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Show Woman's World Economize on Clothing Budget By Making Kiddies' Garments "7HAT is more fun than ewing for children entering school? Nothing, that I can think of right at the moment, because these youngsters usually have such fine, healthy bodies, basically good figures, fig-ures, clear skin and bright eyes. They look so perfect in almost anything any-thing you turn out, that it's a pleasure to sew for them. Youngsters go through their clothing cloth-ing so rapidly, or outgrow it so quickly, that home sewing for them is a necessity. Not only can yard goods be made up into attractive at-tractive dresses, but many other things can be remodeled to fit quick as a wink. Styles in young girls' dresses vary little from year to year, so if you have two or three good basic patterns, pat-terns, these can be used over and Dver again. You'll discover that your little girl is very style-conscious, not of grown-up styles so much, but in her own age and social group. She wants to wear dresses like her friends, the same type, if not the same fabric. Don't steer too far off that course if you want to keep her happy. For school dresses and outfits, your best choices of material are velveteen, light-weight woolens and plaids. For warm fall days, cotton will still be the choice. Styling Important in Youngster's Gaxment Though basic styles do not change much from year to year in this age group, little girls have fads and fancies which you'll do well to follow. If they should, like wide ribbon rib-bon trimming or bows, or a certain kind of ric rac, then let them have their own way to keep peace In the family. Princess styles are very becoming becom-ing on the younger figure. If you plan to have a button front on them, the little girl will be much more able to dress herself, and will require Little help from you during When you sew (or youngsters. . . . the breakfast rush hour. 'Sew buttons but-tons on securely, but do not fasten them too tight. Another tip to help your young ster dress herself independent of your efforts is to have neck-Lines neck-Lines open down the front rather than the back, whenever possible, rhis makes it easy for her to slip into the garment, and she won't have to wander about the house half buttoned until you can get around to her. One of the cardinal "don'ts" in dressing children is not to have the dresses too long, just because you don't want to take them down every year. Long dresses can give a youngster an inferiority complex if her other friends are wearing them . short. Another rule is to have them Bt nicely enough to allow for movement, move-ment, neither too loose nor too tight. Don't select fabrics that the youngster has to be careful of always. al-ways. This will make her too worried wor-ried about spoiling the dress. Garment Choice Makes Wearing Easy Just what exactly should be included in-cluded in the young girl's wardrobe ward-robe to give the greatest amount of wear? The answers to that question ques-tion are easy. First of all there should be plenty of jumpers and blouses, or perhaps one or two good jumpers which can be con- You'll save money on clothes. verted into five or six outfits all apparently different just by a change of blouse. For early fall plan to use some of the more sturdy cotton matc- Popular Jumper r7 i x I ts ' I f v " ; I I f- I J' , I jfe" . o' vVNV:-v.. v K ; ' : I r 1 , ' ' ! i L i i I I t ! I i t -si f s ; f ; - m ; Any girl who is handy with a needle can make this jumper, a perennial favorite, for less than five dollars. The fabric recommended recom-mended for it is a rayon and aralac with a wool finish. rials for both jumpers and blouses. Remember that these will have to be washed constantly, and they should be easy to iron. Another must for the younger wardrobe is a skirt, or preferably several skirts to be worn with blouses and sweaters and even contrasting jackets when the weather becomes cool. Plaids are very popular with the younger set and these are easy to run off on the sewing machine. I If you are considering a suit for the young girl, make it very sporty for everyday wear. By that I mean have a loose jacket with a pleated skirt. Work' in soft woolens or all wool or part wool plaids. Both the , jacket and skirt in such a suit may be worn separately with other things, of course. Another good idea for a suit is the ever popular bolero style. This can be worked out attractively for the younger girl if you trim the hem of the skirt and the edges of the jacket in bright wool binding of a contrasting color, or even a decorai.ive braided wool. Whenever you sew wjth woolens, remember these three pointers: Cut larger than average seams so that the material will not ravel. If the woolen does not tend to run and ravel, pinking shears may be used. Secondly, always press ' out the seams after they are sewed, and have them lie flat. The third has to do with finishing finish-ing the seam. Most woolen seams should be overcast and finished with a binding tape so there is no opportunity oppor-tunity for raveling and loose yarns. Know-How on Fabrics A number of chemical processes proc-esses are now used on fabrics which give certain types of finishes. fin-ishes. It is essential to know them because care of the garment gar-ment differs with its finish. A resin process makes curtain fabrics cottons and rayons crease-resistant, but not crense-proof. crense-proof. This is helpful in making skirts and dresses and suits. Some fabrics contain permanent perma-nent stiffening and as such will require no starching. Look for washing directions on this type to come with the material. Some stiffening will last only through a few washings, but others will last the life of the garment. There are some sta in-proof fabrics which resist cer'-ain stains and dirt. When you ljy the material, ask which has a wax finish and which a chemical finish as this information will be important when you wash the garment. Fashion Forecast For warm school days there's no neater trick than the striped cham-bray cham-bray dress that is so cosy tcr launder. laun-der. They will look especially youthful youth-ful on the teen-age girl if they're made with touches of ric roc, saucy ; shoulder tucks and full gathered skirts. j A three-piece suit offers infinite 1 possibilities for mixing and match-I match-I Ing costumes. I - What's new in color for the school girl? First of all there are the three basic types to choose from black, brown and gray. For those who wont something a little more vivid, there's bright red and brilliant blue. You'll see these colors appearing constantly in fall plaids. For dressy dresses, select velveteen velve-teen often combined with plaid taffeta or velveteen with wool. |