Ju st as in bu yin g
dresses, several m ir r o r s th a t give
a v ie w of d iffe re n t angles, can help
you to decide on the m ost e ffective
suit.
Tricot Tiers
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Young and Slender
Choose Two-Piece Style
Those who have a good fig u re
th a t can stand inspection m ay wear
the
tw o-piece
suit.
The fig u re
should be fla t and f ir m because the
m id r if f w h ich is bare cannot hide
flab biness in the w a istlin e .
T w o-piece suits are a va ila b le in
m a n y styles and colors, and they
have becom e a re a l fa v o rite w ith
w om en who lik e to get plen ty of
sun. T h e y ’re co m fo rta b le to wear
and the styles are stunning, p ro ­
vided, o f course, you have the fig ­
u re fo r them .
R ayon k n its are cooling and are
so constructed as to ho ld th e ir
shape. Cotton suits o f th is type are
a va ila b le in lo v e ly designs and
colors.
Snug tru n k s and a t r im bra in the
One-Piece Suit
Ideal for Swimming
Those who plan to s it and bake
in the sun need a d iffe re n t type
of s u it fro m the g irls who re a lly
lik e th e ir s w im m in g w e ll enough
to do it. D ivers and sw im m e rs w ill
do w e ll when they choose a slim
The short g ir l who tends to be
som ewhat
plu m p
w ill
p ro ba bly
w ant to choose one of the m any
princess styles w h ich are being
shown exte nsive ly th is season. This
w ill give he r the long, unbroken
lines w hich her short fig u re needs
to m ake it look da in ty.
The princess styles come w ith or
w ith o u t straps, the la tte r in a very
c le v e rly styled boned bodice.
Colors chosen should be solid so
as not to bre ak the fig u re and thus
m ake it look shorter. I f th e re ’s
a desire fo r some decoration, you
can get th is in ne atly by choosing
a s u it th a t is ru ffle d in a c o n tra s t­
in g color on the bodice and on the
s k irt.
M a tu re fig u re s show o ff to best
advantage, not in a fu ll s k irte d
su it but in a fitte d suit, p re fe ra b ly
wool.
Suits are designed fo r a ll m a tu re
fig u re problem s, some g iv in g m ore
support than others,
depending
upon w hat each fig u re needs.
Crisp white in doubled tiers
gives an interesting look to tips
new summer bathing suit. The
smoothly fitted halter bodice
carries out the tiered motif of
the skirt, thus giving the wear­
er an attractive look. The bath­
ing suit, made of avisco tricot
knit rayon wears well and new
methods of manufacture make
the fabric run-proof, with a
minimum of stretching.
r » r A M 36, widow ed and w ith three
* childre n, g irls 12 and 7 and
a boy of 10. M y 12 years o f m a r ­
rie d life were ideal. Gene le ft me
co m fo rta b le and the c h ild re n are
fin e specimens. M y m o th e r died
fiv e m onths ago, and since then I
have been b itte rly lonely.
I am
w ritin g to ask y o u r ad vice about
m a rry in g again.
“ I w o u ld n 't be asking y o u r ad­
v ic e ,” continues th is v e ry odd le t­
te r fro m a Texas wom an, " i f I
knew whom to m a rry . B u t 1 don’t.
T h is tow n has no in te re s tin g free
m en in it. I have played about oc­
casion ally w ith m en 1 w o u ld n 't o r
couldn’t m a rry , and have found
no sa tisfa ctio n in n igh tclubs, danc­
ing, and shallow re la tio n sh ip s of
th a t sort.
“ Do you know, and can you put
m e in touch w ith , tw o o r th re e m en
anxious to m a r r y a handsom e, w e ll-
fix e d wom an who loves a good tim e ,
keeps a c o m fo rta b le house, and
needs a sym p a th e tic co m p a n io n ? "
And “ D o t,” to c a ll her th a t, goes
on w ith a lis t o f the q u a lific a tio n s
she would expect in he r new m ate.
He m ust be 40, he m ust have ex­
cep tion al references and he m ust
lik e a good tim e .
