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Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, M arch 18, 1948
Woman's World
K a thleen Norris Says:
New Slipcovers Will Relieve
Jaded Look ol ,’ired Rooms
Cut Expanses Down a nd Save Money
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C U P covers, whether you are plan-
ning them as part of a redecorat­
ing scheme or using them to cover
i new furniture pieces done in mus­
lin, are an important part of a dra­
matic decorating scheme, so it's a
good idea to crcute styles that w ill
enhance their surroundings.
Today, many newcomers to the
homemaking ranks prefer to buy
chairs, sofas or chaise lounge with
only the muslin cover so they can
use their own choice of style and
fabric for cither a traditional slip
cover or u permanent slip cover to
resemble the upholstery.
Even though you may be new to
sewing, don’t be afraid to tackle a
slip cover project. The size need not
overwhelm you as there is not much
difficult sewing essential. And. if you
want professional advice, there’s a
local sewing center which can give
you latest decorating tricks and
shortcuts to making them.
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money.
By KATHLEEN NOKRIS
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y fY H U S B A N D has
\ / I o n ly o n e f u u l t ,”
I V 1 w r ite s M a rc ia
G reen. “ But it is so serious a
fau lt th a t I am seriously con­
sidering leaving him . We have
been m a rrie d 11 y e a rs, we
have one son, u lovely hom e,
u nice circle of friends. Bob
is successful in business, a l­
though a d m ittin g him self th at
we ulw uys will be m ore or
less in a rut, for he is only one
em ployee in a plant th a t e m ­
ploys thousands, with sm all
chance of betterin g him self.
SPEND LESS
Money, the villain in many,
many marriages, bas driven a
wedge between Marcia and her
husband, Hob. Hob, who stems
front very pour parents, con­
tinually c o m p la in t became
Marcia does not handle the
financial end of her household
duties economically enough.
She fails to save any money
amt in these inflationary tim et
her demands for more money
increase. He can't understand
where his salary disappears and
constantly attempts to curb
the spending of any money.
Miss Norris chastises Marcia
for uncalled for extravagances
and advises her to eliminate
many unnecessary luxuries to
which she treats herself. Il y
putting her shoulder to the
wheel, Marcia can help Hob in
building up a savings account.
According to M iss N o r r is ,
Marcia is not pulling her share
of the load. When she becomes
a helpmate instead of a spend-
mate there w ill be ¡ess friction
and more harmony in the
household.
Plan Style, Select
Fabric First
First decision in a sewing project
of this type w ill be to decide the
style you want to follow in deco­
rating. After that you w ill know what
to ask for in a fabric since patterns
differ depending upon modern, 18th
century or colonial.
y abrics, you'll find, are plentiful,
and there's a wide choice of floral,
striped and plain designs running
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Spring Rayon Blouse
1738
12-20
This attractive skirt and blouse
combination is neat enough for
office wear and feminine enough
for an after-work date. The ruf­
fled blouse is of soft, washable,
one-denier spun rayon made of
Avisco rayon yarns. The skirt is
navy blue rayon crepe which goes
with any of the new spring
blouses.
another chair in plain with either
floral or striped fabric for trim m ing.
If you have a very large couch you
might cover that in a solid color
and the pillow in floral or small
stripes that are used elsewhere in
the room, thus holding the decora­
tive scheme together.
With Full Skirt
A SIMPLE yet extremely smarl
34-48
x * dress for misses that’s bound
to win applause on each wear­
/CREATED especially to flatter ing. Very easy to sew, too, with
the slightly heavier figure, this brief cap sleeves and full skirt. Ti«
charming afternoon dress has a narrow belt softly in a bow.
slimming lines and nice detail on
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attern N a. 1738 is for sizes 12. 14. 1«.
shoulder and hip. Make short or 18 P and
20. Size 14, 4% yards of 35 or
three-quarter shaped sleeves, and 39-inch.
Send an additional twenty-five cents for
use a pretty printed fabric in an
the Spring and Summ er F A S H IO N —it's
I all-over scroll or flower.
chockful of bright ideas for sum m er
Slimming Frock
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Pattern No. 1741 comes In sizes 34, 38,
38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48. Sizes 36. 3’ i
yards of 33 or 3P-inch.
School Kids 6 to 60
wardrobes. F ree knitting directions plus
a free pattern printed inside the book.
Send your order to:
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8-8 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.
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Pattern No________________ _Size__
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about with other women. He is a
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makes
people
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do
devoted husband and father, popu­
school work, a group of teachers
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la r and friendly. Well, then, what Is
said recently.
It? I 'll tell you. Bob thinks, talks,
By Furniture Type
Their reason: A good education
dreams of nothing but money, when­
The classic slip cover with box- is the world’s best defense against
ever we are alone. In company he
pleated flounce is always popular for ) war.
N O H U tiS
Is amusing enough, but at home It
Select fabric to enhance furniture . . . practically every type of furniture.
