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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. October 14. 1956 1 New Clothes Have 'Milltown Look'; Long Sleeves Good By UNITED PRESS The softness in the fall and winter fashions prompted one wag at the New York Dress Institute to refer to the silhou ette as "the Miltown look" clothes which "tranquilize." New York designer Tina Leser fancies up blue jeans or levis for at-home clothes in what she calls "Texas Tudor" pants. One set of jeans is in sapphire blue silk satin, double stitched in white. Other at-home pants in velvet are edaed with mink just about the ankle. Lenore Brundise. fashion edi tor of the Pittsburgh Press, tells this one on herself, after cover ing a Sally Victor fall hat show during the July Fashion Press week in New York. Miss Brun riige said she had purchased in Pittsburgh a copy of one of Mrs. Victor's "hit" hats from her sum mer collection a large-brimmed job with flowers decorating the whole hat. Lenore walked into Mrs. Victor's showroom with a 100 or so other fashion editors to have the milliner look at her and only comment. 'That's a darn good copy." R V, fi ml I i It looks like longer gloves will be a "must" with the new fall and winter clothes. Most design ers show sleeves on both suits and coats at bracelet length, or even shorter. The sheath takes on n(i ele gance in loflly pleated cotton velreteen. Designed by Creta Plattry, it goes all day over ' blouse or alone out on the town. in camel's hair with an oversize sailor collar. There is a revival of the clas sic, long black evening dress for fall and winter. It's usually and minus any frills. Above elbow length black gloves also are returning for formal occasions. The three-quarter length coat gets a new title this season. Now it s the "car coat." Oroginala of New York shows it, for instance. It looks as if the word "sim pie" will disappear from a worn- , an's fashion vocabulary this sea 1 son. Clothes haven't been so I complicated since the day of the i bustle and laced corset. There I are bows and sashes, panels and I folds everywhere. Skirts are I draped, wrapped or slit. And i trim ranges from jewels to I ostrich feathers. Home Economist j Says Organization Aids Housewife Morgantown, W.Va. iU.R: j Organization it wins wars and elections and it can help take the drudgery out of housework. That's the word from home j economists at West Virginia university, who have mapped j out a complete battle plan for the beleaguered housewives of the nation. Their approach is that planned housework goes a lot faster than the hit-and-skip variety. The first step, they say. is to decide what jobs should be done, and follow this with a decision on when they should be done. Next is to determine what equipment, cleaning materials and supplies are necessary for the job. Finally, decide what jobs can be done on the same day, so that repeated effort is eliminat ed. The specialists say you should go so far as to oultine your work system on paper heading one oage, daily chores: another, weekly; still another monthly, and so on. The program is designed to provied just one hard job a day instead of devoting one whole day each week to heavy clean ing. It results in sort of a light cleaning day, each day. The experts say another way to make house cleaning easier is to use the correct tools. Long handled mops and brushes pre vent stooping. And the cleaning equipment should be kept in good condition. A clean dust cloth, for example, does a bet ter job than a soiled one. The home economists say cor rect posture makes all work eas ier and conserves energy. For this, they recommend sitting down to work, when possible. Sitting takes only one third as much energy as standing does. Use two hands on any chore. The specialists say two hands work twice as fast as one. Girls7 Ready-Made Dresses Subject of Survey by OSC for the Beginner and Professional! We have everything to tuit your needs, in any medium oils, water colors, charcoals, pastels, textiles all types of paper, canvasses sets, in cluding numbered sets for the hobby ists! Come in and look over our selec tion. We give S&H Green Stamps. CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING! Satisfaction Guaranteed FRAKE & SMITH 1 315 E. MAIN PHONE 2-4564 J I A 1 Corvallis Lack of adequate ' allowances in girls' ready-made dresses often causes mothers to j AirforA fhem hpfnrp thfv'rp worn ' out, according to an Oregon State college study. Ip a survey conducted by OSC home economists, mothers re ported that at least three-fourths of the dresses purchased for their grade-school daughters are out grown before they are worn out because