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Show How To Disguise "Hand-me-downs" By ANNE GARY ANS Features ' NO NEED for youngsters to resent "band-me-downs" when, with very little effort, they can be disguised so your children won't feel self-conscious wearing them. Nor is it always necessary to be an expert seamstress to give garments a "new look", for there are many tricks and short-cuts which help you save dollars on the family budget. For i2 'Kr- example, you might add a : "frilly" ruffle to your little girl's panties to make her feel really dressed up. Ruffles Ruf-fles are simply made from a straight, narrow strip of material alteration and requires no expert sewing technique or pattern. You cut the. sleeves out of the dress, deepen the armholes so they won't bind, cut a circular neck (deeper in front than in back, keeping plenty of width on the shoulder so straps stay in place),' and bind off the raw edges. For a change of costume, cos-tume, to wear with the jumper, you might dip some old blouses in the dye bath, using a matching, harmonizing or contrasting color. WITH THE AID of all-fabric dye (there are some 50 fashion-new fashion-new colors from which to choose). Sew ruffles , (or several strips on panties . . . joined together ) , hemmed, gathered first, and then stitched onto each pant leg. The general rule for amount of material materi-al needed, is to allow about one-half one-half again the measurement around opening for fullness. To further accentuate the "new look", try tintexing these panties with several pairs of socks, so your little one can have a matching sock-and-pantie ensem!.' all aglow with color. many new-looking wearables can be made for children from the discards dis-cards of their elders or from worn household; linens all completely tin rpnnfrn i 7.ahl p. St - Dye a new Accor to color ... the Titex Home Economics Bureau, fit's important im-portant to wash and thoroughly rinse all articles before dyeing and to remove buttons, buckles and trimmings. Also it's a good idea to use color remover first, the bureau counsels, when the article is unevenly un-evenly faded or spotted, or if you are changing to a different color particularly from a dark shade to a lighter one. Make jumper from old dress . . . ANOTHER TRICK in making over dresses that have become worn in the sleeves, armhole or collar section, sec-tion, is to transform the garment into a jumper. This is a very easy |