Laurel outlook. [volume], February 26, 1947, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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Making Soap
Mild soap may be made from
only three ingredients, fat, water
and lye. If hard fat, such as beef or
mutton, is used, the proportion is six
pounds of fat, six cups of water,
and one can of lye. If a soft fat
such as lard or bacon fat is used,
use the same amounts of fat and
lye, but reduce the water to four
cups. The soap may be made
stronger by adding one and one-half
tablespoons of borax and one-half
cup of ammonia.
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Leg-0-Mutton!
Styline whips up a suit for
you that you'll love on sight.
A new woolen crepe-cloth
that lends itself excitingly to
the whisking peplum-effect
and the cleverly cut sleeves
that look leg-o-mutton when
caught with their five bright
buttons !
green, brown, black. Sizes 9
to 17,
Grey, aqua, blue,
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SIMMONS
First Ave., Laurel
Other stores at Miles City
and Red Lodge.
ARE THOSE FOOD BILLS
GETTING
TOO HIGH
Cut those grocery bills!
Cut those fuel bills!
Eat vitamized food for health!
Learn new cooking enjoyment
Cook the
Wearever Way
Let me show you.
For appointment write
Robert E. Musser
Laurel, Montana
Phone 493-J
Distributor for
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The Superior Cooking Utensils.
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207 West Main St., Laurel
One Block West of Underpass
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Savings Bonds, I feel like nudging
him and saying: "Nephew, you
haven't really bought anything. That
may sound strange at first, but the
proof is simple. Ordinarily when
you buy something you have to
spend your money. What you have
actually done in acquiring savings
bonds is to exchange non-interest
bearing notes for interest bearing
ones. You have merely converted
your money into a different form, a j
form in which it will start growing
in amount. In savings bonds form j
your money earns §4 for every §3
invested in ten years.
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Detergents Clean Well
In washing all-wool white blank
ets, detergents proved better than
soap. Blankets were laundered in
both hard and soft water by hand
and machine. Blankets made of 75
per cent wool and 25 per cent cot
ton washed cleaner with
soap.
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home cleaning supplies, elec
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clothing, clean and press it
to your complete
tion and return it when you
want it.
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Howard L. Wightman
Bonded Auctioneer
Farm and Livestock
Sales A Specialty
% F. W. Schauer
Box 427
Laurel, Mont.
IRA'S FIX-IT SHOP
IRA D. RODGERS, Proprietor
Vacuum Cleaners, Washing Ma
chines, Refrigerators, Electric
Toasters, Irons, Gasoline and
Electric Motors, All Household
Appliances repaired.
507 Fir Avenue, Phone 277-J
LAUREL, MONTANA
Woman's World
Some Extra Skirts Will Make
A Small Wardrobe Seem Larger
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clothing budgets are constantly
looking for ways to make them ap
pear larger without adding too
much extra expense to our allot
ment. One big help to such a ward
robe is an extra skirt or two, one
for sports or casual wear and an
other one for dress-up occasions.
Fortunately, these skirts can be
added to the wardrobe if you are
handy with a needle and happen to
have a coat that is no longer fash
ionable. Perhaps you have a tweed
sports coat that is showing too much
wear.
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bright and new looking—if
it has been protected by a lining—
can be fashioned into an attractive
This can be ripped apart,
and the inside of the material which
skirt,
Soft wool spring or fall coats or
evening wraps might still be good,
although out of date, and they can
offer their material for the dressy
skirt.
If you've done any amount of sew
ing, you know that making a skirt
is really a simple matter, much eas
ier than a blouse or even a dress.
Tailoring and fit are very impor
tant, however, and every care
should be taken to make the most of
the fabric you are using.
If you are using an old coat for
the skirt, rip apart all of the seams,
since the skirt must be recut en
tirely. Use a pattern that gives
you attractive lines, and make sure
that you have plenty of material for
the skirt you wish to make.
Pleating a Skirt
Requires Care
If you have chosen to make a
pleated skirt, work on a flat surface
and have your basting thread and
needles handy, as you will need all
these helps.
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If you have enough blouses . . .
Patterns show perforations where
the pleats fold, and when cutting the
skirt these should be marked heav
ily with chalk. Fold the pleats on
the line of the white chalk marks,
using straight and even lines. Pin
and baste carefully, working on a
flat surface so that you can pleat
the skirt all the way. It should be
basted carefully and then pressed
after you are certain the pleats
are even and correct.
In basting pleats it is best to baste
the center pleat first, then the ones
to either side. If the skirt is pleat
ed all over in front, the pleats will
overlap considerably at the waist
line. In all cases of pleating, keep
the lengthwise grain of the fabric
as correct as possible; otherwise,
the skirt will appear lopsided and
will be difficult to wear.
Careful tailoring is required in
making pleats, but it is possible
for even a beginner to do this cor
rectly, provided she measures care
fully and works correctly. Use pat
tern directions and tape measure
discreetly.
