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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938
Lace Ranks High in Daytime Chic
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
L ACE! There’s magic in the
word. It is enchanting to wear
by night, it is charming and wear
able in a practical way by day.
Lace brings into -the picture that
feminine allure or glamour (if you
are not tired of the word) that
fashion tells us must be this sea
son. According to latest style de
cree lace will carry you through sar
torially triumphant wherever you
go from sun-up to sun-down and on
into the social swirl of the midnight
hours.
As a matter of fact lace has come
to be regarded as so all-important
it enters into every phase of fash
ion. To state it even more defi
nitely, be it daytime dress, evening
gown, tailored suit, jacket, coat,
cape or bolero, be it blouse, negli
gee, sports frock, be it hat, bag,
gloves (showing lace mitts for sum
mer) even the shoes you wear, be it
frilly jabot, or any type of dainty
neckwear, or be it accessories ga
lore, if made of lace rest assured
it is indisputably style correct.
Particularly intriguing are the day
time fashions that are being devel
oped in lace for immediate as well
as coming summer wear. Paris
couturiers, in their recent collec
tions, showed frock after frock with
pleated lace skirt, just such as we
are picturing centered in the group.
It adheres to the lace-tailored idea
yet because of its being lace it is
dressy enough for bridge or any so
cial afternoon occasion. By the
way, you’ll love the new lace-pleat-
ed skirts, for of all materials there’s
something about lace that makes
it pleat up most effectively. Most
of the lace afternoon dresses with
pleated skirts give very simple tai
lored styling to the waist or blouse
or bodice top (as you choose to
express it). The dress pictured is
no exception to the rule. Keep in
mind, whether you make your own
clothes or whether you buy ready
made, that the pleated skirt, the
tailored collar and belt, as well as
the pique bow as here shown are
features that are new and distinc
tive in a lace of sheer pattern.
Francevramant, who is noted for
her tailored and street clothes,
made the youthful dress of navy and
white mixed wool lace shown to the
right in the picture. It was featured
at the lace ball given in Miami as a
fashion future for spring and sum
mer. The white pique which is
used for the narrow yoke and collar
is repeated as a decoration on the
sash belt. A front bandeau of flow
ers tells you that Paris milliners are
sponsoring flower-trimmed hats this
season.
The popular two-piece dress is in-
terpretated delightfully in lace and
sheer crepe as illustrated to the left
in the group. The jacket is made
of sheer lace that is heavily corded
and bound around all the edges with
the matching crepe, such as makes
the pleated skirt.
The idea of a bolero of lace with
pleated crepe skirt is also going
big. This twosome makes a most
desirable number in one’s wardrobe,
for it invites the wearing with it of
a dainty frilly lingerie blouse, per
haps an exquisitely hand-tucked ba
tiste, such as is destined to play a
stellar role in the current fashion
picture.
As to lace in the evening mode
the biggest news out of recent Paris
openings points to the high fashion
of Chantilly lace sheer to an ex
quisite degree, combined with other
fabrics, notably marquisette, mous
seline de soie or the new silk or
gandie which is so sheer and crisp
and altogether lovely it seems al
most unreal.
G Western Newspaper Union.
CORDED WASH WEAVE
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
Tailored simplicity and correct
ness marks this attractive sports
outfit of fine ottoman cotton, with a
sleeveless bolero jacket of knitted
wool. Fine corded cotton is modern
in every sense of the word since
corded and ribbed fabrics are
“tops” this season. The corded
cotton used for this costume bene
fits in that it has been sanforized-
shrunk—will not shrink no matter
what provocation. Moderness of this
outfit extends to every point of style,
giving free swinging skirt, short
slightly flaring sleeves, slim snug
•fitting waist and affording perfect
freedom of action.
LOVELY LADY NOW
LEADER OF FASHION
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
“Glamour and elegance, romance
and sentiment are in fashion again!”
according to Miss Thelma Roberts,
nationally noted style authority,
who is completing a coast to coast
survey of American fashions.
“The American woman often
thinks that she merely follows fash
ions,” said Miss Roberts. “Actu
ally, she sets these fashion trends
herself. Her changing activities
change the fashion trend the whole
world follows.”
