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Show 3 Woman's WnrlrJ Use Custom Tailoring to Make lioys' Clothes I - V "HE! mother who hat ton ? ai . daughter both close in age, It's somehow a temptation to lew for the little girl and let the boy wear Just whatever happens to fall his way. Mothers wail that little can be done to make a boy's clothing look attractive, but actually this Isn't the case at all. Naturally you avoid like tha plague anything whimsical or "cute" In the small boy's clothing. If he's the little man his Dad thinks he is and should be, the boy won't like the clothing, and will prefer dragging out his denims and sweat shirt Fortunately for the busy mother. It's preferable to sew all boys clothing cloth-ing on the machine, both for reasons of appearance and sturdiness. Good quality material, smart and appropriate styling, and good workmanship work-manship are prime assets in boys' clothing. All three of these are found only In the more expensive clothes, so the home sewer has distinct advantage when she makes the garments for nominal cost at home. For a source of material, she can first look about the home. Some of Dad's things perhaps can be reconverted, recon-verted, but only those materials which look well on the boy should be used. Material may also be purchased pur-chased outright, but It may be far Careful Tailoring Makes , , , more economical to look through remnants first to see if there is anything any-thing available, as there frequently is. Select Styles That Boys Will Like If your little boy's inspiration has been his big brother who more re-. re-. cently was perhaps a sailor, let that J-your cue in selecting a style K'.ptir the boy's playsuit. This can be made in a denim which is so right for rough and tumble play, and the style of the regular sailor suit may be followed exactly. Pants may be long or short depending de-pending upon the season for which you anticipate the most wear, but most boys four years old and over will probably insist on long pants. Make the trousers so they will lace In the back, "just like real sailor pants." Place stripes on the cuffs of the long-sleeVSd jacket, and If the boy desires, an insignia on the sleeve. To simplify dressing in this type of suit, you might find it more practical prac-tical to have buttons high on the shoulder. This model also can be made with a striped top and solid color pants. Here again, select materials that will take the rough and tumble wear that little boys will give the suit. Another adaptation of the suit above is to make pants witti straps that fold over in the back so that the boy can button them himself. Smart Boys' Clothing. Use light or dark pants with a contrasting con-trasting colored shirt in regulation Style. Short pants will be more practical for warmer weather. Corduroy is a good fabric In which to carry out the latter of the above ideas as it will wear well and launder laun-der easily. Boys find it very wearable. wear-able. If you thought that your son's snow suit would last the winter and now are finding that it just won't do, then hurry out to buy some water-repellent, windproof cloth, for snow suits are easily made at home. You also will want to buy some warm wool flannel for lining in a .vi lacket that fits smoothly jround the hip line has the usual drawstring type belt line, but goes (irpss parade with a vividly red, gold sd black Scotch plaid dickey inserted in-serted in the jacket. The Jacket itself it-self is beige colored ski cloth material, mate-rial, featherweight but impervious to blasts of wind and weather. Ski suits are lightweight and water-repellent. They are practical, too. IS Fashion Flashes Very Masculine I New Bag Fashion if .1 : I ' OS X ' Ls Jonny creates this bag for tbe thrifty woman who wants high fashion at low price. It Is triangular tri-angular in shape, and fashioned of black and white plastic, highlighted high-lighted with three tortoise shell wings and panier handle. Side zipper zip-per makes it easily accessible. dark solid color or a dark plaid and soma elastic knit to use at the anklets an-klets and wrists. Any variations of color may be tried, but the dark colors relieved by touches of bright elastic knit will not show soil so easily. Instructions Given For Making Snow Suit Snow suits should be made roomy enough for the active play in which children engage, but they should neither bag nor sag, as this makes the child uncomfortable. A draw string may be used at the waist, or, if you prefer, an elastic band that nips in the waist may be inserted. Careful tailoring and fitting will produce an admirable little snow suit for the small fellow, and if you work well, the stitches and other details de-tails will well repay your effort in their smart appearance as well as durability. If you buy some elastic knit for anklets and wrists, you might go a step further and construct a matching match-ing helmet which will keep the youngster's ears warm while he plays in the cold. Mittens of the same material are practical, too. Attach At-tach heavy cord connecting the mittens, mit-tens, and slip the cord into the sleeves and around the back so mittens mit-tens won't get lost when he removes them. For Indoor play, work smocks serve the little lad nicely. These may be cut long and loose to allow for freedom of action, and they should be made to button simply sim-ply a little to one side. If made long enough, they save paints, clay and crayons from soiling the trousers, trous-ers, and offer a fine solution to keeping keep-ing the lad's clothing in a neat state while he plays Indoors. Thrifty Tips No scrap of material In the home, however small, should ever be wasted. Use these ideas for quick reference on what to do with your old materials. When sheets wear out, use the unworn parts for tea or dish towels. tow-els. They work beautifully since they are soft and absorbent as well as lint-free. Other ideas for using sheets are diapers, baby bands, dustcloths, pillow cases and small luncheon cloths or doilies. doi-lies. Use attractive