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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
7
Cotton fabrics dominate wartime wardrobes offering economy, washability and easy care. Denim moves from kitchen drudgery to city fashion as tailored suits and workwear appear. Other popular options include striped ticking, cotton tweeds, gabardine, Bedford cord, seersucker, gingham, chambray, and quot Quiltwere quot waffle pique.
A fashion note on new sleeve styles for summer 1943 shows capelike sleeves with scalloped petal cutouts in periwinkle rayon chiffon. The sheer prints enhance the gown’s warm season appeal and the dress features a fashionable short length for dinners.
A rural trend sees mills producing colorful finishes on feed bag sheetings using old rollers. Farm women collect bags and convert them into family outfits. A home sewing craze grows as pattern-makers offer simple at home styles.
The article notes a trend toward glamour in sports dresses without sacrificing practicality. retailers display wrinkle resisting spun rayons in vivid colors with embroidery or scalloped front openings on coat dress styles, including eyelet embroidery epaulets over the shoulders for a high fashion touch.
Eyelet embroidery decorates new black and navy sheer frocks with small frills and often trims vertical slit pockets in the skirt. Hats crafted entirely from starched eyelet embroidery are also noted as stylish.
A columnist lauds historic spectator endurance in golf and horse racing. He recalls John Partridge and Ben Jones noting crowds once walked long distances to tracks, while modern fans complain of lesser hardship. The piece contrasts old frontier grit with today’s softer venues.
A sewing cupboard design from Better Dressmaking shows a six and a half foot high, four foot wide, twenty inch deep unit with a dress form and ironing board compartments. Built in plywood, it includes shelves for cushions, a box for findings and patterns, and a lower fabrics shelf. Book 7 and Book 8 offer additional storage guidance. Booklets priced at 15 cents.
Pattern No 8371 offers sizes 1 through 6 years for a button front frock with a pinafore and bonnet. Fabric needs 155 yards 35 inch material for size 2, plus 34 yards for panties and 3 yards for incrac. The design features flattering lines and a softly tailored, distinguished look likely to be popular this spring.
Pattern 8360 available in sizes 14 16 18 20 40 42 and 44. Size 16 with short sleeves requires 35 percent of a 39 inch yard plus contrasting collar yard. Due to high demand and wartime conditions some orders take longer. send orders to the listed address.
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