The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-04-03
s What They Will Be Wearing
 In Easter Parade
Associated Press

! I lie Jones ldnllAg Ol Ally lo0 H. As s. A, is doing it's Easter shopping this year with unaceustomed care. Having paid their income tax and met the rising costs of food and shelter Mr. and Mrs Jones are wisely determining to receive full value for every dollar of their clothing budget
 The Joneses are not cutting down on essentials. Probably they are spending more than usual. with an eye to the lean years to come They realize that this may be the last spring for a long time in which they may have unrestricted choice of the rich array Of fabrics and colors which always before Ameri- cans have taken for granted They are not buying more things, but they are buying better things.
 Pop perhaps will spend a little more for his suit this spring, fig uring it may have to last five years instead of two. Nom will pay par ticular attention to the wool content label on her coat. on Johnny's suit and Mary's reefer
 Being wise shoppers, Mr. and Mrs. Jones are buying the best they can afford for themselves and their children. They are choosing eonser- vatiYe, classic styles and excellent fabrics that will look as well next year as now.
 The first item on the Jones shopping list is suits for all the family, in sturdy, long-wearing pure woolens, still available. It's the biggest suit spring in years be- cause Americans realize the utility and timeless style of a Well-tailored suit. Nom and little Mary may choose Shepherd checks for their Easter suits, because of their clas- sic rightness Pop and Johnny probably will want to splurge on British tweeds, still arriving on our shores across a treaeheous ocean. Pops suit will be without trouser cuffs or pocket flaps, and without a vest if it's double-breasted.
 The Jones girls, Mother and daughter, love the vivid colors of this spring-the clear reds and yiv- i'd greens, the golden yellows and candy pinks They have heard that dye-stuffs are among the things to be restricted by war and they're enjoying last fling at rainbow colors
 Nom feels that it's all right to be frivolous about just one thing l her Easter hat So she's selecting | one as feminine and flattering and beflowered as possible, just to prove that her courage is high and her heart is young. She'll tilt it forward this year, and tie it up in a mist of yelling.
 She's selecting one of the new suit dresses, too. Some are in gay prints and some in classic navy or black, with crisp white lingerie touches, but all are practical, pro- viding a dress and a jacket to boot.
 She likes the gay new printed frocks or blouses with hat and gloves of the same fabric. She's laying in a supply of blouses both tailored and frilly, to transform her classic suit into as many cos tunes
 Mrs. Jones, being one who keeps up with the times, is providing her self also with a dressy suit or dress for after five, when she wants to go dining or dancing, and Pop hasn't had time to change. It may be of faille or tafteta, the skirt will be halfway between knee and ankle, and with it she'll wear d frivolous little hat.
 She'll make sure that her day time skirts are at least one inch longer than last year, with a gen erous hem, so that they may be heightened again next spring. |