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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C.
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WOMAN'S WORLD
Are You Tired of Your Old Coat?
Give It New Life by Remodeling
IF YOU’VE decided that your
A spring or fall coats have given
you just about all the wear they will
as coats, but that the fabric is still
strong and durable, they can be con
verted into attractive suits, skirts
or jackets.
As long as there is still an ap
parent scarcity of good woolens,
you will be well repaid for any ef
fort you spend on the reconversion
of old coats into useful and even
smart clothing.
Practically speaking, there is
enough material in almost any good
coat for at least a skirt, and very
often a short jacket. It’s not even
tedious work to do this remodeling
if you will space out the work care
fully, instead of trying to do the
whole thing at once.
The time spent on sewing depends
upon your own individual skill.
It can be completed in an afternoon,
but what’s the rush? Take it slowly,
because your reward will be a
brand new outfit that no one would
recognize as a made-over.
Choose Style to Fit
Material on Hand
Naturally when you are remodel
ing you will be somewhat—but not
too much limited—in what you can
do with the material you have. If the
coat has no seams in the back the
job is an easy one because this can
be used for the back of the skirt. If
the coat is gored or pleated, select
a pattern you can adapt accordingly.
Because of the coat opening in
front you will want a skirt that has
several sections in front—at least
two. You can of course have a
center pleat or center seam it you
wish.
If you have an old coat ...
You will find in many cases that
a jacket can be mads simply by
refitting the top and cutting the
sleeves down to three - quarter
length. How is this possible? Well,
if you’ve noticed the styles now be
ing shown, you’ll see lots of short
jackets, and lots of figure-hugging
ones which make them adaptable
for this type of remodeling.
Once the lining has been removed
from the coat there will usually
be ample space in one of these
coats for this kind of jacket.
Woolens Combine Easily
With Other Colors
If you find that you just can’t
make a jacket out of your coat in
addition to the skirt, then select a
loVely bright color—or dark one to
go with it as a jacket. Some of the
lovely combinations you see are
black skirts with fuchsia or purple
jackets, gray with kelly green,
brown with toast or cinnamon or
beige, black with beige or green.
Tweeds combine especially well
with bright green or blue.
Even if you find that extra ma
terial is necessary to make a jacket
for the skirt, the material you have
already used besides tile economy
of home sewing will work such an
economy on the outfit that any
small outlay of money is well worth
the effort.
Convert it into a suit.
If you have purchased the coat i
to go with a skirt—they were sell- i
ing coat and skirt sets some time |
ago, then use the coat for making |
the jacket.
As I’ve said several times, wool- !
ens wear extremely well, and since
they take colors with a gr&at deal i
Wesiit Suit
A navy wool suit with weskit-
cut points for the jacket brings to
the fore the new mode in suits.
A white crepe giiet completes the
ensemble.
of ease, you can probably use the
fabric easily after cleaning. How
ever, should you discover spots or
streaks of fading in the coat, turn
the fabric to the wrong side and
use that.
Fading won’t occur, of course, on
the darker fabrics or tweeds, but
blue and green pastel coats may
show some traces of fading. You’ll
find that the weave on the wrong
side, though not as smooth as on
the side already used-, is perfectly
usable and serviceable.
If you are using an old coat for
a jacket and find that the edges and
buttonholes are worn, try a contrast
ing color for piping the opening
and make buttonholes in that. A
very good idea for this would be
to use some fabric from the same
material as the skirt as this would
tie the outfit together.
Take as much care in remodeling
as you would with details on a
new fabric; otherwise it’s fool
ish to put your time into the sewing.
All seams should be pinked or other
wise finished so there is no ravel
ing of the material when you begin
sewing and wearing the clothing.
If you want to add decorative
touches to the coat, find some in
teresting buttons or pins. You may
even have some nice fur that could
go to the collar and cuffs. Or, if
you have only fluffs of nice fur, have
the tailor make them into pom
poms or similar decoration for you
and use them as you would a pin.
Spiteful Spots
Remove spots as soon as pos
sible after they are made since
the stain seeps deep into the fiber
if allowed to stand in the gar
ment. Often it is difficult if not
impossible to remove these same
spots later.
Fruit stains, blood stains and
other stains which do not contain
grease will often yield to a wa
ter or soap and water treatment
easily.
Heavy grease, lipstick, etc.,
will not usually respond to ordi
nary cleaning agents. Use one
of the following on them: ben
zine, carbon tetrachloride, gaso
line or specially prepared clean
ing fluid. Keep these substances
away from flame because they
are very inflammable.
If you get a cigarette burn on
wool and it does not go be
neath the surface, brush with
sandpaper, unless the wool is
white.
Never use too much cleaning
fluid for home cleaning. This
will leave a ring in the garment
and may be difficult to remove.
