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The Children's Costume A t th e req u est of 72 UNW LA B ranch in New Y ork C ity we are p rin tin g a survey on th e chil d ren ’s folk costum e of th e Kiev region. The directions are tak en from an article by M rs. K a th e r ine A ntonovych, a noted U krain ian p ain ter and folklorist. This req u est is very tim ely in deed as each m other faces th e problem of g ettin g a folk cos tum e fo r h er child. T his is tru e especially in th e gram m ar school, w ith school activities a t tra c tin g h er child. The dance groups and choirs require it. It is easy to m ake th e costum e a t home. Skill and patience are required, and a com plete knowl- exhibit w ere im pressed not only w ith th e colorful U krainian folk a r t b u t also w ith th e a rtis try w ith w hich it had been arranged by M iss Leonore B raun of th e L ib rary sta ff. M rs. M yroslava K arp, of B ranch 72, w as also helpful in th e exhibit project. A com m entary on U krainian E a ste r and th e a r t of p ainting pysanky w as prepared fo r ex b it view ers by M iss B raun. Special th an k s and apprecia tion are due all those who, w ith a sense of com m unity respon sibility, so graciously loaned py sanky and articles from th e ir U krainian collections fo r th e ex hibit. A m ong th e contributors w ere “Soyuz U krainok” P resi dent, M rs. H. L ototsky, M rs. S. P ushkar, M rs. L. B urachynska, Prof. D. H orniatkew ych, D r. N. Pelecovich, M rs. A. W agner, M rs. D. Sem eniuk, M iss M. Klachko, M iss E. Piddubchy- shyn, M rs. S. Bishko, M rs. L. M artynec, M rs. A. Kolton, M rs. I. F edyshyn, M iss 0 . W ikul, M rs. T. T hurstlic, th e “B azaar” of Philadelphia, and th e U krainian Catholic Y outh League of N.A. Foundation. Also, am ong those who w ere helpful in th e exhibit pro ject w ere M rs. I. Padoch of th e New Y ork “O kruzhna R ada,” D r. A. Sokolyshyn, of th e Brook lyn Public L ibrary, M rs. Z. Py- rih, M rs. 0 . Rohoza and M r. B. Krawciw. edge of th e tru e p attern . By fol lowing M rs. A ntonovych’s direc tions it is easy to m ake an e th nically p erfect model of a child’s costum e. We shall s ta rt w ith th e g irl’s costum e as it is m ore in tri cate th a n th e boy’s. The H air Do and th e W reath A g irl’s h a ir in U kraine i s usually divided in th e middle of th e head and sm oothly combed back. If it is long enough, you could m ake a braid. If it is short, g a th e r it in a t th e neck. The g irl’s head is adorned. The sim pler w ay is a red or green ribbon around th e head, w ith tw o sm all flow ers on both sides. The rich er w ay — a sm all w reath. Flow ers for th e w reath — daisies, poppy seeds, corn flow ers, as th ey grow in th e fields of U kraine. In case these flow ers are not available, use roses and violets, b u t of sm all size. The w reath is trim m ed by a few ribbons on th e back. Choose d iffe ren t colors, red, blue, green and yellow (but never pink or violet). The ribbon m u st reach th e child’s hip. In case th e girl is not using a w reath b u t a ribbon w ith flow ers, th e hanging ribbons are a t tached to h er beads. BEW A RE O F: A hair-do w ith bushy curls, w hich do not m atch w ith th e ribbon or w reath. A big w reath w ith large flow ers is not used in U krainian cos tum e. Ribbons in lig h t shades of red or blue w hich do not m atch th e costum e’s vivid colors. B eads (N am ysto) A sm all girl cannot w ear th e rich “nam ysto” of th e grow n up. H e r’s are th re e row s of red or yellow beads, im itatin g th e beads of corals or am ber. B EW A RE O F: M any row s of glossy m ulticolored beads, w hich are too heavy fo r a sm all g irl’s neck. L E T T E R TO T H E ED ITO R I am very g ra te fu l I did not send m y paym ents to th e O ur L ife m agazine be cause m y husband w as out of w ork fo r over a year. I am very g ra te fu l to you th a t during those la st m onths you k ep t on sending m e your journal, w hich I found a g re a t help to m y m oral life as well as very educational fo r m y children. Y our fa ith fu l reader Olga B. O ther Types of E m broidery Y our m agazine illu strates w onderful em broidery. U n fo rtu nately th is is prim arily on d ress es. It would be appreciated if you could also include o th er types of em broidery w hich could fashion itself fo r scarfs, pillows, etc. . . . especially corner de signs. Y ours very tru ly M rs. G. A gres OUR LIFE E dited by E d ito rial B oard Published by th e U krainian N ational W om en’s League of A m erica, Inc. 4936 N . 13th S t. Philadelphia 41, P a. I S НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ, 1962 G irl’s head adornm ent consists of ribbon w ith two sm all flow ers on both sides. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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