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Show PAItOWAN TIMES. PA HO WAN, UTAII W OMAN'S WORLD "W" Efficient Technique Important in Sewing Garments By Ertta Haley FLAIR for styling A clothe. but rny sewing technique Is really very poor. The clothes Just don't seem to stand up well efter a little wear," says a neighbor who really enjoys making her own wardrobe. What should she and others like her do They can't go out to attend sewing classes, neither should they be advised to give up something they like so well Can technique be learned after sewing for some time? Yes, sewing techniques can be Improved with Just a few tips In the right direction, and a bit of patience to do the proper things The rewards are clothes that you'll be proud to wear, and also clothes that will withstand laundering, T HAVE A K0 hard wear and cleaning Actually It's fun to do things according to methods that consistently give good results. Your pleasure Is not Just in a seam well sewed, but a garment that a good Inter?! Is given to the face with a profile bonnet such as this, made of natural mllan straw with a deep, rolling brim faced In siren red straw. cluster cents the A of bright straw Pressing During Sewing Yields Good Looks Pressing during the sewing of a garment will yield better finished results and actually makes the whole sewing operation an easier one. It will give you a pretty good idea, too, of how the garment will ac- line of the crown. The fruits are repeated In a wrist band, used as an accessory side-swe- to Check with original measurements which were taken right after cut ting the piece of goods. In this way you'll know how it behaves with laundering. For materials which do shrink, do the shrinking before making the garment Straighten the fabric first. Wring out a piece of muslin or an old sheet In warm water and lay on a flat surface Place the new material over this, being careful to avoid wrinkles in either the muslin or new material. Make a newspaper roll, covering It with Roll fabric with damp muslin. cloth over this and let stand for 12 hours. After It has been rolled the re quired length of time, unroll the material and hang over a door to Hang fabric as straight as dry possible and avoid After drying, the material may be pressed carefully, 1 it requires this treatment. the hat. look Grasp opposite ends at points some distance apart; stretch and sew-sait diagonally until the fabric is w In line. mat malt . k . . tailor would admire. That, well all admit, is a goal toward which it's worth working. No one can do a good Job of home sewing without having the equipment as well as the space. Few have a aewing room, and so they must at least have a space that can be converted quickly to aewing needs. This means a large table that's firm, of correct height, and level If necessary, use a dining room table with composition pads Nave your sewing machine as well as all the other aids for cutting basting and finishing close at hand. These may be placed In a large box that can be conveniently carried about. An Ironing board and iron with a pressing cloth should be part of basic equipment, too. Bring them out when you do sewing. Straighten Fabrics Brfore Cutting Have you ever had a garment look slightly lopsided after cutting and sewing It? No, It didn't slip while you were doing the cutting or sewing, probably, but It Just wasn't straight to start with. Make certain the grain of the fabric is true before you place the pattern on it for cutting. This Is done by clipping the selvage and catching one crosswise thread and pulling it out gently. Cut carefully on this line. Sometimes after tearing fabric, it may be necessary to stretch it to get the material back in line. when Its finished. Pressing does not mean Ironing the garment. Hold the Iron so It glides lightly over the fabric rather than pressing down into the material in long sweeps as you do -- By Is a Poisoner Guilty if the Wrong Person Swallows the Poison? A married man. In love with his secretary, determined to do away with his wife. One Sunday afternoon he handed her an apple dosed with arsenic, and then went out for a walk. By a tragic quirk of fate, the wife decided that their child would enjoy the ap three-year-o- ld A certain church decided to conduct morning and afternoon worship services, with an hours intermission for lunch. During the Intermission period, a young man stood up and voiced some vulgar and profane expressions. Arrested later for "disturbing a public meeting, the youth protested: "I didn't disturb the meeting, for the simple reason that there was no meeting going on at the time." But the court disagreed and found him guilty as charged. The judge said the meeting was Would Robin Hood Be Considered a Criminal Today? A housewife t One noticed that various articles of food and clothing were disappearing from her home. She became suspicious of the maid, and one day caught