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By Jotpph Newman
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DRINTS are certainly a delight to
the eye this spring. Not only be
cause of thejr striking new color
scnemes and their unique and art
ful pattermngs do thev soar to a
high in fabric interest but the
bet that designers are doing such
remarkable and out-of-the-nrrfinarv
things with prints adds infinitely to
ineir cnarm.
Especially pretty are the lovely
rayon prints that brighten the cur
rent fashion scene. Amusing novel
ty prints share honors with colorful
and refreshing varieties of the ever
beloved florals in both daytime
frocks and modish short length din
ner gowns. Novelty prints draw
their inspiration from many sources.
Buddha figures, cameo medallions,
Mardi Gras carnival symbols and
Chinese characters are among the
new ideas in this serine's nrints
Outstanding also is a patterning that
grints actual, readable bars of mu
aic on a white crepe background.
st as unique is the flower-seed
packet print which pictures the flow-or-labeled
envelopes in a modernis
ed' design on the fabric ground.
Analyzing the latest styling tech
nique used in making up the new
jarints, it is apparent that the silhnu.
ette is being slenderly molded this
year, stressing nicely fitted waist-
Mies, brief sleeves for frocks with
kracelet - length or wrist depth,
Min3takingly fitted sleeves for lack
ets. Skirts are slim, even though
subtly draped either at front or to
oe side. Thus simple uncluttered
fines achieve flattery without the
e of unnecessary yardaee.
Especially to be admired is the
cunning displayed by designers in
achieving clever trimming effects
with the use of self-fabric. Such,
for example as the myriads of bows
that add interest alike to tailored
r dressy frocks. These adorning
kows are apt to occur most any
where on the dress at necklines,
sleeves, shoulders, hiplines and also
an connection with side-drape fasten
ings. Little bows are prettily dis
posed from neckline to hemline
down the front opening of the now-so-popular
coat dress. Another evi
dence of the wide use of self fabric
trims are the myriads of little ruf
fles that are being lavished on the
new print frocks. They put the fin
ishing touch on low-cut square and
V-necklines, they adorn pockets,
they travel up and down skirt seams
and these fluttery frills often add in
terest to side drapes.
The flair for novelty prints is re
flected in the softly tailored two.
piece frock shown to the right in
the group of charming fashions pic
tured. This Mardi Gras print scat
ters "shockinc Dink" manrfnlins
flutes, masks, ribbons and flowers
in pretty confusion over the back.
ground of fine black crene. Tho
gala theme, together with the strik
ing color contrast, give to this print
an animated charm that is just what
one wants in a print these days.
if you are looking for a print
that features "something different"
in a flower motif, you will find your
dream come true in the new-this-season
moss rose patterning. The
beauty and the unusualness of this
floral is stressed in the rayon crepe
print used for the dress shown to
the left in the group. Here the
moss roses are in deep rose and
green. The skirt is draped to a
side bow, and small bows at the
sleeves are a nice comDlementarv
detail. The new low neckline is
accented by a fold straight across
the bodice.
Great splashy sprays of clear yel
low acacia and fuchsia-toned ane
mones make a brilliant patterning
against fine black rayon crepe for
the effective dinner gown centered
in the group. Here is an instance
of the dramatic styline designers
give to prints this season. The fact
that a matching mantilla is made nf
the same print besDeaks elnanpntlw
of the trend to do startlingly out of
tne ordinary things with prints. A
self-fabric bow at the side of the
deep rounded neckline repeats the
bow motif at the side of the grace
fully draped skirt.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
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Hat, Bag Ensemble
Of Rick-Rack Braid
Most intriguing uses are being
made of rick-rack braid. In one of
the smart shops a set that captivated
the fancy of everyone who saw it
consisted of hat and bag made en
tirely of rick-rack. Carried out in
bright colors or in pure white these
rick-rack accessories are to be cov
eted. To make it, get a simple pattern
of bag and hat and baste the rick
rack on it into shane. than nhln
firmly together. Cunning is a Dutch
Donnet, us race-framing flange made
of the rick-rack. A simnle rim lu
string bag is the easiest type to at
tempt, it adds more fillip to sew
flaring cuffs of the rick-rack on
your "shorty" gloves.