Summarizing the recent Paris
fashion openings, Miss Roberts
said: “Put away your pet inhibi
tions, your shy reserve and negative
personality! Be your own sweet
self. For this year the lovely lady
is the leader of fashion. The gra
cious woman whose charm and fem
ininity once marked her as ‘individ
ual’ has become today’s smartest
example of fashion.
“This summer we’ll wear poetic
crinolines and dance to moonlight
waltzes. We’ll wear trailing wisps
of tulle wound round our shoulders,
and masses of flowers in our hair.
We’ll look our loveliest in slim hang*
ing chiffons that seem to smooth
away those extra curves, and we’ll
wear frothy lace blouses and hand-
embroidered sports frocks and
dainty frills of organdie and lace
on all our daytime frocks.”
Detail on Shoes
Either stilt shoes or squared
backs, heels and toes is the line of
new spring shoes, which are de
signed with amusing detail to go
with the new frocks.
Springtime Costume
Gray and chamois yellow are
combined to fashion a striking
springtime costume.
WHO’S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
HHMm?
N EW YORK.—Georges Bonnet,
France’s new foreign minister,
has been a vigorous advocate of a
British-French-American alliance.
He is regarded as
French May more in accord
Join Four with the Chamber-
Power Pact lain Policies than
his predecessors.
With the downfall of the Left gov
ernment, the conclusion of an Anglo-
Italian agreement and the appoint
ment of M. Bonnet, interpreters of
European politics see an advance
toward a four-power pact, possibly
five-power, with Poland in, and the
further isolation and immobiliza
tion of Russia.
The abandonment of the
French-Soviet treaty is expected
to be an immediate issue in what
is regarded as a sharply clari
fying outline of dominant conser
vative policy in France and
England.
M. Bonnet, shrewd, suave, dressy,
is a somewhat rakish figure, with
his hat usually on the back of his
head, but a personage of power and
dignity in the political forum. He
is of the younger school of French
politics, and, in that connection, one
of the best Jai Alai players in
France.
At his country place at St.
Georges de Didonne, he spends
much time making
M. Bonnet incredible kanga-
Cuts Didos roo leaps, playing
on Estate pelota basque, as
they call it there.
But, in statesmanship, he is no rub
ber-heeled bounding basque. He
is rather a wary and adroit fencer.
When he was appointed ambas
sador to the United States in Janu
ary, 1937, he brought with him a
year’s supply .of truffles and pate
de foies gras. He had to take
most of it back, however, as, in
July, he was recalled to save the
franc in the Chautemps cabinet.
He was supposed to have
saved it, but, as usual, it didn’t
stay saved, and, in the turn of
the Ferris wheel, which is
French politics, he was down-
under and up again.
He is an economist, but also a
philosopher and author, in the cham
ber of deputies from southwest
France at the age of thirty-six and
a former minister of budget, pen
sions and finance. He budgets a
few wisps of hair carefully across
his bald pate and surveys the world
warily through gold-rimmed spec
tacles.
• • •
J APAN’S strongly authoritarian
government, with its feudal car
ry-over, has never fitted exactly into
any of the molds of ultra-modern
. absolutism. The
Spotlight intensifying issue
Now on Jap » of fascism which
Strong Man ma y force out the
present govern
ment spotlights several likely-look
ing “strong men” as possible suc
cessors to Premier Konoye.
The only one with apparently
clearly formulated ideas, and a flu
ent line of totalitarian talk is War
Minister General Hajimi Sugiyama.
After several years of Euro
pean post-graduate studies in di
rect action, he returned to talk
of “national renovation,” “de
cadent parliamentarianism,”
“unity and discipline,” and the
like. More than any other lead
er, he employs the standard
terminology of fascism—if that
means anything.
On May 27, 1937, he gave the diet
quite a lacing and said that it would
. have to behave, or
Sugiyama “ W e will dissolve
Tells Diet it.” Since he was
to Behave then a member of
the ruling military
triumvirate, this was no casual edi
torial “we.”
While he is fifty-eight years old,
he hits big-time politics with a
strong momentum, not a contender
for high place until 1936, and hence
not track-sore, like some of his ri
vals. He did not become a general
until 1936, after the army revolt
early in. that year. He had been
vice-minister of war and head of
the military air force.
