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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949
WOMEN'S- WORLD -
Consider Style, Fit and Shape
In Selecting Dress Neckline
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pERHAPS the most striking part
of the dress is the neckline. At
east, that is the feature of the dress
hat you will notice first, for it
frames the face.
The cut-and finish of the neckline
also shows the difference between
professional and amateurish sewing,
>o any extra care and detail that
you put on that feature of the dress
R ill repay you well.
There are certain general rules to
follow on necklines, but each Is a
separate problem, as no two throats
or shoulders are the sAme, and it
must be styled and proportioned to
the individual. After you select the
collar or line that you want, get In
front of the mirror to see if lifting
the neckline or perhaps lowering it
even as little as an eighth of an Inch
won’t help a bit.
The classic neckline which is in
conspicuous but still very striking
when worn properly is, of course,
the “V” line. This is attractive pro
vided the wearer is not too thin or
bony. It should never be tforn if
the neck is exceptionally long, as it
will only accentuate this feature.
The “V” neckline is made with a
bias facing or a lightweight material
stitched to the neckline, placed on
the right side of the garment and
then turned to the wrong side. The
edge should be smooth and even,
Shirred Waistline
A boxy black jacket of black
broadtail by Ben Reig is shown over
a simple beige crepe dress. Impor
tant details include the shirred waist
line and long, shirtwaist sleeves.
II v omet.
and the stitching line should be
chalked if you are not sure of mak
ing a straight edge.
Tips on How to Make
Different Necklines «
A popular neckline with jewelry
is the collarless one. This can be
flat or plain or it may feature gath
ers or soft draping. A bias binding
may be cut of the same material as
the dress, but care should be used
to see that it is straight. This may
be sewed on the right side of the
fabric and then turned back. If it
lies well, it will not need to be at
tached to the dress in any other
way. Another way of finishing the
collarless neckline is to attach the
facing to the wrong side and turn it
to the right side.
If you are turning the neckline to
the right side, you may even use a
different type fabric as this will add
a decorative note to the dress.
Plaids and stripes used this way are
very effective on dark basic dresses.
If you are making a square neck
line, the success of finishing it de
pends upon clipping. The band
should be stitched in place first and
then the seam allowance clipped to 1
the corner, cutting until you touch
the stitching, fhe qorner will then*;
ticularly in collar interest is the use
of yokes. These may be used on
new dresses, and- sewed right in as
part of -the dress plan. Or, if you
want to add new life to an old dress,
simply add a yoke in a contrasting
shade to the costume.
There are several different ways
of adjusting yokes to the garment.
The lirst way is to seam the yoke
right into the dress and make it part
of the whole construction. Another
way of putting a yoke in, is to over
lay the yoke on top of the garment.
However, don’t use this method if
you’re using heavy material.
Still another method to use for
this is to make a detachable or but
toned yoke. This is a very conven
ient way of using yokes, and in this
way several yokes can be used for
the same dress, permitting the vari
ety and change that collars and
cuffs give. r
If you are making an overlaid yoke
for a garment, cut the seams
straight, as this is a very noticeable
part of the dress, especially if the
yoke is of a contrasting material.
A good way to cut edges straight
is to use a cardboard pattern and
press the materials over the card
board. This leaves markings which
can be used as a guide for sewing
straight. The stitching should be
close to the edge unless you want to
use the stitch as a trim. In this
case it may be placed back one-
eighth or one-quarter o‘f an inch.
Another way of adding those spe
cial touches to the neckline is to use
jabots of various types. A good
idea is to make the jabots removable
by placing small attacuments on the
jabot and the corresponding attach
ments on the dress.
Jabots may be in the form of
ruffles or bows, or they may just
tie around the neck. ,
If you are making ruffles, sew
them onto either a single or double i
band.. It is very important to do a
fine hemstitching or hand rolling
job on the jabot and particularly on
the ruffled edge.
! Rolfe Clark, a veteran baseball
j performer at Joanna and manager
: there a few years ago, has been nam-
! ed manager of the Joanna entry in
i the Central Carolina league for the
| coming season, Johnny Moore, ath-
! letic director, has announced. He wdll
j not play but manage the team from 1
i the bench, Moore said.
Moore also announced that David
j Chandler, a standout right hand hurl-
! er in the fast Palmetto league last
season, has been added to the Jo
anna mound corps for the coming
season. He said he also expects to
i list the addition of a southpaw- hurl-
'er soon.
[ In addition to Moore and Chand
ler, “Hoot” Whitwbrth, another right-
' hander, will round out the Joanna
• pitching staff. The team also has
: “Wheez” Farmer, veteran catcher,
back in the fold to handle its pitchers
■ this season and give them plerlty of
power at the plate. Richard Willing
ham is among the outfield candidates
1 returning from last year.