manufacturers do not provide enough expansion in garments for the growing child. The OSC growth allowance study is part of a project to im prove the wear and fit of cotton dresses for girls 7 to 14. More than half the mothers questioned said they pay be tween S3 and S5 for younger girls' (ages 7 to 9) cotton dresses while about one-fourth of moth ers spend So to S10 for them. They reported, however, - that more expensive dresses did not wear any longer than less costly ones because all lacked added growth features. At least half the dresses purchased, regardless of price, were worn between one and two years, but none was worn longer than two years. Dress Problem Mothers reported that as youngsters grow taller one-piece dresses become more of a fitting problem than skirts and blouses. They say that dress hems can usually be lengthened but as girls develop, waistlines hitch up and armholes become tighter. In the OSC study, 140 ready made dresses in sizes 7. 8, 10, 12 and 14 were measured in nine stores in the Willamette Valley to learn what growth, allowances are made within various size and price ranges in girls' clothing. Dresses priced from under S3 to S10 were measured in variety, mail-order, department and spe cialty stores to compare manu facturers' sizing specifications with those set up by the nation al bureau of standards. Age is of little or no use in sizing girls', clothing because children of the same age vary in weight and height, research ers found. For example, Oregon 8-year-olds ranged in height from 43 to 48 inches and weighed all the way from 46 to 100 pounds. Styles Too Old In buying dresses for the 10 to 14 year-olds, mothers felt'that most of the styles that fit this age group are too old looking to be becoming. Sub-steen and jun ior sizes solve some fitting prob lems but "growing room" in these special sizes :s often scanty. If children have to wear clothes that don't fit properly, they suffer emotionally, home economists explain. Children 9 to 14 years old undergo great mental and physical spurts and need lots of understanding and Women's Exchange Operates Under Hundred -Year Old Idea love, they say. Clothes that are purchased in extra large sizes for the child to "grow into" never fit right and do not pro vide the thrill a child gets of owning a new looking outfit. Mothers who sew for their daughters said they do it to save money, to provide extra growth features, and improve fit and materials in homemade outfits. Coats, undergarments and jeans were most commonly purchased garments in the OSC study. Miss Ida Ingalls, OSC home economist, heads up the re search project. Her assistant on the growth allowance study was Mrs. Helen Hall, homemaking teacher at Elmira High school who did advanced study last ear at OSC. Sound of Voice Helps Infant in Talking, Psychologist Declares Iowa City !U.R In helping a, child to learn to talk, the good mother is one who seems to "bathe the infant in sound" as she cares for him, a University of Illinois psychologist says. O. Hobart Mowrer, past presi dent of the American Psycho logical Assns., cited research to the effect that words have to be pleasant for the child to Want to hear and reproduce them. The sound of mother's voice during most of the baby's waking hours is interpreted by the child as "everything's all right now." Versatile Sewing New York -U.R) Sewing ma chines are becoming as many purposed as vacuum cleaners. Now. two attachments make is possible for the seamstress either to embroider or make carpeting by machine. One company has introduced an attachment called the ornamentograph. similar to the artist's pantograph, which makes it possible to reproduce any design she wishes in em broidery. And another enables her to make carpeting, by work ing with corrugated paper, yarn and jute. When vou barbecue a chicken. the easiest way to tell when it is done, is to grasp the thigh joint between thumb and finger of the left hand. Hold the end of the drumstick with the right hand and turn. When the leg bone in the drumstick turns freely from the meat, the chick en is done. Fruits and vegetables can be refrozen if they are not com pletely thawed or if they have been thawed for a short time and then placed in a refrigerator. But flavor and quality will be lost by the thawing and refreez ing process. By GAY PAULEY United Press Correspondent New York ;U.R Uncle Sam, who is running a brand new proj ect to help older women find work, might well look in on an old-time one with much the same aim. This one, dreamed up by a woman nat urally, got un derway along about the time G.y P.ulty Abe Lincoln started courting. It is the Wom an's Exchange, which a Phila delphia