Thursday, August 29,1946.
park of the Moon!
Performance
August 29-30
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toward Richardson And William
Berney, Co-authors To Attend
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Activities surrounding produc
tion of “Dark of the Moon”, Ashe
jjle Community Theatre’s initial
performance on August 29-30 at
the City Auditorium, will be high
lighted by the Arrival Saturday
0 f the play’s co-authors, Howard
Richardson, native of Black Moun
tain, and William Berney.
Coming here from New York for
I their play in its only amateur
i production since its nine-months
Broadway run as a Schubert pro
duction, Mr. Richardson and Mr.
Berney will find themselves in the
setting and among the folk where
the strange ballad of “Barbara
I Allen”, theme of the play, origi
nated. They will be guests of
| Richardson’s parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Frank Howard Richardson a t
Black Mountain.
Widespread interest has been
! shown both here and in the theat
rical world in the bringing of the
play, rich in native folk lore, back
to its home. The fantasy surround
iing “Barbara Allen”, heroine of
jmore than 200 folk song versions,
;her witch boy sweetheart, was
written by Mr. Richardson as his
i thesis for a master’s degree while
la student at the University of
; lowa. It was there that he met
Mr. Berney with whom he collab
orated in the New York stage
! version of “Dark of the Moon”.
Mr. Richardson has since writ
ten another play, “Lone Star”,
I which Michael Todd, New York
Producer, has an option with a.
fall production in view.
Mr. Richardson’s background is of
• special local significance. He is
the grandson of A. C. Dixon, for
mer pastor of the First Baptist
church of Asheville. The Rev Dix
on later served as pastor of Spur
; geons Baptist church, London,
then the largest church in the
world. Mr. Dixon had two brothers
widely known in this section:
Thomas Dixon, Arthor of “The
Clansman”, the novel which later
became the famous motion picture
“Birth of a Nation”; and Frank
Dixon, wjhose son, hearing his
name, be came governor of North
Carolina. These two great uncles
of Mr. Richardson, listed in Who’s
Who, were bom in Shelby.
“Dark of the Moon”, with a cast
of approximately 29 people, is be
ing director by Elwyn Dearborn
of New York City, actor, director
and Playwright. He is being as
sisted by Miss Betty Jo Weaver,
also of New York, as stage man
ager and publicity director.
Tickets can be reserved by tele
phoning Asheville 2968-J and are
priced at SI.OO, $1.50, and $2.00.
The Auditorium box office will
open at 5:30 P.M. and the curtain
"ill rise promptly at 8:30 P.M.
afternoons of both performances.
All seats are reserved. Leading
roles are being taken by Forrest
B- Wood and Patsy Munroe, both
of Asheville.
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Woman's World
Plenty of Room for Action Is
Essential in Clothes for Boys
“T D RATHER have little girls
1 than little boys,” one hears a
mother say, “because it’s so hard to
keep the boys in clothes.”
Well, I suppose boys are just a
bit harder on clothes than dainty
little girls are, but if you do your
own sewing and use sturdy materi
als and good seams and also allow
plenty of room for the active play
in which the boys engage, there
won’t be anything too difficult about
keeping them in garments.
You’ll find that Dad’s old clothing
can be utilized to make sturdy, eco
nomical clothing for Junior. Pants
can easily be cut down or ripped
apart and sewed into little pants
for the youngstar. Shirts, too, are
easy to make from larger ones and
you’ll find that the material stands
up beautifully for all the baseball,
roller skating or other sports in
which the boy may participate.
Don’t plan to make long-sleeved
shirts for boys’ everyday wear. They
are much too active, they get into
too much dirt for you to be both
ered scrubbing cuffs clean on every
shirt you wash. Short sleeves are
not only easier to care for, but
they also allow more freedom of
movement for boys at play.
Study seam construction carefully
before you start sewing and bear in
mind that everyday clothes will
have to stand up under innumerable
washings. Big patch pockets are
useful because they are nice for
carrying all sorts of incongruous ob
jects, even if you don’t always like
the job of cleaning them out. Bound
buttonholes and bound slits are also
very useful because they will stand
wear better than any other type of
construction.
Make Flat Felled Seams
For Utility Clothing
To make seams properly for util
ity garments, be sure that you leave
sufficient allowance of fabric for
a nice-sized seam. If you find that
the material ravels easily, for ex
ample, allow about Vs to Vs of an
inch more for the seam.
If you are not an experienced
seamstress, the best rule to fol
low before putting seams together
is to baste everything before stitch
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If you have uiornout mens clothes....
ing on the machine. You may also
use a pinned seam, allowing the foot
of the machine to push the materi
al. This method is good for heavy
fabric.
To make a pinned seam, place
the pins close together and set in
from the edge so they can be re
moved as you stitch.
