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Show if BETTER . A Ik DRESSMAKING 4 TYV WVI - "7 1 s bT s A cr.vr:7:zr::.-.-::::-.l5? ; N TA v :::::: - : - ' N Wfmf :?jc-:.:'3isr.'-sscaV s v L - - -v s NJJ v ri 'P N 11111ir.liTBPllTC1.11,''.'v? sVVU pONSERVATION of clothing be- gins with an ounce of prevention. preven-tion. When we think of where garments gar-ments wear out first, buttonholes come to mind. Once the material around them becomes frayed the garment is finished so far as good looks is concerned. The buttonholes of old garment may be reworked; those of inexpensive inex-pensive ready-mades may be reinforced; re-inforced; and those in new garments gar-ments may be made both smart and substantial with evenly purled stitches'. Three types of worked buttonholes are shown here. 1. The buttonhole with fan stltchej at the outside end and reinforcing bar at Inside. 2. Buttonhole with bar at both ends. 3. Tailored buttonhole with eyelet at outside end. The process of reinforcing a buttonhole tilt with long stitches and overcasting la shown at A and B. In Sketch 1. The position of the needle and thread In making the purled buttonhole stitch Is shown at C The blanket stitch used for the bar Is shown at D. Sketch 3 shows the method of marking the tailored buttonhole at A: stitching around marking, at B; punching eyelet, at C; overcasting, D; method of holding reinforcing thread. E and F. The bar at the Inside end is shown at G. NOTE: If yon are Interested In having more and better clothes for yourself and family, learn to sew. Today's lesson la one of hundreds in the new 256-page book BETTER DRESSMAKING, by Rnti Wy-etb Wy-etb Spears. Every phase of dressmaking cutting, fitting, tailoring, remodeling is explained with clear, easy-to-follow drawings draw-ings and text. Voa will want us own this beautifully bonad lifetime reference book. Ask for complete information and special offer. Address: MRS. SPEARS, DRAWER 12, BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK. " SNAPPY FACTS ' , s ABOUT RUBBER rm It did have a bearing on rubber rub-ber use the close to 24 billion bil-lion gallons of gasoline used by highway vehicles in 1941. California led the states with a mark on the edge of 2 billion bil-lion gallons. These are numbers num-bers for the "A" card holder to conjure with. Tires for our fighting aircraft consume con-sume from 35 to 96 pounds of rubber, depending on the size of hSe plane. Inner tubes take froen 24 to 4'4 pounds. At a rubber plantation In Haiti, a 75-foot tree was pulled to the ground by the weight of cryptosegia vines which had fought one another to climb it. BIGoodrich ( America's favorite rrady-to-vat I ccroal will save you timo, work, I fuel ami other foods. Enjoy Kol- i logg's Corn Flakes often ... a d- licious, nutritious wartime moall vl. -'-- tArr?v -a. i-Zu "7Ti Kolti-Cli' fun I take. ...... "ft -yv. ' 7j .1 In.rd 10 WHftl F SRaiN NU- VVj .t'Hl'-et- T ? IRMIVt VUltMS 111 I Manila ,r I (Vitamin UiX Niai In anil liv-n. 1 I |