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DISTINCTIVE. D£SIGNS IN CANADIAN.-MADE FELT wefre afetr of the year-end fash'ion show by studnts of the S-choal aor Faishion of the. Ryersan Institute of Techniolagy, Toronto. Three- of the 51 skirts seen are shoawn abave. Their designers are, left ta right: Joline Root, Carmbellford, Ont.; Carol Wolfe, Saskatoon, ~Ssk.; and Gunta Mateas, of Toronto. Home Sewing HIntS For INylon ïFabric(s Coming tram the sanie city in France which gave the s-ý ing machine ta the -woid. Ber-. nard Digarnnet ai Kingston, Ont,.is weii 'versed in Iebs tory af this French invention. But he neyer expectet 4afit hiffseli opeérating on'?. He isn-'t a tailor, as wIas Bar- thelmny Thircnonnier ai Saint-. Etienne, who i 1825 saw bis machines smasbied by- angry cifizens because they believed "mechianiza'tioni" ini tise f or i o tise sewing necedle would taise foatiout ai the mouthis ai Franice's seamistresses. Nor dloes hi' sew 'ifrly for his wq pleasure. Mir. Digonnet is a te-,chnicq1 servic.e representaftive wit1h a1 Ieading producer oi nylon yarni. Since arriving in Canada three years ago, Mr. Digonnet's duties have taikeni himi into vlir- tualy ever'y type ai petiefac-. tory wyhere nylon is used. Amang other applications A~ this fibre, sewing thre-ad is ane oi his responsibilities. In aorder ta undrstand thoroughly thse aperation ai ýt sewiv i ac1hine h e haqd ta leaýrn ta sew. Aiter: sfarting on a dlomestic type he now con1dlcuets experim-ents 0an commrercial machine capable ai 5,000stitchs a nute. Althougph commrrercial maý- ch'injes usually whTIiZ a ang a speed five fîmnes as fast as do- mestic onesý, home p sewers, Shauld finti helptul hints in somne i the technical assistane MVr. Digannet passes on ta ga- mientimanufachurers. "A iew adjusmients in sewng~ methatis shoulç be madie with nylon since if is dýffer-enit ftrm the alider fibres wmenare- maore aýccustametýi ta hanjd1ing,"' hie as.One exmpl faithis difrneis the way niylon pro-. vents kittd nd v waveniab-. rics ftrmsagigwbenru,,t ')n the bias. ng aiseamls.In tight vweaves, such fas s, sae am remare inlti taLe 11-it ad free Of puckerig when ltmade on, the straigbtf. Fa,, ibis reasani Mr. Dignnt avies uing atic stitchinig an ithe bhietorini a selvge-toselvag tiîrctiovf wherever passible. -Always: loosen nin in babbin ëand spuool, priua when swn ih nylon threaid," he waLrns,. The tension shouiti be less an the- top thread. Use acmprtvy long stitchl ai about 10 ta 12 stitches ta the -inchs wheîi sewýing m-ediumi wveight f abrics at intaim a ýt -too much speed. Be sure pins and neetiies are sha-ýrp anti fne enouigh ta avaid mering i -the fabric. It is wicse ta practicefirst, on a scrap ai maferial. Find ouf if thse f abrie behaves better wheh helti siightly utndler tension tiuring the sfitching. Feeti it thraugh t he neetile wit haut pulling or pushing. Keep scissors sharp and aiwvays use fhem ta cut the thIýread if If lis nylon. Those wha o wanf seams as strong as the rest ai the gare- ment are wlladvîsed ta uise this type of thrcad.1 BEGINNER -SIMPLE ta cro- chlet thîs iovelyý new daily for your homre? It'sý ail done in a ify-in your favorite pine- appl1e deýsign1! Pattern 738: Croeheted doily 19-incýhes in miercerized crocheýt and kniting caftan; smaller one ta match. Sa-o easy; so pretty! Send TWENTY-FIV.E CENTS (stamps cannat be a7ccepte-d - uise postal, note for safety) for, tliis pattern' Sendo your- order, ta Laura Wheeler Patter'ns, 1U~ Eigh- teenthl Street, New