The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-03
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||T EXHIBITION
School Girls Show Ap-
| They Made Themselves,
! ALLISON is SPEAKER
men Should Know How to
bet Materials, She Says,

bet Materials, She Says,
living modeh attired in dresses
- BY themselves, as well As hats
= " coats and made-over dresses was
y main feature OF the exhibition in
j y bome economies department OF the
III schooi yesterday afternoon. Miss
- Allison. an instructor in the de-
( resent, gave short talk on Con.
{1tvntiou OF the Wardrobe" This is
s1he bst OF a series OF lectures on con
|!1Dsvstion. held every afternoon OF thus
eeek.
20 Girls Take Part,
II There were thirty girls in all, pu-
~ q Miss Allison's class Their
Ioolles cost just half the price Of those
sught In the stores. Miss ALLISON said.
~ each girl came on view, Miss ALI
4 6pn told the price OF her dress.
M In her talk, Miss Allison told the
y women that the first thing TO do when
Z Manning the wardrobe with an eye to
( 0couoshy was to be an intelligent buyer,
I I'D 70 know how 10 select materials,
nd to be sure that when YOU are buy
4 ~ wool that il is pure wool and not
ufultessted
sF sTbe way to test pure wool" said
0fiss Allison, rs TO know that each
I 9Srsad Is made OF five or six tiny
(Aseads. Wool is fury and very wiry.
\ &inen is made OF the flax fiber and
Ms : smooth appearance. and il, when
/. CDotted with water, the water goes
through to the wrong side Silk IS
t0ften adulterated with linen and IS
kard 10 detect. There is always starch
~ cotton, so that it is easy to detect
Study Your Pattern.
when you intend 10 make a dress,
aIwsys study your pattern well before
/ ~ buy the goods so that you WIN
now exactly how much to buy and IN
Nj way will conserve the salesman's
llme. Some women drive the sales
s1Don distracted by their numerous QueS-
1 6ass
~ Mrs Allison said that the real art
! uss b, being able to make over old
lp1ieh or those that had gone on, OF
( 6oyie. SO that they looked like new. She
\ nd CHAT in making over an 9! d gar
\ |'ncntlit should be ripped up first and
\ nenHthe pieces we'll pressed.
k3sA 1Childrens coats can he made from
< seov4 ups" she continued Mems old
hiStd can he made into women's SHIRT
{1nise4, as the only places a mans shlr'
is{ieaW out Is around the collar ant
nelS II silk waists become yellow
4 1Se Dem in colorcd tiSsue paper, as thu
" RI liter than red ink. II is goo
4 ~ 10 wear a silk scarf inside YOU
\ E6ooe. iso that the powder will not rul
|koH ~ spoil your collar ...
Use Great Care.
E n pressing materials, great care
nm0 be given to the woolen goods
~ fArment should be pressed fiN
RlekR damp cloth over it, and do IN
SSne9 the iron Then put on dry
C3oehi and the iron can be moved Never
Rngesd material without a cloth, even on
~ Wrong side.
<~T4 shrink cotton material before
\ uAkihg, boil IT, Gingham should be
& tGoaktd IN vinegar and water, to rctaf
[ - cblor. Wool should be shrunk III,
s3any fhat il is pressed, with daml
se1clh, In order to take the shine on
W. sefges, press the material on buck
ooomfys the material absorbs the glu
II ~ buckroom."
Hin Allison said that in removin
beA great care should be taken, eSpe
nllj with woolen and silk materials
IAey should be removed when fir,
ooicSd. With wooden goods !, is weI
~ the same material that the gar
M d made OF. Great care shoul
p y taken with silk, as the fiber
- - delicate. The nature OF the stat
y bDum be studied first, so that you vii
now what should be used to remoy
~ stain.
Keep In Good Repair.
Always keep clothes in good repair
\ EeopeciaIly shoes. II your heels on you
! dABes get run over, have them atende
- Immediately, as turnover heels spoi
~ shape Of the shoe and ruin III
oAile bones Of the foot. II the sole
Ne vanished once week, they vii
1T just twice As long, and everyon
Aould have their shoes we'll polished
Hooks and eyes schould be kept o
pfhss, as they will last longer Veil
ppld be folded instead Of rolled, an
I'm washed should not be ironed
'poe are washed before they are wor
~ will last twice as long, as thel
So1ne kind OF stuff in them and whe
1pnes in contact with the perspira
~ Of the feet, is inclined to rot Il
Dy keeping your powder in a dr
ne u will last twice as long as
sosos the moisture, and il is the san
II toilet water II is more SANTA
6eep the brushes and combs on Il
esses than in the drawer, as it is mo
nitary: