SEW ING CIRCLE PATTERNS
Easy-to-Make Gowns Are Styled
Kor Smart Wear in Midseason
K athleen N orris Says:
77ic H it-a m l-R u n M arriage
By CIIEBli: NICHOLAS
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“ 4 /n l u o young persons could work their uay to successful m urnuge.if the
hushuml hud been taught the solemn resiwnsibilities of matrimony, ami the wife
were a u ell trained young creature, who tubes her marital vows seriously.
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' I 'H E rush and the excite-
A m ent of a busy holiday
season is over. Comes now
the qu ie t a fte r a sto rm when
women w ill have o p p o rtu n ity to lake
in ve n to ry o f th e ir w ardrobes. It's
tim e to see w h a t's needed in way of
one o r m ore s m a rt new gowns that
w ill accent the midseason style p ro
g ra m w ith outstanding chic and
ch a rm .
I f you find you need som ething
yo u ’ ll And th a t it w ill be th r ifty and
b rin g you no-end sa tisfa ctio n to
m ake y o u r own between - season
dresses. M aybe you are an expert
at sewing. H owever, i f you are an
a m b itio u s beginner you w ill get
along fine by ju s t ta k in g yo u r sew
ing problem s to yo u r lo ca l sewing
center. You w ill be surprised and
d e lig h te d a t the w onderful fa c ilitie s
and h e lp fu l in s tru c tio n you w ill re
ceive in the a rt. In a few lessons
y o u r eye w ill be tra in e d to fine
points o f cut. At and finish, also
to keen d isce rn m e n t in m a tte r of
selecting patterns and fa b ric . It is
nothing less than fa scin a tin g to
le a rn of the w onders th a t the
m odern sewing m achine p e rfo rm s in
w ay of sh o rt cuts to s m a rt dress
m a ke r tric k s thro u g h alm ost m i
ra c le -w o rk in g attachm ents.
A ny one o f the m odish gowns p ic
tu re d w ill in je c t new "p e p ” into
y o u r m idseason w ardrobe.
And
w h a t a grand and g lorious feeling
i t w ill g ive you to have made it
y o u rs e lf! In choosing y o u r patterns
keep in m in d as a g u id in g s ta r that
so ft s ty lin g and easy silhouettes
s trik e high - fashion keynote fo r
sm a rte st m id w in te r clothes. Keep
in m in d , too. that no s ty lin g d e ta il
is o f g re a te r im p o rta n ce than are
sleeves. In fa ct. It m iRht w ell oe
said th a t a dress or a blouse o r a
coat is no s m a rte r than its sleeves
It's the deep a rm h o le sleeves that
a re cre a tin g the b ig sensation this
season.- e specially the new wedged
sleeves, such as style the gowns p ic
tured.
C lassic and new d e ta ils are co m
bined in the wedged sleeve fro c k of
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
rAR conditions have
certain ly put m a r
riage in to th e hit-
a n d - r u n c a t e g o r y , ” says
Ju d g e R obert W illiam s J r . of
Suffolk, M ass.
“ F requently now,” he adds,
“ we have cases in which it is
ad m itted th a t the couple saw
each other only once, tw ice or
th ree tim es before they w ere
m a rrie d .
“ Often there is no such
thing a s ‘I w ant you to m eet
the folks.’ The first tim e the
p a re n ts see them is when
they a re brought hom e as in
law s.”
beige gabardine as shown centered
in the trio .
T h is stunning model
takes its "c a s u a l" cue fro m sucn
ta ilo re d accessories as its w ide
leather belt, shoulder-strap bag and
square-brim m ed sailor. T h is is a
type o f basic dress th a t can lead a
double life ju s t by d e ft accessory
changes
H ip -s lu rrin g , curved slot
pockets and h ig h -rid in g in ve rte d
center fro n t pleat are good fashion
aids to stress below -hip Battery.
F o r tru ly d ra m a tic
accessory
changes the model shown to the le ft
presents an unbeatable basic dress
th a t's collarless. Its wedged sleeves
of co n tra stin g co lo r fan out in s im
ple m a n d a rin lines, and its m in i
m ized w a is tlin e is accented by a
shapely c u rv in g stitched belt of self
fa b ric . The s k irt fro n t interest is
heightened by in v e rte d pleats th a t
are stitched down to w ell below the
w a istlin e .
