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Home Economics Girls Deserve High Praise por Fine Workmanship On Sewing Projects By Maggie Blakeney A small group of people con gregated around the door of the Science Building watching four girls silhouette themsel»>es against the white door. Vogue models ? No, just four Salem girls dressed in costumes that they had created. They wore suits which would have inhanced even the pages of Vogue or Charm. These were four Salem home eco nomics girls whose carefully de tailed work produced professional looking suits in a matter of a few weeks. Carolyn Chooses Charcoal Carolyn Spaugh posed by the black wrought iron hand rail and smiled. She was dressed in a pencil slim sheath of charcoal gray flannel — the latest thing for the smartly dressed woman. Over the sheath she wore a short dolman sleeve jacket with three covered buttons. The jacket was made of black wool. The back of Carolyn’s sheath was accented by a kick pleat. The top is fashioned with a scooped-out, rounded neck line and two thin straps across the shoulder. The jacket has wide cuffs and a rolled collar and is very good to wear with other shirts or even over an evening dress. Both pieces of Carolyn’s cosmme were Vogue de signs. Beside her, Jean Currin stood looking every inch a Power’s model in her cherry red suit which was topped by a mink collar. The suit is a Vogue design and made pf im ported wool which looks almost like the finest of felt. The short Jjox jacket is fashioned with three covered buttons. The sleeves of the jacket were accented by cuff buttons like a man’s shirt and further accented by three- quarter length white gloves. Under the jacket was a slim- skirted dress with an empire waist line, an "importation” from Paris. The waist is fitted to the bodice by two extra long darts. It is worn without a belt. The neck is fash ioned without a collar and only a slight suggestion of a "V”. The sleeves are three-quarter length. Jean Edwards leaned against the white door in a green wool flannel dress accented by a plaid wool top per. The rolled collar of Jean’s dress ends in a point in the back. The three-quartered dolman sleeves are joined in front by what appears to be small inverted pleats. The skirt is the straight silhouette type with three inverted darts on each hip. Jean s box jacket was made of a rough wool of green and rust plaid on a beige background. Jean used Butterick patterns for both her dress and jacket. The jacket has ragland three-quarter length sleeves with cuffs of the same material. Jean chose to leave her coat without buttons. The rolled collar also accents the rolled collar of the dress. A dual purpose costume, both dress and suit. Peggy Trims Jacket Peggy Roberts turned her back on the crowd and smiled coyly over her shoulder. She was showing off her box jacket piped in the same material with a covered but ton in the center back. This piping extends completely around the bot tom of the jacket and up around the neck. The three-quarter sleeves of the jacket are edged in the same way. Under the beige box jacket Peggy wore another of the slim lined sheath dresses of the same material. The skirt is accented by a kick pleat in the back. The bodice of the dress is square necked with cap sleeves. The idea of the cov- covered button fastened to the cen ter front edging of the neck. Peggy’s costume too is a Vogue design. The crowd began to move in a body down the walk of the Science ered buttons is accented by a small material. Added fullness was given to the skirt by gores which grow wider at the bottom. Francine’s suit is a Vogue Cou turier design and she accented it with light brown kid gloves and a scarf at the neck. Barbara Berry looked ready for the Christmas tea in her baby blue McCall’s design faille suit. Barbara’s suit had a pencil slim skirt and simplicity is beauty. Elaine Williams Avera dressed in a brown flannel pencil slim skirt and golden brown tweed box jacket was the last of the models. The skirt has added walking room with a kick pleat in the back. The ragland sleeves of the box jacket are three-quarter length. The jacket was fashioned by three cov ered buttons and had a rolled collar. Elaine’s costume was fashioned Home Economics seamstresses pose Jean Edwards and Peggy Roberts in their creations. They are, left to right, Carolyn Spaugh, Jean Currin, Building to the stone steps which lead to the May Dell. Using the bare fall trees as a background five more models posed. A Josellie suit advertisement this time ? No, just more home eco nomics girls displaying their handi work. Francine Pitts looked very cos mopolitan in a brown wool tweed suit. The double breasted jacket also has a double-lapel collar. The jacket fitted snugly at the waist and rounded out to hug the hips. The full length sleeves of the coat were accented by cuffs of the same I Appearing for the first time in their newly made costume* are, left to right, Francme Pitts, Barbara Berry, Ann Eang, Jane Brown and Elaine Williams Avera. tightly fitting jacket which buttons high at the neck. A peter pan collar appliqued with pearls and rhinestones topped off the neat jacket. The sleeves of the jacket fitted tightly just below the elbow and had a small cuff of the same blue material. Ann Wears Flannel Ann Lang in her heavy green flannel sheath, topped with a box jacket of the same material, looked ready for a party at the Kinston Officer’s Club. Her sheath dress had a scooped neckline in both back and front with a binding of the same material completely around the neck. The dress straps are wider than those which Carolyn Spaugh used. Ann’s jacket, a simple box jacket, was of the same material as her dress. It had ragland sleeves. Ann carried a mink scarf to add extra sparkle to her costume. She plans to use a flower on the dress when worn without her jacket. Jane Uses Mink Trim Jane Brown’s simple coffee- colored dress was becoming to her especially becoming to her color ing when accented by a dark mink neck piece. The dress was fash ioned with a simple collarless round neck, buttoning to the waist. The sleeves were short with small cuffs. A wide matching belt accented the straight skirt. A kick pleat in the back gives Jane added walking freedom. The color of Jane’s dress lends itself well to many different colors of accessories. Both brown and black would compliment this dress. It is a simple basic dress, but from Butteric patterns. She u.sed the same jacket pattern as Jean Edwards and Ann Lang, but she added buttons. If you have ever attempted to tailor a garment you will give high praise to these girls who still have the hum of electric sewing machines in their ears. They have all done a remarkable job on their projects, for not one has that home-made look. Often the test of a true artisan is his style ■— just observe these new suits as they are modeled on campus and you will agree that they also possess the quality of the style as well as the quality ,.f fine workmanship. The Perfect Gift— The Perfect Gigt— Salem Book Store The Perfect Gift For Christmas SALEM BOOK STORE
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