edging or stitch them decoratively If you want to get fancy. Towels wear out in the middle, but the ends are usually perfectly perfect-ly good. Use these for washcloths and crochet decoratively around the edges, and you'll always have enough of this item which is hard to obtain right now. These good ends of heavy toweling may also be used for filler, for pot holders and covered with chintz or oilcloth. If light summer frocks are no longer wearable, use them for little girl dresses, or make dainty hankies for them out of this soft, easy laundering material. A navy blue ski jacket has a deep square outline yoke with a simulated simulat-ed diamond quilted effect, each diamond dia-mond point flashing with a red stone. A fourth jacket of butter beige color has a shoulder strap of deep blue attached to a decorated pocket. The pocket is decorated with felt flowers. Tuck-in jackets on ski and skating skat-ing clothing nil! make them very comfortable twus&aoip r y "r"i.-' Tj"7irnMstTr v -r-Vi-f-i-f ' A, Serve Waffles for Any Occasion! (See recipes below) Versatile Waffles One of our simpler foods, the waffle, waf-fle, can be served in an amazing variety of ways. Add a few variations vari-ations to the original waffle recipe and you have a wonderful new breakfast treat or Sunday night supper special. Instead of a sauce, serve it with fresh or stewed fruit or a fluffy whipped cream and you have an extra-delicious dessert. Or, if you prefer, top it with creamed chicken, chick-en, ham a la king, and prestol There's your luncheon dish all ready. Waffles are hearty fare, and that's pleasing to those of you home- i makers who have trouble giving the family enough nourishment on nippy days. Let them fill up on waffles waf-fles in all their variety, and the whole family will be pleased as ' punch. You won't be able to run through all these different suggestions I'm giving for waffles immediately, so iclip the ideas and save them, j They're wonderful to have on hand for the different occasions I've just I mentioned, and your menus wheth-;er wheth-;er for snack or breakfast will never fall into doldrums. Peanut butter waffles are tasty and have a softer crust than the ordinary ordi-nary waffle. They're breakfast fare. :but may be served for a light supper with soup 'n salad. Peanut Butter Waffles. (Makes 1 waffles) 6 tablespoons peanut butter 6 tablespoons fat 2 eggs 1 cups bottled milk 1 cups flour 3 tablespoons sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder Vt teaspoon salt Cream peanut butter and fat together. to-gether. Add beaten eggs and blend well. Add milk. Sift flour, meas-jre meas-jre and sift again with sugar, baking powder and salt. Add milk mixture to dry Ingredients. Mix until smooth. Pour onto hot waffle iron and bake 3 to 5 minutes. A good basic Waffle recipe may be varied in countless ways. The mixing is easy and need take but a few minutes. Plain Waffles. (Makes 8 waffles) 1 cups sifted all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt ! eggs 1 cups milk I tablespoons melted butter or fat Sift together dry ingredients. Beat eggs with an egg beater until light. Add milk and butter. Add this jto sifted dry 'ingredients and i beat until smooth. I" ! Bake on waffle Tf iron according directions. ! Cheese Waffles: Add 1 cup grated cheddar cheese to above recipe with melted fat. LYNN SAYS: Don't Forget Salads During Winter Green vegetable salads gain distinction dis-tinction when you add a few savory aerbs to them. Sprinkle such seasonings sea-sonings as chervil, thyme, basil, iarragon and dill on the salads before be-fore serving, and watch appetites perk up. Salads should never be placed on the table until you are ready to eat liem. They lose freshness and :rispness rapidly in a warm room. SSI Cfamms LYNN CHAMBERS' MENUS Ham a la King on Waffles Green Peas with Mushrooms Molded Carrot Salad Beverage Baked Apples Chocolate Waffles: Add 2 squares of chocolate, melted, add Vt cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla to batter. Serve with whipped cream for dessert. Bice Waffles: Reduce flour to Vt cups, and add 1 cup of cold cooked rice to batter with the melted melt-ed butter. If your family is fond of waffles, then they're bound to like raised waffles for a change: Raised Waffles. (Makes 9 to 12) 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter 1 cups scalded milk Yt yeast cake dissolved In '4 cup lukewarm water 2 cups flour 2 egg yolks 2 egg whites . Add sugar, salt and butter to milk. When lukewarm, add dissolved dis-solved yeast cake and flour. Beat well. Let rise overnight (make evening before if you want waffles for breakfast). Add well-beaten egg yolks, then stiffly beaten whites. Bake in waffle iron. Now, here's a grand variety of sauces that may be used with waffles waf-fles for different occasions. These, of course, may be made up ahead to save time before serving, and kept stored in jars under refrigeration. refriger-ation. Hot Fudge Sauce. (Makes 1 cups) 2 squares unsweetened chocolate H cup water 1H cups corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cook chocolate and water over direct heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add corn syrup. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add vanilla. Ice Cream Sance. (Serves 10 to 12) I cap heavy cream 1 egg cup granulated sugar H cup melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat egg until light, add to sugar and beat well. Fold in melted butter and mix well. Fold in whipped cream and vanilla, then place mixture in refrigerator tray to chill. Butterscotch Sauce. (Makes 1 pint) 1 cup sugar cup corn syrup 1 tablespoon batter H pint thin cream Cook until a soft ball forms when tested in cold water. Remove from fire and serve hot or cold. Thin with cream, if desired. Fish, meats and vegetables will be more palatable if they are first marinated before being tossed with the other salad makings. Frequently two dressings may be combined to give extra sparkle to salads. 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