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Show Woman's World Recipe for a New Spring Suit: First, Take a Dated Formal THERE is no such thing as the young teen-ager who has all the clothes she wants. When some new gadget, trinket or fad takes the school by storm, girls frequently feel out of the swing of things if they can't have them. On the other hand, clothes budgets for the high school girl are frequently limited, and it's impossible to buy everything. every-thing. In cases like this, the girls who can sew, or whose mothers are handy with the needle are truly born under a lucky star. There are always al-ways dresses In the wardrobe that are dated, rather than worn, but with skillful recutting and se win g they can be transformed into new and lovely things. One of the items in a young girl's wardrobe which easily acquires a dated look, but does not lose its value as a good piece of material, Is a formal. Formals are worn a few times, and then they lose their usefulness as such. But what a wealth of good material for sewingl Not only one but several articles can be made from dated formals. The bodice can be recut and sewed es the top of a suit, and the skirt especially If it is full, offers ample material for the skirt of a suit, and even an extra blouse or skirt h A discarded formal . . . Striped effects are popular this season for both boleros and jackets. The formal with a striped top can easily be utilized for this providing It is ripped apart completely and every scrap of material given thorough thor-ough use. If the skirt of the formal is striped rather than the top, then it can be used for the jacket or bolero, with perhaps a peplum of the same ma- Precision Stripes ' - ' " I x. f 1 ' " 1 c . ' 1 Jt "' ' ' ' I 1 w f j Impeccably hand-tailored but with Jistlnctive dressmaker detail Is this precision striped jacket. In navy ind red striped worsted, this suit Is Indicative of the trend In fashion being: shown this spring;. Becomes a bolero and skirt. teriaL The bodice of the formal, in this case would not offer enough material for the skirt, but the purchase pur-chase of extra, matching material would be a worthwhile investment if a complete suit is the result. If you do not want to use the remainder re-mainder of the striped skirt material materi-al in another skirt or blouse, it will. make beautiful accessories such as a hat or gloves. The accessories accesso-ries will then pick up their cue from the costume itself and add a smart, finishing touch to the outfit. Should you be making a bolero as topping for the skirt, then try the new rounded shoulder effect. Pads can be purchased or made from muslin in a large enough size to give the desired rounded effect. They should be fitted carefully to the wearer. For making the pads, you will find that featherbone in two or three ply makes an ideal support for these pads. They are easy to stitch to position with a long machine stitch. Making a Circular Skirt For the Suit The main thing to remember in making a circular skirt is to let the garment hang on a garment hanger overnight. This is done to let the fabric sag if it will and let you make adjustments before you really turn the hem and stitch it. This may be done after the garment is on its way toward finishing. When you are ready to sew the hem, take the garment off the hanger and try it on with the shoes you plan to wear. The hem is then marked with a skirt-marker just as you would for any other type of skirt. Now the dress is removed. Lay the skirt on the table, folded at center-front and center-back lines and measure evenly all the way across the skirt. Mark with chalk for length. Trim a little off at the sides because of the sagging bias seams and then measure the depth you want them finished in. A circular skirt requires re-quires a narrower hem than does a lengthwise skirt. Turn the raw edge under a generous one-half Inch and clean-stitch It. Use a long stitch to draw up the fullness of the hem with a bobbin thread. When the hem Is basted and the lower edge pressed, try the skirt on again for fit. Then slip-stitch the hem into position, doing this with the skirt spread out on a table so the hem will lie perfectly In position. Long slip stitches are best and be careful care-ful so that they do not show through. Sewing for Youngsters You'll find these tips worthwhile when sewing for youngsters just past the bib and tucker stage: 1. Choosing materials for children chil-dren should center on the following follow-ing points: washability, wearabil-ity, wearabil-ity, ease of making, warmth or protection, and attractiveness. 2. The length of skirts, trousers and sleeves are important Children's Chil-dren's clothing should look smart If you want them to be happy and win appreciation from their playmates. play-mates. 3. Good buttons and fasteners, good binding or trimming material mate-rial such as ric rac are essential essen-tial if the child is to get in and out of his clothing easily, and make the clothing easy to launder. laun-der. 4. Little folks like good fitting clothes. Making up a muslin pattern pat-tern takes little time and saves ripping and tedious pinning that make youngsters fidgety. 5. Make sewing easy for yourself your-self by doing all the cutting at one time. Then the sewing can all be done at a sitting. You can concentrate better when your work is well organized. Spring Fashion Notes Boleros are going to be more important im-portant than ever, and so are belts, wide ones, slim ones and colorful bells. Pcplums are in to stay, too. Skirts are longer for street wear, (horter for dancing, these Ideas taking tak-ing their cue from ballet styles. Speaking of ballet, you will notice that bathing and beach apparel have been much Influenced by this clas-lic clas-lic form of the dance, too. Tunic suits are being seen more and more frequently in this trend of longer jackets. If you have a large build, wear garments with broken lines to make you look smaller. If you're young and long for coquettish co-quettish accessories, select a plaid tafTeta bag and hat. Drawstring bags that swing freely are high in favor. |