Evening star., 1940-05-12
BY BARBARA BELL.

4Ouu ike CneSe designs nrSt OF
all because they fit so well, with
just the right sports effect. They're
easy to wear, easy to look at, and
amazingly easy to make. And they're
patterned after exclusive fashions so
correctly that nobody but you will
know the difference. Hundreds of
girls who don't know a bit more
about sewing than you do are max
ing their own clothes right this min
ute. They discovered, as you'll dis
cover as soon as you begin to snip
and stitch, that making ones own
is truly fun, guided by the step-by-
step sew chart that comes with each
Barbara Bell pattern. Then, with
your sports things finished and
ready, consult our new fashion book
for afternoon styles that you can
turn out just as successfully and
inexpensively. Send for that, too,
when you order your pattern.
We specialize in patterns that
give more than one fashion at a
time, because we've found that girls
gleefully welcome bright ideas like
design No. 1951-B. 1t gives you an
unusually fetching, circular -skirted
tennis frock in the waistband style
so much featured by the smart
shops. with buttoned back straps.
And with it comes a waist-hugging,
square-necked jacket-blouse. Add
the jacket-blouse to the tennis
frock and what have you got? A
picture of chic for Office, street and
spectator sports! The frock will
be charming this summer In white
sharkskin, pink pique, checked
green gingham or printed linen.
And with the jacket-blouse you can
wear it hight now In fiat crepe or
spun rayon.
Which will you have, long slacks
or short? Well, there's no need to
choose. Using design No. 1949-B, you
can have them both. The slacks
pattern is p1eated at the top and
cuffed at the bottom; it fits as well
as your brothers white flannels! And
the length is up to you; both the
long and short of them are correct
for sports. Besides, you get with
this design stunning sports shirt
with deeply notched collar, and a
tailored skirt for the times when
your sports plans are spectating
rather than active. Denim, seer
sucker, flannel or gabardine are best
for this outfit.
You can't go anywhere this sum-
mer without at least one tailored
casual of the type so perfectly rep
resented by design No. 1946-B. In
fact, you'll need it even If you 60
nowhere; it's indispensable for town
wear as well as travel. This one,
with suave, crisp lines (notice how
the waistline darts continue the
seams of the skirt and utter sim
plicity, has an unusual belt to lift
1t out of the ordinary. The neckline
is finished with a narrow roll col
lar, and the sleeves turn back In
boyish cuffs.
Spun rayon, fiat crepe, silk print,
linen and pique-these are Just q
few Of the materials in which 1t
will be extremely smart.
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Barbara Bell pattern. No. 1951-B is
designed for sizes II, II, 16, 1S and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments 30, 80, "a, 36 and 80. Size IA
(32) requires ~ yards of 35-inch
material without nap for the en-
semble; 5A yards of bias fold.
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Barbara Bell pattern No. 1949-B
Is designed for sizes II, Is, Is, II
and 10. Corresponding bust meas
urements %, 81, 80, IS and 81. Size
13 t3I requires 8x yards of 35-
inch material without nap for the
ensemble.
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Barbara Bell pattern No. Ie4s-B