Selfish, Inexperienced
Before buying su im suit.
wool and la ste x suits th a t not only
help m old the fig u re to b e tte r lines,
w ith th e ir c o n tro l b u ilt rig h t in the
suit, are an in va lu a b le aid to the
g ir l who needs some support in her
suit.
Intense colors are favo re d in
these suits as w e ll as in oth er
clothes, although you can s till get
them in b la ck, w h ite and navy, if
th a t’s y o u r choice.
Passenger Resents Fare P'ay
I t is in c re d ib le to m e th a t a
w om an so placed could be as com ­
p le te ly in experienced and c h ild is h ­
ly selfish as " D o t" reveals h e rse lf
to be in th is le tte r. I answered her
pe rson ally, and at once, b u t I
ha ven’t m uch hope th a t m y ve ry
fo rc e fu l w a rn in g w ill have any
effect.
M y reason fo r quoting her le tte r
and h e r p ro blem lies in the ra th e r
p itifu l fa c t tha t, eve ry ye a r, thou­
sands of wom en deceive them selves
w ith the fond thought th a t a second
m a rria g e w ill give them the hap­
piness.
the d e ar com panionship
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-By W ill Bernard, LL.B.
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pushed him off the car. A fte rw a rd
the m an sued the ra ilro a d fo r
damages He m a in ta in e d the con­
d u cto r should have taken his w ord
for the fact tha t he had a lre a d y
paid his fu ll fare. H ow ever, the
cou rt disagreed, ru lin g tha t the
m an should have paid the d iffe r ­
ence then and settled the m a tte r
la te r w ith the depot cle rk. N ot a ll
courts take this vie w po in t.
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"Is a Wedding Valid if the
Bride Just Nods Her Head
Instead of Saying "I Do’ "
On the co m p la in t of her husband,
a wom an was charged w ith a d u ltry .
A t the tr ia l, she cla im e d th a t she
could not be g u ilty o f tha t charge
because she was re a lly not m a rrie d
at a ll! B la n d ly she explained that,
at her wedding cerem ony, she had
not said ” 1 d o " but had m ere ly
nodded her head The c o u rt de­
cided the wedding was valid.
Raffia, superb in color and
in its adaptability to unusual
weaves, is the newest mate­
rial to make its bow in summer
footwear. This fiber is giving
expression to ever so many
novelty effects, suited for cas­
ual wear at the beach, in town
or resort. It's equally smart
with solid color cottons and lin­
ens. You'll have a splendid
choice of colors as well as
styles, all easy to keep spark­
ling with a damp cloth.
A w idow live d alone near a r a il­
road tra c k . One m o rn in g w h ile she
was s ittin g pe ace fu lly on her back
porch, tw o fre ig h t tra in s collid ed
and one o f the cars toppled over
in to her back yard . A lthough not
p h y s ic a lly in ju re d in any way, the
wom an sued the ra ilro a d fo r g iv in g
he r such a scare. How ever, the
cou rt denied her cla im .
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How Rough May a Policeman
Be in Arresting a Drunkard?
A po lice m an was sum m oned in to
a cafe to a rre s t a dru nke n patron.
The o ffic e r to ld the m an to “ come
a lo n g ," b u t the d ru n k ju s t sat
there
m otionless.
Angered,
the
po lice m an snapped a ha nd cuff on
the m an 's le ft w ris t and then o r ­
dered h im to li f t his rig h t. When
the d ru n k stub born ly refused to
com ply, the o ffic e r slapped h im
three tim e s on the face w ith his
b illy —then led h im aw ay to Jail.
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PKWTS
T his is the m ost p ro m is in g view .
B u t v e ry often the p ic tu re is fa r
d a rk e r than this. D ick w ants to
help handle the business o f his
b ride . He knows o f in vestm en ts
th a t w ill double th a t co m fo rta b le
incom e of hers. She m u s tn 't be
a fra id , women are a ll too tim id ,
she can m ake h e rse lf a v e ry ric h
wom an. W hat can M othe r say? “ I
m a rrie d you, D ick, but I have no
fa ith in you r ju d g m e n t."
So she goes to the bank w ith D ick,
and D ick takes her to a cham pagne
lunch and assures her she has
shown good ju d g m e n t. And tha t,
m an y tim es, is the end o f her
m oney, and often the ch ild re n 's
m oney, too.