A nother midseason sure success
p ro je c t is a two-piece wedge-sleeve
dress th a t d ra m a tize s the new
rounded look in easy-to-w ear lines
a fte r the m anner of the sm a rt m od
el p ictu re d to the rig h t. R aspberry
spun rayon is used fo r the bow-tied
blouse, and black rayon fo r its
curved w aistband and fu ll-gathered
s k irt.
The rounded ra g la n shoul
ders are co n trive d to fo rm a d i
agonal bodice yoke th a t w ings out
Into deep arm hole sleeves. W ith the
aid o f dolm an shoulder pqds such
as ore featured at local sewing
cb h t^rs .^in a v a rie ty of colors and
sizes to r dresses, coats and suits
one can m ore easily achieve per
fected rounded shoulder and deep
arm hole lines.
Am ong o ther style details played
up in la st-m in u te m id w in te r fash
ions, the idea of d ra w s trin g belts
makes w ide appeal, fo r you are
assured of a p e rfe ct fit, in th a t the
w a istlin e m ay be adjusted to any
size.
Felt Suit Hat
C o u rt a u th o ritie s fo llo w th is up
w ith the statem ent th a t m a rry in g on
a
m ere
speaking
acquaintance
was the cause of the fr ig h tfu l ju m p
in d iv o rc e .staU atics; n e a rly 2,300
la s t y e a r as against 1.500 in 1940.
T w e n ty - three hundred hopeful
young hearts — no, tw ice th a t m any,
fo r boys’ hearts can b re a k too, —
w recked and e m b itte re d and d isa p
pointed. I t is a fe a rfu l to ta l o f un
happiness; i t is som ething to m ake
o ld e r m a rrie d fo lk th in k .
W here are we fa ilin g o u r ch ild re n ,
th a t th e y can leap in to the m ost
serious re la tio n s h ip hum ans can
know , so ig n o ra n tly , so lig h tly , and
often so fa ta lly ? F o r fo rtu n a te sec
ond m a rria g e s d o n 't often fo llo w on
m ista ke n firs t ones. Som etim es the
scars o f the o rig in a l fa ilu re la st a
life tim e . And i f a c h ild , o r c h il
dren, re s u lt fro m these hit-o r-m iss
m atches, th e y s ta rt life on m ost un
fo rtu n a te term s.
Blamed on War.
" W e ll," say the m others and
fa th e rs ru e fu lly , " th is is one o f the
tra g e d ie s o f w a r. The youngsters are
d e m o ra lize d and excited.
Young
m en have been to m aw ay fro m home
and college, are to be sent to fa r
and d is ta n t countries,
perhaps,
never to re tu rn . G irls are p re
m a tu re ly m a tu re d by the atm os
phere o f chance, m ovem ent, em o
R r le a s r d bv W e s te rn N e w s p a p e r U n io n .
tio n a l c ris is , d ra m a tic situations.
W ith so m a n y chances s u rro u n d
ing the fu tu re , g irls and boys
plunged ahead absolutely w ith o u t
thought. “ M aybe he w on’t come
back fo r years. M aybe the w a r
An up-to-date version of C inder w o n 't end fo r a long tim e . M aybe
e lla ’ s slippers has been designed th e y 'll liv e in some fo re ig n co u n try
and they surely w ill enchant the a fte r the w a r.” M aybe th is and m a y
m odern P rince C harm ing. These in be th a t, b u t not often the sober p ro b
trig u in g and novel sandals are of a b ility , the unsensational tru th .
c ry s ta l-c le a r lu cite , and they are
Not often “ m aybe h e 'll come back
here fo r party-goers as w ell as fo r w ith o u t a job. M aybe we won’ t lik e
women who lik e to re la x lu x u rio u s each o th e r when w e 've seen each
ly at home This am azing new foot o ther m ore often. M aybe h e 'll look
w ear comes w ith co lo rfu l ribbon lac v e ry d iffe re n t to me, out o f his u n i
ings, run through slots to fo rm criss- fo rm . M aybe he w o n 't im m e d ia te ly
crossings and ankle ties. Square- get a good jo b a fte r the w a r, and
toed soles are cut in a single piece w e 'll face the necessity o f liv in g on
The firm ly fastened hollow heel !s the fa m ily . M aybe he ought to m eet
2>/4 inches high.
