The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-04-09, Page 10Page 8 - Wingham Advanct:-Titries, Thursday, April 9, 1964
THE PALE STRETCH SUIT in a natural beeswax colour and
a honeycomb weave was designed by Olivia of Hamilton
for the spring -summer showing of the Association of Ca-
nadian Couturiers held in Montreal. Sweeping "A" line
skirt is cut with a deep fold on either side. Collar and
sleeves of the brief, fitted jacket are bound with satin.
The designer fabric is woven of wool and stretch nylon to
give with every movement of the body. Hat is by Irene
of Montreal.
Neutral Tones Are Gone,
Vibrant Colors Dominate
"In 1964 Canadian hornes
will sing with color" was the
consensus of dealers who at-
tended the Canadian Furniture
Mart at Toronto's CNE grounds
in January.
Vibrant colors of red, emer-
ald, gold and black and white
dominate in upholstered pieces
and gone are the beige and neu-
tral tones which manufacturers
and dealers alike thought of as
a "safe bet". Definite tones
are more in evidence rather
than eggshell and off-white.
COLORS ARE VIBRANT
Floral and printed patterns
were also shown more and in
colonial styles the prints are
not the quiet little provincial
prints as heretofore but they are
bright and bold in floral designs.
Of course there were solid col-
ours in reds, bumt oranges,
black and whites and all -white.
Upholstery fabrics show an all-
over feeling of luxury that has
not been seen so extensively be-
fore.
The credit for this lighter
and brighter look may be due to
a stain repellent used and dem-
onstrated by many of the manu-
facturers which makes even
light colors in upholstery resis-
tant to stains, spills and sticky
fingers.
Italian provincial's simple,
straight-line designs remain as
popular, as does French provin-
cial. The Spanish influence was
also found here and there
throughout the mart. Three ex-
amples of the new Spanish look
won three of the 11 design
awards at the show.
Sofas are getting longer, the
three -seater, popular in past
years, is being replaced more
and more by the four -seater and
on both chairs and sofas there is
more showwood on arms and
backs; and the smaller propor-
tions of the modern furniture
developed in recent years for
smaller living quarters has been
incorporated into today's tra-
ditional designs.
Drapery Magic by the Yard
People who live in glass
houses should clothe their win-
dows. So should people who
live in houses with small -pan-
ed windows, short square ones
and tall slim ones.
For draperies are both use-
ful and serve an important dec-
orating
eo-orating purpose. Their color
and design affect the appear-
ance of a room. In fact, they're
a major item in the decorating
budget.
A way to cut costs, yet not
skimp on effect, is to get out
the sewing machine.
There's a variety of fabrics
for the housewife to choose
from. Today the trend is to-
ward draperies which can be
laundered and hung up again
without ironing.
Marquisette, batists, taffe-
ta, plain boucle and boucle
prints are all available in tery-
ler'e by the yard. And they're
long lasting and easily launder-
ed.
aundered.
Sewing thread for terylene
draperies should he of the same
fibre. The danger in using cot-
ton thread to stitch this synthet-
ic is that the thread might
shrink, where the fabric will
not. A puckered seam would
be the result. When working
with manmade fibres, th.
thread tension should he just a
little looser than the tension for
cotton thread. The beginning
or end of a sLa:n should he
back -stitched.
One secret of success is plea
ty of fullness in the fabric. For
marquisette, curtains three
times the width of the window
is best. For other fabrics twice
the width should be sufficient.
A boon to do-it-y!mrself
curtain makers is the pleating
tape now available for all tv'pe;
of draperies. It's a sturdy rape
with pockets woven into it to
hold the pleating hooks. All
you do is stitch it to the top of
the panel.
Each of the prongs on the
hook are inserted into a pocaet.
The pleats appear like Inapt;
and a locking device holds
them in place.
If several panels of fabric
are needed on a window, they
should he sewn together before
the pleating tape is applied.
There's no need to cut off the
selvedges — just join the panels
together with a simple seam
and press it open. Probably this
is the last time these draperies
will ever he on an ironing
board. Not even a touch-up
will be needed after washing.
