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Junior League Section SB . •« Mildred Milanowicz Safeguarding The Peace With the winning of the war and with the flood of insidious propaganda from foreign sourc es which is bound to come, we Americans will need; as we never needed before, the sturdy spir it of tihe founders of this country, their faith in its ideals, their belief in Divine guidance and their humble appreciation of the rich gifts America offers. It is the duty of the women of America to foster that spirit and to be prepared to combat insidius promotion of foreign ideologies hateful to our way of life. Our men have fought and died to preserve this American way of life. Listen to the talk of returning servicemen and you will be convinced that they know and appreciate this way of life. They are well aware, too, of the dangers besetting it. They know from their experience, what great effort alii of us- must give to see that we preserve it, to keep peace. Keeping the peace for Americans means practicing good citizen ship. Good citizenship has its roots in the home. It is in the home, then, that we begin to keep and safeguard oiur peace. Said -a newly discharged veteran : ‘We have a pretty clear idea now of what we fought for and we know darn weHl that we still have to fight and fight hard to keep it. What can an individual do? Plenty! Especially a parent, who can see that his chilld is taught to respect and value life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Let the parent see to it that this nation be healthy, in body and spirit. A starring Army ? Sure! It includes a fine health program, anyway. And don’t forget our all-important advantage in being one jump ahead in the scientific world. We shall have to keep that margin of safety for all time. And. please, let us keep our wonderful American sense of humor. All these things begin in the home, don’t you agree?” Do you? The Ukrainian National Costume by Mildred Milanowicz With the end of the war comes the renewal of our community activities. For Ukrainian Americ an communities, that means a new suirge in the same activities that have given them pleasure •and fame since the coming of Ukrainians to this country. The ■coming season of Ukrainian rplays, concerts or folk-tfestivals, jhoweverj, w|ll h'ave as partici pants, young* Ukrainian Ameri cans who must rely on printed •sources for the authenticity of •the Ukrainian costumes they will •use. For the years since their parents or grand-parents wore /the native dress of their former «homeland, have not only produc ed a haziness or uncertainty about deatils of the Ukrainian •national costume, but worse, •have permitted a garbled, theat rical version of it to be accepted as the true costume. In response to the requests of •several young ladies who have •turned to this page for help in •assembling their Ukrainian cos tumes for the forthcoming folk- concerts and iplays, the following •is offered. fThe classical Ukrainian costume > Sincc pre-Wor’ld War I days, •when a strong nationalism de veloped both among the Right •Bank and the Left Bank (of the •Dnieper River) Ukrainians, vil lagers in Ukraine ’began to pro duce in great numbers, various theatrical presentations, based on historic times. Notable among these was the play “Natalka Pol- •tavka,” which proved very popu lar and which served to popular ize the costumes of Poltava worn in that play, all over Ukraine. The mutual Sympathy «between both of these groups (under dif- «ferent rules) in their struggle for national freedom, aroused a great feeling of oneness and the •Western Ukrainians readily ad opted the Poltavian or Kievan as the national costume of Ukraine. The Poltavian costume, un changed for centuries, is identi fied by its distinctive silhouette, •which clings to naturalness of line, and is identified as unmis takably Ukrainian. This costume differs from the Kievan only in the closing of the jacket, or “zhupan,” the Poltavian closing * on the left side, the Kievan clos ing at the center. The evolve- ment of these costumes to clas sical distinction lies in one not able fact, which is, that although bright and vivid colors, patterns •and rich materials are used, the general effect is one of quiet dig nity and good taste. Notable too, •is the fact that they are perfect •for setting off fine figures. Before assembling your cos tume, remember, that since good taste is the essence of a fine Uk rainian costume, you choristers and dancers should recognize the danger of too jtnuch embroidery or unmatched and garrish colors. As much care and restraint •should be exercised in assemb ling a Ukrainian costume as you |wou|ld use in assembling your best “dating” outfit. Your per sonal taste and good-grooming is •reflected in the costume you choose. The Shirt The most important part of the Poltavian costume and high lighted by the rest of it, is the shirt. It is generally made of home-: spim linen and in the case of the wealthy Poltavians, the linen was extremely fine, like hand kerchief linen. The finer the lin en, the whiter the shirt, the more •it is treasured. In donning your •Ukrainian shirt, keep in- mind one or two of the sayings the old (Continued on Page 6)
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