Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, August 4, 1949
NEEDLEWORK PATTERNS
W O M A N 'S W O ULD
Crochet a Pretty New Bedspread
Filet for Chair Set or Buffet
New Fashion Ideas Freshen Wardrobe
By Ertta Haley
N1
rE E I) »Hina apurkle for the
wurdrube? A slight amount of
remodeling, u bit of new trim m ing,
or ■■ flush of color w ill rescue many
clothes from their route to the
buck end of the Clouet.
Some women feel thut It Is sim
ply not In their power to creute
u pructiciilly new garment from
un old one, even though they sew
well. lt*s u mutter of Imagination,
they suy, und leave It to those who
obviously have some creative tul-
ent.
True, imagination Is a good thing
to huve when renewing the ward
robe, but It's dispensable with all
the ulds we have on hund. You
may need Just u quick look nt what
the stores are showing, a glance
ut some of the new styles und a
session with a pattern book.
A sense of what Is fitting, how
ever, Is essential. It you do any
sewing, you understand about Ut
ting. Even if you alwuys buy
Patio Costume
be part of a dress or blouse pat
tern which Intrigues you. Use only
the yoke for the old dress.
These yokes may also be made
In sheers or contrasting solid col
ors, if you prefer them to lace.
Whatever fabric is chosen, It
should be In keeping or good con
trast to the dress material.
Plain dresses can be given the
scoop necklines with little alteration,
and then be worn with some of the
luxurious new costume Jewelry.
For a softly feminine change to
a plain dress, you m ight like to
bare the neckline more, which
would be In keeping with new fash
ion trends. Then add a ruffle for
trim m ing, and use some of it on the
flup pockets at hips, or on the
sleeves.
Another idea for adding dash to
a plain dress In the classic style
would be to use plaid ruffling for
a plunging type neckline, with sim i
lar ruffling for the sleeve trim as
well os the skirt ruffle, especially
where extra length is needed.
Many dresses can be made en
tirely new looking with the addition
of a bolero in u gay und contrasting
shade when the original dress is
dark.
Going p laces via car, train
or plane? Then you'll be In
terested In the grow ing fashion
Importance of the linen duster.
Sketched here is one of the new
er Ideas of this quaint revival,
a raglan sle ev e , convertible
collar com bination with Hap
poc kets that repeat the line of
the turn-hack cuffs, i t ’s esp e
cially adapted to the heavier
w eave of linen because of Its
unusual tailoring d etails. You'll
want to be sure the buttons
are handsom e such a s large
smoked pearl affairs that re
peat the overtones of the pop
ular natural colored linen.
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KATHLEEN NORRIS
Hustling cotton taffeta with a
m oire finish m akes Its appear
ance on the style horizon in a
sophisticated costu m e for re
sort w ear. Carolyn Schnurer de
sign s a strap less bodice and a
separate wrap-aroqnd s k i r t
with fullness concentrated at
the side. Over It she poses a
triangular stole. The costum e
also bids for future honors at
hom e In the winter evening
scen e as well as for sum m er.
Change neekline with yoke . . . .
clothes, you w ill understand fitting,
so you see the m utter is quite
simple.
Dresses and blouses should have
m oteriul in good enough condition
to remodel for satisfying results.
You may huve to invest in some
new material, trim m ing, buttons
or putterns, and It's not budget-
wise to spend either money or
time on m uterial thut isn't worth Change Plain Dresses
remodeling, no m utter how much W ith Neckline or Color
you've liked the garment in the
Every once in a while we look
past.
nt a dress and wonder how we
could ever have chosen something
R e fittin g Saves
so plain or severe. This is easily
Many G arm ents
Dresses und blouses which fit remedied.
Lace yokes are being used ex
well w ill rarely be delegated to
the deep, durk corners of a closet. tensively on the new fashions and
Doesn't it stund to reason that
clothes should fit you well so that
you’ll get the most out of them?
Good fit simply means that you
look pleasing In your garment.
This should not be too loose so that
you huve a sack-like effect, al
though If some proportions of the
body are large, it's best to have
them fit loosely enough so there
is no pulling or gaping, or tig h t
ness to show each individual fold
of flesh.
