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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Fashionable Tricks Can Round Out Winter Wardrobe By Ertta Haley MOST WOMEN AND school girls have their basic fall and win- ter wardrobe completed by this ! time, but many of them are still ; searching for those extra special, ' certain effects that will give their clothes distinction. Clever accessories mean so much to those who would be appropriately appropriate-ly dressed, and some spend hours hunting for just the right belt or button to complete a certain costume. cos-tume. In many cases. It's not money that's involved. It's just a matter of finding a certain item that will turn a dress or suit from something ordinary ordi-nary to something distinctive. When you're seeking such items, It's wise to investigate what you already al-ready have, for you may have something some-thing tnrkpH nwflv in thp recesses Practical Pumps i r Is f: " : :,S! J?'::;:' ' '' - JM Is: : : ' W. ::;: t''sf !! :'t :? ' i hMV ; :: W -::!. 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If you have some with rhinestones, remove re-move those and use them marching down the front of a classic button-front button-front dress for a very smart look. The same kind of buttons can also be used on sheer wool or velvet suits. Last year's suit with a plunging plung-ing neckline can be trimmed with velvet and velvet or rhinestone buttons but-tons substituted for old ones. Add a bunch of soft velvet flowers, from an old formal, possibly, and you'll have a costume such as is being widely shown. Skirts, Weskits Make Wardrobe Extenders Skirts, blouses and weskits to go with them make exceptionally nice wardrobe extenders since the three together may be worn to make a good casual costume. Then, too, the skirts may be worn with sweaters and jackets. while blouses will go with the other skirts, and weskits may be worn with other skirts, as well as slacks and shorts. Tubular jersey is a popular material ma-terial that may be purchased by the yard for making skirts. Corduroy and velveteen may be used for the weskits, and, if you like plaids or woolens for these, you can easily get together enough material for them from old dresses or coat linings. Weskits are made in two popular styles, the small, men's type with a V neckline, and the other, a tuxedo tux-edo front, that shows small, tucked blouses off so well. If you have any long-sleeved old white blouses in your wardrobe, these can easily be brought into use again. Dye them, in the rich fall shades, if you want to spice the costume with color, or bleach them to snowy whiteness if you prefer. Robes, Gowns, Pajamas Should Yield Warmth You can cut the corners on your clothing budget by sewing pajamas, robes and gowns at home, especially especial-ly when you use easily managed cotton flannel. Both cutting and sewing are easy, and the flannel is modest in price. Classic two-piece pajamas are still being used extensively, but a new favorite style currently Is the one-piece which is gathered at the wrists and ankles. It has an oversized Peter Pan collar and front opening, with the waist nipped with a narrow self belt. Plaid and flannel nightshirts that are made like large men's shirts, with long sleeves and large upper pockets are also being favored. of the closet that can be used or ' altered into something with a lot of service. Before you buy. Investigate what you have. It's often surprising what you can find, a nice piece of plaid that makes just the right belt, some old rhinestones that can be glued to buttons or that might be made into costume jewelry, so correct for the current fashion picture. Belts, Cummerbunds Are Distinctive Skirts and blouses of luxury materials ma-terials are an important part of the Pumps that go anywhere and keep your feet comfortable are these black calf sling types with a fairly low heel and a jaunty cocarde at the instep. Open toes assure comfortable room at the tip of the shoe. Search for Remnants To Use as Neckwear Plain classic sweaters, tailored dresses as well as coat and jacket fashions all demand some sort of ornamental scarf at the neck. Most of these are small, tiedln a knot at the front of the neck, and then ornamented with a single decorative dec-orative pin. Remnants are good sources for these scarves, whether you buy them at a bargain counter or find the material 'in the attic or scrap bag. Little or no sewing is required re-quired for these have simple hems. The short jacket coats made of fur or pseudo-fur give an excellent background for scarves made from luxury materials such as taffeta, crepe, satin, faille or chiffon. With dressy sweaters, a bit of chiffon to which is attached a flower of crushed velvet, is excellent. excel-lent. For the more rugged costumes, use plaid, striped or plain wool scarves. Old Fabrics Yield Excellent Trimmings Many not quite new dresses can be easily rejuvenated with just a Make a weskit out of a remnant . . . fashion scene. If you're tall and slender you'll want to put them together to-gether in a single costume with a cummerbund effect at the waist. Cummerbunds can be made from all sorts of old, luxurious, pieces of material such as old dresses, scarves, or a wide ribbon trimming on an old hat. Many of the pieces of fabric you find will need only a light cleaning clean-ing or pressing to bring them into condition. Wash only those materials ma-terials which are washable. If you're in doubt, snip off a piece for laundering before trying out the whole piece. After reconditioning, recondition-ing, cut and finish the material to fit the waist, cummerbund fashion. Plaid belts and cummerbunds are high fashion, too, for long shorts or slacks whether you're at home or on campus. Sources for the plaid might be a remnant tucked away in a scrap bag, an old woolen dress, or even the lining of an old coat. Cummerbunds or belts for tailored tail-ored clothing should be neat and clean-cut. For wearing with tailored tail-ored clothes, the plaid cummerbund cummer-bund is cut just long enough to go around the waist. It's flat, and high and rounded in front, and may be fastened with snaps in back or front. Sometimes a huge ornamental orna-mental pin is attached to the front trim a dress with rhinestone buttons. touch or two of luxurious trimming to bring them right back into the fashion spotlight. For these you need mere strips of satin or velvet, velveteen or faille. Take for example, a good basic dress that needs a bit of brightening. brighten-ing. You might trim the small collar col-lar and cuffs with velvet or satin. This trimming is easy to apply and |