The flat-felled seam is very popu
lar in men’s and boys’ clothing be
cause the seam is flat, easy to press
and looks well tailored. To make
it, first stitch the raw edges of the
outside of the garment as for a reg
ular seam. Trim off one edge of the
seam to within Vs inch of the seam
line. Turn under the raw edge of
the other side Vs inch and pull it
flat over the short side. Hem by
hand or machine so the seam lies
flat.
Fateh Pockets Are Made
With Cardboard Pattern
Patch pockets should be made
just as correctly as possible to look
well on tailored garments, such
Make them into garments for Junior.
as shirts and pants. Cut the pat
tern from a piece of cardboard, but
do not leave an allowance for seams
on the pattern itself. Place the card
board pattern over each of the pock-
Summer Fashion Notes
Rhinestones and sequins are still,
expected to hold down the main bulk
of trimming, although it’s probable
we’ll see some other new decorative
notes like braid borderie anglasie.
There will be brims and well
molded millinery for the after twen
ty and older crowd, while off-the
face hats are favored for the teen
aged group because they’re so very
flattering.
Dainty Shantung
y MUM
A frock of blue print shantung
designed by Emmet Joyce gives
a graceful waistline by a series
of gores which taper toward the
center of the buttons. The shoul
der treatment is called a “peace
time epaulet.” Gloves and hat
match the dress.
et pieces and press the seam al
lowance over the edges of the card
board. This will assure all the pock
ets being the same size.
In heavier fabrics, cover the raw
edge with flat seam binding after
you have turned the edge, then hem
it. Pin the pocket on the garment
and check accuracy of placement.
If you stitch the pocket close to
the edge, the top is finished with
one or more rows of machine stitch
ing. If you stitch away from the
edge a bit, the seam seamline is
followed across the top of the pock
et.
In finishing the shirt you’ll want
to make the shoulder seams, then
the yoke, then the sleeves. Inci
dentally, in stitching up the sides oi
the shirt, the sleeve seams can be
stitched at the same time, making
just the one seam.
The collar may be stitched in
place at any time after the shoul
der seams are finished, but most of
the time the collar is attached when
the facing (down the front) is
turned.
When you are making shorts for
the boys, pin the pieces together as
you cut them. Often, women get
confused after cutting out the shorts
because almost all the pieces look
so similar it is difficult to assemble
them. Always use the flat-felled
seams for shorts.
If you are altering a pair of Dad’s
trousers for the boy, you can cut
them down yourself, if you feel com
petent enough to do so, or if you
wish, buy a pattern and cut from
that.
Closet Arrangement
Make the most of your closets
by arranging them efficiently
rather than hit or miss, which
gives you little space.
Hooks should be placed about
seven inches apart, and their
placement behind the rod is not
to be encouraged because they
are difficult to reach.
If your closet has room for
shelves and drawers, these will
give you additional space for
storage of many small articles
like underwear, belts, socks, etc.
Store shoes on vertical or hori
zontal racks or rods, or, if you
have room for a tilted shelf above
the clothes, this will also give a
very neat appearance.
Avoid wire hangers unless they
are well padded, since they tend
to make sleeves poke out in the
wrong direction. If women have
a closet to themselves, they will
like the dainty padded hangers
that come in lovely pastel
shades. If you like an especially
lovely closet accessory, choose
these padded hangers In your fa
vorite scent and they will keep
your closets delightfully per
fumed and also prevent that
musty odor on your clothing.
With fine, sheer woolens in the
picture we can probably expect
many draped effects for fall clothes,
shirring and other such details that
require a fine fabric.
Notice the bright colors in coats
being shown for summer wear.
You’ll like particularly the bright
greens and reds, but if you like pas
tels, there are enough to delight
anyone.
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS
Arts Club
Festival
The twently-sixth annual ex
hibit of the Black Mountain Art
Club, now the Arts Club, is being
held at the State Street Methodist
Church, Black Mountain, August
22 through September 4.
The articles shown reach a high
standard in quality and in cover
ing such a comprehensive range of
the arts and crafts.
Credit for the arrangement of
the exhibit goes to Dr. Charles
Brabbee, exhibit chairman, and
for floral decorations, to Mrs.
Gregg, florist of Black Mountain.
Among the exhibiting artists
who live in Black Mountain or
spend their summers here, are:
Mary Aleshire, Marion Perley,
Amy Allen of Charleston, S. C.,
Daisey Erb of West Palm Beach
a former president of the Arts
Club, Y. Remington Beach of
Knoxville, Jessie Stockard of Mon
treat, Artus Moser of Swannanoa
and Will H. Stevens, art teacher at
Sophie Newcomb, Tulane Univer
sity, New Orleans, who is spend
ing his second summer painting
in Black Mountain, and Philip A.
