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Folk Costumes Show T h e lo n g p la n n e d p ro g r a m sh o w in g U k ra in ia n fo lk d re s se s b y t h e N o. 43 U N W L A B ra n c h in P h ila d e lp h ia w a s h e ld Dec. 26, 1959. M uch w o rk w a s in v o lv - F o lk c o stu m e o f th e P o lta v a r e g io n b e c a m e th e r e p r e s e n ta tiv e c o stu m e o f U k r a in e . M iss M artha B o h a c h e v s k y m o d e lin g . ed g a th e r in g , th r o u g h o u t t h e U S A , t h e se v e n m o s t c h a r a c te r is tic c o s tu m e s fr o m all re g io n s o f U k ra in e , in a d d itio n to t h e v a r ia tio n s in e a c h ty p e . T h e o rg a n iz e rs also h a d a n o th e r p u rp o s e in m in d : d ev e lo p in g t h e w hole v a r ie ty o f U k ra in ia n fo lk c o stu m e s, a n d esp e c ia lly to p r e s e n t a c o s tu m e so c h a r a c te r is tic a n d r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f all, t h a t ev en a s t r a n g e r w o u ld re c o g nize i t a s U k ra in ia n . T h is w a s n o t e a sy . T h e se v e n c o stu m e s o f U k ra in e h a v e t h e i r sp ecial f e a tu r e s , a n d p a r tic u la r b e a u ty . E a c h h a s i t s ow n d esig n , d e riv in g fr o m re g io n a l c irc u m s ta n c e s a n d h is to r ic a l fo rm a tio n . W h ic h o f t h e m sh o u ld b e t h e m o s t a p p r o p r ia te ? L o n g a g o t h e q u e s tio n w a s d e cided. I n t h e re g io n o f P o lta v a , in t h e c e n te r o f U k ra in e , w h e re t h e U k r a in ia n la n g u a g e is p r e s e rv e d in i t s p u r e s t fo rm , t h e fo lk c o s tu m e also re a c h e d a ric h , a r ti s t i c d e sig n . T h e U k r a in ia n t h e a tr e , v e r y a c tiv e in t h e sec o nd h a l f o f t h e 1 9 th c e n tu r y , a d a p te d t h i s c o s tu m e to i t s p e r f o r m an ce s. I t re p r e s e n te d U k ra in e , in t h e n e ig h b o rin g c o u n trie s , a n d on t h e s ta g e . A n d , to g e th e r , w ith U k ra in ia n m usic a n d s o n g a c h ie v e d g r e a t p o p u la rity . W ith o u t d o u b t t h e m o s t r e p r e s e n ta tiv e U k r a in ia n c o s tu m e is t h a t o f t h e P o lta v a re g io n . B u t, w h ile t h e t h e a t e r h e lp e d to s p re a d it, i t c h a n g e d i t s f e a t u r e s to s u i t i t s ow n p u rp o s e s . P r o f u s e tr im m in g s a n d o rn a m e n ts w e re a d d e d o n t h e s ta g e , w h ic h d e t r a c t e d f r o m i t s o rig in a l b e a u ty . T h e U k r a in ia n c o s tu m e , u se d n o w b y m a n y , is f a r f r o m b e in g re a lly p u re . T h e e n o rm o u s w r e a th s , t h e loose, la v is h ly e m b ro id e re d ja c k e ts , t h e w h ite a p ro n s , a ll th e s e a r e ite m s w h ic h f u r t h e r i t s f a ls ific a tio n . R e a liz in g t h i s , t h e o rg a n iz e rs o f t h e sh o w p r e s e n te d s e v e ra l g e n u in e c o s tu m e s o f t h e P o lta v a re g io n . T h e c o s tu m e o f a g irl, a m a r r ie d w o m an , a n d a ch ild a p p e a re d on t h e s ta g e . T h e la d ie s, a n d t h e sm a ll g irl w h o m o d eled th e m h a d t h e r i g h t t y p e o f U k r a in ia n fig u r e s , a n d w e re a p p la u d e d b y t h e au d ien c e. T h e v e r y b e a u ty o f t h e c o s tu m e w a s a good le c tu r e in its e lf. O U R LIFE E d ite d b y E d ito r ia l B o a rd P u b lis h e d b y t h e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l W o m en ’s L e a g u e o f A m e ric a , In c . 909 N . F r a n k lin S t. P h ila d e lp h ia 23, P a . P h o n e M A 7-7945 T h e p r o g r a m closed w ith so n g s a n d d an c es. T h e v o c a lis t, V e ro n ic a C eh elsk y s a n g fo lk s o n g s ; a n d t h e d a n c e rs I r e n e M elnick, M a r th a L u c y s h y n a n d T a n ia D i- a k iv p ir o u tte d in fo lk d a n c e s. A g ro u p o f m e n a n d w om en, C a rp a th i a n m o u n ta in e rs , s a n g a n d d an c ed , ac co m p a n ie d b y t h e i r ow n o r c h e s tr a m a d e u p o f a v io lin is t, M. H a w ry liu k , c y m b a lis t, M. H o d o w a n e ts, f l u t i s t, I. P le tin - ch u k , a n d d ru m m e r J . H la d iy . T h e r e fo r e t h e r h y t h m a n d m el od y w e re g e n u in e ly re a l. T h e id e a o f 43 U N W L A B ra n c h w a s s u c c e ssfu l. A y o u n g s tu d e n t, a s k e d a b o u t h is im p re s sio n a n s w e re d r i g h t a w a y : “ O h, i t w a s all r i g h t . I s a w a p ie c e of r e a l U k ra in e .” C ould y o u haV e a b e t t e r a p p r e c ia tio n o f t h i s e v e n in g ? L . B. O n e o f th e s e v e n U k r a in ia n r e g io n a l c o stu m e s. M iss Z y la v a m o d e lin g a c o stu m e fr o m th e r e g io n o f D n iste r .
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