Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1952 Page: 3 of 6
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Women's News
I0K KRONSTRATKHI
T< M JOYCE CUNNINGHAM
Vbruuij has be«?n a busy month
h 4-H Club Kirls in preparation
tht* annual Dress lit'vuc comiiiK
Sri April, All counties carrying
program with 4-H (iirls
>uirh the Kxtvntion Service air
filing thrii dress revues in th«-
t>t > to decide who will enter
J.st i ict and state dress revues
• • held in May und June re-
tively.
lult leaders in Bm keiiridife
n>o| rating with the Home
instration Agent, by attend-
i training meeting each month
conductance a 4-H rluh meetitiK
school* each month, thereby
4-H'ers two meetings a
instead pf the usual one
These adult huders are
Carl Stewart, Mrs. C. C.
/«. Mrs. Tom l< Lenoir, Mrs.
'. Brannon, Mrs. George C«*-
Mrs. Davis, Mr*. H. H. Caffi y,
. <'. W. Cook, and Mrs. Cecil
vn. In February these leaders
lucted programs emphasizing
impor.unce of grainline in
ling construction.
ttinK out a garment with the
liline is important. This usual-
leans cutting from the wide to
narrow areas of a pattern,
i tiiiie > K may be necessary to
•i hole in the fabric at the
Ider seam in order to cut with
grain rather than into the
n. Pieces of the garment that
■ Ih < n cut out should be stay
hed with the grain of the fab-
to keep the material from
.ching as you work it. Stay-
lung means machine-stitching
.team near the seamline to
threads in place while the
lent is being put together. This
is necessary on curved or bias
of a garment such as waist
shoulder seam lines, neck and
hole edges, and hip lines of a
( Garments should he stitched
with the grain during the con-
I st ruction process. Skirt seams are
; always stitched from the bottom
I to the waistline; shoulder seams
j aii stitched from the neck to the
armhole. Stitching the skirt from
: the hemline to the waist eliminates
the stretching of the fabric which
often causes skirts to hang longer
on the tides or at seams than at
olher places along the hemline.
The udult leaders gave the girl*
i a h;nt n how to stitch the accu-
rate -V seem allowance—that is
by using either a seam gauge that
fastens on the face of the machine,
placed "s" from the needle, or by
placing a strip of ndhesive tape on
the machine the same distance
from the needle to provide a gauge
fur guiding the fabric under the
needle and come out with the al-
lowed scam.
At the second meeting of 4-H
Clubs in the schools, Mr?. Cunn-
ingham's demonstration was built
around selection of design to fit
the figun- and selection of fabrics
surtabl efor skirts and dresses for
teen-agers.
Designs should be selected with
respect to the lines of the figure.
If the figure is short and slender,
vertical lines, curved lines, flares
and ruffles are suitable. For the
short stuut figure, vertical and di-
agonal lines are appropriate. Fab-
rics such as corduroy, taffeta and
extremely large prints or plaidi
should be avoided. The tall slender
person needs horizontal and curv-
ed lines in dress design and is
practitwlly unlimited as to suitable
fabrics. Corduroy, crepe, taffeta,
plaids and large prints are suit-
able for her selection. The tall and
stout person need? a combination
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of horizontal and vertical lines
thut can be obtained by lines in the
skirt running into curved suggest-
ed yoke lines in the waist. Four or
six gore skirts, medium narrow-
belts, plain well fitted sleeves, not
tight, longer jackets, and two piece
dresses of the :?ame fabric are
very becoming. Gabardines, light
weight wool, soft crepe, voile,
muslins, and medium sized prints
are suitable fabrics. Shiny or
bulky fabrics should be avoided.
Fwbrics should be selected to
suit the design of the dres? or
skirt. Balanced plaids are much
easier for beginners to match than
unbalanced plaids or stripes, and
are more suitable for circular or
gathered skirts than for gored
skirts. For this type of fabric the
pattern with a few pieces i? more
suitable than one with many pieces
which would necessitate matching
plaids or stripes to the point of
becoming a burden and possibly
destroying the beauty of the fab-
ric itself.
West Texas weather calls for
cottons for dress us well a? for
school and girls should be careful
to select fabrics that can be worn
comfortably through the summer
and fall. Most of these girls are
growing rapidly and a dress made
to fit now might not be useable by
this time next year.
Last year we had 50 entries in
the County Dress Revue. This
year, we hope to double that num-
bered if parents are willing to
help the girls along, we can have a
nice dress revue and at the same
time give the girls some interest in
making their own clothes.
Following is the HDA schedule
for the month of March: 1 Abi-
lene Stock Show; 5—Necessity HI)
Club meeting; IS—Gunsight HD
Club meeting; 8—County 4-H
council; 10—4-H Club meetings at
North, F«st Ward, and Jr. High
schools; 11—4-H meetings at S.
Prima Donna Of
Yesteryear Plans
"Return To Soil"
A great Prima Donna of the
past is observing her 70th birthday
today.
She is Geraldine Farrar, who re-
tired from the Metropolitan Opera
in 1922 while she was at the peak
of her career.