her with a bagful of loot. Arrested for stealing, the girl explainedYes, I did take some things but never for myself. I have a friend who Is - I a morning bachelor strolled next door for a visit with the lady of the house Suddenly, In an amorous moment, he put an arm around the startled housewife and gave her a resounding kiss She struggled out of his ardent embrace and fled upstairs The Incident upset her so much that she later decided to sue her neighbor for damages. When the jury brought in a verdict of $700. the bachelor howled that he was being treated much too harshly for "lust a kiss " middle-age- For Best Results Pattern marks and other directions have been carefully tested to give the best results. Those who Ignore notches In the patterns, seam allowances and other such markings regret them In the long run, for all have a reason for being there. Pre-Shru- ordinarily welcome as companion, helper, and occasionally sitter, and you will be more apt to meet nice men there than in the collapsing walls of your old home. For collapse these walls will, with that new mortgage and that useless man pulling them down. Then Ned will drift away. The world is full of these men, and they wander on, LLB.- - d very poor, and everything I took went for her " However, the court ruled out this "Robin Hood defense," and decided that the girl was technically a thief. The judge said that the mam element of the crime of theft isn't to enrich oneself, Dut to deprive the owner of what is rightfully his. down and down. . . gay and popular . . ." on every subject except Ned. If we criticize Ned her mouth shuts up and she looks into space and doesnt answer. She and my brother-in-laGeorge havent been speaking since Christmas, because George told her what he thought of Ned. And as my sister stands by her husband, we never see Beatrice, whom we love dearly. Bee would love us to go live with her, but that would leave mother practically unsupported. She would have to rent rooms or take boarders. Just this week we discovered that mother has mortgaged this house, which my father left to all five of us. up to more than half its value. What she did with the $6,000 thus gained she will not say. She says it was necessary. We believe it is all spent, or nearly, for Ned bought a new car; he says it Is a friend's car, just borrowed, but we believe it is his. We love our mother, the letter finishes. Or we did. When she treats us fairly, all our love and trust comes flowing back. But this dreadful state of affairs gets worse and worse; we hated it when we were little girls, it keeps us nervous and resentful now If we say anything mother asks us, with tears in her eyes, to be nice to our only brother. What can we say to her that will make her realize how unfair this is? Dory is 20. and engaged When she marries I feel that I simply can't carry on alone. We are both teachers. Adolescent Adoration Here is a case of that odd. Immature type of small woman who household 3 3& f 0S Ifjfin 'fx .'.9 require little e day-lon- ple and gave it to ner. The child ate the fruit, and soon afterward she died Arrested for murder, the man pleaded: I loved my daughter dearly, and 1 certainly never dreamed of hurting her. This was completely unintentional on my part." But the court ruled that the defendant was guilty of murder. The judge said that the man had Intended to kill a human being and it made no difference at all that the wrong person became the victim. Metallic materials rr iron heat. Velvet or deep napped fabrics should be steamed rather than pressed. Place a damp cloth against a standing iron, and when steam rises, move the material through the steam, moving fingers carefully so as not to leave marks on it. Observe Sewing Direction rrs Will Bernard, I ed. If the outer seams are likely to show the mark of the seam, place a piece of paper under each side before pressing Materials which have a raised design or embroidery of any kind should be pressed face down Into a heavy turklsh (terry cloth) towel to prevent flattening Pampering Son Unfair to Girls Mistaken Poisoner Still Guilty .Mu the correct temperature for the fabric. Synthetic materials require the least heat, and you might insulate what little ht at yu do use by placing a dry pre'ing cloth over the material before the Iron glides over It. Do not dampen the material In any way, as it may cause the material to behave strangely by wrinkling or puckering more Woolens require slightly heat than synthetics, but they burn A commercial pressing easily. cloth or a heavy piece of material slightly dampened Is recommend- Repeat the above process along the length of the material. If this when Ironing. does not straighten the fabric, All seams, darts and tucks should dampen It and stretch again. be pressed after you finish them, a of material with the heat of the Iron set for piece Dampening for straightening Is done by wetting a piece