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There are eight classifications “fn the $1460 Times National Sewing Contest on which the judges will distribute prizes to winners. Some changes have Deen made from last year's judging divisions . t. everyone F chances, they had in the 1949 contest. Here are the new, revised classifications for 1950, showing

what types of Sannents you may

One. Coat or suit, Two. Tailored | dress. Three. Soft or dressy dress. All garments made from any purchased pattern. STANDARD PATTERN) GROUP (Junior division for en-]

~~ trants under 20 years old): Four. |

Date, school or business dress. Garments made from any purchased pattern. GLAMOUR GROUP (Entrants of all ages). Five. Evening clothes, lounging clothes, beach! wear or negligee ensembles. Gar-| ments for adult or older teen-age wear from standard pattern or of original design. ORIGINAL DESIGN GROUP, (Entrants of all ages). Six. Dress, | Coat or Suit. Garments for adult| or upper teen-age wear. MUST be designed originally by the cvon-| testant WITHOUT the use of commercial pattern. CHILDREN’S _.GROUP (Entrants of all ages). Seven. Cloths | ing for children from 2 to 6 years old. Eight. Clothing for children from 7 to 12 years old. Garments] for children in these age groups| must ‘be entered in Children’ s| Clothing Group regardless of| whether they are made from a| purchased pattern or are of| original design. First place garment in each of the eight classifications will be! sent to New York for judging in| the National Contest. First prize! of $50 and second of $20 will be| awarded in Indianapolis judging for each classification in addition to national prizes offered.

“Counter-Spy— ; Book Is Boon

For Travelers Makes Excellent Bon Voyage Gift

By LOUISE FLETCHER Times Woman's Editor A LL-SET to-go-places-— on your spring or summer vacation? Traveling will be less confusing -:if. you arm yourself with a small leather-bound book from Charles Mayer's— "The Art of Traveling in Comfort.” This has all kinds of pertinent information on passports, visas, foreign exchanges, etc., “as well as blank pages for Atinerary, a kind of diary for places visited on given days, maps, expense account space, an indexed section and a pencil loop. A fine bon voyage gift, it is $6.

Y . Penguin Bank O SHED light on the penny -'saving campaigns of small fry, there's the Noma Penny Penguin bank in Wasson's Monument Place store. . : In pastel plastic, the thing: serves not only as a penny

bank but as a night it for the nursery. It's $1.50

Soaks Up Dust USTING'S no fun if you just shove the grit from one spot to an-

other. In Ayres’ notions department they have a new duster, the B-B Bustit, which really soaks up dust, and leaves. no.lint in its wake. The handled gadget bears

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GROUP ( Senior Divisio for en .-trants 20 years of age and older): !

By MARGUERITE SMITH Q.—1 planted some tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and crocuses this fall. One crocus has come up and only one tulip. None of the others. I know it is early " but my neighbors’ bulbs are up. Do they need more fertilizer?

This fall I put manure over the

bed. Wasn't that enough?— Boutheastern Ave. 4.—Don’t worry about your bulbs. They are just better behaved - than your neighbors’ bulbs. If you planted them .last fall, that’s probably one reason they're slow. Established bulbs usually pop up sooner. You may also have them planted deeper. Manure is not a balanced fertilizer. So when your bulbs do venture up, ring each © with chemical - fertilizer. That should help to give you a good’ bulb show next year as well as a. : ¢ Don't ‘miss next Sunday's yo if you want the full in- - formation on the Easter Fashfon . Scene. Louise Fletcher, Times Fashion Authority, will cover the best Fashions for | Easter . . . Call Riley 8551,

order The Sunday Times deliv- | _ ered to your home. ist ;

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THE HOME seamstress ‘who plans -to make the greater portion of her beach and play ‘clothes likes to go all out for glamour, and use all the luxurions fabrics and styling shown fashion collections.

