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Newspaper Page TextWoman's World Smart Cottons Now Available For Youngster’s Easter Clothes Jsii f!a f( !f MOTHERS who have been econ omizing on their children’s clothes budget will be happy to learn that gay cottons are again becoming available. That will be good news for Suzie, too, who can have more dresses without spending any more on clothing provided mother can sew. Youngsters’ clothing is so easy to make, and so gratifying, too, be cause the sewing goes so much more quickly than for an adult. An aver- I age homemaker, if she sets aside one whole day for sewing, can actually turn out two dresses for daughter without rushing. In looking over the patterns for the younger set, you’ll notice how much “high style’’ is being shown. Youngsters, today, look just as smart and nice as their well-dressed mothers and big sisters and broth ers. We no longer make the same style of dress for them year after year. Nor do we make the dresses or coats “just a wee bit” longer be cause the youngster will soon grow into them. Child experts say that good fitting clothes contribute just as much to children’s morale and behavior as they do for grown-ups. You who sew at home will be able to give the exquisite details of tailoring that these garments for youngsters should have. Hand stitching at the front, in pockets and collars will add greatly to the at tractiveness of the outfit. As for the availability in cottons, plaid gingham and striped cham bray lead the style parade. These are lovely made up in square necked dresses and insert belts for little girl’s dresses. Eyelet embroi dery detail, too, is very much at home on these dresses. They will If you have some netv cotton material... stand up through many, many laun derings. If you are making a dress-up dress for young daughter for Eas ter, you will undoubtedly use one that is ruffled. In making ruffles, remember to cut all but the shaped ones either on the true bias or crosswise. The more sheer the fab ric, the more full the ruffle must be. It takes one and one-half times the length for skimpy ruffles and three times as much for billowy ruf fles. To make the ruffles as pretty as possible, use a little shirring in making them. The shirring, of course, should be evenly spaced, and this can be marked with pins, notches or chalk. Put the marks to gether after the shirring threads are drawn up and fastened. In most pat terns, you’ll find that fullness is usually indicated. More ruffling is needed for limp fabrics, less for bulky ones. How to Manage Fitting And Sewing Easily Modern mothers are as consid erate of their youngsters as possible in the matter of fitting. If the young ster is anxious to get outdoors to play, don’t keep her indoors while you pin and fit. Make a basic mus lin pattern to follow as a guide and save your energies. Another big help is to do your cutting all at one time, and the sewing or machine work at an other sitting. You can even cut sev eral dresses from the same pattern at one time, and don’t worry about monotony in style. There’s a good deal of variety in fabrics, so you don’t need to worry about their be ing look-alikes. Make your ilaughter a dress. Spring Fashion Notes Belts on coats are proving exceed ingly interesting. Nailhead trims make them appear more glamorous, and coin-trimmed leather belts also accent some of them. For coats that are worn over dresses, the trend is a soft, full silhouette. The skirts, you will find are more full, but waistlines are sharply accentuated by vertical tucks and insets. Graceful Tunic The tunic suit is a perfect choice for this season because it gives graceful, soft lines. The one above is made in grey Miron gab ardine, carefully fitted and tai lored. The hat is a springlike num ber by Lille Dache. Before you actually begin sewing, it’s a very wise idea to try the stitch on your fabric. You may want to regulate the stitch or change the tension depending upon how the fab ric behaves. Shoulder seams are stitched first and collars before sleeves. When you put the sleeve in, it is often possible to stitch the underarm at the same time. Sleeves are best stitched on twice: once on the same seam line and the next time a scant quarter of an inch outside this first stitching. Always stitch the armhole lightly as there is some give in the stitching line. As someone once expressed it, just ease the sleeve in as tucks are out of place in sleeve-armhole sewing. In making a washable garment, it is important to bear in mind that the garment must be durable and last throughout many launderings. Guard against raveled edges. Simple lace or edging here again, something that will bear up under laundering makes the youngsters’ dresses look exceeding ly becoming. Decorative