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Survey Studies partment of Agriculture, Home Economics Service and the Rural Sociology Unit of the Canada Department of Agriculture, to study farm homes and homemakers, has brought to light some interesting information on the Ontario rural homemaker‘s experience and interests in the field of textiles and clothing. It was shown that farm families are fairly heavy consumers of both ready made clothes and yard goods for home sewing. During the year over 90% of the women questioned had purchased overalls and shirts for their men and 77% had bought "Good dresses.” for themselves. 73% had bought slips; 71%, coats; and 65% children's clothing. Less than 50% had bought either pyjaâ€" mas or house dresses, T HE SURVEY conducted by the Ontario De- Of the same group of women questioned, 78% said they had bought goods by the yard to make up into clothing or home furnishings. Asked what kind of material they bought and the purpose for which they used it, the women gave this report: Cotton was used in larger quantities than any other textile. 78% of the women had bought cot- ton during the year and had used it for clothing, sheets. towels, curtains and other household ar- ticles, Woollen came next with 24% of the home- nuikers buying it and making it into clothing. Rayon was used for clothing by 13% of the women; nylon by 10%. for clothing and draperies. Then came the blended fibres. 9% of the women used these, mostly for clothing, with a few making them into draperies. curtains and slip covers. Linen was purchased by 8% of the women sur» \‘eycd and was used mostly for towels, with a smaller quantity going into clothing, sheets and tablecloths. 7% used silk. and only in making clothing and 6% used an “unknown” 01' "un- identified“ material, also for clothing. Terylene and Orlon were used by a few women for both clothing and draperies or curtains. And a still smaller number had used others of the many ‘k “k 'k FORGOTTEN INN Rachel Albright The old brick tavern, built in Forty-eight, Is on a byroad now; no longer can it give a feather bed and warming pan To travelers; the creaking picket gate \Vill swing no more for men who journeyed West \Virh oxen teams; for women, worn, sedate And sad, who bore within their hearts a quest That only courage held inviolate. Yet'while the traffic on the asphalt trail Tonight is pleasure‘hound until the dawn Cicadas carol of an ancient grail, , The whippoorwills lament for something gone And mist that whiter veils the valley still Shows covered wagons on a lonely hill. ir * * 22 Textile Trends synthetics fabrics recently come on the markup- acetate, arnel, dynel, fibre glass. 50 the present day homemaker is working a a great variety of textile materials. main My which are not well understood except by my , who have worked and experimented with it. . And the survey discovered that a good propui of the homemakers visited had problems in matter of washing or laundering, pressinr : ironing. durability, sewing. drycleaning and it . ing the pattern printed not in line with the at a of the fabric. i In laundering the problems were loss of st poor dye or finish, “pilling”; in durability, : weaving. poor seam construction, fading. . thread or elastic; in pressing or ironing, f sticking to the iron, claims of “no ironing nee. being incorrect: in sewing, puckering, slip- ravelling or fraying: in dry cleaning. lus shape or colour. Two-thirds of the women expressed a Li for help in overcoming the difficulties they been having in buying, making or caring clothing and household furnishings. Buying. said, involves a need for more informative In more knowledge of the wearing qualitio. choice of colour and design and choice of 1-. sories. Caring for textiles calls for more 1.: edge of the right methods of laundering or i: log. ironing or pressing the article in one And the making of fabrics into articles of ing or house furnishings requires skill in \x.‘ techniques. following a pattern and fitting. Where do women look for this help? The vey shows that 42% of the women, when want information in buying textiles, ask the ~ keeper or clerk. Almost as many, 41%. it: on what they can learn from friends or rel. or neighbors. 28% made use of mass lllL'. magazines and newspapers. About 2097:. 0: women interviewed said that they depenn their information on Home Economics Sr. short courses, training schools, study kits. phlets. 4-H Homemaking Clubs and what learn at Women's Institute meetings. About of those questioned look to the labels on a: for their information. Less than 10% use vision or radio or consult home economics 1- ers at their day school or night school. .\-. 5% go to a commercial sewing centre. .make inquiries of a manufacturer or a com organization such as the Canadian Assoct. i of Consumers or the Consumer's Guide. The conclusion from this section of the at is that “the information indicates a contint 2: of difficulties in buying, making or Cat'ng clothing and household furnishings for =" homemakers who do not take advantage of a ing Well~informed sources of help. It also indi. the need to help more rural homemakers be; :10 aware of existing well-informed sources of it ‘ mation and guidance in this general field." HOME AND COUNTRY