L e tte rs a re n 't often as c h ild is h
as the one I quoted in the be gin­
ning o f this a rtic le , b u t a ll wom en
have a w ay of b rin g in g argum ents
in to line when they plan the deep
in ju s tic e to th e ir c h ild re n th a t a
second m a rria g e alm ost alw ays in ­
volves.
And if th is is the case in w h at
M rs W iggs called a "so d ” w idow ,
i t is doubly the case when it is a
"g ra s s ” w idow who Is concerned.
Then c h ild re n ’s de lica te nervous
system m a y be a c tu a lly destroyed
by the palpable e ffo rts of M o th e r
to show th a t he does love them .
O nly she has to love U ncle D ick,
too, and U ncle D ic k isn’t a lw ays—
q u ite — w e ll, you see, d a rlin g s ------.
The d a rlin g s d o n 't see a n yth in g
but one com p lica ted, n e rve -ra ckin g
m is ta k e piled on another, fo r the
e xce lle n t reason th a t tha t is w hat
the s itu a tio n becomes. W ith no c h il­
dren, o r w ith m otherless c h ild re n
needing her. o r perhaps w ith one
gro w n child, the e xp e rim e n t often
is a success. B ut w ith g irls o f 12
and 7 and a boy o f 10—w e ll, no
sensible wom an need go out of her
w ay to in v ite th a t so rt o f tro u b le
in to her home.
Festive Affair
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If the Railroad Agent Sells You
i May an Accident "V ictim "
The Wrong Ticket, May the
Collect Damages if Not Hurt
Conductor Put You off the Train?
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Widow's Marriage, Fool's Project
THE READER'S COURTROOM-
A ra ilro a d tra v e lle r paid fo r his
passage to a d is ta n t c ity , but the
c le rk of the depot a cc id e n ta lly gave
h im a tic k e t good only to a nearby
tow n . When the tra in cam e to this
tow n, the conductor insisted that
the passenger e ith e r get o ff o r pay
m o re fare. The m an fla tly refused.
A t last, the ira te conductor dragged
h im b o d ily out o f his seat and
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KATHLEEN NORRIS
su it th a t is designed to f i t the body
closely, and thus does not ha m pe r
a c tiv itie s in the w ater.
A wool m a illo t, s lim and elegant,
cut low in the back, skin tig h t to
the fit, w ill cut the w a te r lik e a
kn ife . T h e re ’ s no fu ll s k ir t to b a l­
loon out lik e a je lly fish in the
w a te r and ha m pe r sw im m in g .
The s lim ,
clean-cut silhouette
tha t has been absent fro m the
beaches fo r several yea rs is com ing
back th is season. The com b in ation
Know your figure type. . . .
hand k n itte d wool, rib b e d o r cabled,
in black, w h ite and colors, is a
fa v o rite if y o u 're in the m a rk e t
fo r a re a lly neat ap pe arin g suit.
I f the w a istlin e is on ly s lig h tly
fla b b y, and yo u ’ re a ll set fo r the
one piece m odel, tr y a few bending
exercises to w h ittle the w a istlin e.
A week o r two w ill do wonders fo r
the w a is t and m ake it w ith in the
lim its o f p o s s ib ility to w ear the
s u it on w h ich yo u ’ ve set yo u r
heart.
Yoked Beauty for Sub-Teeners
Princess Style Suit
Also Favored
Connecticut City
G rateful to Showman
" . . . I hate played about . . ."
th a t death has taken aw ay. They
w ill not recognize the sim p le tru th
th a t one happy m a rria g e is m ore
than the n o rm a l allow ance, that
th e ir m e m o ry of Tom and his ten­
derness has been softened and
exaggerated by tim e , and that
th e ir chances of fin d in g a re a l m ate
in th is so rt of a ris k are not one in
a thousand. Loneliness and va n ity
and hope rise triu m p h a n t over a ll
argum ents, and every yea r we can
a ll count am ong our frie n d s the
w idow s who w a nt to tr y again.