Colors are also m y m o th e r and fa th e r firs t. M aybe
a va ila b le ,
in clu d in g
tra n slu ce n t he's tie d up w ith some g ir l in his
black, red, green and blue. R ib own state—o r w ith h a lf a dozen g irls
bons range fro m m u lti-c o lo r stripes in h a lf a dozen states. M aybe I ’ ll
to solid colors in ro y a l blue, green, fa ll m uch m ore deeply w ith some
red, gold, black o r w hite. In a ddi o ther m an, w h ile he’ s away. M a y
tio n to its beauty, the p lastic ha3 be I ' l l have a baby im m e d ia te ly , and
the p ra c tic a l value of being lig h t have to g ive up a good jo b and sta rt
w eight and v irtu a lly unbreakable.
ta k in g care o f the b a b y .”
A ll these p o ss ib ilitie s have come
true, fo r hundreds and hundreds of
All Plastic Sandals
Latest in Footwear
High Colors Competing
With Subtle Neutrals
T h is dashing fe lt hat in beige is
p e rfe c t to w e a r w ith y o u r ta ilo re d
clothes, e sp e cially w ith the su it you
a re w e a rin g u n der y o u r fu r coat
d u rin g the cold m id w in te r months.
L a te r on it w ill top y o u r u n fu rre d
cloth coat o r y o u r classic wool
fro c k w ith in fin ite chic. The high
crow n has in te re s tin g d e ta il in its
so ft draped m a n ip u la tio n . The tw o
handsom e q u ills in n a tu ra l tones are
placed a t e xa ctly rig h t angle to fla i-
You w ill see high co lo r in the
new wool jerseys, w hich are being
n eatly ta ilo re d in re so rt toppers and
suits, w hich of course assures th e ir
style prestige in the sp rin g fashion
p ictu re . V iv id co ra l is on the new
co lo r lis t, and tangerine, ro ya l blue
and a lo ve ly cornflow er blue as well
as chalk blue, also s trik in g green
tones and s ta rtlin g new reds and
b rig h t copper shades. Just as im
p o rta n t, however, are the subtle
n eutrals stressing soft grays and
lig h t beige, such as pu tty or strin g
beige.
‘Boys’ heurts can break too.
JOYS ANU SORROWS
OF MATRIMONY
Att uns anticipated, hastily
contracted marriages entered
into under the stress and ex
citement of war, are breaking
up at a frightening rate. Miss
Norris points out that it is part
ly the responsibility of parents,
who have failed to impress
upon their children the seri
ousness of matrimony, and the
necessity for various adjust
ments by both partners.
The misery and heart-break
of these divorces can hardly be
calculated, Miss Norris says.
Young lives are often perma
nently wrecked, because those
who have once failed to find
happiness in the married state
the first tim e are frequently
unable to make a success of a
second marriage. The early
scars remain, and doubt and
distrust arise easily.
Our parents and grandpar
ents understood the problem
of marriage better, in many
ways, than we do. They en
tered it determ ined to make a
go of it, come what would.
G raceful P rin cess.
O FT flowered m a te ria l m akes
as lovely a d ay tim e frock as
you’ll see in th is slim , graceful
princess style w ith p retty sq u are
neckline and scalloped side closing
edged in bold ric ra c . S m art, too,
in lightw eight wool or gabardine.
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P attern No. 8891 is designed for sizes
12. 14. 16, 18. 20; 40 and 42. Size 14, slip,
requires 2,.i yards of 35 or 39-inch m ate
rial for built-up shoulders: 2’ » yards for
ribbon straps; pantie, l 1,» yards; l ’.j
y ard s lace.
Due to an unusually large dem and and
current conditions, slightly m ore tim e is
required in filling orders for a few of the
most popular pattern num bers.
Send your order to:
SEW ING CIRCLE PA TTE R N D E P T .
709 M ission St., San F ra n cisco , Calif.
Enclose 25 cents in coins for each
pattern desired.
P attern N o .------------------------Size-----
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P attern No. 8907 comes in sizes 12. 14.
16. 18 and 20. Size 14, short sleeves,
takes 3'« yards ot 39-inch m aterial; l?s
yards trim m ing.
Slip and P an tie
MOOTHLY tailored slip and
pan tie set th a t fits like a glove.
You can have ribbon s tra p s or
built-up shoulders on the slip—
you’ll like th e d ainty lace trim too.
So Easy! No Cooking. Real Saving.
