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^ r r V * * V '' ■> ,\ / - Thursdoy, December 18/1947 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Poge FiYt Woman's World l Curtains May Be Transformed _ Into Gay Assets for Windows £lrtta J4afe € V REATHES there a woman who doesn’t, at one time or another, take a look at the tired curtains in a room andr sigh to herself that she wishes something could be done about them? There’s no reason for putting up with weary windows if your remod eling bag is bulging with gay pieces of material or while the remnant counters flaunt their bright pieces of fabric at you. A few time-tried decorator’s tricks, a brief session at the sewing machine plus the mak ings for the curtains can give you a ;new look for those windows and add Cheer to the whole house. Throw out the. old curtains? No indeed, unless they’re simply worn beyond repair! But if they're short and shrunken from laundering, add a ruffle or a false hem made from a yard or two of contrasting color pattern. If they’re faded, perhaps a bit of dye or tint will do the trick, or perhaps you can remove the old color entirely with color remover *nd then sew sprightly tiebacks and add a bit of color around the edges for trim. Then, too, you may have old cur tains—too large or too small—from another place in which you lived. Bring these out, too, and chances are in your favor that something can be done to make them useful again. There.are all sorts of ideas buzzing about that will make cur tain sewing a pleasure rather than a chore, and the sewing is easy be cause most of it’s plain stitching. Use Sash Type or •Picture Fraup for Kitchen • ’If your ca^t-ofT curtains are too large for the windows you now jhaye, then the sash or “hourglass” type is the perfect solution to your Use decorator'* (ricks .. . problem. You can work some sim ple salvage magic by cutting them down to fit your windows. You may also use large-sized curtains that have worn or shrunk. Cut the old curtains to flt the win dows to cover, and plan to have them run through rods at the top and bottom of the window. You can add color by drawing and gathering them tight at the middle of the window and tying with a bow to match the rest of the kitchen color scheme. If you like a bit more frill and fancy work at the window, it will take only a minimum of fabric to make a ruffled border—of the same fabric as the bow—to run as a VICE-PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER CALLED CARCE ITEM FOR '48 For tired windows. frame around the window. This is called a picture frame treatment. The picture frame type can also be used alone on many types of win dows and will use only a bit of fabric. You can probably find enough of this at a remnant counter to cover several windows in one room, and it can be of the most in expensive cotton. jewing is easy, too, on both of these types as they need only hem- Here's a sore hit of the coming season, In almost any fabric yon like—particularly effective la taf feta. The bias folds at'the top and the swinging ballet length skirt plays magic with the waist line ofthe close-fitting bodice. Slim waisted, foil hipped, that’s the fashion word for this season. Fabric such as the velvet pictured in deep red or plush black with rows of tiny sequins lining the drop shoulder neckline can be fashioned at home even by the beginning seamstress with help from the local sewing center. Tucked under the skirt at the hip t _ are smaU panniers of crinoline to Preston Lane, Maryland give the padded hip effect. Washington, Dec. 17. — The scarc est commodity around town or in the nation today is suitable Democratic vice-presidential timber. Defense Secretary James Forrestal took himself out of the list; of poten tial vice-presidential candidates last week. He said he never could be con sidered for political office and added: ■ “I couldn’t be drafted.” There* wasn’t much chance, any-! I way, that the Democratic national ;convention next June would have picked Forrestal. His advantages were residence in New York state and the admirable job he has done during the war and since in the navy) and national defense departments. I But Forrestal is a Wall Street bank-, er, former president of Dillon, Read', and Co. Banking is an honorable bus-1 ;iness but it is poison politically. The. Democrats are going to campaign against the Republicans next year with charges that the GOP is the! party of big business and reaction.) If Forrestal were nominated for vice- . president •the Republicans pretty eas-, ily could make those charges boom-' erang so they really hurt. What Mr. Truman needs on his ticket is a spell-binding, politically glamorous No. 2 man who votes and hangs his hat somewhere in the northeastern part of the country.: Failing that, he will look to the far, West, if anyone has such an individ ual under cover he should call Dis trict 1717, Washington, D. C., and ! reveal the name. That is the tele phone number of the Democratic na tional committee. Among Democrats mentioned here as vice-presidential possibilities are| jGov. Mon C. Wallgren, Washington ] James A. Farley, New York; Senatof Harley M. Kilgore, West Virginia, Senator Millard E. Tydings, Mary-l ' land; Representative John W. Mc- i.Cormack, Massachusetts; Senator Sheridan Downey, California; Sena tor Claude Pepper, Florida; Senator Alben W. Barkley, Kentucky;'Govt For Christmas THE WILL CLOSE OUR PLANTS ming. The picture frame type can easily be ruffled with this particular attachment on the sewing machine $1,444,617 Loaned To Veterans In County The Veterans Administration in Columbia reported this week that Tli. local sewtog center will gladly ; 341 G , , oans amount , ng t0 £ i i444 , 617 g v you ft l n l a use. I nave been made in Laurens county' Tfeback Curtains Suitable For Any of the Rooms When considering styles for indi vidual windows, you’ll find tieback curtains ideal for practically every since the bill became effective. One- half of the amount is guaranteed by VA. Tre Administration also reported that 10,484 loans have been made to room in the house. Old curtain : veterans in the state totalling $47,- panels can easily be converted into 342,027. something gay and new looking with contrasting colored ruffles around the inside edges and across the bot tom. This technique will also give you extra length and width, If that is necessary. If you’ve decided that the living or dining room, or bedroom or breakfast nook Is just a bit too dark and cheerless for the winter months, then plan to use plenty of white or gay colored material. In troduce this by way of ruffling or valances, and try to have a rather sheer window curtain when possible so you can catch what bit of sun light there is available. Afraid of making ruffles? The ruf- fler time saving attachment to use on the sewing machine is now available and the sewing experts at the local sewing center will show you how easily it converts straight strips of fabric into rows of frilly trimming. Swag curtain and. valance make a dining room alcove combination and you can use the same combination in the kitchen. Salvaged fabric can be used for the sash, curtain. If extra length is needed decorate it with a false hem made of a straight strip of the contrasting fabric. The contrasting fabric can be carried out further for a smart effect by using it for either a ruffle or swag type valance. Using Curtains For Camouflage . Sheer bedroom or living room curtains may be salvaged if they are cut down for further service in the kitchen or the breakfast room. Don't worry too much if the cur tains show signs of wear in the cen ter if you use the “hourglass” treat ment, since the “drawn-to-the-cen- ter” device hides the worn spots. If you are not too proud of your windows, curtains can hide their defects, too, if they are attractive enough. Criss-cross them to cover a double window and then join them into one unit with a valance that extends across both windows. The valance gives extra length since the curtains can be hung from just un derneath the bottom edgp of the valance. The criss-cross treatment will help give your room more spacious measurements and enable it to look more luxurious. If you want to add length on one wpll, for example, use the valance treatment on double windows as this will give length to the proportions of the room. If you want to make a room look smaller use large, busy looking prints or large designs for the fab ric you use as valance or picture frame. Plaids are good for thi^ pur pose, and enable you to add a lot of color to an otherwise drab room. You don't have to give up the light, sheer touch altogether, either, for plaids, prints and other fabrics may be easily combined with sheer cur tain materiel. 3 Days For Christmas THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY . December 25, 26, 27 IN ORDER TO GIVE OUR EMPLOYEES HOLIDAYS FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. We Ask Our Customers To Cooperate By Letting Us Supply Your Needs Early In the Week. s Royal Cleaners Sunshine Cleaners Buchanan’s Service Laundry & Cleaners - ^ FAMOUS FRUIT CAKE Yea** for generations, Oauasen’s famous Fruit Cake has been put* ting the crowning touch toHappy Holidays. For this marvelous fruit cake, simply crammed full of tempting fruits and nuts, is baked from a gen prat ions-old recipe which calls for all those carefully selected nuts and fruita to be imbedded throughout the enfire cake. And—you’ll bo glad to know that because CUuaeen’a had the fore* eight to contract for huge quantities of choice froita, nuts and other ingredients last January, for delivery/risk and in ample time for this season’s baking, there will bo no increase in the price of Claussen’s famous Fruit Cake! Order yours today ! ASK YOU* 9MCn YOU • ClauSSeriS FAMOUS FRUIT CAKE tAKmntS toy 9AKS ATMCMit