HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



HOME MAKING 



ATTENDANCE AT 



MILLINERY MEETINGS 



Shows What Interests Women 



One hundred and sixty women crowded 

 themselves into the Extension Sei'vice's 

 small lecture room to hear Miss Gertrude 

 Franz from Filene's Clothing Informa- 

 tion Bureau speak on "The Con-ect Hat 

 For You." Only two hundred notices of 

 the meeting were sent out, therefore, the 

 large attendance was a pleasant surprise. 

 There was some fast working trying to 

 find enough chairs to seat them all and 

 even so the doorways and halls were 

 crowded with eager women who wanted 

 to know what type of hat they should 

 wear. 



Hints in Choosing a Hat 



Miss Franz began by talking about 

 color; correct colors for different types of 

 women to wear, and color combinations. 

 How to choose a becomig hat was next 

 discussed and lastly different kinds of 

 trimmings and how to use them. 



Some of the principles given are: 



1. Choose a hat which will bring out 

 the color of your eyes. 



2. Beware of colors which will make 

 you look sallow and darker. 



3. Study your color charts, colors 

 bring out their opposites. 



4. Neighboring or analogous colors 

 may be used effectively for trimmings. 



5. If in doubt wear a hat with a brim. 



6. If you wear glasses never wear a 

 hat that turns directly off from your face. 



7. Never wear a large drooping brim 

 unless you are tall and have a good size 

 face. 



8. Do not let the crown of your hat 

 repeat the shape of your face. 



9. The crown of your hat should be 

 the same width as your face. 



10. Pointed hats should not be worn by 

 women with angular features. 



11. The new tall square crown should 

 be worn by women with plump faces. 

 They will make a thin face look longer 

 and more pointed. 



12. Use trimmings to cover up defec- 

 tive crowns and brims. 



13. Folds around the crown of your 

 hat tend to give width. 



14. Trimmings on a slant tend to give 

 heighth. 



15. Beware of repeating trimmings 

 just above both eyes. It tends to exag- 

 gerate near or far set eyes. 



Project Carried in County by Leaders 



The large attendance was not only due 

 to the fact that women ai-e always in- 

 terested in wearing apparel but that the 

 millinery project this year is to be carried 

 in the communities by local leaders. This 



meeting was the first of the fall project 

 and every woman planning to take the 

 project was expected to attend to receive 

 the fundamental principles in choosing a 

 good looking hat. The agent visited 

 every group the next week and the entire 

 meeting was spent on the choosing, the 

 making and the trimming of each indivi- 

 dual hat. 



Training Class Held October 3 



The first training class was held at the 

 Extension Service Rooms October 3rd 

 with fourteen leaders present from six [ 

 towns. ! 



In the morning all types of brims were I 

 discussed and the agent demonstrated 

 their covering. The afternoon session 

 consisted of different kinds- of crowns and 

 how to make them as well as starting the '. 

 making of the leaders' hats. 



The leaders present and the towns 

 lepresented were: 

 Hatfield : 



Mrs. John Bitner, Mrs. W. E. Lynch, 

 Mrs. Thaddeus Graves. 

 Easthampton: 



Miss Stella Duda, Mrs. Fred Pomeroy. 

 Southampton : 



Mrs. Frank Clapp, Mi-s. E. R. Loomis. 

 Northampton : 



Mr.s. Sidney March, Mrs. Maurice 

 March. 

 Westhampton : 



Mrs. Mary Gushing, Mrs. Lydia E. 

 Howard. 

 Granby : 



Mrs. Chas. Goldthwaite, Mrs. Earl Ing- 

 ham, Mrs. Ruby Fuller. 



Aim of Millinery Project 



It has been found the way the millinery 

 project has been carried previous to this 

 time the women were learning how to 

 make their hat only. And the agent 

 could go back every year to the same 

 group and have millinery meetings with 

 success. 



The aim of our work this year is not 

 only to have better looking hats (by 

 spending so much time on choosing the 

 correct shape) but to have the leaders 

 spend enough time in their communities 

 so that every women will know how to 

 make every type of frame and after 

 having both spi'ing and fall millinery she 

 will not need any more help other than 

 an opportunity to attend meetings where 

 .she can find out what the style in frames 

 coverings and trimmings are. Then new 

 groups will have an opportunity to take 

 up the work. 



wool, silk, cotton and wool mixtures. 

 Subdued colors should be used, and the 

 rugs should be dyed so that the colors 

 will harmonize and be of suitable hues. 

 Straight line de.signs are the best in the 

 home-made rug. Important points in 

 workmanship are: 1. Materials used 

 mu.st be of same quality and weight. 2. 

 Strips must be cut evenly. 3. Joinings 

 must be smooth. 4. Raw edges must be 

 turned in. 5. Work with rug flat on a 

 table to avoid cupping. 6. Press into 

 shape after it is finished. 7. Dampen, 

 tack to the floor in shape, cover with 

 several layers of paper, place a heavy 

 ai'ficle on top, and rug will dry in per- 

 fect .^hape. 



Common salt rubbed on an ink stain 

 on silk will cause the spot to disappear. 



Linen should be ironed lengthwise of 

 the weave, and not crosswise. 



Home=made Rugs 



The home-made rug is a good solution 

 of the problem of diminishing the rag 

 bag, and provides an inexpensive and at- 

 tractive home furnishing. Suitable ma- 

 terials for this purpo.se include: Cotton, 



GIRL'S ROOM SHOWN 

 AT THREE COUNTY FAIR 



Furniture Renovation and Home 

 Furn'shing Featured 



An attractiye girl's bedroom furnished 

 with refinished furniture was the exhibit 

 shown at the Tri-County Fair to feature 

 the Furniture Renovation and Home 

 Furnishing Projects carried in the county 

 duiing the last year. 



This room which consisted of six pieces 

 of furniture cost less than ten dollars not 

 counting the single white iron bed and 

 accessories such as table lamp, book ends, 

 candle sticks, etc. 



The bureau which attracted a good deal 

 of attention was an old discarded black 

 bureau. The top was taken off leaving 

 just three drawers. This was given a 

 good washing with lye solution, rinsed 

 and sandpapered. It was then given 

 three coats of cream fiat paint and one of 

 enamel. Glass knobs and castors were 

 bought in the Five and Ten Cent Store 

 and added last but not least the old 

 worn key holes were puttied up and a 

 small motif cut from the cretonne was 

 shellaced on. The total cost of renovat- 

 ing the bureau was $1.15. 



The dressing table consisted of a pack- 

 ing box which had four blocks of wood 

 added for legs. A partition was put thru 

 the center of the box which served as a 

 \ shelf and the whole thing papered with 

 plain paper to cover up the wood. The 

 top was then padded with an old blanket. 

 Curtains of cretonned were hung around 

 the box covering up all the homemade 

 appearance. The cretonned used was 

 sunfast and cost $1.00 a yard, so the cost 

 of the diessing table came to about $4.00. 



The rocking chair and table were dis- 

 carded pieces of furniture brought from 

 the attic and renovated. The pictures 