The prediction came from a 10-
is money — money — money. He
However, if your sofa or chair has a man commission which looked
the gamut from m iniature to over­
feels that he doesn't earn enough,
size designs as well as the old stand­ streamlined appearance, you might over the public school system for
that we don't save, that I nm ex­
SPeeusur
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American Association of
bys in plain color minus designs of try a straight flounce with practical­ the
travagant.
ly
no
pleats
at
all
or
a
straight
skirt
: School Administrators.
P ta aeue pçpprae
uny kind. Pick your fabric accord­
"Now, the point is. I ’m not ex­
with inverted corner pleats. For in-
The commission said grownups
ing to size of the furniture piece; i | form
travagant. I keep a nice house,
al rooms, early American set­ should continue studying so they
aiw m s pops ì
suit the type of room as well as the
with only one day's domestic help
ting,
use a gathered flounce on can keep up with “ the new era of
size of the furniture to be covered.
4Ä4 VOUKCftOCCO
every week. I dress economically,
chairs and sofa in keeping with the world events which suddenly has
FOR W H I T íe e y U U n r S Q ^ h
It would be inadvisable, for exam­ general atmosphere of the room.
and while Bobby goes to a private
, been ushered in.’’
ple, to use a large, bold design for
school, he has twice won scholar­
I f your slip cover job is lim ited
ships that cut that expense down
a large, overstuffed chair when a
to $100 a year. Food, of course, is a
plain, small printed design would do to antimacassars or m iniature slip
covers that cover back and arms of
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more to m inim ize the chair size.
big Item; we are all healthy eaters
chairs, you’ll follow the general pro­
and we entertain moderately. We less he has exceptional and extra­
Classic styles are nice to use when cedure used in slip cover making.
have one car, used mostly by me. ordinary capacity, he w ill not rise your room is of moderate propor­
We do not save money, but our bills, in that employ. Hundreds of fresh­ tions, and here, when you do not You w ill, however, have to give addi­
all added together, would not total er young men are ahead of him in have too much space, it's wise to tional thought to fabric selection for
$1,000. Among our friends, some­ the race. Hundreds of others w ill select solid colors neither too bright the project since most of the original
furniture piece covering w ill be in
what sim ilarly situated. I think we move out into separate enterprises nor bold.
CONTAINS ABOUT
plain view. Avoid color or texture
would be considered unusually for­ of their own. Bob can’t either rise or
AS MUCH FOOD
Bold patterns are ideal for setting clashes.
tunate and completely solvent. So escape.
off plain wall backgrounds. An­
why this eternal anxiety about ex­
So, at 40, he sees himself trapped. other bright note in today's fabrics Procedure Given
penses? 'Must wo buy that, dear? He is not saving a cent. His home are the colored, coordinated designs For Actual Work
Is it necessary to paper the dining expenses are increasing with the in­ that enable the home seamstress to
After you’ve decided on type of
room? The boy has to have roller­ exorable need of the times. You
cover, take measurements to esti­
skates, I suppose?' That's what I are expanding Into luxuries while
mate yardage. Consider width of
get day in and day out.
hardly able to manage necessities.
fabric selected in the final calcula­
Problem Is Common.
Parents Were Poor.
tion.
Generous estimates w ill give
Shop smartly! For sound feeding, give
Your problem is not unusual. It
"Bob’s people were very poor. My
your dog tasty Gro-Pup, only Ribbon-
best results and three inch tuck-in
own were not, I hnd a lovely home, is safe to say that in all our cities
type dog food . .. has 23 nourishing in-
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allowance
where
fabric
receives
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Kollogg'o
and my father still is employed and there are blocks and blocks of small,
gradients. Thrifty, too! Gro-Pup is 92r / I D A D T l D
of Batti« Cr««k
strain
is
essential.
You
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need
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food by dry weight (many canned foods (J F £ \L /" r U r
comfortable
apart­
Independent; mother died years respectable.
and O m aha
are 70% water).
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three-quarter inch allowance for
ngo. Can you give me a few good ments whose breadwinners are as
seams.
suggestions as to how I can cure my anxious as Bob. Where does the
Follow measurements for cutting
husband of his penuriousness, or do money go, what the dickens do the
and leave generous seam allow­
you believe it is too deep-rooted to women do with it? The car is an
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th o tio jo b
ances. Be sure to follow the grain
cure?
extravagance beyond the reach of
of the fabric. Keep lengthwise on up
" I t seems to be growing on him. all but 1 per cent — note that figure
and down; crosswise grain, cross­
t h e MENTHOLATUM TW IN S
In our early m arried years he — 1 per cent of the men and women
wise chair.
was much more generous, and when of Europe. Private school, beauty
we were engaged I actually had to parlor, cleaner, flowers, drug store,
Seams should appear wherever
scold him for his extravagance. But telegrams, ice skates, Minnie’s serv­
there is one in the original uphol­
of late he grows less and less w ill­ ices at $1 an hour, ice cream for the
stery. Otherwise, the finished cover
ing to spend money, and the result company dinner. How these little
as u ett as the room.
w ill not fit with the precision it
should.