If you are on the slender side,
the garment should not hang too
loosely so it looks as though it
doesn't belong to you. You may,
however, have soft gathers, full
And skirt with a drape.
sleeves, and draping which Is gen
erous to ndd fullness to the figure. may be readily inserted on a plain
Many garments may be fitted by dress which would give it the prop
you, or a dressmaker if you do not er background.
Patterns for yokes may be pur
feel competent. This may be all
chased either as such, or they may
the dress needs to renew It.
Avoid Boredom in Marriage
the country w ith the speed of I
A deadly bored with their m ar into
fire-horses. Boredom was forgotten, !
riage, and Just about have decided
to break it up. Nothing is specifi
cally wrong, and everything Is
wrong.
"Alan Is a smart man,” writes
Anne, “ and I ’m stupid; I know it.
I'm a good cook, I keep my apart
ment clean and comfortable, but I
can't talk politics or business;
when I try to, Alun Just looks at
me patiently and looks back at his
newspaper, without any comment.
"We have two children; I know
we both adore them, I know we'd
both die for them. But living with
a stubborn, spirited boy of 4 and
a delicate g irl of 6 is something
else. Alan and I are both nervous
people, and the children naturally
are nervous, too. There is a
good deal of crying and diso
bedience in a sort of nursery
way; not scenes and beatings
and l o u d
v o i c e s , but d if
ficulties in getting them to go oft
to bed, or Alan asking 'What on
earth is Shirley crying about
now?’
"We try to control our nerves, but
we don’ t seem to be talking the
same language these days. Alan
showers, dresses, goes off to busi
ness; 1 don't see him again until
six o'clock and then he hardly
speaks. Then it's the newspaper,
radio, dinner, and he is either
'dead tired' and goes to bed, or he
is going 'over to Joe's for a m in
ute.’ All wives, busy with dishes,
homework, mending, know that
‘minute.’
Longs for Life, Vitality
“ I long for life, vitality, interest,
occupation,” Anne ends her letter.
" I'm doing my Job as well as I
can, but it's not enough for me.
I t ’s not enough for Alan. These
THE READER'S COURTROOM-
Hold Temper in Court
-By W ill Bernard, LL.B.-
M ay a Person Lose His
Tem per in a Courtroom?
A carpenter and his neighbor had
an argument about the ownership
of a dog, and the dispute was finally
taken to court. When the neighbor
took the witness stand, he was
asked whether he honestly believed
the dog was his. He replied: “ Posi
tively yes!” Enraged, the carpen
A wooden chest, evidently lost
from a passing ship, was washed
up onto the seashore property of a
retired captain. A beachcomber
noticed the chest, liked it, and
hauled It to his cottage. When the
captain found out what had oc
curved, he sued the beachcomber
(or the value of the chest. The
lai*er argued that neither of them
really owned it—so the firs t finder
could keep it. However, the court
upheld the captain's claim. The
Judge said that the owner of the
seashore property has prior rights.
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Is Shaving a "Necessity"
In the Eyes of the Law?
ter seized a stick and smacked his
adversary across the cheek! The
victim promptly filed a damage
claim against the hot-headed car
penter. The latter pleaded that the
neighbor’s answer "made me mad.”
but the court decided that wasn’t
a very good excuse. Holding the
carpenter liable, the judge said that
such fiery displays of temper have
no place in a court of justice.
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A widow, In poor health, liked to
take occasional rests by visiting
her m arried daughter. These visits,
which would occur about once a
year, usually lasted several weeks.
The daughter’s husband raised no
objections, but quietly kept a w rit
ten record of the cost of each stay.
When the widow died, the husband
put in a special claim against her
estate for "services rendered.”
However, the court rejected his
claim, on the ground that such “ ser
vices norm ally are presumed to be
gratis,"
A certain town passed a “ Blue
Law” which prohibited all labor on
Sundays except for “ works of
necessity.” One Saturday night, a
man went to the barber shop for
a shave. However, before his turn
came he became ill and had to go
home. The next morning, at his
special request, the barber went to
his shop and gave the man a shave.
Someone reported the incident to
the police, and the barber was
arrested. He argued that, under the
circumstances, the Sunday shave
was a "necessity.” But the court
couldn’t see it that way and found
him guilty. The judge said the cus
tomer wouldn't have been any
worse off if he hadn't gotten his
shave until Monday I
. Then if t the newspaper . . . "
five small rooms are ng modern,
as well-equipped as any in the
world, I suppose; we don’t like
taxes and rising prices, but we
aren't in debt. There should be
a good many things for us to talk
about, after nine years of marriage.