When pressing hems, a steam
iron is best. However, dry heat
is fine if the ironing tempera-
ture is kept low.
For laundering manmade
fabrics, use lukewarm water
and a blue detergent. Take
down the curtains and shake out
the dust. If they're really dirty,
soak them overnight in cold
water. If not, they go straight
into the tub.
The way to avoid ironing is
to avoid wrinkling. Never
wring them out -- just.lift them
loosely from the wash water and
remove them to the rinse, Do
a thorough job of rinsing -- grey
soap suds in a fabric mean grey
curtains.
DINING ROOMS BACK
Chrome sets are more spec-
tacular than ever andstyled and
finished suitably for dining
rooms that are making a fast
come -back. "Sale of dining
room suites have zoomed up to
75 per cent in the last three
years" said a spokesman for a
large Canadian furniture manu-
facturer, He explained "It
seems people are tired of eating
in the kitchen or alcove, have
decided eating is important
enough to have a room devoted
to it and are demanding their
new homes be built with a din-
ing -room." Fortunately dining
tables are now made with a no -
mar top -- a big selling feature
at the Mart,
Little change was noted in
lamps. They are tall; some in
ceramics others in colored glass
or china and pole lamps are
still very popular: All lamps
are being used more and more
as decor accessories" said a de-
sign winner from Montreal "for
a good lamp is to a room what
a mink hat is to a woman's
wardrobe," He held up his
towering (40 -inch) lamp winner
with a brown ceramic base and
nubby wool shade.
CARPETS ARE BETTER
There are fantastic selec-
tions and developments in car-
petings. Here again the trend
to color is shown; the quality is
better and more use of carpet-
ing is being promoted. One of
the outstanding authorities on
carpets said that carpets are un-
der consideration for use in hos-
pitals and schools although
many prejudices have still to
be overcome. Believe it or not,
kitchen wall-to-wall carpeting
is being shown in a number of
Canadian model homes this
year.
All Lengths Right
For Gloving Hand
Short sleeves, long sleeves,
wide sleeves and no sleeves at
all are some of the fashions
spring gloves must be prepared
to handle.
This has resulted in a variety
of glove lengths and styles. Of-
ten the character of the glove,
rather than the length, deter-
mines what glove should be
worn.
Generally, six or four -button
lengths appear with cuffed or
tapered sleeves, eight and ten -
button lengths with short and no
sleeve styles. Newer and more
fashionable are such ideas as
the wrist -length shortie with
the sleeveless or short sleeved
fashion.
Table Settings
For Entertaining
For the formal dinner, silver
in full array — elegant, bril-
liant and beautiful will set
the stage for a memorable oc-
casion. A formal dinner usual-
ly consists of at least five cour-
ses. Arrangement of silver
flatware: Left: next to plate,
salad fork; to the left in the
center, the dinner fork; next on
the outside, the fish fork. Right:
next to plate, dinner knife,
next to right, fish knife. On
the outside at the right, the
soup spoon.
Table settings for the buf-
fet supper can be dramatic, yet
informal. To the hostess, the
buffet offers an opportunity to
set forth most attractively her
culinary masterpieces against a
background of her loveliest
table appointments. Setting
the buffet: Silver candelabra,
covered silver dishes, silver
platters and a chafing dish, as
well as silver tea or coffee ser-
vice, all contribute to the ef-
fectiveness of the table. Allow
plenty of room beside the table
so the guests can select food
without crowding. Set dishes,
silver, napkins and food in the
order in which they will be
picked up by guests.
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'THE RUFFLED TAILLEUR in soft tones of blue and green
was shown by Rodolphe of Toronto at the spring -summer
presentation of the Association of Canadian Couturiers in
Montreal. Contrasting dramatically with the suit's riding
jacket lines is a double flutter of organza which is attached
to the collar. Organza is repeated at cuffs. Jacket has
figure -defining seaming while skirt is gored in front to fit
slimly. Textured two-tone designer fabric is woven of
"Orlon" acrylic fibre and mohair.
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