Stitching is very important if the
finished skirt is to look nice, but
with good basting stitches to guide
you, there should be no difficulty in
this respect.
Hidden Zipper Gives
Smooth Fitting Skirt
Now that zippers are again avail
able, plan to put one of them into
your skirt if you want a nice, smooth
look around the hips. Lay the closed
fastener along the unstitched side
of the skirt on the seam. Make sure
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Fashion Notes
Necklines have taken to trim
ming. You'll be in style if you have
them trimmed with pearls or se
quins, and your bodices show em
broidered flowers—or elephants.
Long forgotten luxurious notes
are added to many garments, with
raglan sleeves, dropped shoulder
lines, and furs. Skirts are slightly
shorter in some cases, but the knees
still remain well covered.
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The young lady who is about to
go traveling will appreciate a bag
large enough to carry her glamor
preparations neatly arranged in
place on a removable upright tray.
This bag comes in black, red, navy
and hazelnut brown with self color
stitching.
the center of the zipper lies exactly
over the seam line, with the slider
down. Pin fastener in place easing
fabric slightly and using the pins
crosswise.
Baste fastener in place, using
large catch stitches, and keeping
straight and neat. Remove pins
and turn the skirt.
Make a pocket at the top of the
placket to conceal the zipper by
basting % inch below the top of
the fastener and 14 inch from the
seam line and make the shaped end
% of an inch wide across the top.
Pivot needles at the corners when
stitching in the zipper.
All sewing authorities tell us that
it is much easier to insert the zip
per when it is closed. If there is
enough material at the opening for
this fastener, it may be folded and
stitched as above to conceal the zip
per. If there is not enough ma
terial at the seam to do this, an
extra piece will have to be stitched
in before putting in the zipper to
conceal it.
Do not remove the stitching on
the zipper or the seam until the
work is completed.
Too much can never be said on
the importance of having hems
properly sewed. But before this can
be done, see that you have selected
the proper length for your skirt.
Have someone else pin it up for
you if possible, or use one of the
hem markers if you must do your
own.
Use a binding at the hem so that
it can be stitched properly without
being too bulky.
Make Bt Wear!
Careful finishing on a garment
means longer wear, whether you
are buying a garment or making
it yourself. Check the following
points to see whether garment
is well finished :
1. Stitching
buttonholes
should be firm with no sign of
fraying,
sewed firmly but not tight.
2. Check to see if all plackets
are neatly finished, trim and not
bulky.
3. Examine stitching to see
that it is even and neat, and that
all seams are held together.
The thread should match the fab
on
See that buttons are
ric so well that you cannot tell
too much of a difference between
them.
4. All seams should be at least
one-half inch deep,
seams are used for firm weaves
otherwise fabric will fray. Bound
seams are best for loosely wov
en fabrics. French seams are
best for lightweight fabrics while
a double stitched seam prevents
fraying in a heavier type of fab
ric.
Pinked
5. Hemline should be straight
and of a length becoming to the
wearer. It should be of the same
depth all the way around, finished
with seam binding or turning un
der.
Black is the smart thing to wear
when you go to the city. It always
looks neat and smart, and pearl ac
cessories show off well with it.
There's much pocket interest in
the new suits. Some of them have
broad flaps, others are deeply
curved. There's interesting stitches
on some of them too—all of which
adds a simple and elegant decora
tive note to the costume.
February 26, 1947
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USED CARS
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Very nice condition with radio and
heater
1940 Ford 2-Door Sedan
Radio and heater
1939 Studebaker *4-ton Pickup
1936 Chev. Master 2-Door Sedan
1934 Ford 2-Door Sedan
1934 Internation y 2 -ton Pickup
TERMS IF DESIRED
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309 E. Main St., Laurel
FLOYD A. BEAN, Owner and Operator
After Hours Phone 470-M
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the Labor Problem
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You hear a lot about capital and
labor nowadays, as if the two could
never get together. But look at
Bert Childers—who has 320 acres
of producing land, a fair-sized herd
of cattle, and two farm hands work
ing for him.
If you called Bert a "capitalist
he wouldn't know what you
meant, and neither would Spike
and Sandy, the hired men. Bert
works side by side with both of
them; and in the evenings they sit
around the fire together—sharing
a friendly glass of beer or two.
If anybody has a beef—whether
it's about wages or hours or equip
ment—they talk It over at those
friendly evening sessions.
I don't say all labor problems
are as simple as Bert's. But from
where I sit, the basic principle ap
plies to any farm or factory or
business: A principle of confidence
and mutual respect, of daily talks
together in a friendly and con
genial atmosphere.
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Copyright, 1947, United States Brewers Foundation
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FACTS ABOUT CLOTHES: In buying clothes, style
( and quality are first considerations . . . Values are
measured by the amount of wear you receive for your
investment. Buy exclusive clothes from the Buffalo
Style Shop . . . It's the economical way to look your
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