of muslin and placing over the fabric until enough moisKATHLEEN NORRIS ture has been absorbed to make it pliable. Cottons and linens may be sprinkled as though for Ironing, then has rolled until the dampness ALL VERY WELL to make spread through evenly. Shake out A fuss about mother on mother's has been the cuddly darling of some man all her life, and must remain length-wisover a door to let them day, writes an girl dry. from Atlanta, "but mothers can so. There are old, old women out In make pretty bad mistakes. Just like country homes who keep up this Fabrics Only anyone else, and I'd like to know adolescent adoration of some male, Should be Used often a husband, more often a son. what hours several you think of my mother. Imagine spending "Mother is a widow, aged 49 She "My son was my sweetheart, he to several days on a dress, only to has a small Income; my sister and did everything for mama, they say fatuously. What the sons did I work and help support the housewas waste mamas time, throw hold, and my married sister contributes, too. The problem Is my away her money, and contemplate brother, 26 years old. He has been with great calm mamas relegation a charity home. The casual, lazy idle, lazy, spoiled since he was t to baby. He Is the only boy in the en affection of a worthless son is more tire family. He Is handsome and than enough for mama's reward, very gay and popular, always being and she is willing to cripple the asked to parties we dont rate at lives of fine girls so that the boy shall be denied nothing. all. In this case, I advise Alice to "My mother cooks for him, laund ers his shirts, runs the whole house divide her time, from now on, beJust for him, and gives him all the tween her married sisters. Nothing money she can get. He sleeps late; will ever change the selfish, vain mother gave up an excellent job at little woman whose mind and heart the hospital across the street, so haven't developed at all since the that she could stay home and wait days of the junior prom. Flattery and pressing yield better garments. on Neddy. She never will hear a Is the breath of her life; nothing word of criticism of him, and if he the girls can do will avail against find that after the first laundering buys her a dollar box of candy with Ned's murmur that shes the sweetit has shrunk to a size that does the money she borrows from us and est mom in the world, bringing his not fit! gives to him, she makes more fuss breakfast upstairs and rememberUnless the material Is labeled than she ever does over anything ing that he has to have some dough. sanforized, it may very well shrink. we do. Even her scolding of him, while she Some materials which are not so Point of Contention rumples his hair fondly, takes on a labeled or guaranteed may not "Mother is very sweet and gen- note of adoration. shrink, but you dont know unless tle," this So Alice, move over to your sigirls letter goes on. "She youve actually tried out the fab- will be perfectly amiable sters house. See what always ric. Its simple enough to clip off your mother and brother can do when left to a piece, launder, dry and press It. themselves. Since Beatrice has two baby girls, you will be more than THE READER'S COURTROOM i Sba Heirloom Marble Flows Like Molasses Machine Duplicates Pressure in Earth LOS ANGELES Solid marble flows like molasses in a machine which duplicates on a pygmy scale pressure earth's surface. 22 miles under the A University of California at Los geophysicist is proving that there Is no such thing as solid rock. His tool is an eight foot high hydraulic press which exerts a pressure of 150,000 pounds per square inch. Angeles 'OMORROWS treasure fr days pleasure, that's ( Set Recipes Below) Meals Indoor or Out EEKEND plans have a way of going awry, depending upon who drops In and what the weather turns out to be. Fortunate is the homemaker who can serve from four to eight people readily, or set the dining room table or bring the meal to the back porch. Meals for such weekends should be planned with care so there will be ample food, but none to waste. Choose combinations that can be reheated and served later if theyre not eaten. Good staples for menus include potato salad, ham or chicken. Have salad ingredients washed and chilling so that you can use as many or few as needed. A plain cake which can be frosted at the last minute, or some creamy citrus sherbet nestling in the refrigerator will solve dessert or snack problems conveniently, and with a flourish. Spicy Potato Salad (Serves 6 to 8) 3 pounds cooked potatoes 4 cup pickle juice 4 cup finely chopped onion 2 teaspoons salt teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons celery seed V4 cup chopped sweet pickles d 3 eggs, chopped 14 cup mayonnaise Pare and dice potatoes; add pickle juice and allow to chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Add onion, salt, pepper, celery seed, chopped pickles and