socialite originated in 1831 and which since has spread, in varying forms, to just about every city in the nation. Provide Display Center The National Federation of Woman's Exchanges, with head quarters in Greenwich, Conn., counts 35 members from the East Coast to Texas and Wis consin. It adds there are count less other non-members operat ing on much the same principle. The basic idea of the exchange is to provide a display and sales I center for women expert in i everything from making fudge j to fine needlepoint. Exchanges . charge each consignor a- small commission. Those belonging to ' the federation are non-profit and philanthropic they aim to help those who need money but don't want charity. Recently, the U.S. Labor De partment announced a project called "Earning Opportunities Forum," to helo solve the job problem for older women who make up about one-third of the unemployed. "Well, we believe Uncle Sam can learn a lot from us." said Mrs. Howard Chard, federation secretary. "Other organizations have." v Everything Sold Typical of the exchanges is the one in New York second oldest in the land, with approxi mately 700 consignors . . . those whose products have passed muster of an exchange commit tee on the basis of quality and originality. At the exchange, in the heart of the . Madison Ave nue advertising district, is sold everything from plum preserves to pin cushions, from lampshades to lingerie. "We're looking for women with new ideas," said Miss Mary D. Payne, business manager since 1925. "We don't need any more crocheted table mats, hand painted fabrics or patchwork quilts!" Most of the women consign ing to exchanges work in their homes and only a few depend on sales for their whole income. "For many, it's extra money to pay doctor's bills ... to help the kids through college," said Miss Payne. "Although for some of the older women, sale of their work is their only means of support. "The therapeutic value for some is immeasurable. We know one woman was prevented from suicide because the exchange helped her." Military Order Elects Officers Roguet'.e circle, Military Order of Ladybugs, fun and honor group of the Veterans of Foreign "Wars, held a meeting Sunday, October 9. at the VFW hall. Election of officers was held with Mrs. Dale Sawyer, Shady Cove, presiding in the absence of Mrs. Harry Neuman, Ashland. Officers elected included Mrs. O. O. DeBerry, lady goldbug; Mrs. Amy Randle. lady katydid; Mrs. Cornelius Rost. Ashland, lady butterfly: Mrs. Ivan Lusk. lady firefly; Mrs. Scotty Parrick, lady sharpclaw; Mrs. Richard Schulz. official greedybug; Mrs. Fred Lawrence, secretary; and other officers. Mrs. M e r r i 1 Beneka. Mrs. Dale Sawyer, and Mrs. Russell Zundel. Plans were discussed at the meeting regarding a beauty booth at Camp White domicili ary for the Halloween festival, October 31. Gladiolus circle. Grants Pass, will also assist with the festival. Quilzed buccaneer skirt of burnished gold cotton; contrast ing polka-dot blouse, trimmed in rickreck. Designed by Lucin da of California for patio dining and dancing. Even Though You Own Home Laundry Equipment You Need Our Service Especially For Those Heavy Pieces And Men's Dress Shirts! Yes, for those "hord-to-get-clean" clothes you need our laundry service. Don't drudge away at those hard to do washday chores when for only a very small cost when you can depend on us to get real dirty pieces sparkling clean and fresh. Dad will like our shirt laundering, too. We handle his shirts with extra care, finish them exactly to his liking and return them fresh as a daisy enclosed in a dust proof plastic bag. We Want to Remind You That This Week Is "Certified Washable Week" B sure and read Mayor Earl M. 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When you have a prescription to be filled, bring it to us. Our integrity i your guarantee of sincere servicel Medford Pharmacy, Inc. We Are Open Today 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. PHONE 2-6253 127 EAST SIXTH CURTAIN GOING UP. ..ON A. V. NEW KIND OF SHOES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS! VyuSTft SHOES Mickey Mouse, The Little Shoemaker, presents a whole new group of smart little softies . . . shoes carefully crafted of finest leathers. expertly shaped to the natural lines of children's feet. They're designed with fewer seams inside for a smooth glove feel, and fewer eyelets so they're easily tied. Cushioned underneath, too, to make walking a newly-found pleasure! Sizes 3 to 8 $50 5 MICKEY MOUSE "HOW TAll" CHART ...incloded with each of Walt Disney"s Mickey Mouse ' shoes. Watch your tots grow . they n enjoy the fun, too ! LEON'S Tots-To-Teens 105 E. MAIN
