Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1948 — Page 22

- Designs That

By SUE BURNETT A beautifully simple frock (left) for the mother-to-be, Comfortable and practical, it has deep folds on each side for easy adjustment. Elastic in back makes for smooth fit, Simple to sew, too. Pattern 8286 is designed for

: sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 and

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42. Size 14, 5% yards of 39inch. . For this pattern, send 25 cents in coin, your name, -address, size desired and the pattern number to. Sue Burnett, The IndianapolissTimes Pattern. Service, 214 W. Maryland St. Indianapolis 9, - Don't miss the spring and summer Fashion — better than ever with - special features, smart styles — free pattern. printed - in book. Twenty-five cents, » » . By MRS. ANNE CABOT You won't have to coax your “young son or daughter to wear this sweater (right); it has real pockets. Made of sturdy sportsyarn, the sweater is knitted in simple stockinet stitch. To "obtain complete knitting instructions, stitch illustrations and finishing directions, sizes 2, 4 and 6 included, for Pattern 5715, send 16 cents In coin, your name, address and the

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May Be Made at Home

Selection of the Right Fabric Has Much to Do With Success

In Home-Sewing

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UP) women getting set today to sew

Efforts

-—With thousands of American their own spring wardrobes, the

American Wool Council has come up with a handy set of instructions on how to select the best material for the job. ____ Prices of woolen yard goods are about 25 per cent above 1946 levels, the councll says. ya. Yard goods counters should have as

We, the Women— Act Helpless To Get Work From Hubby

By RUTH MILLETT NEA Sialt Writer

anything around: the house, If L want a job done I have to do

it myself.” Such women

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much or more material for selection than they did last fall, First of all, the council advises the beginner, learn to pick the right woolen for the job you want to do. : For a work-a-day dress or a crisply tallored suit, a firmly woven, smooth surfaced worsted

| (gabardine is in this category)

will give the best service, the cougcil said. Its hard-twisted yarn makes it more resistant to hard wear, wrinkles and lint than Te wale a But the softer finished woolens are best selections for dressy woolen costumes. They take more kindly to gathers and drapery than harder fabrics. Give a thought to what will go

over the suit or dress, too, the council advises. If you're plan-

ning to wear a fur coat or scarf which might shed, it's advisable

to pick a hard-finished fabric that

will shed the sheddings. The council warns against selecting a fabric too sheer for practicality. There are many fine sheer woolens that give good service, they say. But when a

{fabric weighs less than five and

one-half or six ounces per yard

has mum durability and resilience, the council says, True worsteds can be made only from such wool.

material but may, with the virgin wool, include some unused fleece

reworked scarps of finished materials made from previously unused material.

tually been worn or used In some

“away. It's beer completely cleaned]

and reworked with new wool. Both the latter categories, the

garments but are usually Inferior

{in quality to new wool fabrics;

Herron Will Offer Fashion Course . John E. Herron Art School will offer a new evening school class this semester in the illustration, layout and reproduction of women's fashions. Mrs. Betty Stone Bowe will instruct the class, to be limited to 20 students. The course will include discussion of current fashfons, methods of reproduction, drawing from models and work in pen-and-ink and wash, -

|Historical Council - ‘(Sets Luncheon

The In lis Historical Council will have its annual Valentina luncheon at noon Tuesday in the Columbia Club, Mrs. Lowell 8. Fisher will review the life of Mrs. Edna Pauley. Mrs. John P; Cochrane and Mrs. J. H. Armington also will speak. Mrs. M. Earl Robbins is in charge of devotions. . Mrs. Walter Gelsel is In charge of. reservations. The hostesses will be Mesdames Charles E. Smith, Henry Ker and Wolf Sussman,

or 8 kings.

| . IN ADDITION the San Fran-

Bridge Lesson— San Francisco

Slam Bidding Is Outlined

By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY America's Card Authority

“BRIDGE for the Joneses,” - by-Maureen O'Brien Balley and Ivy Oeschger of San Francisco, was published recently by William Morrow & Company, Inc.

Miss Oeschger published their first book entitled “Culbertson for the Joneses.” Maureen also writes a bridge column for a daily paper in San Francisco. One exceptionally interesting subject in the book is the San Francisco four-five no trump

ployed on the Pacific Coast. However, I have never before seen a clear, concise explanation of it. Although the most popular slam bidding convention today is the Blackwood, it is said that the San Francisco convention - makes slam bidding more accurate. So here it is, as taken. from “Bridge for the Joneses.” ” 1 J = THE FOUR no trump bid is forcing for one round and asks partner to specify how many aces and kings he holds. Unlike the Blackwood bid, the original no trump bidder, in order to make the bid, should have three aces, or two aces

the partnership. The responses | follow: 5 ‘CLUBS: Denies any sce, |

5 DIAMONDS: Shows 1 ace, or 8 kings. ; 5 HEARTS: Shows 1 ace and 1 king, or 4 kings. 5 SPADES: Shows 1 ace and 2 kings, 5 NO TRUMP: Shows 2 aces, or 1 ace and 8 kings. 6 CLUBS: Shows 2 aces and 1 king, or 1 ace and 4 kings.

and 2 kings. 6 HEARTS: Shows 3 aces, or 2 aces and 3 kings. I It will be noted that each response after the first positive response of five diamonds |

shows one king more than the | ~~ fi

previous response. You wiil also note that three kings are ~treated.as the equivalent of one ace. 2 8. 8

: convention employs “a grand slam force. When a suit has been agreed upon by the partnership, #f one of the partners then bids five no trump without having previously used the four no trump bid, it is considered 4 grand slam force.

honors in the agreed trump suit. ) An opening” bid ‘of five in major is a sister bid, asking partner tg pid seven with two top trump honors, to bid ai. with only one, to pass lacking any of the three top honors,

Ogdens Entertain

Mr, and Mrs. William P. Ogden, 4945 University Ave., entertained recently with a dinner for Archie L. Wildman and John M. Davis of Oxnard, Cal. The two, en route from Detroit to Los Angeles, spent the week-end here with Mr, Wildman’'s mother, Mrs. Nell Wildman, 17 8. Gray St. Also attending the dinner with the honor.guests and Mrs. .-Wildman were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hendricks, brother - in-law and sister of Mr. Wildman.

SOCIAL | SITUATIONS

SITUATION: You are writing a letter to a friend. WRONG WAY: Write about yourself, your family, - and your affairs. RIGHT WAY: Let part of your letter be comments about your friend and the friend's life.

|Feb. 13 Is Set

Juniversity's School of Commerce,

For Dinner

| The Indianapolis alumni of the | University of Wisconsin will have (a Founders Day dinner at 7 p. m., {Feb, 13, in the Marott Hotel. The dinner will mark the 99th anniversary of the school. Dr. Fay Elwell, dean of the

is to be the guest speaker, Jack Harding will be the toastmaster.

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