Sawyer of Clearwater, Fla., Dr.
Winfred Conrow, portrait painter
of New York City and Henderson
ville, and National Secretary of
the American Artists Professional
League, exhibits a portrait in oil.
Asheville artists exhibiting are:
Eva D. Barnett, Lucille Stoner,
Grace Van Moy, and Angie Wright
other artists are Richard Albany,
E. Pierre Mallett, Anne Congdon,
and Eleanor McAdoo Wiley.
Several original paintings and
etchings by masters are on dis
play, by courtesy of Mrs. Bossie
Hundley Baer, the Misses Flor
ence and Mamie Drinker, Mary
Aleshire, and the Rev. H. W.
Rhys.
The graphic arts are repre
sented by Elizabeth White of Sum
ter, S. C., in three dry-point etch
ings. Elizabeth Winfield Tait ex
hibits portrait studies and How
ard Gorham photo enlargements.
Wood sculpture is represented
by a Head of Lincoln carved by
Artus Moser, a cabinet by W. E.
McDougle, figurines contributed
by Margaret Hay, a carved box
and a colonial punch-pole lantern
by Olive Clark.
Oriental table covers and em
broidery were loaned by M. R.
Stevens, hand painted china and a
copper tray by the Misses Drink
er.
Mrs. F. R. Tucker of Blue Ridge
furnished handicraft of original
design, buttons, breckles and flow
ers of native wood, and the com
munity playground for young
children, carving on mushrooms,
mushroom flowers, and wax paint
ing on cloth —their “projects” dur
ing the summer; Mrs. W. W. Alex
ander of Chapel Hill and Blue
Ridge furnished unique specimens
of mushroom art.
Weaving is represented by a
handwoven pillow-case and apron
loaned by Mrs. M. M. Rhys, and a
runner by Margaret Hay; leather
work by pocket-books made by C.
W. Costner, a part of an excellent
exhibit of the crafts from West
ern North Carolina Sanitorifom.
An interesting group of rugs
handiwork, pottery and articles
in wrought iron were loaned by
the Black Mountain Rug and Jug
Shop, and unique baskets and rugs
by R. O. Young, Hooked rug deal
er, on Ridgecrest Road.
During the two weeks of the
exhibit several programs are to be
given, and there will be lecture
tours provided for students or
other groups desiring these, if
they arrange the time, Mary Ale
shire, conducting.
For the benefit of school stu
dents, a special room has been
prepared with copies of famous
works of art by masters, loaned
by the Misses Drinker and Mrs.
Bossie Hundley Baer.
The Arts Club wishes to express
its appreciation for the generosity
of artists and others in loaning
works of art for the exhibit.
Ridgecrest was also represent
ed by Anna H. McSweeney, who
sent in hand-painted linens.
Black Mtn News
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Frozen peaches, although low in
natural vitamin C, held the added
vitamin C exceedingly well. Ap
proximately 70 per cent of the added
vitamin C. or ascorbic acid, was re
tained after six months of storage.
Good flavored, well-ripened Elberta
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experimental tests. The peaches
were given a 30 to 40-second bath
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dipped into cold water for a similar
length of time. After peeling, the
peaches were dropped into a citric
acid bath to prevent darkening dur
ing preservation.
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a sufficient number of peeled
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Lake Summit Playhouse sifi%il(M **
Season With Production, Biography
Laura Bryson of Asheville will
appear as guest actress in the
role of Marion Froude, the sophis
ticated portrait artist in the Lake
Summit Playhouse’s production of
the gay and witty comedy, “Bio
graphy,” by S. N. Behrman. “Bio
graphy is the last production this
season of the summer theatre, un
der the direction of Robert Dale
Martin, and is now running
through Saturday, August 31, at
8:30 P.M.
“Biography,” which the New
York World-Telegram called “an
evening of rare playgoing felici
ty,” is staged by Arthur Graham,
producer at the Lake Summit
Playhouse which is located eight
miles south of Hendersonville just
off highway 25.
Leading roles are taken by Lyle
Sweet of Asheville as Richard
Kurt, the stubborn and self reliant
editor; Daniel Nachtmann of St.
Louis as Melchior Feydak, a Vien
nese composer; Arthur Graham of
Page Seven
New York City as Orrin Kinnicott*
a middle-aged Westerner; Mary
Ellen Verheyden of St. Louis as:
Slae Kinnicott, hi s daughter;,
Suzanne Nachtmann of St. Louis?
as Minnie, the maid; Vincent De
Baun of White Plains, N. Y., as,
Warwick Wilson, the handsome
movie star.
Advance ticket sales for “Bio
graphy” are held at the Bowes.
Hotel in Hendersonville, or reser
vations for seats can be made by
writing Box 66, Flat Rock, N. CL
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