This blouse takes on a most origi
a new detail, namely a miser
ouch pocket that buttons over the
kelt as shown. This striking dinner
(own has a black crepe sheath skirt
topped by an aqua print blouse com
pleted with a cleverly designed
pocket outlined In jet Jet sequins
utline the print bodice. The miser
pouch makes a welcome receptacle
sa which to tuck one's handkerchiefs
cod vanity out of sight.
Dickey, Jabot Set Makes
Many-Purpose Ensemble
One dickey dIus a set nf h,,tt.
jabots and other Drettv lincprio
elties is the maor-mimnw rum.
ble which you can buy at accessory
booths such as leading stores have
installed for the convenience of
women who seek the latest in pretty
gadgets and furbelows. This new
foundational dickey is a simple roll
collar type with bosom tucks done
In a washable rayon sheer. With it
comes a set of Jabots, one made of
lace, another of eyelet embroidery,
another of simulated tatting. You
can get a set of lace butterflies to
clip on in lieu of buttons.
'WNU Future Throuth snrei'i Mrrtn.m.
mtnt with Tht Ameticm Utt'""e.)
Japan is cettine the litters. W
have it on no less an authority than
Emperor Hirohito and his No. 1 war
lord. General Hideki Tolo. Hiro-
hito has told his Duenacious oeonle
that the outlook for Japan is now
truly grave." and Toio undersrnrpd
the divine insight of the eod-emreror
by adding that the war situation is
"very complicated."
This, in the customary Japanese
manner of speaking by indirection,
is another way of saying: "The
Yanks are coming."
And the Japanese man In the
street, whether he shuffles along in
his wooden does and traditional ki.
mono or wears the pinching leather
shoes and tight-fitting sack coats
copied from his occidental enemies,
knows what that means. It means
that the despised Yankees are on
their way to the heart of the Japa-
nese empire and that they're com
ing with skyfuls of bombs for the
Industrial nerve center from which
stems the terror and destruction
spread by the Japanese throughout
Asia and the Pacific.
The Japanese, far better than their
enemies, know just how vulnerable
they are. They know that once their
outer rim of defense is cracked, the
heart of the empire will be exposed
to a deathblow. That's why the
Japanese, In their opening stroke of
war, pushed as hard and as fast as
they could go to the north, south.
east, and west, so as to shove the
Americans from all bombing bases
witnin reach of the main home
islands.
And that's why, now that the outer
rim is crumbling, Hirohito, Tojo, and
the shuffling Japanese man in the
street are very unhappy. They have
heard what round-the-clock bombing
has done to Berlin, Hamburg, Essen,
Frankfort, and other Industrial cen
ters of their retreating German part
ner, iney know, as do Americans
who have lived in Japan for any
length of time, that the six key in
dustrial cities of Japan will burn as
fast as if not faster and mnr fnri.
ously than their Nazi equivalents in
Germany.
Most Vulnerable Country.
The six key centers are Tokyo,
Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Yokohama.
and Kobe. I have had a good look
at all of them the industrial Ruhr of
Japan and I was often impressed
by the thought of how QUipJclv .Tannn
could be snuffed out as a world
power by igniting the huge, sprawl
ing fire-traps from the air. A good,
stiff wind, which invariably blew
over these coastal centers from the
sea, strengthened this thought and
suggested how nature, combined
with feverish, careless construction
of these cities served to make Japan
the most vulnerable country In the
world.
The construction was careless be
cause the Japanese had neither the
time nor the money nor the desire
to change the basic layout of their
cities from a feudal to a modern
one.