In a ll this, th e ir c h ild re n are the
f ir s t v ic tim s . M o th e r has told them
sw eetly, p le a d in g ly, th a t they m ust
be nice to U ncle D ick who is going
to come liv e w ith them , and take
D a d d y’ s place. And fo r aw hile how
jo lly U ncle D ick is w ith young
Stan, how p lea santly he teases
C a rol and spoils B aby S ally.
Jealousy Enters
B u t In e v ita b ly his n e w ly-m a rrie d
je a lo u sy b e g i n s to com plicate
e v e ry th in g , and the c h ild re n are
the fir s t to feel it. M othe r is torn
between D ic k 's dem and th a t she
| go w ith h im on a three-day trip ,
and the c la im s o f the feverish, be­
w ild e re d sick ch ild up stairs D ick
says im p a tie n tly th a t kids don’t die
o f upset stom achs, and M other
agrees w ith h im . B u t she doesn’t
As soon as he was released, the
I go off in any v e ry gay s p irits , ju st
m an sued the o ffic e r fo r using un­
necessary roughness. The o ffic e r the same.
The d e lica te attentions, the com ­
insisted th a t he had a rig h t to “ get
tou g h " in such cases, but the co u rt p lim e n ts, the m u rm u re d in to xica t
decided th a t he had gone m uch too ing prom ises all have faded out of
fa r. Denouncing his actio n as “ a M o th e r's life now ; she is a har-
vicious exercise of b r u ta lity ," the rassed, o ve rw o rke d wom an, w ith
Judge ord ere d h im to pay dam ages cla im s po u rin g in on eve ry s id e -
to his v ic tim . The ju dg e pointed c la im s th a t she sim p ly can’t meet.
out th a t citize ns are not re q u ire d She loves D ick, but she d id n 't ex­
to "ju m p a t the snap of a po lice­ pect, in m a rry in g h im , to have to
g ive up a ll o th e r loves com pletely
m an's fin g e r ."
B R ID G E P O R T ,
CONN. — T his
c ity
went a ll out w ith a three-
rin g e d d in kep t up several days
in honor of the la te Phineas T a y lo r
B a rn u m , the le ge nda ry showm an
who in the d is ta n t ye ste rye a r said:
"T h e re ’s a sucke r
born e ve ry
m in u te .”
F ro m e a rly afternoon in to la te
evening, the m usic blared, the ban­
ners flapped and B rid g e p o rt's m en,
w om en and c h ild re n fro lic k e d and
danced in scores o f streets, in co m ­
m u n ity houses and In the a rm o ry
at the B ig Top B all.
A ll th is was a re m in d e r to young
and old th a t P. T ., as the souvenir
p ro g ra m
pro cla im e d ,
did
fo r
B rid g e p o rt w hat a ca ta lyst does fo r
the ch e m ist—s ta rt a ll the good r e ­
actions and b rin g about the desired
resu lts.
I t was B rid g e p o rt's fir s t annual
B a rn u m fe s tiv a l w hich w ill be re ­
peated eve ry ye a r co in cid in g w ith
the a r r iv a l
of
the
b ig
show,
R in g lin g
B roth ers
and
B a rn u m
and B a ile y C ircus.
The circ u s a r ­
riv e d fo r a tw o-day stand to b rin g
the fe s tiv a l to a c lim a x .
B a rn u m m ig h t have been born in
Bethel. 23 m iles aw ay, on J u ly 15,
1810, but the g u id in g fathe rs w ant
the w o rld to know th a t B rid g e p o rt
was his preference. I t was here th a t
I P. T. w intere d his "G re a te s t Show
(on E a r th ,” the sm a ll wagon a ffa ir
1 th a t becam e the fo re ru n n e r of the
circu s w h ich in h e rits the slogan.
In c id i » ta lly , eve r m in d fu l of get-
! tin g the house packed. Phineas
aw ay back said: “ G ive ’em w h at
they w a n t,” and proceeded to do
ju s t tha t. He im p o rte d the fam ed
Jum bo, the elephant fro m E ngland,
I and he discovered a m id ge t. Char-
| ies S. S tratto n, in th is town, nam ed
h im Gen. Tom T hum b and shared
his fam e. When in s p ira tio n was at
I a low ebb, Phineas had a m ule
I p a in te d w ith stripe s and e xh ib ite d
a t a zebra.