Use cleaning fluid on a gar
ment set over a blotter or an
other very absorbent material.
Saturate a small piece of lint
less fabric in the fluid and brush
with light movements. After the
stain disappears, brush with a
dry cloth and' let the garment
hang to dry.
Fashion Forecast
The draped toe effect is very i Some dresses have hemlines dip-
popular in some shoes, and the high | ping in back, some on the side, and
wedge heel is really something in i some in both places,
the way of comfort. Both are lovely i Sally Victor likes molding brim- i
and graceful to behold. j less bonnets and adds feathers !
Jumper dresses have a new slant i swirling gracefully to fit the con- i
this year The yok-e treatment on tour of the face.
them is new and different, and To add sparkle to these close-to
mary have sleeves of a contrasting ; the-head hats, rhinestones and
( olor so that the dress will still look feathers are sometimes introduced
ike a jumper. | as a decorative feature.
SERVICE
EDITOR’S NOTE: This newspaper,
through special arrangement with the
Washington Bureau of Western News
paper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W^
Washington, D. C., is able to bring read
ers this weekly column on problems of
the veteran and serviceman and his
family. Questions may be addressed to
the above Bureau and they will be an
swered in a subsequent column. No re
plies can be made direct by mail, but only
in the column which will appear in this
newspaper regularly.
Disabled Vets in Schools
Gen. Omar Bradley has instruct
ed all branch and regional VA of
fices to “exhaust every possible re
source” to obtain admission of dis
abled veterans into schools this fall
despite crowded conditions in the
nation’s educational institutions.
General Bradley, at the same
time, called upon the schools to
make special arrangements if nec
essary for admission of these dis
abled veterans. At the present
time, 98,747 disabled veterans are
in training under the vocational re
habilitation act and, of this num
ber, 51,790 are in schools and 46,957
taking on-the-job training. This is
six times the total number enrolled
a year ago. Engmeering leads all
other courses for those in schools,
and mechanics for those in job
training.
Questions and Answers
Q. My son’s war bride is in
France and has a baby. Can you
tell me at what age she may bring
the baby to this country?—Mrs. C.
A. W., Ocala, Fla.
A. The war department says that
war brides with babies are per
mitted to come to the United
States at government expense only
after the baby is six months old.
Q. How long is the re-enlistment
period in the women’s army corps?
If a former WAC re-enlists will she
have the same rate that she held
at the time of her discharge?—WAC,
Chicago.
A. All former WACs who wish to
re-enter the corps must volunteer
either for the duration of the war
plus six months, or until June 30,
1947, unless sooner relieved for the
convenience of the government. Re
enlistment will be in the army of
the United States in the grade held
at the time of discharge.
Q. My son was in the invasion of
the Philippines. He collected a lot
of invasion money. I have been told
I can get it changed for a certain
per cent of our money. Is that true?
—P. H., Belmont, Miss.
A. The war department says that
regular Philippine pesos were used
for exchange during the Philippine
invasion. However if your son ob
tained any foreign money, except
Jap invasion money, he may ex
change it through the army finance
office, 801 Channing place, N. E.,
Washington, D. C.
Q. Can a veteran get sugar to
open a business such as a bakery?
—A. S., Cleveland, Ohio.
A. Yes, provided you meet cer
tain basic sugar qualifications. If
you have a honorable discharge and
at least 90 days active service in
the U. S. armed forces, and if the
business will be your principal oc
cupation and if you have owned no
other business since your discharge,
you should have no trouble in secur
ing sugar for such a business. Con
tact the sugar rationing division of
the Cleveland office of OPA.
Q. My son yas reported missing
in action in Germany and insofar
as we know is still in an “un
resolved status.” Can you tell me
how many soldiers who died in
action have not been found or who
are unidentified?—Mrs. H. G., Eu
reka Springs, Mo. ,
A. Statistics of the graves regis
tration command of the quarter
master department show that 25,-
547 American soldiers are in an un
resolved status. Of this num
ber, 3,929 were buried in U. S.
military cemeteries, unidentified;
15,486 are recorded as buried in
known isolated locations. In addi
tion, there are approximately 6,132
whose whereabouts are. still unde
termined.
Q. Will you tell me if a tempor
ary officer in the army can waive
his discharge points and request an
extension of his period of service,
or must he be discharged and then
re - enlist? — J. E. G., Moores-
ville, Okla.
A. The war department says it
depends upon circumstances. It is
possible that his category may be
exchanged for another, thereby ex
tending his period of service. He
may volunteer t@ remain in the
army for the duration and six
months and request overseas serv
ice. Such a request probably would
be granted if he is physically and
otherwise qualified.
Q. Can you tell me the first ship
which got out of Pearl Harbor after
the Jap raid there December 7,
1941?—Mrs. J. H. F., Pekin, 111.
