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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Tired Wardrobes Can Be Revived Easily you don't have to be a professional to know how to handle the rejuvenation. rejuve-nation. If you feel all thumbs, about hats, then the best thing to do is to see how the trimming on the hat is put on. When you remove veiling or flowers, observe just where the stitches were to attach them. Mark them with chalk. Take off original veiling with care, so that if it's folded or draped in a particular style, you'll know how to adjust fresh veiling. Flowers which have become grimy on hats should be replaced with new ones of similar size and type, if at all possible. They may sometimes be changed slightly, but if you're a novice and are afraid of drastic experimentation, safety lies in copying the original hat. Ribbons can be changed in much the same manner as veiling and flowers, either with new ribbon or the old one refreshed. Ribbons, usually, are fairly durable and can be washed if handled with care. Use mild soapsuds and shake them in a jar. Rinse carefully and hang to dry. Most ribbons, if pressed while still rather damp, will be firm and starchy, and all ready to put on. By Ertta Haley THOSE CLOTHES you started wearing a month or so ago don't look as fresh and crisp as they did when you first put them on, you say? Naturally you've laundered them or had them cleaned but just what has happened? hap-pened? The same thing happens about the middle of every season, be It winter, summer, spring or fall. Most of us can't afford new clothes, and probably wouldn't buy them for the few remaining weeks of the summer, so what should be done? Naturally this varies with each Individual piece of clothing, but there are some definite tricks to revive or restore them to original freshness. No major remodeling Is essential, usually, unless you've gained or lost weight, but some slight touch may make the difference dif-ference between a piece of clothing cloth-ing you really want to wear and one you'd like to hide In a dark corner of the closet. True Cleanliness Revives Dresses, Suits You may have been fairly regular reg-ular about having dresses and suits laundered or cleaned, but unless special spe-cial care is taken, they may take on a sort of dusty hue which detracts de-tracts from their beauty. In many Instances, a special laundering or cleaning treatment mnv Knlv thi nrnlilem nf m.-ikini Revive dresses with trimmings .... these items a pleasure to wear. Check over collar, cuffs, pockets and hemlines. If you find any dirt at all, concentrate on this special spot and make it immaculate. If the suit or dress does not hang just right, you may have to do some minor adjusting for perfect per-fect fit. This involves practically need be, since warm water is used and only a small amount of color need be dissolved in the water to restore clothing. no time at all and renders the garment gar-ment wearable. Sometimes a dress simply needs to have the hemline shifted or new shoulder pads, and it will pick up amazingly well. Other points to check on garments gar-ments include the belt and its buckle. These fray easily sometimes some-times and detract from the dress, coat or suit. Mending may eliminate elimi-nate this problem; if not, revive the dress with a new belt or buckle. Most women used to do a lot of changing with trimmings to refresh their clothing. This is an old fashioned fash-ioned habit which we would do well to revive because so often the fragile frag-ile laces on blouses need changing, as do collars and cuffs. For basic dresses, you would do well to make or buy an alternate set if you really real-ly want to get the most wear out of the garment. Clothes which have faded badly may simply need a bit of tinting to restore their good looks. Tinting does not mean dyeing. It can be , done easily in the wash basin if Freshen hats uith flatters Change Trimming On Your Hats Most summer headgear needs a pick-up just about this time, .and |