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McCORMICE MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1939
on Dainty Sheers
For 1939 Graduation Dress
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
TN THE story of fabrics for
1 the gowns spring-summer
graduates will wear, the
word “sheer” is most impor
tant. Whether the material
be one of the new exquisite
cottons or whether it be a silk
weave, the favor for sheers
remains the same.
The flare for crisp thin cot
tons of exquisite weave and
texture foretells a banner
year for the lovely swiss organdies
that are shown in versatile types
and which make up into ideal grad
uation frocks. Among the choicest
versions in organdy are the delicate
shadow prints that come in beguil
ing tones and tints. Then there are
the beautiful cloque organdies which
are in such subtle patternings they
breathe the breath and freshness of
spring and of youth. A wide call
for dotted swisses is also recording
in the realm of exquisite cotton
sheers. Dotted nets are also good
this year, some of the most attrac
tive graduate dresses brought out
thi« season being made of point
d’esprit net.
In the realm of silk weaves the
call for fine sheers is as insistent
as it is among cottons. This year’s
silk sheers highlight especially the
daintiest of silk organdies, nets also
and as for silk marquisette it is a
first choice.
Along with the thought of crisp
and lovely sheers for the graduate’s
gown comes up the question of color
versus white. There need never be
a doubt as to white always holding
its own for both graduates and
brides. However, for several sea
sons there has been a disposition of
brides-to-be to break away from tra
dition and choose a delicate tone or
tint for the wedding dress. As is the
tendency toward color with brides
so is it with prospective graduates
this season, who are selecting in
many instances delectable pastel
tones in place of white for their
graduation wardrobe.
For a dress that will prove an
inspiration and a joy on her gradua
tion day and the whole summer
through, the little graduate-to-be
seated in the picture chooses dainti
est of mousseline de soie in a de
lectable shade of pale pink. The
simplicity of its styling adds infi
nitely to its “young” charm. It is
made ankle length, with the new
square neckline. Of course there
should be frills, for everything is
frilled and frilled this year. The
frilling for this pretty frock extends
across the neckline giving the effect
of a yoke.
In the charming gown worn by the
girl graduate standing, the claim of
high-style prestige for cottons is ver
ified. Here we see a most lovely
youthful frock which after gradua
tion will become her favorite gown
for summer party wear. It is in
teresting to know that the exquisite
organdy that fashions it is in an en
trancing cool-looking pale green,
with a formal wallpaper floral motif
in delicate shadowprint. Note the
brief pique mess jacket which be
speaks an added triumph for cot
tons worn in a formal way. The
importance of pique in the evening
mode is recognized by leading de
signers. Some of the smartest party
dresses are made of pique with full
skirts that are topped with cunning
basque bodices that, have low-cut
square decolletage and sprightly
short puffed sleeves. Speaking of
the dress pictured the addition of
the jacket makes this a very practi
cal costume. For greater formal
ity, the bodice underneath tunes in
with a flattering deep-cut decol
letage.
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Youthful Fixings
Give Pretty Touch
Pile on all the devastatingly pret
ty furbelows you crave to wear, in
dulge in all the utterly frivolous
and adorable style idiocyncrasies
that you can find in the store dis
plays, for the decree has gone forth
from fashion headquarters that the
fair sex must be deliberately pretty
and young looking this season. The
“teens” will fill this big order wear
ing “little girl” dresses that have
short swing skirts that audaciously
flaunt glimpses of petticoat frills.
They will wear demure bonnets tied
under the chin or wide-brimmed
breton sailors that abruptly dash up
ward in conspicuous off-the-face
manner.
Those older in years, but not in
spirit, will drink of fashion’s foun
tain of youth, satisfying their thirst
with billowy masses of gay-colored
veils that do away, as if by magic,
with telltale signs of approaching
age. They will wear flowers on their
hats and their costumes. Skirts will
be pleated to slenderize at the hip
line, yet give ample swing ‘move
ment to the hemline. Silk prints
will flatter and flatter. Gloves will
add color to the picture. Yes, in
deed, it is a “young” season
throughout every phase of fashion
planned for spring and summer,
whether we be “sweet sixteen” or
at the “life begins at forty” period.
Elegant Old-Time
Fabrics Are Back
There is a notable use of bengaline
being made by designers, who are
creating many of their smartest
suits and coats of this handsome
silk such as was the proud boast of
ladies of fashion in the long ago.
Along with this revival of handsome
bengaline comes the return to favor
of crisp rustling taffeta, also heavy
quality-kind faille silk.
Adds Style Touch
To browse about in neckwear sec
tions this season gives one a sort
of Alice-in-Wonderland feeling, for
there’s a thrill of new and fascinat
ing discovery at every turn of the
eye. The interesting thing about
modern neckwear departments is
that they include so much more than
just neck “fixings” and furbelows.