A. The battleship Nevada.
Q. If a lender turns down a vet
eran’s application for a G.I. loan,
what should the veteran do?—E. R.,
Denver.
A. It may be possible that some
other lender or bank will grant the
loan. It may be the first lender did
not desire to make that type of
loan for various reasons. It may
pay to see several lenders if the
loan has merit.
Invite the Neighbors for a Harvest Special!
(See Recipes Below)
Harvest Party
If you’re planning to ask some of
the neighbors to drop in and help
you with that last batch of harvest
ing, weeding, gardening or what-
nave-you, then be sure you have
plenty of good food that can be
served to them, family style.
Should the Weather be warm and
lovely, plan to eat under the shade
of the old tree, or
on the porch, as
you’ll find the
outdoors makes
even ordinary
food taste pretty
special. Set the
table with your
checked ging
hams and have
plenty of paper
napkins for buttery fingers and
hands still wet from the succulent
fruit.
Everything in the way of food
should be simple, but good, and
make sure there’s plenty of it. This
will be the reaping in of everything
that’s edible from your season’s
produce and the table should be
as bountiful as you can possibly
make it.
Tomato Soup.
(Serves 6)
12 fresh tomatoes
8 scallions
1 teaspoon salt
V» teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
1 teaspoon sugar
Vs teaspoon sweet marjoram
Vs teaspoon thyme
Juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
% cup sour cream
1 teaspoon curry powder to taste
Dash of salt
Peel tomatoes and press through
a coarse sieve. Add minced scal
lions, salt and pepper, sugar, herbs,
lemon juice and peel. Chill for 2
hours or longer. Heat until just
hot, then serve in soup plates with
sour cream and minced parsley, if
desired.
If you’re having barbecued chick
en or ribs of beef or spareribs, then
you’ll certainly want to have some
of these picnic-type beans:
Baked Beans.
(Serves 4 to 6)
H cup minced onion
IVt oups minced green pepper
4 tablespoons butter or substitute
4 cups canned baked beans
% cup diced dill pickle
94 cup grated American cheese
Vi cup soft bread crumbs
Saute the onion and green pepper
in 2 tablespoons butter. Add beans
and arrange in
alternate layers
with cheese and
pickle in a but
tered casserole.
Top with crumbs
mixed with re
maining butter.
Bake in a hot
(400-degree) oven
for 25 minutes.
Red Cabbage With Apples.
(Serves 6)
1 ZVt pound bead of red cabbage
94 cup boiling water
LYNN SAYS:
Their Own Special Meanings:
Recipes have their own language
which you must know before you
can follow directions accurately.
Check the following list and see
if you know your language:
A la king: means served in a
rich sauce with green pepper, pi-
miento, mushrooms and perhaps
some other vegetables.
Aspic: a well-seasoned jelly
made from stock, tomato juice or
broth.
Blanch: a verb meaning to
plunge into hot water for a few
minutes, then in cold water to re
move skins as on tomatoes or
peaches and nuts.
Braise: means to brown meat
by pan-broiling, baking or broil
ing then covering it with a liquid
ana cooking at a low tempera
ture until tender.
Brush: to spread thinly.
LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU
Pan Fried Pork Chops
Apple Rings
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Carrots and Celery
•Frozen Pear-Grape Salad
Muffins
Peach Pie Beverage
•Recipe given.
3 large cooking apples
3 tablespoons melted butter or
substitute
94 cup vinegar
194 teaspoons flour
>4 cup brown sugar, firmly
packed
2 teaspoons salt
Vs teaspoon pepper
Finely shred cabbage, discarding
core and tough portions. Add the
boiling water and
cook, covered, 20
minutes or until
cabbage is ten
der. About 10
minutes before
cabbage is done,
add peeled,
cored apples
which have been sliced and cook 10
minutes longer. Then add remain
ing ingredients, combined, tossing
lightly with a fork. Heat and serve.
With all these vegetables, you’ll
want to savor of a light fruited sal
ad such as this one:
•Frozen Pear-Grape Salad.
(Serves 6)
6 to 8 pear halves, canned or fresb
1 3-ounce package cream cheese
Green or tokay grapes
Salad greens
Dressing
Mash the cream cheese and
add slivered grapes to it. Stuff into
cavities of the pears. Use 1 cup pear
juice or mixed fruit juice and add
six tablespoons french dressing to it.
Beat with a rotary beater, adding
to this mixture one extra package
of cream cheese and mixing till
smooth. Place stuffed pears in re
frigerator tray, pour beaten mixture
over them and let freeze until firm.
Serve on greens with extra salad
dressing.
Bran Refrigerator Rolls.