stitching on cuffs, collars, plaits and pockets will do much for the garment. Gathers are easily made with the gathering foot, and buttonholes need be no problem if you have that particular attachment for your machine. I can’t emphasize too highly the importance of keeping your iron and ironing board out while sewing. You can save a lot of basting by press ing seams before sewing them, and the garment will be much better ap pearing if it is pressed frequently while you sew. Pressing Pointers Before using a pressing cloth, be sure that it is washed to re move all sizing. A muslin cloth is excellent, provided that it does not leave lint on the garment. A sponge kept in a small dish of water is also a big help. Always test the temperature of ‘the iron on a scrap of fabric before using it on the gar ment itself. There are so many different kinds of material on the market now, it is difficult to tell just how they react to heat. Keep the iron moving con stantly while pressing to prevent marking the fabric. Press all seams up from the bottom or in towards the center of the garment. Darts on light fabrics are pressed to one side, either upwards or towards the center. On heavier fabrics, slash darts and press them open. This season hats are really hats, and there’s a lot to them. There are large picture hats, small hats with lots of flowers that welcome spring, and hairline hats that show your bright, pretty face. A smart note is to have a contrasting col ored veil for your bonnet. Flange sleeves, slit pockets and unusual bottoms complete the pic ture. THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, PERRY, GEORGIA Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE T3ETTER see ‘‘Whistle Stop”, starring George Raft, be cause Jorja Curtright’s in it. Jorja’s going to be one of our biggest stars, or I miss my guess. Not just because her face is very interesting as well as very pretty; she has that extra something that’s so necessary. She’s come up the hard way, has been studying dramatic technique since she was seven; JORJA CURTRIGHT when she landed in Hollywood from Texas, she went on studying but she needed money, so she got a job as secretary to Seymour Nebenzal, the producer. He told her to wait till the right role for her came along, and when she typed the script of “Whistle Stop,” after four years of waiting, she knew that role had come. Patricia Roc, young British film actress who’s starring in “Madon na of the Seven Moons,” an Eng lish film released by Universal, came to Hollywood last fall to play a lead in their “Canyon Passage”; she’s one home now, but wants to come back as soon as possible. Bette Davis has gone before the cameras for scenes to appear in a short for the Salvation Army, which is titled “Marching Forward to a Better World.” She’s just finished “A Stolen Life,” in which Glenn Ford appears opposite her. Rita Hayworth’s hairdo in “Gilda” annoys the beauty experts who’ve been predicting that short hair is back in vogue. The picture annoys a lot of people who wonder how it got past the censors. It’s got ev erything, literally, but the kitchen stove! Patricia Dunlap’s not afraid of that big, bad wolf, television, which is scaring so many radio actors; she was a photographer’s model be fore she entered radio. Few of her listeners have seen her, but many love her as “Janet Ryder” in “Bachelor’s Children.” There was more than one disap l»ointed star in Hollywood when Joan Bennett was signed for “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”; practically everybody wanted that role. She’ll play oppo site Gregory Peck and Robert Pres ton in this Ernest Hemingway story of the African veldt. She recently finished “Scarlet Street,” and now starts work in the new picture with Zoltan Korda directing. Amos ’n Andy have received thou sands of fan messages since they’ve been on the air, but the one that meant the most was the first one. It happened in the crystal set days, when the team made its air debut on an experimental New Or leans station. Programs were broadcast whenever the owner of a set made a request. And a woman four blocks away phoned that she’d heard them “just dandy!” Joan Crawford presented •VUchaei Curtiz and Ernie Haller, her “Mil dred Pierce” director and camera man, with gold combination knife pencils in appreciation of their work. Incidentally, the first flowers she re ceived after the Academy award was announced were from Bette Davis; don’t believe there’s a fend there! Claudette Colbert hasn’t made a picture at Metro since she did j “Boom Town,” with Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. Now she’s going back to appear op pear opposite Walter Pidgeon in j “Secret Heart” giving him a welcome change from Greer Gar son! ODDS AND ENDS—-Judy Canova, who’» prettier