The pantie is easy to m ak e with
elastic back and w aistline d arts, j To get q u ick re lie f fro m coughs due
Why not m ak e a d ark slip, for a , to colds, you should make sure by
change, to w ear under sh eer or j m ixin g y o u r own cough syrup a t
home. I t ’s no trouble a t all, and you
d ark dresses?
know i t ’s pure and good. I t needs no
To Get Better
Cough Syrup,Mix
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rash young couples. In New Y o rk □
few m onths ago a g irl asked her
chum to go w ith her to m eet her
husband, who was in va lid e d home.
She had seen him about a dozen
tim e s in a ll, and was a fra id she
w ouldn’ t know h im .
These q u ick m a rria g e s are dan
gerous enough, but the real danger
lies in the q u ick divorces. I f o u r
boys had been som ewhat schooled in
the solemn re sp o n sib ilitie s o f hus-
bandhood; if they had been ta u g h t
gentleness, patience, courage, fa ith
in them selves, th a t they h a rd ly
knew these g irl-w iv e s o f th e irs, it
would not be so serious a m a tte r.
M aking I t a Success.
I f g irls w ent in to even th is h ig
gledy-piggledy sort of m a rria g e p e r
suaded, under a ll the surface e xcite
m ent and h yste ria and passion, th a t
any m a rria g e m ay be made a suc
cess, i f the w ife determ ines th a t it
shall be. Any tw o persons, granted
the firs t physical a ttra c tio n th a t
h u rle d them in to m a trim o n y as a
sta rt, could w o rk th e ir way to a suc
cessful m a rria g e , i f the husband
w ere possessed o f the afo re m e n
tioned q u a litie s of ch a ra cte r and
the w ife were a sweet,- in e xa cting ,
sensible, w e ll-tra in e d young cre a tu re
who m eant the g reat prom ise she
made when she said “ I do.”
The g lo ry of golden w edding days
has shone on m a n y a m an and w o m
an who h a rd ly knew each oth e r
when th e ir hands were united. M y
own g ra n d m oth e r, at 17, was sum
moned to the lib r a r y to meet the
m an to w hom she was to be m a r
rie d on the same day. Of clean
strong Ir is h stock on both sides,
n e ith e r the p rin c ip a ls nor the de
voted parents had any m isg ivin g s
as to the outcome.
I f we tra in e d o u r ch ild re n m ore
c a re fu lly fo r the g re a t duties o f the
m a rria g e state, it w ould not m a tte r
so m uch who they m a rrie d , and
there w ould be m any few er divorces
am ong them .
M A D E -O V E R C LO TH IN G
M a kin g o ve r garm ents fo r s m a ll
e r ch ild re n is m ore than m e re ly c u t
tin g th e m down to size. Colors, p a t
te rn and w e ig h t of fa b ric a ll need
to be considered in such cases. F a b
ric s adults w ear, m ay be too heavy
fo r a s m a ll ch ild . I f the m a te ria l
is not lig h t enough in w e ig h t to be
co m fo rta b le , use it fo r some oth e r
purpose. A vo id stripes, plaids and
p rin ts th a t are too big fo r the ch ild
When p la nning a m ake-over, con
su it the youngster. M ost tim es it's
ju s t the lit tle things th a t m ake
clothes acceptable to ch ild re n .
Address
cooking, and it's so easy to make
th a t a child could do it.
F ro m y o u r druggist, get 2% ounces
o f Pinex. P o u r th is in to a p in t bot
tle, and add enough plain syru p to fill
up the p in t. To make syrup, s tir tw o
cups o f granulated sugar and one cup
o f w a te r a few moments, u n til dis
solved. O r you can use corn syrup or
liq u id honey, i f desired. The fu ll p in t
Cutting knives a re best kept by thus made should last a fa m ily a long
them selv es in a wooden rack in time, and gives you about fo u r times
as m uch cough medicine fo r your
the kitchen d raw er. If allowed to money.
I t never spoils, and children
rub ag ain st o th er knives or uten love its pleasant taste.
A nd fo r quick results,you've never
sils, they dull quickly.
seen its superior. I t seems to take
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If you w ant to m ake your letters soothing t h e irrita te d membranes,
absolutely su re-seal, glue them and helping to clear the a ir passages.
shut w ith colorless nail polish, j Pinex is a special compound of
These c a n ’t even be steam ed open proven ingredients, in concentrated
form, w ell know n fo r q uick action on
by unscrupulous persons.
th ro a t and bronchial irrita tio n s . Just
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Stiff brushes and broom s will w ill be refunded.— Adv.
last longer if w etted now and then. ’
This p rev en ts fibers or b room straw ,
from becom ing too b rittle and con
sequently b reak in g off.
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