(Makes 2 dozen)
94 cup shortening
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
94 teaspoon salt
94 cup boiling water
94 cup bran
1 cake yeast
94 cup lukewarm water
1 egg, beaten
3 to 394 cups sifted flour
Mix shortening, sugar and salt
with boiling water; then add bran
and cool to lukewarm. Soften yeas!
in lukewarm water; add with egg to
bran mixture. Stir in enough flour
to make a soft dough and beat thor
oughly. Cover and store in the re
frigerator overnight. Form into
small balls and place three of the
balls in each greased muffin pan.
Cover with a clean towel. Let rise
in a warm place until almost dou
bled in bulk. Bake in a hot (425-
degree) oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
Dutch Plum Cake.
(Serves 6)
1 cup sifted flour
194 teaspoons baking powder
94 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
94 cup shortening
1 egg
94 cup milk
394 cups peeled, pitted plums, cut In
eighths
94 teaspoon cinnamon
94 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter or substitute
Sift together flour, baking powder
and salt. Add 1 tablespoon of the
sugar. Cut in shortening with pastry
blender or knife and work mixture
together until it looks like coarse
meal. Stir in egg and milk which
have been combined. Spread in a
greased or oiled pan. Place cut
plums on top, sprinkle with cinna.
j mon and remaining sugar, and
; butter. Bake in a moderately hot
1 (400-degree) oven for 40 to 45 min
utes or until plums are tender. Serve
warm, cut in slices with foamy
sauce, vanilla sauce or plain cream.
NEEDLECRAFT PAHERNS
Cuddly Pooch. Is
T'HE caution to let sleeping dogs
lie needn’t worry you with this
floppy, cuddly pooch—he’ll go right
on sleeping. Everyone loves him!
Loved by All
An amusing toy, simple to make and
inexpensive. Pattern 7244 contains a
transfer pattern and directions for dog;
list of materials.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current conditions, slightly more time is
required in filling orders for a few of the
most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
564 W. Randolph St. Chicago 80, 111.
Enclose 20 cents for pattern.
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Address —
fomplsdsL ObodinnoL
Johnny on his ninth birthday
had had a party. It was all over
and he was now gazing wistfully
at the remains of the cake.
“Mother,” he said, “may I have
a piece of cake—only a small
piece, please?”
“No,” replied his mother.
“You’ve had quite enough.”
“Well, may I sleep with a bit
under my pillow?” asked the boy.
“Very well, here you are, and
remember to keep it under your
pillow. Now run along to bed and
go to sleep.”
On going up to Johnnie’s room
some time later his mother was
amazed to see Johnnie sleeping
peacefully with the pillow over his
stomach.
For a change, paint your ordi
nary flower pots with black enam
el. You will be surprised how well
they set off bright flowering plants
such as pink petunias.
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Before stringing small beads dip
the end of the thread in glue which
will dry quickly. The beads will
thread easily without the use of a
needle.
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Glue thin sections of cork to the
back lower comers of picture
frames to prevent a dust line on
the wall.
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Ever think of keeping strands
of embroidery floss straight be
tween pages of a book? Lay
strands of one color across one
page, strands of another color
across another page, and so on.
Leave ends peek out the top to
find the color you want.
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Fried or stewed chicken goes far
when it is cooked, diced, and
mixed with sauce or gravy to
serve on top of biscuits or toast.
Snow-White Giraffe Found
And Filmed in Africa
The first albino giraffe on rec
ord was discovered and filmed in
color movies by members of the
Macnab-Snyder Safari in Kenya
Colony, Africa, in June, 1938.
Upon learning of the existence
of this snow-white animal, the
Kenya Game Department issued
an edict to hunters that it was not
to be harmed.
Sandburg on Washington
Poet Carl Sandburg spent a
week in Washington, D. C., as
the guest of a friend. When he was
ready to depart after seven days
of intensive sightseeing, his -host
asked:
“How did you like Washington?”
“It is the only asylum I have
ever seen,” commented Sandburg,
“that is run by the inmates.”
For a door or opening which ap
pears too small, the eye can be
deceived with a wallpaper border
of the right width around the door.
When cleaning the floor use a
mop instead of a broom and you
get the dust and dirt all at once.
‘AMesUCm
Breathe
times fills up with stuffy transient con
gestion-put a few drops of Va-tro-nol
In each nostril. It quickly reduces con
gestion and makes breathing easier la
a hurry . . . gives grand relief from
sniffly, sneezy, stuffy distress of head
colds. Follow directions In the package;
VICKS VA-TRO-NOL
KID O'SUUimSAYS
*Get O'Sullivan SOUS as watt as
Heels next time you have year
shoes repaired.
EASY ms IT
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IF YOU BAKE AT HOME, insist on
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pendable—America’s favorite yeast
for over 70 years.