She lives now in an unpietent-
ious home on the edge of Ridge-
field, Connecticut. One of her joys
is to wander 'through her 10 acres
of gardens and woodland.
After leaving the opera, she did
concerts for nine years and in
ended her public career altogether.
Since then she's be< n active in
such local activities as the Red
Cross, Girl Scout and Garden Club
movements.
She savs she has no regrets nor
any wish to re-live her glamorous
past. She says:—"I think more
singers should depart from the
public eye before 'they begin apol-
ogizing for their voices."
As for herself, Geraldine Farrar
Ward and Jr. Hi; 12—Leader
training meeting for adult leaders
and Pioneer HD Club meeting; 13
and 14—Home improvement work-
shop at Denton, Texas; 17- Home
visit in Eolian Community; 18—
Ivan HD Club; 19—Lacasa HD
Club: 20—Harpersville HD Club;
2"—Redgap HD Club; 28—Council
meeting.
says: "T wanted to return to the
soil. Not necessarily the soil we
can dig our fingers into, but the
common ground we humans walk
upon—the down-to-earth neighbor-
liness of everyday living."
New Handbags To
Be Softer, Report
Handbags for the coming season
will be softer in line and more
feminine in feeling.
This is revealed at the spring
and summer handbag showing in
New York where there is even a
polka dot parent leather bag. This
one—suggested as a fine idea for
a Mother's Day gift—has the pat-
ent leather surface perforated to
reveal colored fabric underneath.
Besides patent leather, the ma-
terials for warm weather handbags
include the ever-popular stiuw in
the same 'toasty blond tones of
other years and—for casual wear
—light tan tones in calfskin.
Softly draped hanbbags have
been designed to go with the Prin-
cess and directoire silhouettes for
dress year.
Mrs. Blake Host
To Taylor Circle
The Taylor Business Women's
Circle met in the home of Mrs.
Frank Blake Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Curtis Maddox presided at
the meeting and plans were made
for the Annie Armstrong offering.
The mission lesson was taught
by Mrs. John Q. Ball and the meet-
ing was closed with prayer by Eliz-
abeth Browning.
Those present were Mrs. Doyle
New-comb, Mrs. Finis Williams,
Mrs. Lester King, Mrs. Faye Mur-
ray, Mrs. J. N. Browning, Mrs.
Curtis Maddox, Mrs. Van Turner,
Mrs. Frank Blake, and two visit-
ors, Mrs. R. R. Ruylc and Mrs.
John Q. Ball.
Murray-Wallace
Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Stevens, of
San Angelo, announce the engage-
ment and coming marriage of
their daughter, Mrs. Faye Murray
of Breckenridge, to Mr. Clifford
THl'KSDAY ONLY
Randolph Scott In
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Thursday—Friday—Saturday
The Big-As-Victory Story
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I'lus Second Feature
JAH£ MICHAEL
SIMMS-DRAKE •HJGH'O'SHEH
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ATTENTION ALL
EX-MARINES!
You and your family are invited to be our quests for
our first showing of the picture "Retreat, Hell."
This picture has been dedicated to all Marines.
Signed: 'John Ed Douglas
Palace Theatre
Wallace of Albany.
Vows wil lbe exchanged on April
4, at 7:30 p. m. in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Doyle Newcomb in
Breckenridge.
THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1952—imfiCKEXRIDGR AMERICAN—4
TODAY'S HOUSEHOLD HINT:
If food is taking longer to cook
than ubuuI on your gas stove it's
a good idea to have the burners
checked for leaks or neceisary ad-
justment. :
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Martin of
San Angelo are guests in the home
of Mr. and Mi-3. Z. M. Zumptur,
1108 N. Breckenridge Ave.
CLUB NOTES
A Fellowship Dinner, potluck
style, will be held in the First
Christian Church tonight at 7
o'cock.
Bean Growth Is'
Taken From Ear
HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 2% 'W:>
—Doctors have removed a bean
which had grown a hall'-inch shoot
from the ear of a nine-year-old
boy at Hartford, Conn.
Richard ChristensenV mother'
says the bean got into, her sons
ear while he wus playing with
bean bags at school. One of the
bags broke und his chums tossed
some beans at young Dick. One
penetrated the middle ear.
It T*JJ,,
Can every one see you are guttering "cbaiici ol
life" misery from that tired, all-in. jittery look In
your eyes? A Utile CarUul ewh tiny has help**!
thousand* of women build new resists are and
vitality—changed dark months aiul year* to
brighter, happier tlinen. I.et i'ardul help you look,
feel, art years younger. <let C.trdui "Insurance"
from your dealer todayf (Say: "card-jou~rue")■
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HEY KIDS! Here's your chance! Just color the above
picture taken from a scene of the motion picture
"Retreat, Hell." Present your picture to the box office
at the Palace. Free passes will be given for the best
pictures!
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Yes, every package is a double value
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Notice
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY
March 2nd
WILL BE OBSERVED AS A HOLIDAY
THIS HANK WILL BE CLOSED
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1952
Please arrange your banking transactions accordingly
First National Bank
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporative
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1952, newspaper, February 28, 1952; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth134218/m1/3/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.