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For Party Wear
pllE T T Y enough for party wear,
* practical as a back-to-school
dress is this yoked style for young
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girls. Make the yoke and pockets
Two-Fabric Number
C*OH DAYTIME or date-time—a in contrast and trim with tiny
stunning frock for juniors that ruffling.
uses two fabrics very effectively.
P a tte rn 8330 comes In sizes 4. 6, 8. 10
The comfortable sleeves a r e and 12 y e a ra . Size 6. I 1« y a rd s of 39-incb
y a rd c o n tra st.
trimmed with buttons in threes.
8E W IN O t i l K I E P A T T E R N l>EPT.
530 South W ells St.
C hlcafO 7, III.
Enclose 25 cents In coins for each
p a tte rn desired.
P a tte rn 8359 is fo r sizes 11. 12. 13. 14.
16 and 18. Size 12. 2 ‘ « y a rd s o f 35 or
39-lnch;
y a r d c o n tra s t.
P a tte rn
Send to d ay fo r y o u r copy of the Spring
and S u m m er F A S H IO N 64 pages of a t ­
tra c tiv e , w e a ra b le s ty le s ;
special de
signs; fre e p a tte rn p rin te d inside the
book. 25 cents.
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Address
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Dry in no time. A quick way of
drying stockings is to squeeze
them as dry as possible, then roll
tightly in a turkish towel for five
minutes. Hang in an airy place
and they will dry in a jiffy.
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percentage of the things originally
sent.
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Deposit rubbers here. A wooden
box or carton placed inside the
kitchen door to be used as a re­
ceptacle for rubbers and galoshes
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Experience taught her. One on rainy days will save the home­
mother who sends a boy and girl maker much linoleum cleaning.
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away to college makes a list of the
things packed in each trunk and
Add the Juice of one orange to
secures it to the lid of the trunk apples, peeled and chopped, ready
on the inside with thumb-tacks. to be cooked for apple sauce. The
This way she gets back at least a orange juice gives the sauce a
golden color and a delicate flavor.
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"You should be ashamed of
yourself,” reprimanded the father
as he gave his son a dressing
down for not having advanced be­
yond the errand-boy stage at his
place of business. "Why, when
George Washington was your age
he was hard at work as a sur-
| veyor, earning good money.”
"Sure," replied the youth In a
swift counter-attack, “ and when
he was your age he was President
af the United States.”
"I don’t agree with your theory
of prenatal influence,” said the
young lady as she sipped her tea.
“Take my case for example,”
she said. "My mother was acci­
dentally hit with a phonograph
record just before I was born, but
it has not done me any harm, any
harm, any harm .”
Hubbie—“ You look tired, dear.
Why don’t you go to the moun­
tains for a nice rest?”
Wlfie—"Oh, I don’t know. I
don’t think the mountain air
would agree with m e.”
Hubbie—“ Well, it would be the
first thing that didn’t.”
Overdone. Take a look — are
there too many things of no value
on the mantel of your living-room?
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Time enough. In making perco­
lated coffee, allow the brew to
percolate for only five or ten min­
utes after the water begins to be
amber in color.
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Consider the mop. Floor mops,
as a rule, are somewhat neglected
when it comes to washing. Give
your mop a good bath in boiling
soapsuds every week or so. Soda
added to the water will loosen the
dirt wonderfully.
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On the bias. Try cutting the
thread on a slant when threading
a needle. It will point the thread
and make it much easier to thrust
through the eye of the needle.
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Sprinkle plain muffins, just be­
fore they go into the oven, with a
mixture of melted shortening,
brown sugar and cinnamon or nut­
meg.
Wash line technique. W h e n
washing heavy blouses, shirts,
etc., hang each one separately on
a wooden clothes hanger and then
on the line. They will dry more
quickly and in better shape than
when pinned directly to the line.
Teacher—"So you want to be
older so that you can do many
things that your brothers and sis­
ters do, eh?”
Small boy—"Yes, m aam .”
Teacher—"Well, who is the old­
est in your family?”
Small boy—“ Daddy is, but he
got a head start.”
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