But apparently there aren’t.
"Now the questions I want to
ask you are these: Do you often
hear of a situation like this? Is
it my fault or Alan’s? Would a
psychoanalyst help us?
I'm 30,
Alan 34; we can’t go on for 40
years like this. Can you help us?”
My answers to these questions
are yes, I often hear of this situa
tion, it arises in many marriages.
No, I wouldn’t go to a psycho
analyst. In your case that would
be money thrown away. And yes, it
is your fault and Alan's both,
although it isn’ t an easy one to see.
In the firs t place, Anne, you’re
not stupid. No stupid woman ever
wrote a letter like this.
You're
simply bogged down in a rut that
has involved Alan and the children,
too. Five city rooms, year out and
year in, aren't too healthy an en
vironment for two small children.
Five city rooms doesn’t afford
much scope for your imagination
or activity, either. Five city rooms
aren't restful when a man gets
home from eight hours in a close
office.
Sandersons Solved Problem
I ’ll tell you what the Sandersons
did. They had three boys, and when
a doctor told Jim , four years ago,
that not one, but two of his sons
was threatened with congestion of
lungs. Jim and Margery moved out
Stained-Glass Motif
city luxuries were tossed aside.
Jim ’s rooted com tempt for com- I
spread with a stained-glass
muters suffered a surprising jolt. !
They bought "Hideaway”
for m otif in the center of the seven-
$5,000. A tumbledown white cot inch square — solidly crocheted
tage, an acre of apple trees, five j corner sections are combined to
great oaks and a stream. Yes. and j c reate bedroom charm .
it was at the end of a train and a j
bus trip, for Jim, with half a m ile '
of country road at the end of that, | T o o b tain com plete cro c h etin g in s tru c
and there was a wood stove in the i tions fo r the C ro ch eted B ed spread (P a t
kitchen, dangling electric lights of , te rn N o . 5808)
the 1900 period in the rooms, and j Send 20 cents In coin, yo u r nam e.
ad dress and p a tte rn n u m b er.
the bathtub was tin. B u t-
Well, you ought to see it now. ’
Paint and glass and a floor furnace 1
have done wonders.
The Sandersons eat their own
tomatoes and corn and fru it all
summer. Winter mud for the car
and summer dust—well, of course.
But there are three bard, noisy, .
sunburned big boys on the place
now, in the place of coughing little !
Avoiding Varnish Rubbles
fellows from the city, and they ? To avoid surface bubbles when
help. There are a man and a worn- y OU varnish, don’t shake the can;
an there now, discussing changes s tir the contents gently with a
and improvements a n d
plans, c j ean stick
living every moment.
Make a change. Anne. Give the !
Mirror Streaks
children country freedom and their !
If streaks on your m irror shew
nerves and rebellions w ill disap- (
j m arked signs of stubbornness,
pear like mist.
Floral Design
'C*1LET is one of the easiest and
loveliest form s of crocheting
and works up quickly.
This
charm ing floral design m akes a
nice chair set, or it can double as
a dining room buffet set.
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S E W IN G C IR C L E
•ISO S o o th W e lls S t.
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NEEDLEW ORK
C h ic a g o 7. 111.
Enclose 20 cents for pattern.
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A ddress
AROUND
«he HOUSE;
Stars' Children
Take to Stage
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P a tte rn N o. 5935 consists of m a te r ia
re q u ire m e n ts , stitch illu s tra tio n s , filet-
d ia g ra m s in ea sy-to -rea d dot and sq u are*
and fin is h in g direc tio n s.
Send 20 cents in coin, y o u r nam a
ad dress an d p a tte rn nu m b er.
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Items of Interest
to the Housewife
too old. Cover the spot«! with kero
sene for a couple of hours then
wash the tile with soap and hot
w ater.
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To Brighten Rug
F or a general brightening up of
a cloth rug, sprinkle salt all over
it, let stand an hour or two, then
they can som etim es be persuaded take it up with the vacuum clean
to go if you rub them with a little er.