Is that our home atmosphere Is un­ foxes destroy the vines, and add
comfortable and strained. Feeling those becoming gray streaks to m ix stripes, floral and plain designs
and still carry out the general color Finish With Trim
that this may be the result of early handsome Bob’s hair!
Of Cording or Fringe
I f you really want to help, Marcia, scheme in the room.
inhibitions, I have asked him to go
You m ight find it effective to car­
to a psychiatrist, but he rejected this move from that $85 flat to a plain
Before joining the sections of slip
suggestion utterly. Years ago, when little cottage somewhere on the out­ ry out a sofa in a striped fabric, cover, make trim m ing for seams
you wrote that money was the most skirts of town. Put Bobby in public another chair in plain and still and bottom edge. Applique cut-out
two famous, fast-acting ingredi­
Q t /i c i MENTHOLATUM ents
Im portant element in marriage, I school. Do your own hair. Cut down,
flower clusters across back, seat or
that help thin out thick
did not believe you, but I do now. cut down, cut down, so that $150
arms w ill have decorator appeal.
mucus, reduce swelling, sooth«
of that $500 a month can go into
What shall I do?"
The zigzagger attachment on the
• When head-cold misery makes cold-inflamed membranes. Soon
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government bonds. Talk solvency,
you gasp for air, and nose feels Soreness eases up, head starts to
sewing machine can be used for this
Be
Smart!
I think this situation, Marcia, instead of spending. Talk freedom
raw and tender, reach for soothing clear. D on’t take head-cold misery
stitching job.
arises from a condition that Is preva­ from debt instead of how to pay
Mentholatum andB-R-E-A-T-H-E I lying down—use Mentholatum.
To give a corded finish to slip cov­
Mentholatum contains comfort­
lent In our American domestic scene bills. Tell Bob that if anything hap­
ALSO RELIEVES CHEST-COLD TIGHTNESS.
ers, make a welting and use it to
ing Camphor and m inty Menthol,
today. And I think the cure lies with pens to him you and Bobby can man­
MASAI IRRITATION ANO CHAPPING
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join
slip
cover
sections
and
bottom
you, rather tljan with Bob.
age splendidly, what with chickens
edge of plain box finish. Welting is a
When you m arried you felt that if and an apple tree, and a child or
cotton cord covered with a bias
you had a nice home, and paid your two to board.
M OTHE « , M O TH E R
strip
of material. Cut bias one
bills, that was enough. Perhaps it
I WAS T H I N K I N G
SAKE THE CLABBER
In other words, puli your weight
and one-half to one and three-quar­
as i watcheo y o u
was, then. But it is not now. Bob of the load. Relieve him of worry
GIRL
WAY, my dear
ters of an inch wide, depending upon
S A K E TODAY,
feels the changing temper of the and he won’t mind plain meals. Stop
w it h CLABBER
cord
used.
Place
cord
in
center
of
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times; apparently you don’ t. Bob al­ trying to impress your richer
bias strip. Fold strip over, bringing
GIRL b a k i n g
ways has worked hard, he knows the friends, and impress Bob with the
b is c u it s
the edges together.
pow der
L IG H T A N D
value of money. You never have fact that he has what the old books
Stitch
close
to
the
cord
with
cord­
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learned it.
used to prettily call a helpmate. Bob
ing foot attachment on sewing ma- i
(C O U L D
Bob is in the employ of an im ­ knows we have stormy weather
chine. The same fabric as used in
mense concern. He knows that un- ahead. Get ready for it. Shorten sail.
r HAT W AY
the chair or sofa can be used for
this finish or it can be contrasting.
102, She Still Quilts
Closings for slip covers should be
VIROQUA, W1S. - Mrs. Lucy
slide fasteners. Insert them at side
Grubb, Viroqua’s oldest resident, re­
of back leg, applying it as you would
Ask Mother, She K nows . . ,
cently celebrated her 102nd birth­
on a placket.
Mother calls them polo coats
day anniversary and it didn't inter­
Clobber Girl is the baking powd<
fere with her established routine of and grandmother’s name was
with the bo/onc«d doubt« action . ,
Touch of Elegance
travel coats but call them any­
housework.
Right, in the mixing bowl; Light frofl
fh« ov«n.
She washes dishes, helps cook and thing you choose, they’re still one
A touch of ruffle either for day or
of the nicest coat styles of any
sweeps floors. In the summertime
evening is good and currently the
season.
Big and comfortably en­
she helps in the garden.
vogue. I t ’s being seen In abundance
veloping, developed in many soft-
on petticoats, dressmaker swim
Quilting is her hobby and she
surface coatings and lovely, gay
suits, blouses and new print dresses.
now is piecing a "charm q u ilt" for
colors, they depend on line and
The ruffle may be self fabric, crisp
her daughter. Mrs. Grubb has lived details such as collars, pockets,
white organdie, embroidery, lace or
in Viroqua for 99 years
Be a helpmate . ,
and/or cuffs for their smartness.
contrasting solid color.
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far Comfy and Mmfy
CLABBER GIRL