November 22, 1946
'eat it up
wear it OUT;
HOME EC GIBLETS
Doing "good” sewing, Sue
Lassiter has finished her
gray wool dress*
^dyth High is making a
kelly green trood dress.
Elsie Rooker's green wool
dress goes woll trith her
auburn hair,
^uth Farmer made a blue
wool dress. She became so
interested in her sewing
that she stayed after the
bell had rung. She had
rather "sew than eat".
Marie Tilliaxris, Joyc6
Brantley, Jean Brantley,
and Rachel Page are all
making attractive eight-
gored skirts.
SCRAP BOOK TO GUIDE
.GIRLS IN SEWING
Before attempting: to
make an outer garment,
girls of group I are mak
ing a scrap book on dress
making construction.
In it"are plain, blanket,
Frcnch, flatfell,' pinked,
and bound seams, button
holes, and darts. Collars
racings are to be cut,
Tary Fill also learn how
to put in a sleeve.
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BAILFY.NGI^TH CAROLINA
SelectingClotHes
A J ob!
"For all manner of things
that a i^oraan can put
On the croTn of her head
or the sole of her foot '
Or wrap round her shoulder,
or fit round her waist,
Or that can be sewed on,
or pinned on or laced
Or tied with a string or
stitched on with a bow.
In front, or behind, above
or belowI
For bonnets, mantillas,
•cfipcs,collars and shawls-
Dresses for winter, spring,
summer and fall.
All of them different in
color and pattern.
Silk, muslin and lace;
crepo, velvet and satin,
Brocade and broadcloth and
other material,
iUite as ex.iensive and
much more ethereal,"
"llliar.1 Allen Butler
These could be made on
study hall or at home.Each
student did as she pre
ferred .
The book is to be bound
and graded.
In connection with the
construction of this phase
of sewing the class was
taught the use of the ma
chine gadgets that would
make sewing easier and
more accurate.
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MAKE IT OVER „
ORDO WITH OUT
SIX GIRLS RATE A.
Six girls out of a class
of twenty-six rated A’s on
.their aprons.
Two making plain -I’s were
Barbara Farmer and Lena
IMe Price. Barbara's apron
was made with a bib. It
had a Dutch boy and girl
embroidered on the bot^cm
of the skirt. Lean Iviae’s
had a ruffle around t,he
skirt and pocket trimmed
in red rick Tack.
"lima Bunn, Louise Eati^ion,
^'feiry June Brantley, and
Klildred Finch followed
with A-.
The aprons were inexpen
sive. They were made of
flour and feed sacks. Re-'
gardless of their material,
they were all very ''lovely"
aprons, was the opinion of
lies. Tilson, instructor.
DRESSMAKING PROJECT
OF UPPER CLASSES
Girls of group II and
III have now as their
project making wool dress
es.
They chose their own
color of material and pat
tern. The patterns, ac
cording to J/irs. "ilson,
are 'attractive.’’
]\bst of Che girls of
group II h3v?‘ i.Anirhod
whild some of group III
have just begun.