than the movies have let her be, has finally been assigned to do a sophis ticated, glamour-girl role in her next film for Columbia . . . Rehearsal sessions of the CHS “Theater of Romance’ will soon become a series of educational film shorts, to be used in teach inn dramatic students the art of radio acting . . . And Jay Jostyn, NBC’s “District Attorney”, has been invited to give a series of lectures on that subject at Columbia university . . . Rians to break ground for the museum to house James Melton’s ancient automobiles are under way ... We hear Connecticut folks don't like the idea. HOOSCHOLP memos sss iyjtynnCmmehs Ordinary refrigerator rolls can be made more attractive by spreading a generous amount of shortening in a pan, covering with molasses and nuts and placing the rolls in the pan. Invert after baking for serv ing. Best Cooks Brighten Common Foods With Subtle Flavor Touches Even the best cook sometimes no tices that her family doesn’t seem to be eating as well as it usually does. Is it her fault? Many a wom an has asked herself this question at one time or another and occa sionally she comes to me with this problem. Well, this is just a little bit dif ficult to answer. Perhaps Dad is busy or has a / IB I 1 0 uc h of the fel spring fever and ft itH! i ust doesn’t care for heavy foods. Or, the young sters may be having a rugged —ytime at school, and food does not imminc* appeal to them. Then again, no matter how good a cook you are, you may have fallen into a slump. Yes, the food may be cooked as well as ever, but perhaps there just isn’t enough variety. You may be making all your own favorite dishes just a little too often, and they just don’t seem as wonderful served once too often. Could that be it? Well, if the latter is your prbb lem, you’ll particularly want to look at these recipes today. They’re all designed to take the doldrums out of your meal and make even the most jaded appetite perk up and take an interest. What about a lovely frozen salad as a harbinger of spring? It is colorful with fruit and creamy cheese and perches beautifully on a curly bed of greens: Frozen Fruit Salad. (Serves G) 6 ounces cream cheese Vi cup salad dressing V\ cup chopped nutmeats 2 chopped green pepper VA cups sliced mixed fruits (canned) Vi cup cream, whipped Salt, if needed Lettuce or endive Maraschino cherries Blend together cream cheese and salad dressing. Add nutmeats, green pepper and . . fruit; mix well. IMWI Fold in dash of |||/|) salt and whipped cream. Pour into . f ifL --a individual molds V and freeze 3to 4 k J hours. Serve each on a portion of lettuce or curly en dive, garnished with the cherries. What about adding a little variety into the bread department? Here’s an orange honey bread that can be Lynn Says Vegetable Variety: Now that fresh, spring vegetables are ar riving at the markets, you’ll want to doll them up in their very best dress. Cook fresh, tender green as paragus until just barely done and serve with lemon-chive but ter, cheese or sour cream sauce. ! Dust with paprika before serv- I ing. Hot, cooked green or waxed beans may be served with a ta { blespoonful of chili sauce or com bined with one of these other j vegetables: carrots, celery, peas, gima beans or onions. When creaming green beans, add a little nutmeg, parsley, horseradish or mustard to the sauce. Lirrta beans are especially sa vory when served with a few sauteed mushrooms; or, serve with a cream sauce to which a little mustard and lemon juice has been added. Beets will come back for a re turn engagement if they are stuffed with the following: cot tage cheese seasoned with chili sauce, onion, diced, cooked ba con, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Brown in oven before serving. 1 Lynn Chambers’ Menus Crown Roast of Lamb .. .. Hashed Brown Potatoes Brussels Sprouts Asparagus Salad Bran Muffins Beverage Butterscotch Ice Cream Cookies served with cream cheese for a change: Orange Honey Bread. 2 tablespoons butter or substitute 1 cup strained honey 1 egK 1 tablespoon grated orange rind 2 :, i cups flour 2 V-z teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon soda Vi teaspoon salt V\ cup orange juice ■'ii cup chopped nutmeats Blend the softened butter with honey. Add beaten egg and orange rind and mix well. Sift together the dry ingredients and add alter nately with the orange juice. Add the nutmeats and mix well. Bake in a greased loaf pan, in a very mod erate (325-degree) oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Serve with cream cheese or cheese mixed with orange marmalade. Bananas and whipped cream, two of our favorite foods which all but disappeared during the war years, have returned to grace the table. I know you’ll enjoy them both in this food-of-the-gods combination: