Dressing for growing girls saves on wear and cost
Patricia Scot advises extending clothing life by adjusting hems and avoiding last minute pressing after assembly. She warns that improper finishing makes homemade garments look tacky and unpolished, urging careful prep before joining sections.
How to Alter Hem Lengths and Add Embellishments
Readers seek practical sewing tips. Mrs TK demonstrates hemming with a fabric strip, eyelet ruffles, and beading. advice on fitting while arms hang loose. a note on gift value versus cost. Miss A confirms correct hem length method. tips contrast tassels, hems, and monogram placement. Patricia Seoty offers a sewing guide, with request for self addressed stamped envelopes.
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Dorothy Dix column on mother inlaws and family advice
Aggregated letters discuss mother in law worries about sons in law and daughters, balancing independence with parental guidance. Readers debate generational views, open talk, and the impact of parental intrusion on young couples, plus personal letters from readers in Ohio and Washington urging modern dating norms and parental disclosure.
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Austine La Mar Fashion Pattern Ad
The Sunday Review offers Austine La Mar pattern No. R-124 for sizes 12 14 18. Size 14 requires 444 yards of 39 inch fabric. gown jacket combo. orders via cash or check, extra for first class mail. Pattern mailed from Box 1615 G P O New York NY.
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What To Wear Festive Dress for a Formal As 1
In this column, fashion advice covers festive formal wear with varied silhouettes, fabrics, and colors. A reader questions neckline suitability of a black lace shirtwaist dress for winter events with cocktails and dancing, and guidance encourages a lace shirtwaist as appropriate and flattering.
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The Hat Box and Pelton Center Toys Holiday Ads
A dense holiday shopping page highlights The Hat Box with leather goods and Christmas gift lines from Princess Gardner Wallets Handbag sets and Crescendoe Gloves. Pelton Center Toys features dolls like Madam Alexander Kitten Blaze pony and Mattel toys. It also promotes New Yorker Bakery Christmas treats Scribner's Realty and assorted gift shops offering lingerie cosmetics and Western wear.
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