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Show Make Your Own Smart Clothes For Marketing and Gardening By CHERIE NICHOLAS a powerful Sherman tank, ready for the crossileft shows naval personnel in army khaki, as Lower Rhine. ng of the of the Rhine at various points. Much of in the took crossing part hey was given to the navy. Lower right, Comdr. he success of the crossing of U. FUliam J. Whiteside, S.N., New York City, who was in command, his is the first time that the navy personnel, in any size, has been taken nland to aid with land operations. The navy relieved many army men n the operations. Upper photo shows First Congressional Medals of Honor won by army personnel in the T'HIS , spring and summer the entire Pacific area have been awardgreat army of American women ed posthumously to Lt. Col. William who are still working for victory on J. OBrien, top; and Sgt. Thomas the home front by doing their own A. Baker, lower, both of Troy, N. Y. marketing and gardening will want to look their best at all times. The quickest way to lay the Fox groundwork for fashion success on Visiting basis is to get out a the family sewing machine and do some stitching that will prove youre ready to win the fight in a smart and thrifty manner. Even if the only sewing machine you can get at is attic veteran., you a will find that local sewing center experts can probably put it back in good working order with an inex- Will You Spare What They Need? Kit war-econo- trasting jackets will suit your purpose best are matters that must be decided by each individual home-sewe- r. Its wise to assemble a wardrobe as far as possible, for interchangeable items give mix-and-ma- tch you endless costumes for wear. A real style winner for bicycle marketing is shown to the left in It ensembles a the illustration. cuffed denim jacket and knee-lengslacks with a printed cotton blouse. The jacket buttons are anchored pensive tune-uThe next step now that the ma- with bias-tap- e ends and the chine is in working order is to take emblem on the jacket is an inventory of back-numbquickly stitched with the male clothes, for there is lots of attachment. Even ration-boo- k good sturdy material there that can marketing can be made over into attractive slacks be a smart adventure if you wear costume as and jackets and blouses for utilitari- a thrifty, an wear. Follow this up with some pictured to the right. Red and white wise fabric buying of thrifty denims candy-stripe- d cotton is used for the and printed cottons, then invest in short - sleeved tailored shirtwaist several good patterns and you will and faded blue denim fabric is used sleek-fittinfor a suc- for the have a perfect start-of-f cessful sewing program. cufflessNslacks. If you have never Whether long or short slacks will tackled the job of making tailored provide the most figure flattery for slacks before, you can learn the fine you, or whether matching or con- - points of cutting and fitting and tailored finishes in a few budget lessons at your local center. Experts Waflle will be glad to show you the ease with which slacks placket closings can be achieved by using the cording foot attachment. Doing spade work in the garden can be fun, and you can enjoy cool comfort all the while you are gardening, if you make an overall with built-u-p bib top and d combine it with a cencotton as shown blouse striped tered in the picture. And heres a grand idea! Shade your eyes from the sun by adding a visor to a gay print cotton bandana that wraps around your head. Makes a really picturesque headdress, especially if the visor is green and the kerchief is in vivid exotic colors such as this young housewife is wearing with her overall outfit. Please do observe the matching kerchief in her pocket too, adding still another flash of color to her garden ensemble. And have you heard of the new gardening aprons that have built-i- n knee pads? You can get overalls knee too, with blue leather-toppe- d long-neglect- many-purpo- se ed th p. ed er zig-zagg- er eye-catchi- ng g, hip-slurrin- g, Native of the desert, the Kit Fox, weighing not more than four pounds, has moved on Boulder of the nations mightiest one dam, monarchs of wartime hydroelectric power, and is shown surveying this e project through a fork of a tree. full-grow- n, These Greek boys get new hope as a relief worker! is on the way to .cJd JJTJJS al hing for children and grown-up- s Collection National Clothing ige. The United mangh for shoes et,r. 150,000,000 ef of people pounds of serviceable clothing, areas. in war-devastat- ed man-mad- English Aides Allied Occupation of Germany Pique Print all-in-o- ne short-sleeve- pads. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Scallops and Appliques Popular Trims for Frocks A vast amount of scalloping is being done this season and you cant find anything more attractive than Miss Elen Wilkinson, parliamen- i . iiiiiiiiiiiirinnrwTTTh ministry of tary secretary to the Florence Miss and home security, secretary parliamentary Horsbrugh, to the ministry of health, who are both included in the British delega- to United Nations conference. civilians are shown in uppcr was captured by- tion will The United States delegation highways of From, Germany, seeking information at Amer- consist of one woman, Dean of Ger. tnyj. Lower left shows Germans g wer riffht, C. Gildersleeve. arters in Homburg. Germany,of Rhine. the crossing , taken after the Jftethey Vir-glni- a the little softly styled frocks that colorand are finished off around all the edges This refreshingly crisp ful young frock fits into the joyous .with scallops. Varied applique is feature. spring perfectly." It is made of another popular trimming from vivid felt The the patwaffle applique ranges pique, bright print Clever so and border for motifs in a done scalloped appropriate terning and childrens clothes to or band effect in red, lime, blue and teen-ag- e green high tones. Youll love the most exquisite work done in lace and gay little cotton dresses such as are passementerie. However, the art of coming out this spring. A perky little applique is at its best in the field of lt at each side achieves a cutout print florals. There is no limeffects that can as well as making it to the waistline petite it adaptable for any figure to wear. be achieved in this direction. tie-be- eye-thrilli- ng |