Always, the element of practi-

cality enters. Is this fabric washable? Will that one stretch

tricot jersey, are they easy for the home sewer to manipulute? ‘Contestants In The Times Sewing Contest who . plan to submit resort Slothes under the

There are cemtat) ways to com-

bine these “elements—glamour’

and practicality—and create garments that will bes attractive, modish and useful through many seasons.

'Slip' Dresses.

Resort fashions this ‘season spell sleeveless “slip” dresses, or those with shoulder straps,

|. halters “or chemise tops very

much like the fashions of the 1920s. Bilk, sheer or rayon

dresses having blousey bodices,

with loose or puffed dolman sleeves, are often matched with

{ cashmere or woolknit cardigans.

Wool jerseys, either strapless or -with scoop necklines, and sheer voiles, plain or printed, are good for full shirtwaists, and pure silk prints and nylons are made into dresses with permanently pleated sections, For formal evenings, bare tops, shirred skirts, sleeveless designs with boleros, and interesting decolletages with shoe string straps are created from organdie silks, Honan silks, silk shantungs and surahs plus nylon — pleated, printed, puckered (for swimsuits these are used, too, in addition to nylon taffeta and ~ shantung with - nylon tricot linings)-—as

| well as textured cottons such as

matelasse pique, woven voiles and dotted Swiss.

Useful Hints In one designer's collection, playclothes, shorts and swimuits have a decided Greek inuence, using lots of pleats, loose sleeves and overskirts on

= @omop-of-fluffy rayon fibers | oom

out of shape? In the case of — fabrics such a8

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Here's an exams of an attractive, supple fabric that's easy

for the home seamstress to drape and manipulate. It's a chiffon y recently introduced by Celanese. Whether you use it for a wre suit as shown or for a more formal daytime costume, you can be sure the completed garment will hang straight, retain its shape and last through many washings.

strapless maillots. “Rayon 8, voiles and a variety of sheer fabrics are chosen for carrying out these designs. The Celanese people, makers of superior quality trieets, raycas and other fabrics befitting “glamour” clothes, have many practical Fic nis to offer the home sewer who fears that working on these fabrics and caring for them afterward present too many problems. For example, it is important to know that tricot will work out better in unpressed rather

than pressed pleats, And since tricot has a tendency to stretch on the bias and crossgrains, it is better to avoid circular skirts in this medium. If you want a full skirt, pick one that achieves width via gores and gathers. In pinning seams together, insert pins perpendicular to the seam-line about three or four inches apart. Next, pin notches, then end of seam line, then in between. The reason they are put so close together is that in stitching you will stretch the tricot sligntly; the edges tend to

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“roll it pins are not placed close together,

A slight stretching of 4ricot as you stitch will éliminate any

“#drawn or gppled effect in seams

and prevent broken threads.

This is the real secret of suc- | cessful sewing with tricot: you | gently pulling the |

do it by fabric between your hands as you stitch, one hand placed in front of the needle, one behind.

——Be careful to exert -the-same with each |

amount of “pull” hand so as not to force the fabric under the. needle or -retard fts progress.

eiriforc Seams

curves for nécklines arid arm-

holes are all easier to handle if |

reinforced. A line of stitchings

one-eighth inch inside the seam allowance will do the trick. .

Interfacings such as cambric, | pércales and taffetas are desir: |

able to give strength and body to collars, cuffs,

button holes occur. In coping with laundering = problems, Celanese has compiled these rules of precaution ~~ which should be .observed: Choose fast colors, pastel

including prints and check the

amount of shrinkage to be ex- !

pected in the fabric before you buy. In buying a moire, it is wise to choose a cellulose * acetate rayon if you expect to

wash it or if it may be exposed |

to dampness. Moire markings disappear from all types of rayons and from silk when washed.