Thus there was a mushroom
growth of sprawling factories amnnir
the flimsy, wooden, boxlike houses
packed tightly together hi areas
through which there are often only
dirt alleys or footpaths Instead of
paved streets. After the devastat
ing earthquake and fire of 1923 some
streets were enlarged and some
modern Innovations were Introduced.
Bat this was limited to the business
sections of Tokyo and Yokohama.
The layout and structure of the
greater part of the Japanese capital
and the key eastern port of the coun
try are about as primitive as they
were z.ouj years ago.
In Nagoya. Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka
conditions are similar to those of
Tokyo and Yokohama. The down
town business areas are full of con
crete and steel, but the larger sec
tions of the cities, where most of
the homes and many of the factories
are located, are covered with a for
est of wooden boxes, which millions
call home. So that even th flr.
proof structures are trapped in the
forests of wood and paper houses
which, when touched off by Amer
ican bombs, will turn into infernm
The heavy concentration of indus
try and other military objectives in
the six leading cities provides some
thing of a bomber's dream.
Plenty of Targets.
If he comes in from the east and
flies westward over the main island
of Honshu toward China, as the Doo
little raiders did, the first target he
will find in his bombsights will be
Yokohama. Here the principal tar
gets are the harbor, one of the two
largest in the country, shipbuild
ing yards, warehouses, metal, machine-tool,
and chemical plants, tex
tile and rubber mills, and an nntsw
mobile factory. The 18-mile strip
between Yokohama and Tokyo is
packed solid with industries turning
out machines and machine tools.
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944
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The Quentiont
1. How far is the Panama canal
from the equator?
2. Bv what namp is Vissarrnnn.
vich Dzugashvih now known?
J. In the First World war it was
'zero hour." What is it now
called?
4. A standard 24-fnot nnrarhntp
has an area of how many square
yaras?
5. The power of a number i
What?
6. Where was the first real hi-
cycle made?
7. When thp nilnt of a tnrnon
piane speaks of "leathers," to what
does he refer?
8. Peter II. vounB kincr nf Juan.
slavia, is the son of former Prin
cess Mary of what country?
9. What is the nrpsrnt nnmo nf
aiam:
10. Who Was Commanr?pr-in-rln'f
oi the United States army and
navy during the SDanish-Ampr ran
war?
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Spiced or nut muffins!
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BIG pink appliqued flower on
a dark blue cross-bar cotton
frock trimmed with contrasting
ric-rac sounds pretty, doesn't it?
It is and can be made in so many
lovely color combinations!
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Bolero Charm
PRETTY as a picture, this little
girl jumper and bolero set is
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1943 Is in sizes
3, 4, 5, 8, 7 and B years. Size 4 requires
joiua ui ovi ur f-incn material.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditioner lishtiu m,
is required in filling orders for a few of
me most popular pattern numbers
The Answers
1. It is 600 miles.
2. Stalin.
3. "H" hour.
4. Seventy.
5. The Droduct that rpsnWc frnm
multiplying a number by itself.
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7. To the wakes made bv sub
marine periscopes.
tf. Kumania.
9. Thailand.
10. William McKinley. .
ALL-BRAN Muffins
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shortening I -P fl?"r
U cup ugar Vi teaspoon salt
1 cup KeHogu's ' bakine powder
All-Bran
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In All-Bran and milk. Let soak
until mot of moisture is taken
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powder : add to first mixture. r
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creased muffin pan ,j full. Bake
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t or spleed muffin., add 1 table
spoon molasses to creamed mixture,
and Vj teaspoon singer or 1 tea
spoon cinnamon to dry ingredients.
For nut muffins, add cup chop
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And remember, too, KELtooa's
all-bran by Itself is a rich, natural
source of the whole grain "protective"
food elements nrnfnin th u wit-
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flmvpfb all-bran
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SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
1150 Sixth Ave. New York, N. Y.
Enclose 20 cents in coins for each
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