| Show make your own S smart in art clothes for marketing and gardening by CHERIE NICHOLAS F F 1 1 n xa 11 v THIS HIS spring and summer the great army of american wo women men who are still working for victory on the home front by doing their own marketing and gardening will want to look their best at all times the quickest way to lay the groundwork for fashion success on a war economy basis is to get out 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 a lung long neglected attic veteran you will find that local sewen sewing center experts can probably put it back in good working order with an inexpensive tune up the next step now that the machine is in working order is to take an inventory of back number male clothes for there is lots ot of good sturdy material there that can be made over into attractive slacks and jackets and blouses for utilitarian wear follow this up wi with th some wise fabric buying of thrifty denims and printed cottons then invest in in several good patterns and you will have a perfect start off for a successful sewing program whether long or short slacks will provide the most figure flattery for you or whether matching or con tr asting jackets will suit your purpose best are matters that must be decided by each individual home sewer its wise to assemble a mix and match wardrobe as far as possible for interchangeable items give you endless costumes for many purpose wear A real style winner for bicycle marketing is shown to the leftin the illustration it ensembles a denim jacket and knee length cuffed slacks with a printed cotton blouse the jacket buttons are anchored with bias tape ends and the ap emblem on the jacket is quickly stitched with the zig attachment even ration book marketing can be a smart adventure if you wear a thrifty eye catching costume as pictured to the right red and white candy striped cotton is used for the short sleeved tailored shirtwaist and faded blue denim fabric is used for the hip slurring sleek fitting if you have never tackled the job of making tailored slacks before you can learn the fine points of cutting and fitting and tailored finishes in a few budget lessons at your local center experts 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 allin all in one overall with built up bib top and combine it with a short sleeved striped cotton blouse as shown centered 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 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 addina still another flash of color to her garden carden ensemble and have you heard of the new gardening aprons that have built in knee pads you can get overalls too with blue leather topped knee pads released bv western Vc stern newspaper union |
