1941-01-20 — Page 11

By George MacManus

1. IS NOTHING THE MATTER

WITH YOU PHYSICALLY

OR MENTALLY-

THEN YOU HAD BETTER CALL AT MY HOUSE AN1 EXAMINE

MY FAMILY-

PARDON ME.

BUT YOU LOOK JUST LIKE MARSIE

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN

The Hatless Vogue--

What American Artists Think

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Of late I've been bothered by the spectacle of women and girls appearing on the streets without hals, their locks sun-roughened and windblown. Sometimes they carry a "prop hat"-a bunch ribbons and feathers, making it a case of bird in hand and bush on head. Sometimes they tie a scarf over their wayward curls. They stand out distressingly against a background of well-dressed wo

men.

At first, as Lawlon Mackall, the writer, put it, "I thought they had just washed their hair and were drying it," and didn't pay much attention to those few ill-kempt damsels. Then I heard hints that this was a "new fad" which might make some headway.

As a photographer, I'm con- cerned aesthetically with the con- lours, line, expression, and

sha-

dows which heighten interest in a feminine face, writes N. Kolas Buray in the "Christian Science Monitor." When a woman appears on the streets without a hat, the entire composition is unbalanced; and the absence of shadows means the removal of charms which compensate grounds,

mechanised

back-

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#element 27 Tas del Bydleton, IN).

The gay young blade says what with the holiday invi- tations rolling in there's noth- ing he can do but plan a win. ter vacation.

1 became sufficiently disturbed and writers

stating my views

to write to a number of artists I and asking them how they felt know-photographers, illustrators about it.

To Make A Baby Boy's First Hat

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white pique hat to shade his eyes from the sun with all the efficacy but none of the effeminacy of the sunbonnet.

Now, as everybody knows, art- ists are notoriously wrong about most things, so it didn't surprise me in the least that some of them replied that they rather liked the look of barchcaded damsels. I was glad, however, to see that such a lot of them were right. I quote a few:

James Montgomery Flagg, whose drawings of lovely women

gracé the smartest magazine covers! "When gals go hatless in the streets in daylight, they look like Sigrid hurrying to the gro- cer's for a forgotten yeast cake-- it is small town stuff.”

Arthur William Brown, another of our leading illustrators: "Wo- men should definitely wear hats in cities. It's as much a part of the ensemble as shoes."

Dean Cornwall, famous mural- ist:

"I agree with you that wo- men should wear hats in the streets."

Russell Patterson. well-known illustrator: "You have hit upon one of my pet peeves, I lived for many years in France and have never been able to get away from the fact that a lady always wore a hat when appearing in public."

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Philip Dunning producer-play- wright: "I'm all for hats and hile them big, with wide brims, because they act as a sort of pic- ture frame."

Albert Stevens Crockett, au- thor: "When a woman 'dressed for the street falls to put on her hat she isn't dressed, no matter how beautiful her hair.”

Of course, I knew

I was right all the time, but it's nice to have

When the stores in our vicinity; together to form à skullcap, and yielded no masculine headgear for fasten a covered button at the our nine-months-old son, I de-seam joinings at the top centre. support like that, And, thus en- signed and fashioned

simple To determine the inner mea-couraged, I now pronounce my surement of the brim, place the dictum: Let us have done with crown, right side up, on paper, this hat-in-hand business! then cut a circular brim pattern to ft. Two to two and a half inches is a suitable width for the brim.

Cut out two pieces to form the brim. Stitch together, attach to the crown, and presto-the young man's first hat!

Shortly after its first appearan ce, the hat was admired by the mothers of two neighbouring boys, with the result that I made similar head coverings for them Perhaps other mothers, aunts, or grandmothers would like to make such hats for the very young men in their families.

Any material suitable for child- ren's clothing - cotton, linen, silk, or even corduroy can be used for these hats. As they are easily laundered, hats to match First, measure the circunfer various play suits are practicable. ence of child's head. Then divide The ingenious seamstress will that figure, probably from 18 to evolve her own variations of the 20 inchs, by six. Then cut out six basic pattern. She may attach the wedge-shaped pieces. The length brim to the crown by a row of (distance from apex to base) of buttons and buttonholes: The brim each wedge should measure 51⁄2 may be in a colour to contrast inches, and the base should equal with. the crown. A row of scallops one-sixth of the head circumfer- or other embroidery around the etice plus a half inch allowance on brim lends a festive touch. elther side for seams. Thus, if a bright band gives a certain dis- child's head measures 18 inches, tinction.

SEWING HINTS

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Sew rickrack to the underside of the hem of pillowcases or other articles which you intend to de- corate with a hand crocheted väge. Arrange the rickrack in such a way that only a bit of the points will show on the right side. When crocheting catch the hook into the points instead of into the material.. AWhen the article wears out, it is then an easy matter to rip off the rickrack bráid and use the hand- each of the six segments would be And the majority of mothers made lace in something else. four inches at the base, and 5 will find a chin strap essential+ When patching Used garments inches, from base to apex.

because what a baby likes most made of washable prints, use the Sew the wedge-shaped pieces about any hat is to pull it offiwrong side of the new baten in

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stead of the right side, Buth a patch is less noticeable since It. matches more nearly the some: what faded material.

To lhauré án even hom on nap= king use the hemmer of the desired width of the sewing machine, Do not thread the sewing machino needle. This W'll fold in, the Hom bventy and it will then be ready for: hand sewing.

When eutung anything from velvet, pin the pattern to the wrong side of the velvet and the velvet will be easier to cut,

Use narrow hat elastin on Ba- bles' bibs instead of tape or rib- bon. The elastic permits of the |·bib-boing adjusted easily over the

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