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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Bed Covering Choice Reveals Ingenuity Bolero Topping By Ertta Haley nr LIKE TO SEW, but I car.'t crochet," says Mrs. Jones. "That disturbs me because I won't ever be able to have a lovely bedspread bed-spread like my neighbor has on her bed." As long as she can sew, no woman wom-an need feel that she cannot put her imagination to worl: in creating a lovely cover for her bed. There are so many types possible, that lack of one skill, such as crocheting, need never stand in the way of providing a beautiful piece of decorative dec-orative work. Imagination, rather than skill, Is the answer to this woman's problem, as it is to many another woman's. If you feel you lack that, then just open wide your eyes and start thinking. You'll be surprised at what can be done with a little Investigation. There seems to be no lack of variety in bed coverings, for almost any type of work can be used to c-eate something beautiful and effective. ef-fective. Some like to use a crocheted cro-cheted piece on top of a solid color with a flounce of the solid colored material at the sides. Other beds are covered with quilted quilt-ed work of many varieties and look Just as effective in their settings, while others have lace and ruffling predominant in their decor. Some women seem to have a way of picking out a piece of material gandie, ginghams, and other informal in-formal prints. If desired, add a one or two inch ruffle to the top of the spread just below the top. If you have a canopy over a four poster bed, decorate this with a ruffle or flounce of material matching match-ing the bedspread. Tailored Spreads Offer Great Variety Depending upon how tailored yon like the bedroom, you have a great variety which will carry out a more formal theme. If the room is done . in one of the formal periods, you might choose an elegantly quilted taffeta, satin or another rich fabric fab-ric for the top of the bed and then add a flounce of the same material j for the sides. This quilting may be done at home on your own machine, if you; have the sewing machine attachment, attach-ment, or it might even be purchased pur-chased already quilted. It may also al-so be done by hand if you have a design which you particularly like. Another idea which is practical for semi-tailored rooms is a simple spread which falls in box fashion on the bed. To give tailored corners cor-ners at the base of the bed, the corners are slit and finished. The only design which this uses is a geometric border at the top of the spread extending down to the bottom of the spread. Be Smart! !. L i f ''- ' V i -Ml :'J -j i V ' 1 i: . V rv:: tx.:--w3 1 , : One of the most popular colors col-ors of the season, red, is used in a bengaline bolero to top this navy blue and white print dress in a cupid and heart print. This jvnior fashion from New York has an inset cummerbund cum-merbund waist and short sleeves. there are several ways to use it best. On three sides, those falling on either side of the bed as well as at the base, more material can be added to make the quilt large enough to fall gracefully. Select a color that is predominant in the quilt and work it in. A simpler way of making a quilt look larger is to make a flounce of a color selected as above to cover cov-er the three sides of the bed. If the flounce is attached to a muslin that covers the bed, either above or directly di-rectly underneath the mattress li ei 1 1 - - - - . n Vary bedroom decor . . . which seems ordinary in every respect, re-spect, and then draping it to make an exceed ugly effective cover that lets off the bed just right. Study the room, first, and decide what would be suitable. If your ways are simple and casual, then this is the key to the bedspread. If your personality has a flair for the dramatic or tailored room, then your answer would come from something in a solid color or print with texture Interest. Casual Types of Spreads Are Easy to Sew If your bedroom Is furnished In one of the informal styles such as earl. American or Colonial, the problem of making a spread for a bed is very easy since these types require little skill. Measurements should be accurate so that the Be ready to wear your white ' collar early and enjoy it while the vogue is young, for it's destined to be one of the most popular fashions of the season. sea-son. Wonderful for first-of-the-season wear, especially for business, bus-iness, are the sheer wools of navy with crisp white collars. A touch of practicality that is being used more and more frequently fre-quently is the permanent stiffness stiff-ness which so delighted French designers when they discovered it recently that it gave new impetus to the fashion for white collars in Paris. The wool dresses can be smartly simple as to line, since the white touch gives them ample drama. You'll like several sets of collars col-lars and cuffs per dress. spread will be sufficiently large to be luxurious appearing. Quilts are very common, and the patterns in many of these are lovely. You may have one already and are wondering just how it can be used as a most effective setting. If large enough, use it alone as a covering. If the quilt is not large enough, with your own bedspreads. (so it will not have to be removed when the bed is unmade every time), the bed will have an attractive attrac-tive appearance. The flounce treatment is popular with all casual types of bed coverings. cover-ings. Use them with chintz, or- |