Moore, a former Presbyterian
college athlete, managed Camden in
the Palmetto league last season, but
recently was named athletic director
at Joanna. He said spring baseball
practice will begin about March 8,
following the close .of the Southern
Textile basketball tournament.
radio show, the only show of its
kind, for half an hour Saturday
morning at ten o’clock on the Ameri
can Broadcasting company from
coast to coast.
On the day they come to town,
the girls will visit with homemakers
in food stores here. In the stores
they will give away coupons good
for whole hams, quarter hams and
many other canned meat items. Any
customer who has obtained a pic
ture of one of the Hormel girls from
her grocer, and visits her store while
the girls are there, can win a prize.
It was emphasized by advance men
for the Girls’ Corps that no purchase
of any sort is required to win a
prize. Simply by going to the groc
ery store with a picture of your
Lucky Hormel Girl you become el
igible for one of the prizes to be
given away by the girls.
Complete details about the many
valuable prizes to be given away will
be announced later in this paper and
in food stores throughout this terri
tory. Meanwhile local grocers are
i urging customers to come in and get
1 a picture olf their Lucky Hormel
; Girl. And many merchants are plan
ning special sales while the girls are
visiting in the stores.
Joanna Gives $1,223
To March of Dimes
In the March of Dimes canvass re
cently completed at Joanna, residents
of the community contributed $1,-
223.80, which broke all previous rec
ords there in similar campaigns.
The final report was made by W.
K. Waites, general chairman in that
area.
THE CHRONICLE
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Area for Advertisers
There Is No Substitute lor News
paper Advertising
The Hormel Girls
Coming To Clinton
Tuesday, March 8
More than sixty smartly-uniformed
girls of the Hormel Girls’ Corps, all
of them former Wacs, Spars, Waves
and Marines, w-ill offer valuable
prizes to every family in Clinton on
Tuesday, March 8, from 10 to 11
o'clock, it. is announced in the adver
tising columns of today's paper.
The Girls’ Corps, now touring the
United States, features a drum and
bugle corps, a marching unit and a
radio band and chorus. The group
has appeared in nearly everry eec-
tion of the country.’
The girls also broadcast their ow-n
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can wear the same neckline.
lie smoothly when you turn the
facing.
Classic shirt front necklines are
sometimes cut as part of the gar
ment; at other times they are cut
separately and attached. The full-
length ojjenings should never be
made by guesswork. Use a pattern
and follow it carefully.
Scarves and bows may be used
on necklines of all types, and they
are usually made of a different type
of material to add interest to the
dress. Satin is good with crepe.
Bright wool Is lovely with dark
woolens. Taffeta may be used for a
very chic appearance and soft
woolens or soft crepes may be used
for draped effects.
One of the most often repeated
tricks in dress decoration and par-
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Accenting Best Features
If you have a creamy or sallow
skin, wear colors like red, orange,
red-violet or red-orange, which
will add a rosier tint to your skin
tones.
Play down yellow colors and
choose opposites from the color
wheel. *' *-
Avoid the complementary col
ors.that will emphasize the yettow
tones of the skin.
If you have a rosy or ruddy
complexion, wear colors contain
ing yellow which will reflect your
own skin tones.
Wear neighboring colors such
as violet to play down the red
tones. Studiously avoid green, or
other complementary colors which
will accent the ruddiness of the
complexion.
If your eyes are your best fea
ture, choose a color that will
accent them. Vivid colors will
make your eyes appear darker.
Light colors make eyes appear
lighter and should neves. be used
tf you have very light colored
eyes.
Blue, gray or green eyes change
color easily and usually reflect the
color which you wear./ In other
words, the eyes will take their
color cue from the color you are x
using.
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Fashion Forecast
The dressiest suits are those that I
are made of satin and trimmed with
rhinestones.
Just in case you’ve acquired the (
impression that the coming season
will be one devoted exclusively to
bright colors, grays or off white,
Blouses can change the appear
ance of a suit and make it just as
proper for dining out as for shopping
or sitting in a business office. Get
a variety of these on hand.
For country and casual wear, get
a suit in a gay and cheerful plaid.
then stop, look and listen, because For dres^-up wear, the most popular
black is also quite a choice for the suits are those that are braided or
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—Checked Ginghams
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—Block Print
Broadcloths
—French Crepes
—Solids
—Prints
—Failles
—Taffetas
—Crepe Romaine
—Shantungs ^
—Butcher Weave
—Gabardines
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