eggs. Blend in mayonnaise, mixing lightly but thoroughly chilled in refrigerator Ham Loaf (Serves 2 pounds ground, smoked ham 1 pound fresh pork, ground 1 cup soft bread crumbs 1 egg, slightly beaten 14 cup milk 1 teaspoon prepared mnstard 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 small onion, grated 54 cup sweet pickle relish 2 tablespoons melted butter 2 tablespoons brown sugar hard-cooke- Bread and Butter Sandwiches Carrot Sticks Olives Celery Orange Sherbet Easy Cake with Whipped Cream and Bananas Recipe Given teaspoons salt teaspoon pepper 54 teaspoon thyme 4 green onions, chopped 54 pound mushrooms, quartered 2 tablespoons lemon Juice 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 54 cup apple juice 2 medium tomatoes, diced 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and chives Heat butter in heavy skillet. Mix flour, salt, pepper and thyme in paper sack. Shake pieces of chicken in this seasoned flour mixture. Brown chicken in skillet. Add Quick to crochet. eas u, 6J3; direction. 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Serve the loaf inverted old diced ham in your waffle batter and make themsupper more tempting. Serve with tossed salad a and colorful fruit dessert, and th meal complete. pine-appl- Oil LIST: used New movie carr'e,;al,n plies, etc . spaa- bi New Ansco camera 4 4 rtuuiu 54 $4 postpaid. & list iSTARKIFI 6-- Here are Flavorful geophysics laboratory are Summer Eating Tips experimenting now with cylindriGreen or snap beans from the cal bits of marble, roughly the size of a one inch piece of chalk. garden will take on a real taste The marble cores fit Into a cyl- appeal when they are mixed, just inder Into which two pistons, which before serving, with some crisply fried, crumbled bacon and lightly exert the pressure, are inserted. cooked chopped onion. Under pressure the marble acFresh or canned grapefruit segor "Sows. tually "creeps Its ments and diced pears marinated in crystaline structure U broken down. The machine Is so powerful apricot nectar in the freezing tray make an excellent appetizer or it can squeeze sand Into hard dessert course for hot weather quartzite rock. eating. UCLA MENU LYNN CHAMBERS Ham Loaf Spicy Potato Salad Com on the Cob YYERES A SIMPLY mixed cake which is delicious when laced with whipped cream, sliced bananas and maraschino cherries. If you prefer, a simple lemon - orange flavored or chocolate icing may be used. Easy Cake (Makes 2 layers) 144 cups sifted cake flour 54 cup lard cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 54 teaspoon salt 54 cap milk Whole cloves 1 teaspoon vanilla Combine ham, pork, bread 2 eggs crumbs, milk, mustard, WorcesterCream together shire sauce, onion and pickle relish; cup flour and mix lightly but thoroughly. Lightly lard. Add the remaining flour, loaf pan; line sugar, baking powder, salt and 54 grease a 9x5x3-inc- h with waxed paper and grease lightcup milk. Stir and beat vigorously ly. Pack mixture firmly into pan. until smooth and fluffy. Add reCombine butter and sugar and maining milk and beat thoroughly. spread over top of loaf. Insert Add eggs, one at a time, beating whole cloves on top of meat mixthoroughly after each addition. ture. Bake in a moderately hot Pour into twro greased cake (375) oven for one hour or until pans and bake in a moderate (350) done. Pour off excess drippings oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost that form during baking. Serve hot when cool. or cold. Orange Sherbet 3 pints) (Makes A TTERES flavorful way to cook !4 cup sugar chicken. It may be served hot, 14 cups unstrained orange but, if desired, the pieces of chickjuice en may be removed from the sea1 cup evaporated milk, sonings and cooled to be served thoroughly chilled cold on a picnic supper. 2 tablespoons lemon Juice Chicken Saute Add sugar to orange juice and (Serves 6) stir until dissolved. Chill. Whip 1 frying chicken, cut In pieces milk until very stiff. Fold in lemon 3 tablespoons butter or substijuice, then orange-suga- r mixture. tute Pour into cold freezing traya and 54 cup flour freeze until firm. Dr. David Griggs hopes the device will provide on the earths crust at depths six times greater than drills have penetrated He's after information that will explain earthquakes, the formation of mountain ranges, the flow of oil through underground rock and. perhaps, how to locate veins of precious metals. LYNN SAYS: He and his assistants In the data this square (7 inches in cotton) will be. One a day; soon have enough (or clc spread. Meat Loaf, Potato Salad Makes Ideal Meal EsC 1920 Dept W N. Baltlmsn QUICK 1. 11 ond TASTY MEAL Jhi'i Van Camp' Pork and Beam m Tomato Choice, plump, ...a Sauct whole b(in! secret savory sauce. ..sweet tender flavor tomato pork-wit- through ont Caop through. Only Van . . . origina tor of canned fX and bean . . . give J00 10 much good eating little cost of money and eH1 54 1 |