Toronto), Ont. If selvages are tighit, lie says, clip them a t inter-vals to aliow, fabric ta lie flat. Be gener-. ous with seamn allowvances be- cause smooth nylon fabrics tenr. to fray specially if not -properly finished]. Another pr.inciple to keep_ in mmiýd -when sewing withi synithetics is thalt tey do n1ot shirinik and consequently you cýan't d1epenmd on. shrinki'ng ouf, the,- fullness whmchi is allowed for, fit at the top ai a siceve, If you want "ta count0on tlie Com- pliee washiability o the fin- ishepd article, se e that ail the littie extras such as seam bid- in, acing and 1 tiriiing are LOOKING. FOR A CAREER? Many young en anldwoe desirous ai planing a career do nat know where ta flnd tLhe sehols tatspecialize i the variaustrds This papeýr caurnes a headini-g "Opportu nities for Men and Womrieni"Lunder which wvill be ilound the namnes 0-,s' ols You ca3n ap)proach these schoolî with Confidence, becauise they are ail register-ed wTith the De- 1par1tmeýnt 'ai Education. Tj CARONICLLS The ', s saonhscorne ar, d goneand 1wh tee _Cthe eterbefore aný1d atter. no one couild possiblyhv asked for a bette ater Sunday,.. Sun shin- ing ai lday andriceasoniably warm for, the fir-st o[ Aprîl. Easter is such a happy -occa- sion, especiafly as its promise of spiritua-l rbrh coincidies with nature's awakening 9to newî life once aan Special church services, Easter flowerS and iovel chorl rnui in hurches, and byv radio an-d television , aIl contribuite somuh Everythîng cheerfuiland îfulI of promise. If we don't feel a lt in our hei(arts we mrust indeed be di-il an-d un- receptive. No Cdoubt1,Old Coun,- try people. wili agree- with Ime that at Easit er r houglits ýare apt to dlrif t h oinew,a r ds mor thajn at anyi other time ai 1the year. Not necessarily wîth re- gret but rathr in gaeu e miembrance. il ae us happpy to recali the ý,lovely shadled country lanes, baniks yellow - dotted witimro.e-and the air sweet-scented from the shiy violets iwoods and lanies. No wondenr Robert Browning wrote -"Ohý, to be in England now that April's hiere!" If one had the tîmie, thie opportunity anmd the money, woun1dn't it, be won- derlul to' fiy over ta the Oid Couintry jutizta see the primi- roses and \violets in bloom oince again? However, if thiat isni't possible weý, at least haveou miemories. The plhilosophy tha t "it is better to have loved and losIthilan nieyer to have laved at all" applies to -more than hu- m an, relations. It applies equal- ly wvell to places and things that have brouglit us hiappiness ini days gone by. And yet even as we remember the past, consc-iously or iunconscioiisly, we are build-. î ng up rnew mnemories to treas- ure in the days 1P. corne, for the present will evenýtialiy becorne the paSt as -we >move day by cday into the future. Oýne of rny more recent mïe- maories is shopping witha grand- son Davel By special request 1I went tn Torçonto to help Daughter withb a dJay's shoppinig. Dave had tc? be taken, along too as hie need- ed to be ftted for shoes and a 'e t~ things. Believe me-, we had a miost interestiîng and exnergetîc day. Dave was really quite good buit of cýourse stay- ,inge very long in one place was ni to be e, pected. However we coped wTith that by having a harness on oýur young mnan. Sc, while mMmmy shopped for1 drapnes and shirts, Grafnma tokcharge of Dave, who was0 constantly finding new worlds ta expiore-the world ai mov- ing staircases, elevators ta ride in and toyvs thatgt be seeni but not tuched. When wve cdine ta 