One of the charming, likewise smart
and practical items to be found in
current neckwear showings is the
striped “backet” as pictured. It may
be worn as a plastron as you here
see or simply by reversing (the back
to the front) and you have a topper
with an ascot, perfect over a plain
wool dress or ideal to wear under
your jacket with the new suit.
From Wild Sources
An invasion into the animal king
dom has developed a new feature in
accessories of zebra-striped suede.
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
S UNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for May 21
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; usee by
permission.
BEVERAGE ALCOHOL AND THE
HOME
LESSON TEXT—Jeremiah 35:5-10; Ephe
sians 5:15-21; 6:1-4.
GOLDEN TEXT—Do not drink wine nor
strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee.—
Leviticus 10:9.
A home is more than a house, and
yet people live as though it were not
true. They build attractive houses,
fill them with comfortable furnish
ings, and think they have a home,
no matter how they may live. God
is forgotten, pleasure becomes the
chief object in life, and money is
desired because it buys pleasure.
Intoxicants are freely used both out
side and inside the home, apparent
ly with no thought of their destruc
tive influence.
Alcohol burned in a stove produces
heat, in an engine it produces pow
er, in a man it produces disgrace
and disease, and in the home it pro
duces sorrow, suffering, and ulti
mately destruction. Why should the
decent and intelligent people of
America supinely submit to the dev
astation of this juggernaut, the liq
uor traffic? What are you doing
about it?
The lesson for today presents
three factors which make for happi
ness in the home.
I. Loyalty to Family Standards
(Jer. 35:5-10).
When the traditional standards of
a family are good and right in the
sight of God, they afford a worthy
rallying point for the younger gen
eration. The Rechabites were obe
dient to the instructions of their
forefathers. The prophet had sub
jected them to a test (not a tempta
tion, for he did not expect them to
fall) in the presence of the Jews
and in the great city of Jerusalem.
They were surrounded by the unac
customed luxury and temptations of
the city, and now the prophet tries
them further by saying, “Drink ye
wine.” But they were not afraid to
be thought old-fashioned or queer,
for they knew that the customs of
their fathers were good (see Jer.
6:16), and they stood by them.
To depend on that which is good
and noble in the past of our people
or family, is a sign neither of weak
ness nor ignorance, but rather of
wisdom and strength. What kind of
family standards will your boy and
mine look back to? What of the lit
tle baby who lay in his buggy while
the young mother helped her hus
band pick out the bottle of whisky
in the store window which he then
went in and bought? When I see
such things my heart burns within
me against this wicked business
which destroys all of the finest in
men and in their homes.
n. Accuracy in Daily Living (Eph.
5:15-21).
“The Greek word rendered ‘cir
cumspectly’ (v. 15) may be more
closely and simply rendered ‘accu
rately.’ The thought given is that of
painstaking attention to details, un
der a sense of their importance; a
remembrance not only in general
but in particular of the duties of the
Christian’s walk” (Moule).
Every phrase in this section of our
lesson is overflowing with meaning
but we cannot here refer to them
all. Note the temperance applica
tion. The man who walks accurate
ly will be “wise” (v. 15) and will
“be filled with the Spirit” (v. 18).
The inaccurate walker is a “fool”
(v. 15), and one of his follies may
be in being “drunk with wine” (v.
18). But there is far more in this
passage. Spirit-filled people know
the will of God and therefore re
deem the time. They cultivate that
delightful spiritual exercise of home
religion known as hymn singing.
Have you tried that lately? Gather
the family or friends around the or
gan or piano. Turn off the ever
present radio for a few minutes.
Open the old hymn book and sing.
Don’t overlook thankfulness in verse
20, and then try that golden recipe.
III. Unity in the Home (Eph.
6:1-4).
A united family is obviously im
possible where one member or more
gives his time and money and very
life to booze. You know and I know
that it just does not work. Think
of the havoc thus wrought not only
in the lives of the parents, but
particularly in the lives and char
acters of the children.
Let Christ reign in the home and
there will be unity. Children will
realize that it is right to obey their
godly parents. They will honor and
cherish father and mother, and God
will reward them for it (vv. 2, 3;
also Exod. 20:12). But what is more,
fathers will be wise enough not to
provoke their children to wrath.
Much of the trouble in our homes is
caused by disobedient children, but
sometimes I think even more of it
is caused by unwise parents. The
children need nurture and admoni
tion, but that can be done in kind
ness and with constructive results
if we seek the Lord’s help. Father,
mother, let me plead with you that
you permit no interest in business,
social life, or even church work to
come between you and your fellow
ship with your children. That is your
biggest job and your greatest op
portunity.