, oil-type furnish polish.
Anchoring Rugs
Sm all throw rugs th at have a
tendency to slip along the floor
I I can be anchored by attaching sev
eral ja r rubbers to the under side,
They Seek Careers
or shellacking the reverse sides.
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Like Their Parents
For Shiny Faucets
HOLLYWOOD.—School is out in
When the nickel faucets in your
Hollywood and the movie stars’ sink become stained, polish them
sprigs are getting summer jobs, j by rubbing with a soft cloth
As movie stars, of course.
dipped in spirits of am m onia.
Gloria Swanson's daughter is Wash them off afterw ard with hot
talking
about a screen test; w ater and soap, and polish with
Charlie Chaplin’s son is starring a soft, dry cloth.
in a play; John Barrym ore’ s boy
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is sweating over his movie debut.
Hint to Waxers
Even Judy Garland's baby is a
R egardless of w hat type wax
movie veteran.
you use, be sure you don’t apply
To old-timers in Hollywood, this too m uch and th a t you give the
looks like where they came in.
a p plicatio n
s u ffic ie n t
buffing.
Joan Bennett’s daughter is test- O therw ise yo u r flo o r w ill be quick
ing for one of the biggest parts to show ru b b e r heel m a rk s and
in her mother’ s new picture, pro- fu rn itu re scratches.
duced by her stepfather. Harold
_
Lloyd says Harold, Jr., w ill be in
Rust Stains on Tile
his next comedy.
Rust stains on tile usually will
"H is sisters think he's very yield to kerosene, if they’re not
funny,” Lloyd said. "They never
laugh at me. Oh, the trials of being
a father.”
John Barrymore, Jr., a 17-year- I
old copy of the great profile, is
earning $150 a week for the first
acting he’ s ever done.
“ The ham came out in me when J
CHOOSE YOUR CAREER
I was 15,” young Barrymore says.
" I took a walk and looked at the
IN A G R O W IN G
stars a long time. A ll of a sudden
I knew I had to be an actor.”
fa
PROFESSION!
He’s trying to see all his famous
father’s pictures now, he added.
« — open lo g irl* tin der 3 3 ,
He'd previously seen only "The
h ig h -tc h n o l graduates and
Invisible Woman.”
college girla.
Sydney Chaplin, Charlie's 22-
— m ore o p p o rtu n itira every
year-old son, is a big hit in the
year for the grad uate nurse.
‘Circle Players’ "Anna Lucasta.”
— best preparation foe both career and
He’ s been acting with them a cou
m arriage.
ple of years and says he’ll do his
firs t movie when they make one. I — aak fo r m o te in fo rm a tio n
at the hospital where you |
"M y dad’s very pround of me,”
w ould lik e to en ter nursing.
he allowed. “ He never misses a
show.”
Fifteen-year-old
Melinda
M ar
key has talked her stepfather,
Walter Wanger, into testing her
for the part of Rebecca tn "The
Ballad and The Source,” which
w ill star her mother. Miss Ben
nett.
" I ’ve always wanted to be an
actress like m y mother,” she said.
She was hoping to debut on the
stage this summer, she added, un
til the fam ily decided to take her j
to Italy where the picture w ill be !
So good! So crisp they snapl
made.
crackle! pop! In milk!
Gloria Swanson’s daughter, Mich- j
America's favorite ready-
ele Bridget Farm er, 17, has been ,
to-eat rice cereal. Rushed
talking w i t h
producers about ,
to you Kellogg-fresh!
screen tests ever since her mother
introduced her around. She hasn’t
MOTHER KNOWS/t BEST I
anything definite yet.
High-School Graduates
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Wall Patching
P la ste r of P a ris is good stuff
with which to patch w alls; but un
less you’re nimble, it m ay get dry
and hard before the job is fin
ished. To prevent that, m ix a
tablespoonful of ordinary flour
with every cup of plaster of Paris.
s"
Yodora
checks
perspiration
odor
THE
WAY
i Made with a Jace eream base. Yodora
I is actually toothing to normal skins.
1 No harsh chemicals or irrita tin g
; salts. Won’t harm skin or clothing,
i Stays soft and creamy, never gets
! grainy.
Try gentle Yodora—/eel the wonderful
: difference!
Guaranteed £
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