His heavily underslung face, rest
ing, neckless, on a heavy torso, is
asymmetrical, with one eyebrow al
ways cocked, one side watchful and
the set of a Benda mask of a dicta
tor. He is of the army caste, gradu
ated from the national military col
lege. He represented Japan at the
1926 disarmament conference at
Geneva, remaining in Europe for
several years thereafter.
© Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service.
Elephant Remembers
An elephant walked along a road
near Rangpur, Bengal, a man in a
garden shouted and made faces at
it. The beast ambled into the gar
den, but the mahout restrained it
while the mocker fled to safety.
When the elephant returned along
the road the same night it rushed
at its tormentor’s house and badly
damaged it.
Summer Afternoon Dresses
T HESE two patterns bring you
outstanding fashions of the sea
son, the woman’s dress very slen
derizing and flattering, the little
girl’s frock as saucy, bright and
perky as a daffodil. Each pattern
includes a detailed and complete
sew chart, with step-by-step di
rections, so that you can make
these pretty dresses quickly and
easily.
Bolero Frock for Little Girl.
This dress has no less than four
of the most becoming details in
the world—a crisply flaring skirt,
sleeves puffed out like little bal
loons, a brief bolero, and a round
collar! Make it up in printed per
cale (a light, flowery design), pa
per taffeta, gingham, linen or dim
ity. Use ricrac or Irish edging to
trim the collar and bolero.
Soft Detailing for Large Women.
Notice the soft gather on the
shoulders and sleeve tops, creat
ing just enough fullness where it’s
needed, the lengthening revers,
the slim lines of the skirt—all
extremely becoming to women
who want to minimize their
weight. This dress will be lovely
in silk print, georgette, chiffon or
voile. If you choose a print, be
sure to select small or indistinct
designs.
The Patterns.
1505 is designed for sizes 4, 8,
8, 10 and 12 years. Size 6 re
quires % yard of 35-inch material
for the bolero; 2% yards for the
dress. Contrasting collar (if de
sired) requires % yard. 2% yards
of braid for trimming.
1461 is designed for sizes 36, 38,
40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52. Size
38 requires AVz yards of 39-inch
material with short sleeves. 4%
yards with long sleeves.
Spring-Summer Pattern Book.
Send 15 cents for the Barbara
Bell Spring and Summer Pattern
Book which is now ready. It con
tains 109 attractive, practical and
becoming designs. The Barbara
Bell patterns are well planned, ac
curately cut and easy to follow.
Each pattern includes a sew-chart
which enables even a beginner to
cut and make her own clothes.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111.
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
Uncle J^hll
A Great Difference
The unwise man puts things off;
the wise man puts things over.
Has anyone ever analyzed suc
cess so that you can understand
it? We think not, or more people
would have achieved it.
In climbing the ladder of suc
cess there often seems to be a
missing rung. Here’s where one
has to make a struggle.
There's the Rub
Life is a good show—but some
people don’t like the rest of the
cast.
Money spent on a magnificent
church is not wasted. It gives joy
to those inside and those outside,
as well.
Encourage the right kind of
pride in a young man; and it
begins in his pride in his college
diploma.
That's Her Business
The woman pays and pays and
pays, of course. That’s because
she buys and buys and buys.
People really resent other peo
ple being indecent rather than sin
ful. There is a great difference.
Milton, Scott, Defoe, Bach
Late-Flowering Geniuses
Cervantes was fifty-eight when
the first part of “Don Quixote”
was given to the public.
Milton was sixty when he began
to compose “Paradise Lost.”
Daniel Defoe was fifty-eight
when he produced “Robinson Cru
soe.
“Pil-
was
Bunyan did not begin
grim’s Progress” until he
more than forty.
Sir Walter Scott was forty-three
before he began to attract atten
tion by his writings.
Bach did not compose until he
was past forty.
A Jiffy-Knit Blouse
Made in 2 Pieces
Large needles—four-strand of
string, pearl cotton or wool—a
simple stitch! You’ll knit this
blouse in no time. Pattern 1709
contains directions for this blouse
and a plain knitted skirt in sizes
16-18 and 38-40 (all in one pat
tern); illustrations of blouse and
stitches.
Send 15 cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferred) for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft
Dept., 82 Eighth Ave., New York.
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