'anythinig'that moved Davei had one requiest-"Il go toai!' which mneanit that Grand.ma follwed.When aur- Shopping wasdo -i lasteci four hours -we went over ta his Dar's office-and that w an unex-. pected thill. Needfless to Sayi Davedrpd off ta sleep in theè street-caýr comning home, and stayed asleep w1hile i$eing tran-s- ported from street-car ta strol- erand from the stroller t is i, crib. The littl ie ma had had quite a day. Buit oh dear, what a bitter cold wind we had ta contend witih. I was really glad A PROBLEM A new emlýoyee sînedhl namqe "A,. Liarý". "'Wouldln't if be betteri, if Y,)I spelied ouf, your firstnan? suggested the clerk. "NI\otmc, repiied the bc-. ginner'. "Mly first narne is Adaïr., ta bL)e ba,.ck hmeand outft is On CGood Friday, although il"-- was a mniserabie day, the farn- ily d1rove ouf here- with Diave noanc the worse for wear. They hsad stopped at Oakvilie on the, way up inteilding ta visit Bob and J loy lbutLchanged theh- minds when thevy iound thse Street where te live practicat- ly ipsal-u and ruts, almiost ax-ie deep due ta stormo seweroerton.If bas beerî like that for wee'ks. Eveïn though 'Bob manages ta struggle in and out with his car it can't be very gaod for thle matai. Saturdaiy, betore they could get, ouf ta came up heUre Bob) bad tra 1jack up the car and ptston, down in the ruts. Just anc ai the joys af subur-ban life,! Loolks is if io rse- andbgy condi- tions are sometimoes vifh us 'yet' -but ithoutAvthe omre an% buggy9 ýta hePLpIS OUt. The imotor traffic oýver the we-nd must hv lbe er- rific. W'e noticed iti rather ayt peculiar wyon th> is oad, One finie in pa-rticular I was walrk- ing in the kitcheni. OF courseý the door and' whindowswr cioseod, nd yetalthougýh wear quite a piece, in tram the roati I soon becamne canisciaus ai a steady, nesatrumbling dui'Lie ta, atmospheric conditions -andi frai ticon the rond. WVhat wVAS it bce when Highevay 401 goes through! Saïturiday 'nîgbht uwehad ue pecteci ucaller1s. About fine'ý o'ciock aur good watch-dog was milakzing agra to-do. There wasn't a car i sgbt but aiti the bedlaiam we beard a koi at the door. Amidead cou- ple cam t fa ave cone aito t he lHamilton bus ýandiwr looking for aiaiy i on ,we had neyer heardi-but wvho apparently liveti about 5 miles ofthea ivhre, The ,2sta-y mnay have been truc but if saundeti a litte stisplciaus Par- tner suggested they go back tA the gas station and cail a taxi. Thiey were cerf ainly takingý chances - by waiking on a strange roati on a dark nightr- and in dark clIothes--anii by walking up ta a f arrn bouse without k-nowing what d o g - wterc arôuti. And if I hadi been % a_!ane-andî without a dog-I woul'dn't have been faoo happy, -when this strange couple ap*- peared on aur daorstep, Suridayý, w'e hati mare unexpectedicllr GRIMM131RE.OINER Prompfed by a desire ta htelp his club, John Phaiilips, the Chiý-' ago Cub statistician, took ak wirl-' at scouting ane sumimer., He, heard about, a wnderMff yaung pif cher and hurricd ti to take a look. Thse prospect proved ta be even greater thani anticipatecl. Phillîps phaned thse then Cuib manager, Charlieý Grirnrn, in franti(c haste, "Charlie," he saiti ex-"citfd1y' "I've landed tise ets young pitcher. in thse land,,lie sfruek ouf' every mian w"h'o camne t* bat - twenty-sèven in, a rowl Nobody even got a fuiunil twa were ouf il-,thse ninth. Tisa pitchler is right hlere wth me, WM-at shah I do ?" Back, came Gritmmii's v oiesù., "'Sign1 up the guy Wha gaft 1he foul. We're lookinig for hit- fers."