Banana Cake. (Makes 2 9-inch layers) Vi cup shortening V/i cups sugar 2 large eggs 2 cups sifted flour Vi teaspoon baking powder S A teaspoon baking soda Vi teaspoon salt V\ cup sour or buttermilk 1 cup mashed bananas (2 to 3) 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream together shortening and sugar; beat in eggs. Sift together dry ingredients Fold in bananas and flavoring. greased layer 30 to 35 minutes. You will need 1 cup cream, whipped, and 2 bananas, sliced, for the fill ing. Or, part of the cake, prefer ably the center, may be filled with whipped cream and bananas and the rest of the cake iced with choco late frosting. We sometimes tend to overlook the simple dishes in our search for something really fresh and inviting. You’ll know what I mean when you look at the next recipe for sim ple foods flavored with something special: Mocha Bread Pudding. (Serves G) 4 tablespoons coffee 1 quart milk 2 tablespoons butter 1 square unsweetened chocolate 2 cups coarse bread or cake crumbs 2 eggs H cup sugar J A teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Combine coffee and milk and bring to a boil slowly. Let stand to 10 minutes. Strain, add butter and chocolate to the flavored milk. Cook over boiling water until choco late melts. Beat eggs, add sugar, Bread pudding brightens up when it has a mocha flavor. Fluted whipped cream or a meringue top ping sprinkled with bits of shaved chocolate make a company dish out of a simple fond. salt and vanilla. Pour into a greased baking dish or individual custard cups and set in a pan of hot water. Bake in a moderate (350- degree) oven for one hour, or until a knife inserted comes out clean Chill, then serve with plain oi whipped cream or peppermint fla vored custard sauce. TOO REALISTIC Little Lucy was something of a fraidy cat, but most ingenious in her efforts to conceal the fact. One night at the movies, her dad occupied a seat near the middle of the theatre, while Lucy went down front to join some of her little friends. Suddenly, in the news reel, a rag ing forest fire flashed upon the screen. In mortal fear, Lucy leaped from her seat and scooted back to daddy. “What’s the matter?’’ dad anx iously inquired. “Did the fire fright tin you?” “Oh, no!’’ protested the sly young coward. “The smoke got in my eyes.” PLATING NEEDED “1 demand a refund on this suit. I’ve only worn it a month and al ready it looks rusty.” “Well, didn't I guarantee it would wear like iron?” A Little Lady “Mother, that horrid Jones boy called me a tomboy,” cried nine year-old Penny with righteous wrath. “And what did you do?” I asked, noting her torn dress and tear streaked face, and remembering the Jones boy was twice her size. “I made him take it back,” she said. “I kicked him in the shins and tripped him and sat on his chest and pounded his head in the dirt until he yelled, 'You’re a perfick lady.’ ” Parley Voo A young man was knocked down by an automobile in Montreal. The auto sped away and a nearly police man ran to the assistance of the stricken pedestrian. Not knowing whether he spoke English or French, the policeman inquired - “Parlez-vous Francais?” To which the chap on the street replied: “No! No! Chevolay coopay!” Lent Out Too Long Bert Lahr, defending himself to Monty Woolley, exclaimed: “Lis ten, I’m just as healthy as the next guy. In fact, who’s got my good looks, who’s got my muscles and my sparkling teeth?” “I don’t know—but you’d better get ’em back,” observed Woolley. ZOOLOGY While visting the zoo, a not-too intelligent individual saw a baby deer. Its keeper stood nearby. "What kind of animal is that?” the gentleman inquired. “You mean you don’t know?” the keeper replied. “What does your wife call you every morning?” “Say,” exclaimed the visitor, “you don’t mean to tell me that’s a skunk.” No Decisions Needed Smith—Vacation plans never both er me. Friend—How come? Smith—My wife decides where I’ll go and my boss decides when. Ample Reason Discontented wife: Several of the men whom I refused when I mar ried you are richer than you are now. Husband: That’s why. Gone Forever Recruit—Do I have to hold my head up like this all the time? Cadet officer—Of course! Recruit—Well, I guess I’ll never see you again. Mute Your Horn A deaf woman with an ear trum pet entered a church. Soon after she had seated herself an usher tip toed over and whispered, “One toot from that and out you go.” Stay-At-Home “For years,” she said, “I didn’t know where my husband spent his evenings. One night I came home early—and there he was!” Electrifying News Prof. —What was Thomas Edison noted for? Freshman He invented the pho nograph and the indecent light. Costly History He—l’m keeping a record of all the good times we’ve had together. She—Ah! Keeping a diary? He—No. Stubs in a check book.