Use Dry Cleaning Bear in mind that sometimes certain styling features and nondetachable trimming details can greatly alter a gar- | -ment’s otherwise perfect laundering credentials. Even if the

able a garment styled with pleatings and ruchings will ‘prove both difficult to handie and difficult to iron. A jacket that is lined or inter-| lined should go on the drycleaning list because the two fabrics may react differently when wet and cannot successfully be ironed.

making a reatght: | ~ seam line difficult.

waist bands | and front or back facings where |

organization of the Government. “fabric is recommended as wash- |

‘Walter Leckrone To Talk to PTA |

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By RUTH MILLETT I. “I WOULD: ‘like to Know { something about divorce eti-

ers. -° » | Judging by what I read in the papers, there isn't .any such thing as divorce etiquette. Or ' if there is, it is completely over- |

rr . g | {as divorce etiquette I should | ‘think a first rule would be that | | a couple would be legally and |

! one announced plans for. an- { other marriage. | And, I guess I'm just old- | fashioned, but it doesn't seem | { to-me a divorce isa thing you | ‘shrug off lightly with a toler- | ant smile and the announce- | ment that the divorce was “just | one of those things.” Yet that | phrase: crops up all the time now. |

‘AAUW to Sponsor Open Meeting Tonight The first open meeting for the community sponsored by the In-| idianapolis’ Branch,” American As-| sociation of University Women, will be at 8 p. m. today. The event. which is open to the public free of ‘charge, will be in the World War Memorial. Dr. Arthur 8. Flemming, president of Ohio Wesleyan College, Delaware, | 0., will speak on “What Is Hap‘pening to the Recommendations of. {the Hoover Commission.” Dr.| {Flemming is. a member of the! {Hoover Commission and chairman | lof the Ohio Committee for the. Re-|

"Walter Leckrone, editor of The! +Indianapolis Times, will address

a joint .meeting of - the Broad Ripple High School PTA and Fathers’ Association. ‘The meet-

ing will be at 8 p. m. today in’ ~the school.

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Standard Pattern Group, Junior Division, for entrants .

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Could it be—that a cerfain select few of America’s Designers of Women's Clofhes—(whose word has a very

definite influence on Fashion—) have been reading

They have come forward with a brillant collecton ~~

of clothes—with "Controlled Curves” as the

Clothes, with rounded notes of sofness, graciously ~~~ = J curved—with the Controls” giving a dramatic fouch fo the figure—very wearable—very becoming - very much spring and Easfer of 19501

"Confrolled Curves” —and other authenfic fashion themes—the whole story—is unfolded

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— ANNE CABOT The Indianapolis Times 530 S. Wells St. . Chicago 7, IIL No. 5105 Price 20¢

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Times Sewing Contest Entry Blank Here is my official registration for ‘The Times’ National ‘Sewing Contest: I will bring my contest garment, in mid-April, to the place to be announced later in The Times.

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ADDRESS (.ittaseitcsinssssssessssnecassnisnssessnsssssssse 3 I plan to enter in the classifications marked below: (Check one or more. You are'not obligated to remain in the classifications. checked, if you should change your mind later). Standard Pattern Group, Senior Division, for eatrants 20 years of age and over. Garment made from purchased pattern. (1) Coat or Suit...... ++(2) Tailored Dress........ (3) Soft or Dressy Dress........

under 20 years of age. (4) Date or School Dress...... eee (Glamour- Group. No age limit for entrant. (5) Evening, Lounge, Beech Clothes or Negligee Ensemble for adult or older- teen-age wear from standard pattern or of original design (circle which garments you plan to enter). Original Design Group. No age limit for entrant. Must be original design. (6) Dress, Coat or Suit made for adult’ bf older teen-age wear (circle which garments you plan to enter). Children's Clothing Group. No age limit for entrant. (7) Garment for children 2 to 6 years of age........ (8) Garment for children 7 to 12 years of age......es Mail to: Sewing Contest Editor e Indianapolis Times, 214 W. Maryland St. Indianapolis, 9.