Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], July 19, 1945, SECTION A, Page 2, Image 2

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Contrast Dress, High-Low Neckline,
Scarf Dress, Important Fall Styles
The dresses we’ll wear next fall
will not only have new necklines
«id new sleeves, but new lines
together. Important will be
dress and sleeves in contrasting
fabrics, and dresses created from
scarfs, predicts Marian Corey in
McCall’s for July, suggesting that
now is a good time to start sew
ing your own clothes:
“It’s early to be thinking about
fall clothes, but two months from
now, there will be new necklines,
new sleeves, new lines altogether.
“Speaking of new necklines, the
^iligh-but-low ones are rather
super. Also new and important,
very Lord Byronish and romantic
is the dog-ear collar. It may be of
white pique, and part of a dickey
for practical reasons.
“Contrast dresses are to be im
portant by fall. It’s a grand chance
to put two old dresses together
and end up with one new one. Or
two small amounts of material,
neither of which would make an
Entire frock. For next fall, use
enecKeu ■ wool ana comiasung
crepe. Black crepe sleeves do a
nice reducing job. For now, make
it all of checked gingham and
substitute short sleeves for the
long ones.
“Jumpers will be the favorite
must-have for college. One pleas
ant thing about a wool jumper is,
it’s tailored with a tailored blouse,
and soft with a dressy one. Be
dsides, it’s a different dress with
every different blouse, and you
will wear it with all your blouses
and most of your sweaters. We
suggest a black jumper; every
thing will go with it.
“It’s a good idea to look over
your scarf collection. Everybody
has from one to ten tucked away
somewhere. Take two 27-inch
scarfs and a little plain crepe, and
you have a very attractive dress.
^JBven one scarf will do, if you are
willing to make the back plain
too.
"It would be smart of you, now
that you are starting to make your
own clothes, to find out exactly
how to make them correctly. Any
one with average intelligence and
deft fingers can make the easily
constructed clothes of today. But
there are a number 01 nttie tnings
about sewing—short cuts, profes
^sional tricks and so forth that
are an immense help in getting a
good, smart, finished effect. A
sewing school would know about
them, a dressmaker would be
proud to put you on to things, and
a good sewing book has lots of
this information. Once you know
how to sew correctly, all the hard
work disappears and nothing is
left but the fun.
“It’s funny what a difference an
• inch can make, an inch on the
edge of a skirt. Half the people
we see are either wearing their
skirts too short or too long. There
is really no set number of inches
for each individual; it’s all a mat
ter of proportion. One has to dis
cover for oneself a length that is
in proportion to one’s height and
width. The too-short skirt will
positively ruin your lines. If you
are tall and thin, it makes you
A gangling. If you are tall and large,
™ it makes you larger and awk
ward. If you are of average height
and roundness, it makes you dum
py. As for the too-long skirt, that
one makes for dowdiness in a
great way.
“It’s about time that sometmng
was done for the teen-age girl.
Too long young ladies of fifteen
and thereabouts were overlooked
as important individuals who
^ should have clothes designed es
P pecially for their age, taste and
figures. But it’s all right now.
There are lots of smart dresses
exclusively for them. These
clothes are not childish, and not
grown-up either; they are just
right.
“Teen girls insist that every
thing be under control at waist
line and midriff, so one midriff in
heart-shape is as smooth as cream.
^ It’s a date dress for crepe.
r"' “A super pinafore has ruffles
and its diamond midriff has a sash1
to tie it in closely to her doll
waistline. And if her waist isn’t
exactly doll size, at least this
helps to make it so.
“Teen’s own style is a black
dress with tight little bodice, long
torso effect, and flaring skirt.
Straight skirts are still right, but
some new, very young dresses are
now made with flares.
"Jumpers will be big news when
fall rolls around. They top the
list of things for school and col
lege. One is a button-downer, with
its own tailored blouse; nice to
wear with all your blouses.
Anoiner jumper costume, a
three-piecer, has angel sleeves,
winglike projections from the
jacket. Very nice and recommend
ed to college girls.
/ "Rows of stitching give a new
aind different shirtfrock quite a
send off. An accommodating de
sign turns out well in many fab
rics—crepe, cotton, taffeta, shan
tung and fine wool.
“When the high collarless neck
line combines with the V, the re
sult is unexpectedly flattering.
"Plain colored cottons — are
among the smartest this summer
—and hardest to find.”
Pfc. Massey Wins
Purple Heart
Pfc. Howard L. Massey, a mem
ber of the Eigthy-second Airborne
Division, has been awarded the
Purple Heart for wounds receiv
ed in action against the enemy in
Europe on January 1, of this year.
He is a paratrooper and now sta
tioned in Berlin for 6 months.
Pfc. Massey is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Ft. Massey of Pleas
ant Hill.
If we can spend four years at
war, surely we can spare a year,
ifenecessary, to form the league
that will prevent war.
Lt. Geo. Sewell
Now In France
A First Tactical Air Force
Fighter-Bomber Group, France—
Lt. George T. Sewell, combat pil
ot with the Invaders, a P-47 fight
er-bomber group of the 1st Tac
tical Air Force is now stationed
in France. He is credited with 48
missions.
The Invaders moved up from It
aly to participate with the 7th
Army in the upper Rhine offen
sive. In their two years of over
seas duty, they flew more than
3000 missions in Africa, Sicily, Cor
sica and Italy and were awarded
the War Department Unit Cita
tion for their work in the drive
which smashed the Cassino stale
mate.
Lieutenant Sewell’s parents live
at 950 Franklin St. He was gradu
ated from Roanoke Rapids High,
School in 1940 and was employed
by the Rosemary Manufacturing
Co., before he entered the Air
Force.
Mrs. Kemp Entertains
Wednesday At Bridge
On Wednesday evening Mrs.
Frank Kemp and her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Williams, were bridge
hostesses at the home of Mrs.
Kemp. Eight guests enjoyed a de
lightful evening of progressive con
tract. At ten-thirty a sweet course
was served for refreshments, and
when the scores were added Mrs.
George Hayes, Jr., was given a
lovely bowl for high score prize
and Miss Marjorie Cannon was
given an attractive consolation
prize.
the guests enjoying the hospi
tality of Mrs. Kemp and Mrs.
Williams on Wednesday evening
were: Mesdames Louise Patterson,
Fannie Hayes, George Hayes, Jr.,
Alfred Martin, W. D. Hall, Miss
Ruth Transou and Miss Marjorie
Cannon.
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