AROUND
THE HOUSE
Refrigerator Deodorant.—Put a
piece of charcoal on one of the
shelves of the refrigerator. It acts
as an absorbent for all odors and
purifies the air.
* • •
Make Shakers Work.—To keep
the metal tops of salt shakers from
corroding, cover the inside with
melted paraffine.' While the par
affine is cooling the holes may be
opened with a pin.
• * •
Onion Odor.—A little mustard
rubbed into the hands after peel
ing onions, will remove the dis
agreeable odor.
• * •
Mice Avoid Camphor.—Pieces
of gum camphor placed near
books on the shelves will protect
them from mice.
• • •
Hot Water Marks.—Should you
spill hot water on a polished table
and it leaves a mark, rub it gen
tly with spirits of camphor and
finish off with a gentle rubbing of
furniture polish.
* • •
Waste Tea—Pour left-over tea
into a bottle, add a drop or two of
glycerine, and use for cleaning
windows.
• • •
Easy on the Curtains.—Before
washing net or lace curtains, steep
overnight in a tub of cold water to
which has been added half a cup
ful of ammonia. This draws out
the dirt without soap and rubbing.
Next morning rinse the curtains
and squeeze through warm suds.
ATTERN |\ r
UEPARTH ENT
I ITTLE girls will look so sweet
^ and feel so cool in No. 1738,
which includes a simple little
frock, gathered onto a shoulder
yoke extended to cover the shoul
ders—and a fetching bonnet to
shade the eyes. As you see from
the diagram, this pattern is as
easy as possible to make, and ev
ery little girl in your life should
ASK ME
ANOTHER
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects
1. Which is correct, “Share it
between you” or “Share it among
you”?
2. Of what English king was it
said that “He never said a foolish
thing, nor ever did a wise one”?
3. How many pieces to the av
erage motor car?
4. How many persons are neces
sary to constitute a riot?
5. What is the difference be
tween scissors and shears?
6. Which is the world’s longest
river.
7. What is the origin of notches
in coat lapels?
8. What is the difference be
tween an alligator and a croco
dile?
9. Are there any round
churches?
The Answers
1. “Between you” for two peo
ple. “Among you” for more than
two people.
2. Charles II.
3. There are approximately 17,-
645 pieces assembled in an aver
age motor car, according to Mill
and Factory.
4. In law, three or more persons.
5. The cutting blade should be
six inches before scissors can be
called shears.
6. The Missouri-Mississippi—
4,502 miles.
Premier Has Done the
Lion’s Share of Work
A photograph of the Australian
premier with his wife and their 11
children appeared recently in a
Danish newspaper.
“Prime Minister Colonizing,”
was the title of the picture. Then
the story below the scene went on
to say: “Australia is a very thinly
populated country. The English
government is therefore doing ev
erything possible to promote col
onization, and excellent work in
this direction has already been
accomplished by the Australian
prime minister (Mr. Lyons). -He
is seen here with his wife and 11
children.”
He should have the premier
award 1
7. The notch is said to have orig
inated through the rivalry of Gen
eral Moreau with Napoleon, Mo
reau’s followers having devised it
as a secret badge of their parti
sanship.
8. The snout of an alligator is
shorter and broader than that of
a crocodile and the teeth are set
in the jaw differently.
9. England has five, the larg
est being the Temple church in
London.
have half a dozen frock-and-bon-
net styles like this, in different
colors. Choose dotted swiss, lawn,
linen or gingham.
Charming Apron-Frock.
A practical daytime dress that
has a dainty look about it, as well
as a very figure-flattering line, is
yours in No. 1740. The fluttering
sleeves, set in at a scalloped,
slanting shoulder line, are as cool
and unhampering as possible. Th*
princess skirt, cut to a high waist
line in the front, can be adjusted
to just the snugness you want, be
cause it ties with sash bows in
the back. Such a pretty dress, and
so easy to make,—of gingham,
lawn, seersucker or calico.
No. 1738 is designed for sizes 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5 years. Size 2 re
quires 2y 8 yards of 35-inch materi
al, panties included; 2% yards of
ricrac. For tie strings of ribbon
on bonnet, 1 yard is required.
No. 1740 is designed for sizes 32.
34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44. Size 34
requires 5% yards of 35-inch ma
terial; 3 yards of braid or bias
fold.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1324,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, HU
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
How Women
in Their 40’s
Can Attract Men
Here’a good advice for a woman during her
change (usually from 38 to 62), who lean
■he’ll lose her appeal to men, who worrie
need a good general system tonic take Lydia
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up physical resistance, thus helps give more
vivacity to enjoy life and assist calming
jittery nerves and disturbing symptoms that
often accompany change of life. WELL
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Valor Retained
Valor is learned in the cradlo,
lasts to the grave.
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insurance against unnecessary repairs.
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