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UKRAINIAN FOLK DRESS SHOWN IN EDMONTON Alberta, one of w estern provin ces of Canada, celebrated in 1955 its golden jubilee.. The Ukrainians form a relatively large part of the province and they had already ob served -the 60th anniversary of their first arrivals in Aliberta. The major part of Ukrainians had set tled on the farms, and thus they have .preserved 'better their okl customs, brought from their homeland, notably ancient speci mens of native costumes. Hence the League of Ukrainian Catholic W omen at Edmonton, took the occasion of ’the anniver sary to «present an exhibit of U k rainian dress. On October 22 there were shown 27 native costum es il lustrating five basic types of U k rainian native costumes. The dresses were displayed by young girls» daughters and granddaugh- Ukrainian girl’s costume from the Borshchiv region in West Ukraine. ters of Ukrainian pioneers in A l berta who brought the raim ent from Ukraine. The beauty and va ried colors of dresses captivated all visitors. The judges, well known artists, were unable to m ark off a single dress since all were equally stylish. There was merely an expression of apprecia tion for the League of U krainian Catholic W omen for the idea of preparing such an exhibit and for the immense and fine work done by the League. It was not an -easy task, for the members of the spe cial com m ittee had .been on the run. for -six months visiting U k rainian farm s -and collecting sep arate parts or completing full dresses,. In the second part of the exhibit presented on October 23, some thing different was shown. About thirty girls displayed the old n a t ive garm ents adapted to modern style and fashion. Ten blouses, 9 gowns and 11 children’s dresses were displayed. Each of the parts of an outfit had been executed se parately by various women who dem onstrated their taste and skill. Here the judges w ere able to bestow aw ards to groups form ed out of all skillful perform ers. All visitors were enthusiastic about the exhibit which left a deep impression on them . The League of Ukrainian Catholic W omen which has of late found ed its art collection, has now en hanced its influence am ong U k rainian women. O U R LIFE Edited by Editorial Board Published by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America* Inc,. 909 N. Franklin St. Philadelphia 23, Pa. Phone MA 7-7945 Maria Peshin, member of Branch 22 of UNWLA at Chicago, received first prize for Ukrainian dishes she pre pared at the exhibit in Electric Liv ing Institute. The write-up .was in September issue, 1955. FEMALE CHORUS OF TORONTO IN A NEW COSTUME The U krainian female chorus “A rfa” of Toronto, Ontario, C an ada» observed recently its 5th an niversary,. For this occasion the chorus managed to acquire new dresses, fitting for the stage while based on folk-dress. Out o«f seven types of native costumes the one from Dniester Podilla was select ed. The artist painter M yron L e vitsky adapted the costume to the stage. It is resplendent with white and black colors, with a tinge of red. The dress elongates a w om an’s silhouette and through addi tion of sleek modest hairdo im parts a stylish appearance. The young singers have found new frames for their perform ances.
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